Shade had once consumed the Imposter Mother Fluid. Although it had not turned him into a Doppelganger, it had indeed given him the power to influence lower-level Doppelgangers. But what he intended to do now was neither simply influence that mass of flesh with the power of his bloodline nor extract its Life Fire Seed.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, praising in his heart:
"May the Red Moon be with me."
It was still daytime, and March had not appeared. But Shade possessed the constant state of always being illuminated by the Moon, allowing him to use certain Thaumaturgies that could only take effect beneath moonlight.
After praying, he raised his right hand as though pinching something, and crimson moonlight rapidly gathered in his hand:
"Thaumaturgy: Corrupt Moon Flower!"
"Wait, Mr. Red Stone, what are you doing?"
Sensing the immensely dangerous power, the Alchemist immediately stood up. But Shade ignored him. As he rolled together his right thumb and forefinger, a slender flower stem appeared first, followed by moonlight carrying a sense of Corruption, which formed the crimson flower in his hand—a symbol of Flesh Corruption and Flesh Aberration.
Other than Shade, the remaining five people cast spells together to conceal the Elemental Reaction caused by the use of this high-ring Thaumaturgy. Yet all five pairs of eyes were drawn to the flower at Shade's fingertips.
The crimson color represented the Red Moon Curse, yet this curse also instinctively drew fleshly lifeforms to stare at it. This was one of the Red Moon's most essential powers, and it was precisely the power Miss Feliana had hoped he would learn.
"And this—Life Backfire."
A small number of red motes appeared around Shade. As he breathed, he absorbed them, then injected a Life Fire Seed into the crimson