Bonus chapter for brother Shoushou [5/5]
The power of the Void was condensing.
At Diakum's fingertips, dark shadows replaced gleaming light. Like a gathering of dark matter, they quickly transformed Dick's left hand, which had been giving the Eldest Daughter a "head pat," into a sinister ghost claw.
The concentration of Entropic Energy formed dim crystals around his fingers, turning his entire hand into a monstrous claw.
On closer inspection, it somewhat resembled the Antimatter Claws the Devourer of Worlds had used before. Considering that Diakum was the Devourer of Worlds' juvenile form, in theory, anything Dymus could wield was something Diakum could learn.
After truly clashing with the Devourer of Worlds, the Vigilant had undoubtedly learned many higher mysteries of Void power along the path of devouring from his "senior."
Perhaps, if he wished, he could knead a Micro Black Hole into existence the next second, devouring everything around it and crushing the Eldest Daughter's dog head.
But clearly, Dick had no need to use such dangerous power in a Bastion that had already completely lost the will to fight.
Under the gazes of the others, the Antimatter Claws that could have frightened even the boldest Kyrian angel to death gently stroked the top of the Eldest Daughter's head, which had completely turned into a mechanical body.
Honestly, compared to the appearance the Eldest Daughter had woven for herself, this primitive mechanical form was simply too ugly.
It had been designed and manufactured almost entirely according to the standard of "it works," like some eldritch creation molded by tech nerds who valued functionality while neglecting appearance.
That angular, gold-gray mechanical face did have everything it was supposed to have—eyes, a nose, a mouth, even inconspicuous ears—but they had merely been added in a "functional" manner.
The design philosophy behind