All Kelly Drexler ever wanted was to spend her time listening to music and, maybe for once, try to live like a normal teenager.

Earth had just been through the Third Nuclear War, a war that left her helplessly watching her brother burn in flames, while her friends were either dead or, like her, surviving with lifelong scars.

However, when the long war ended and she thought she could finally rest and live a life away from bloodshed, she met the strangest young man.

He had eyes that seemed to glow crimson in the darkness, hair that shone like liquid silver, and a face so abnormally gorgeous that there was no way he could possibly be human.

He kidnapped her from Earth—

And suddenly she was fighting monsters the size of trucks and battling foes that could spit flames, whose punches could destroy mountains.

It was the Third World War all over again.

And yet, she was a survivor. Raised in gunpowder and born in bloodshed, fighting was in her blood, and combat was all she had ever known.

However, when the mysterious force inside her awakens, her enemies have no idea what’s coming for them.

[You have awakened the Bloodline: Origin]

[You can copy bloodlines by resonating at their frequency.]

[You have gained the Bloodline: Void Emperor]

[Eternal Frost acquired.]

[You have gained…]

Who says a girl cannot become a legend?

This is only the beginning of her rise. Step by step, bloodline by bloodline, she will become indomitable.

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Chapter 85

Drivea to Kelly: “Answer me truthfully, child. What is your ambition? What is the one thing that you truly desire?”

“Freedom. I want to live a life under the shadow of no one. Most of my life has been decided by the whims of the powerful, and I—pitiful and weak—could do nothing but try to survive. Even now, I am still trying to survive. So I want to change that, using any means necessary. Power is only a tool that will lead me to my goal, and I will get there.

No matter the cost.”

***

Female Progression Fantasy

For one, she was completely new to all this. However, she was reluctant to disappoint him.


So, at the very least, she tried to give an answer.


"The Dao of Blacksmithing is the art of forging artifacts. Of melting… uhh, shaping-"


"The essence of the Dao is to force our intent upon the world, to make it obey and bend to our will. The artifact is merely an extension of that will, and a channel to bring our desires into existence."


Then, across the anvil, he grasped those same glowing crystals she had seen moments ago, throwing them onto the crown and raising the hammer to smelt them into the glittering jewel.


"Those are the lowest level of soul crystals. They are what give an artifact a spirit and make it ready to accept our intentions. By smelting, we communicate with the spirit of the artifact, and by applying the right force, we compel it to listen to us."


Chapter 98 - The Dao of Blacksmithing II