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As the night went by, the population of the Igni Kingdom slowly ended their celebrations, going back to their houses to rest with their families.

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The Bear-kin and the Harpy Tribes had already been introduced to their new homes, the bear-kin accepted any type of house, as long as it was adjusted to their big size, while harpies had to get custom houses that looked similar to the buildings they made in their tribe.

However, with the help of Ervas and Veronica's Golem Transmutation Skill, the creation of buildings went very smoothly, and with their Clones, they did not even need to put their minds into the task completely, as they did it passively while fighting against the Necromancer.

As the people went to their homes, Ervas and Veronica's friends and family did so as well, as the two split souls walked back to their castle, going to rest inside of their separate rooms alongside their many monster friends.

They had decided to both change Jobs and Evolve in their rooms, only with their monster pets around them, and surprise each other the next day with their changes in appearance if there was any.

Ervas sighed in relief as Lilith and her sisters stopped tailing him around, as they went back to their rooms, which were in the castle as well.

"My lord, will you finally evolve?" asked Legion.

"Evolve! Finally!" said Gaia.

"Objbjbj… Evol… ve…" muttered Nyarlathotep, as she had taken the form of Desephise this time.

"Bibibibibibllililil…" said Cthulhu, words that Ervas would not understand.

"Shoooooghh…!" cried Shoggoth, as if it were in constant pain of its formless existence. But it was quite exciting and not in pain at all, it was just its way of speaking.

"I guess I should skip Job change and go straight to evolution, I am quite curious about what will I become next… I hope I don't end up as a weird chimera," said Ervas.

"A chimera?" asked Gaia.

"My lord, to say the least, becoming a Chimera would be something incredible to happen to you…" said Legion.

"Guoooonn…" said a pile of bones that rested besides Ervas, Knochen.

"I-Is that so? I believe that I might become too ugly… Anyways…"

Ervas simply decided to not think about such stupid thoughts, as he glanced at his available Rank Up Options.

[Available Evolution Options]

[Vampiric Werewolf Lich Banshee Half-Demon of Spectral Nether], [Werewolf Lich Dragon Dhampir Half-Demon of Infernal Flames]

"These two options are… interesting… Sigh… The names are getting pretty long too… Why?" thought Ervas as he Appraised both Evolution Options.

The [Vampiric Werewolf Lich Banshee Half-Demon of Spectral Nether] was similar to his previous evolution option, acquiring the Banshee Bloodline, that of a type of Demon who were quite proud of their cries, the to point of weaponizing them.

This evolution would give Ervas the 'Scream' Skill, which would give Ervas the ability to weaponize his voice as a sharp sound that can affect anyone that hears it, both physically and mentally.

"Hmm… Remembering the Maid Banshee I once had in my previous life as Anastacia, she was able to confuse, paralyze, and even deal direct damage with her Scream Skill, which she had even awakened into a superior version named Shouting… Perhaps this could be my next option?" wondered Ervas, as he checked the other option available.

The second option available, named Werewolf Lich Dragon Dhampir Half-Demon of Infernal Flames, was related to the Dragon-kin, a race that was in between Demon and Beast-kin, which often generated many debates about in which category did they belonged.

Some Demons said that they were very beast-like, being some kind of special lizard-kin beast-people, while some beast-kin said that they were too different from beast-kin to be cataloged with them, being more akin to Demons.

There were a few of such races, such as Arachne, who could be perfectly said to be Demons or Spider-kin Beast-people, Mermaids that could be said to be fish-kin or aquatic Demons, and Lamia that could be said to be snake-kin or snake-like demons…

"Dragon-kin is a strong and proud race, their bloodline seems to be descendants of the Elder Dragons, a type of God… They are a race that cannot be cataloged nor as beast-kin or demons because they are none of the other, they were not born with Kritias but were born from other living beings after Kritias was formed… It could be said that they are their own species and race. Their bloodline brings a lot of power. I will be able to get the Dragon Scales Skill and the Dragon Breath Skill, both would be amazing for defense and offense… It is a tough decision…" said Ervas, considering his options.

"Certainly, growing scales would be a bit weird, but I think that I could hide them… and most likely breathing fire could be used in combat as well. I wonder in which way would my Beast Transformation Skill be affected by this bloodline? I also like Dragons, so I am being biased on my choice…" said Ervas, choosing what his heart believed was correct.

Flash!

The moment Ervas selected the evolution, his skin felt harder than before (although still hairless and pale), his muscles became a bit warmer and sturdier (although still small), and within his throat, a strange organ was formed connecting to his lungs, which gave him a bit of itching and tickle.

His single horn grew larger, becoming segmented like those of dragons, with the tip being of a fiery red, as if it were on fire, however, it did not grow more than half a centimeter.

"Scales? Where are my scales? …Well, this is better anyways. Ugh, I need some water, my throat itches…"

Ding!

[You Ranked Up to [Rank 8: Werewolf Lich Dragon Dhampir Half-Demon of Infernal Flames]!]

[The Levels of the [Digestion; Level 4], [Bloodsucking; Level 4], [Demon Metabolism; Level 7], [Night Vision; Level 6], and [Abnormal Status Resistance; Level 6] Skills have increased!]

[You acquired the [Dragon Scales: Level 1], and [Dragon Breath: Level 1] Skills!]

[Dragon Scales: Level 1/10]

A Skill that anyone with a Dragon Bloodline can acquire, a racial trait that hardens the skin and produces magic-resisting and impact-negating scales across the user's skin.

At a low level, the amount of scales and body that can be covered with them is small, but the amount increases as the level raises.

Scales will fall off the skin when this Skill is not in effect, to produce more scales, Mana is required.

"Oh, so this one is different than I thought… Maybe this is atop the Dragons and Dragon-kin natural scales then? And because I have no 'natural' scales at all, only my skin became tougher, and I guess I can produce scales now…" said Ervas, as red scales grew on his hand at his command, surprising Legion, Gaia, and the rest.

"Ooh! My lord, could this be a new draconic bloodline?" asked Legion.

"Ervas is a dragon now? So cool!" said Gaia.

"Ooobjbjbjj… Dra… Objb… gon…" said Nyarlathotep.

"Bibibililili!" said Cthulhu.

"Shooogh…!" said Shoggoth.

"Griisha!" said Pete.

Alongside many other monsters inside of Ervas room that celebrated his evolution, Ervas glanced at the scales that dropped off his pale white skin.

"They're hard… Ah, well, I can already produce Kelsus Dark Scales though… Is this Skill pointless then? No… Perhaps merging both scales can be better? Well, Dragon Scales have different properties than Kelsus Dark Scales, such as impact negation…" said Ervas.

"And…"

[Dragon Breath: Level 1/10]

A Skill that anyone with a Dragon Bloodline possesses, it grants the user the ability to use a special organ within the throat to release a powerful breath attack.

The Breath Attack Attribute is purely dependent on the user's magic affinities among other aspects, and different types of breath attacks can be devised according to the user's powers.

A certain amount of Mana is required for each breath attack, the wider the range and stronger the power of the breath attack, the more Mana is required.

"This sounds dangerous… Better not try it out in here, or I might wake up everyone… Although, if the description is correct, I can use the Breath Attack with the Attribute of Life? Perhaps even No-Attribute or by using the blue flames too… That's some interesting purposes… Oh, it also comes with a default breath of fire, I just discovered it," said Ervas, as red flames came out of his mouth as he coughed a bit.

Nyarlathotep quickly brought him a cup of water which he quickly drank, finally appeasing the dryness and warmth that began to be generated on his throat.

"It's hard to be a dragon, it seems… Well, it is already crazy that the Samsara System simply modified my body and let me have a dragon's breath organ within my throat and near my lungs… It really is an all-powerful system… Although it is still weird how the God administrating it is leaving me to do whatever I want with it… I wonder if the beings that appeared when I was chopped in half did something to the System? …I will never know until I go back there, I guess…" thought Ervas, looking for his available Job Options.

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