Born in apocalypse

’Should I add other Crystallines with the queen or not?’ Dhruv thought, trying to come up with the best possible outcome.

He wants to add to increase her power but at the same time is a bit hesitant considering the nature of her race.

’No... I shouldn’t fuse her with others...’ Eventually, Dhruv decided to not do it.

The main reason behind his hesitation to fuse others with the queen was because of the experiment he had long done. The experiment involving goblins.

From that experiment, Dhruv concluded that the more the target is fused with it, the higher the chances of corruption occurring was there. After a certain number, the will of the target begins to fuse with the base one.

Considering that Crystallce is a very intelligent and social race the chances of them having powerful wills is almost guaranteed.

With all these stakes against his odds, Dhruv didn’t want any problems to occur with the princess’s mind, thus scrapping the idea altogether.

Nodding his head, Dhruv moved toward her. Looking at the lifeless body for the last time, he called the dungeon core from his inventory and placed it on top of her chest.

He was about to cast True Fusion, but for some reason, his hand stopped. Dhruv found his hand trembling as the pain he experienced during the last fusion resurfaced.

Grabbing the trembling hand with his other, he took a deep breath. The pain was immense, but it wasn’t nearly as agonizing as what he had endured in his past.

It wasn’t more excruciating than seeing his family subjected to that horror. It didn’t compare to the torment he had faced inside and outside the prison.

The pain wasn’t as intense as the sting of those disdainful glances from everyone around him. How everyone looked at him as if he was a monster.

Dhruv could never forget that pain, and he would never forgive those who had inflicted it. He would exact revenge for everyone and everything.

He would finally claim the revenge that had been long overdue.

It was time for him to step off the island. It was time for him to wander the world. And to do that, he needed absolute authority over everything. Everything would belong to him.

To achieve all this, he had to start from himself. He has to conquer himself first. Dhruv stared at his hand as the trembling eventually ceased to exist.

With a smile, Dhruv looked at the corpse. Full of anticipation and excitement, he whispered, "True fusion..."

The moment these two words left his mouth a white orb appeared in front of his palm, waiting for him to command it.

Having past experiences, Dhruv knew what he had to do here. Evaluating his soul, he cut a certain part of it... enough so that she would have the same amount as the other guardians.

It was painful to cut his soul like that... but the reward would be equally great.

When he had cut enough of his soul, Dhruv fused it with the orb. Taking a breath, he commanded the orb to fuse everything: the dungeon core and his soul with the corpse of her body.

The orb began rotating, acknowledging his command and started to move toward the corpse. Touching her chest, the orb expanded, covering every inch of her body.

’Arghhh! Man, I really can’t adapt to having my soul split like that. And this time it really hurts badly,’ Dhruv thought, feeling that his soul was getting weaker and weaker with each fusion.

’What even am I expecting when I’m splitting my soul apart? Shit, I should’ve stopped as I thought, but this [Dungeon master] ability is really a game changer. I can’t stop myself now,’ Dhruv thought, remembering his promise during Grec’s creation.

He was about to think deeper about the matter but stopped as he saw the dome flickering.

’It’s time...’ Smiling, Dhruv activated his mana sense.

Sure enough, her powerful core was once again shimmering with mana full of life. It had once again begun providing her with mana... creating life in the lifeless body.

Along with her core, Dhruv could see another one. The dungeon core had fused with her well.

With a whoosh, the dome finally faded, leaving a body lying on the floor.

Manipulating his mana, Dhruv created clothes and covered her naked body. Not having enough experience, he couldn’t create royal dresses, but to his surprise, everything looked beautiful on her.

Dhruv looked at her as she appeared dazed. She was looking at him... in surprise.

’Ahhhh! Is this how a newborn child must see the world? Everything must be new to her...’ Dhruv thought as he observed her while she was observing her surroundings.

After fusing with Dhruv’s soul, there had been some changes in her body as well. Her body now somewhat resembled a human.

The color of her skin had changed from pale blue to off-white... just like his. Her blue hair transformed into pure white as well.

"Stand up..." Dhruv suggested as he found her still lying on the floor.

Understanding the command the queen stands up on her feet but continues to remain still.

"Come here..." with a kind gesture Dhruv called her toward himself.

Looking at him for a second, the queen moved without any hesitation.

"So let’s see what would be a great name for you..." Without proceeding any further Dhruv thought of giving a name.

Looking at her beautiful demeanor he began thinking a name worthy of her soul.

"Name?" The Queen asked with a confused expression.

’Ohhh! She is curious... well that’s a good start.’

"Yes, a name. You see, everyone has a name in this world, and so you need one as well. Now let me think of a name for you..." Pausing for a bit, he looked at her.

With a smile, he asked, "...or do you have something in mind?"

Dhruv had asked this but hadn’t expected an answer. To his surprise, a word reached his ear.

"Aurora," the queen answered, a smile appearing on her face.