"Finally," muttered Pharaoh as he took a deep breath and exhaled, temporarily breaking the limits set on Rin's body by the Heavens through Rin's bloodline.
Which had mutated and transformed into something unheard of, combining the aspects of an archangel, a Divine Tiger, and something else that Pharaoh could not yet identify. Leading to a thunderous white tiger's roar erupting from Rin's body, shaking the very air of the dimension, just as a pair of angelic & grandiose gray wings sprang into existence from his back.
Coupled with a jagged halo shaped like a broken crown that formed above his head, radiating a fractured light that cast a cold yet divine glow as if even heaven could not decide whether to bless him or fear him. Compelling the space around Pharaoh to fracture as the ground quaked beneath him, and the stars themselves dimmed while reality hummed in strain as it fought to hold itself together.
At the same time, the once-calm sea of Solaris turned violent, surging forward in a massive, luminous tide that rushed toward Pharaoh like a stampede of furious animals.
Roar! Swoosh!
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
"Aww, now that was delicious," burped Pharaoh in satisfaction after absorbing the influx of Solaris that rushed toward him into Rin's body.
Turning the once-fit kid into a meatball with limbs, starlight shimmered beneath Rin's swollen skin as mystical runes were carved into his flesh before being imprinted upon his muscles, bones, blood, and every cell within him. Every component of Rin's physique was rewritten, from his skin to the marrow, as the devoured Solaris was broken down and refined into nourishment for his body, soul, and mind through Pharaoh's guidance, as Solaris reshaped him at his most fundamental level.
Generating a faint resonance with the stars of the Cosmos that grew stronger with every minute that passed as Rin's once-over-bloated self-deflated and returned to normal as Pharaoh released his hold on Rin's bloodline. Leading to its manifestations dissolving into nothingness like starlight fading into dots of light in the sky.
Bring an end to the power that had once bent reality around him as Heaven's restraints took hold of Rin, once again as they settled back into place like unseen chains forged by the heavens themselves.
And with that, the soon-to-be completion of Pharaoh's wager with Varick, if he can persist these last 20 minutes under the weight of forty-nine stars…
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Coincidentally, as this was taking place, a cocoon of diamonds had silently formed around Pharaoh once he began to refine the devoured Solaris. Additionally, during the time Pharaoh concentrated on using Solaris to refine and temper Rin's body, soul, and mind.
The pressure exerted by the seven stars above his head gradually grew heavier and more oppressive as the stars shifted from red (Morra) to reddish gold to silver, and finally blue (Zhyr). [Read chapter 185 for more information.]
As time crept forward, forty minutes vanished like a sudden flare in a once-dark room, bringing us to the brink of the wager's end. With only twenty minutes left on the clock, the final hurdle of the night began.
"... just what sort of power lies within this kid's body?" muttered Pharaoh in disbelief as Rin's bloodline had not even reached its first revolution yet could influence reality to such a state.
But anyway, as the last rune inscribed itself upon Rin's body, the sound of a chain breaking erupted from Rin's body as a sense of relief and serenity overtook Pharaoh. Just as the cocoon that surrounded him broke, assimilating with Rin's body, and gifting him a new physique, one even stronger than some Seven Wonder Bloodlines found in Origin.
"So, are you faring, Kemet?" asked Varick as he appeared silently a couple of meters away from Pharaoh to watch him try to survive the last 15 minutes beneath the weight of forty-nine stars.
"So far so good," replied Pharaoh with a smile, "So please have my rewards ready for when I win."
"HAHA! Someone is confident. Well then, may these last 15 minutes feel like heaven on Earth, Kemet, the Last Warrior of the Sun Tribe," commented Varick with malice as he flicked a ray of energy into the cluster of stars.
"Hey, that wasn't part of the agreement, Varick!" shouted Pharaoh as his once calm persona disappeared, and with that, his playful attitude as he now had to concentrate on staying awake.
So that he would not succumb to the mental and physical strain of trying to carry what felt like a universe on his shoulders.
"Sorry, but I don't think you're in any shape to argue with me," smirked Varick as he whispered a single word, "Pharaoh."
"So, you knew all this time, huh?" said Pharaoh through clenched teeth as he opened his eyes and lifted his head to gaze into Varick's eye.
'Of course, my dear friend, as only a few people are aware of the fact, that Xavi was constructed by my own hands. But that is beside the point, so what is it you seek this time around, Pharaoh, or should I say Prince of the Forsaken? Is it to reclaim your past glory, trample on Elizabeth, or to finally break free from this accursed world and return to Origin… the start of it all?' wondered Varick with curiosity in his gaze as he lowered himself to Rin's height.
"Varick, do not play with fire lest you end up turned into ashes. Do be aware that some people are not meant to be pushed to the edge, lest they become something far worse than fear itself. So, I would advise you to stop playing games and be honorable for once and keep your end of the deal." Pharaoh shouted as the Star Realm began to tremble like a stone cast into a pond, as bluish cryptic energy exploded from Rin's body.