Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 4329

The Road of the Red Moon

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[No.]

"She" knew what Shade wanted to ask:

[Little Mia did indeed block the Firstborn Son's attack for you, and during that time, it briefly turned into a human form.]

Shade held back his breath and froze for two or three seconds, but did not pursue the subject:

"All right."

He examined the bookshelves entwined by tree roots, then looked up through the gap between the roots that had pierced the roof and the hole, toward the starless night sky of the Dream of Curses.

"What's happening to me in reality right now?"

"She" continued answering:

[Your body was affected by the insane Firstborn Sons, as well as the Life Fire Seed within the Twisted Fire Seed Source, and is undergoing changes. The Witches have already sent you to the Moon Sanctuary, where Danist is presiding over a ritual to treat you.]

"She" paused slightly:

[Unless absolutely necessary, do not use the Twisted Life Fire Seed to cast Life Fire Form again.]

Shade lowered his gaze from the roof:

"I understand. Don't worry, I won't do it again."

Then "she" informed Shade of the messages that had not interrupted him during the battle:

[Outlander, you have gained a deeper understanding of Life and the Red Moon.] [Thaumaturgy Life Ray has undergone a further sublimation. Constructs created by fusing Life Energy with moonlight can now exist for extended periods.] [At a certain cost, you can convert between Life Energy and Red Moon moonlight.]

This gain came from Shade converting the Life Fire Seed that formed his body into moonlight while in Life Fire Form. Though it still existed as energy, its essence had changed.

Life Ray had already undergone multiple sublimations. This was probably the Thaumaturgy Shade

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