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Diamondhead remained standing in the center of the crystal arena.
The silence left behind by Venomira's departure felt almost surreal.
The overwhelming pressure...
The constant barrage of poisonous attacks...
The bizarre marriage proposal...
Everything had vanished as suddenly as it had begun.
Diamondhead slowly lowered his crystal fists.
"...What an unbelievable woman."
He let out a long sigh.
Just then—
A familiar mechanical chime echoed inside his mind.
[Ding!]
A translucent blue screen appeared before his eyes.
[Emergency Quest Completed] The Poison Devil's Curiosity
Objective:
✔ Repel the High-Ranking Poison Devil Venomira
Status: Completed
Rewards +250 FP Quest Completed Successfully]
Diamondhead wasn't even surprised anymore.
"...Only two hundred and fifty."
He chuckled helplessly.
-Chuckle!
"I suppose driving away a High-Ranking Devil without killing her counts as 'repelling'."
Before he could dismiss the notification—
Another louder chime echoed.
[DING!!]
The system screen suddenly glitched.
Green code rapidly transformed into black and emerald symbols.
A golden frame slowly surrounded the notification.
Diamondhead blinked.
"...A hidden quest?"
The screen stabilized.
[Secret Mission Completed]
[An Impossible Bond
Description:
Against every conceivable probability...
You have successfully established a soul bond with a High-Ranking Devil.
This event possesses an infinitesimal chance of occurring.
Rewards +500 FP, +20 Null Void Shards.]
Diamondhead's emerald eyes widened.
"...Five hundred?"
Then—
Another section expanded beneath the rewards.
[New Magic Attribute Acquired Poison Magic
Status: Compatible
A new elemental affinity has been integrated into your magical foundation.
Current Compatibility:
100% Stable.]
Diamondhead stared silently.
"...Poison Magic?"
His expression immediately became complicated.
"I can actually use her attribute..."
The notifications hadn't ended yet.
The entire screen shifted once more.
[New Feature Unlocked Devil Possession
Current Synchronization:
50%
Status: Locked
100% Devil Possession
Status: Locked
Requirements
Strengthen your bond with the contracted devil.
Increase mutual synchronization.
Complete future compatibility milestones.
Higher synchronization unlocks greater access to devil abilities.]
Diamondhead read the screen twice.
Then... A third time.
"...Devil Possession..."
He muttered.
"So the system considers whatever she did..."
"...a contract."
His crystalline face became noticeably more troubled.
"I didn't agree to one."
The system naturally offered no explanation.
Only the blinking notification remained before him.
Diamondhead looked toward the final line.
Strengthen the bond to unlock further abilities.
"...Yeah..."
He snorted.
"I don't think that's happening anytime soon."
He imagined Venomira's cheerful face saying she wanted to take him back to the Underworld as either her husband or favourite experiment.
His shoulders slumped.
"...Knowing her..."
"She'd probably interpret 'strengthen the bond' as going on dates."
The mere thought made him rub the side of his crystal forehead.
"...Absolutely not."
A few seconds passed.
Then...
His attention slowly shifted toward the rewards.
He mentally calculated everything.
[Previous FP: 432 FP
Emergency Quest: +250 FP
Secret Mission: +500 FP
Total Gained: 1182 FP.]
His Null Void Shards had also increased dramatically.
"...Twenty more shards..."
Diamondhead let out another long sigh.
The corners of his mouth slowly rose into a helpless smile.
"I really can't complain."
"For accidentally getting bonded to a devil no forced to..."
"...the rewards are ridiculously generous."
He dismissed the floating notifications with a wave of his hand.
The blue screens disappeared one after another.
Only the quiet crystal arena remained.
Diamondhead looked up at the moon shining through the gaps in his crystal walls.
"...Still..."
His voice became quieter.
"I have a feeling..."
"...those rewards are nowhere near enough to compensate for the trouble Venomira is going to bring into my life."
Somewhere deep within his newly transformed five-leaf grimoire...
A faint feminine laugh echoed for only an instant.
"Hehehe..."
Then...
Silence returned once more.
Diamondhead remained standing in the middle of the crystal arena.
The system notifications regarding Venomira's bond had only just disappeared when another familiar mechanical chime echoed through his mind.
[ Ding... ]
A translucent emerald screen unfolded before his eyes.
His gaze immediately fell upon the familiar status bar.
[System Status
FP: 1182 / 500]
Both rewards had stacked together.
The corner of his crystalline mouth twitched.
"I almost forgot..."
"I've crossed the threshold twice."
As if responding to his thoughts...
The system immediately activated.
[ Ding... ]
[500 FP deducted.]
[FP: 1182 / 500 ➝ 682 / 500.]
[Beginning Alien Unlock Sequence...]
A gigantic roulette wheel appeared before Diamondhead.
Dozens...
No...
Hundreds of alien silhouettes spun around one another in an endless circle while the ones he had already optained where in grey shades.
Heatblast. Four Arms. Upgrade. Ghostfreak. Big Chuck.
XLR8. Chromastone. Swampfire.
Countless unknown silhouettes flashed by so quickly they became little more than streaks of light.
The wheel gradually slowed.
Diamondhead folded his arms.
"...Let's see."
The silhouettes became clearer.
One by one they passed.
Then...
The wheel stopped.
A fish-like silhouette with razor-sharp claws illuminated in brilliant green.
[NEW ALIEN UNLOCKED: RIPJAWS]
The holographic figure roared as information rapidly filled the screen.
[Species:
Piscciss Volann
Primary Abilities
• Incredible underwater speed
• Razor-sharp claws capable of tearing through metal
• Extremely powerful jaws
• Exceptional swimming and underwater combat
• Enhanced underwater senses.]
Diamondhead nodded slowly.
"A water specialist. That'll be useful."
Before he could finish reading—Another notification interrupted him.
[ Ding... ]
[FP requirement exceeded once again.
500 FP deducted.
FP: 682 / 500 ➝ 182 / 500.]
Diamondhead was excited.
"...."
The roulette wheel immediately appeared for a second time.
It spun even faster than before.
Alien after alien flashed across the screen.
Arctiguana. Wildvine. Cannonbolt.
Echo Echo. Brainstorm.
The wheel refused to stop.
Finally...
Its speed gradually decreased.
Diamondhead quietly watched.
"...Come on..."
The wheel clicked once. Twice.
Then...
Stopped.
The silhouette that appeared made him pause.
It was... Small.
Far smaller than most of his transformations.
Large ears. Tiny body.
A sleepy-looking creature unlike anything suited for direct combat.
The system chimed proudly.
[NEW ALIEN UNLOCKED PESKY DUST]
Diamondhead stared at the system screen for a second.
"...Pesky Dust?"
The holographic figure stretched lazily before fluttering through the display.
Immediately...
Information began scrolling.
[Species:
Nemuina
Primary Abilities:
• Flight
• Dream Dust
• Induce sleep
• Enter dreams
• Manipulate dreams
• Influence nightmares
• Traverse the dreamscape
• Mental and subconscious interaction.]
Diamondhead's eyes slowly widened.
"...Dream manipulation..."
He reread the description. Then again.
Unlike Four Arms... Unlike Diamondhead... Unlike Big Chuck...
This wasn't a warrior.
It wasn't built around overwhelming physical strength.
It wasn't designed for brute force.
Its battlefield...
Was the mind itself.
"...This..."
Diamondhead whispered.
"...is terrifying."
The realization slowly settled over him.
Most enemies prepared themselves against physical attacks.
Against elemental magic.
Against overwhelming power.
But...
Very few could defend themselves once their consciousness itself became the battlefield.
Dreams. Nightmares.
Subconscious fears. Memory.
Illusions born from sleep.
Those weren't things muscles could fight.
Diamondhead couldn't help smiling.
"I was expecting another battle-oriented alien..."
Instead...
The Omnitrix had granted him something completely different.
"...A specialist."
He quietly dismissed the holographic information.
His current alien roster had become even more diverse.
Heatblast ruled fire.
Ghostfreak dominated fear and intangibility.
Big Chuck devoured almost anything.
Diamondhead excelled in offense and defense.
Ripjaws controlled underwater combat.
And now...
Pesky Dust possessed powers capable of invading the one place almost everyone left unguarded.
The mind.
Diamondhead looked toward the moon beyond the crystal walls.
A quiet chuckle escaped him.
"...The Omnitrix really has a strange sense of timing."
He had just formed an unwilling bond with a devil through a battle fought partly within his own mind.
And moments later...
He unlocked an alien whose greatest strength lay within dreams and the subconscious.
The coincidence was difficult to ignore.
Whether it was fate...
Or simply the Omnitrix adapting to the challenges ahead...
Ben had no way of knowing.
But one thing was certain.
His arsenal had just become far more unpredictable than ever before.
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