The scene changed as Dante found himself back in the house. There was no happiness in his face for escaping the darkness, just emptiness.

Aurelius... I am sorry. You must have felt those emotions for a long time. Even though it hasn't been an hour since I possessed your body, it has been years for you. You were left alone inside my mind, trapped and had no one to talk to. You suffered all this time. You were alone, powerless, and over time became empty. I am sorry.

Dante closed his eyes and became silent for a few minutes.

You were here in the Ruins of Zastrax trying to hold a ritual to the fallen deities to revive your family... But in the end, your body was possessed by me... Those people outside were your comrades whom you hired for the journey... They are now just a lifeless lump of decaying flesh.

Dante opened his eyes as he processed a bit of information about Aurelius' body. He felt great sympathy for the poor man.

"I am not me anymore... No, I am me... What's this sensation? Is this due to Aurelius merging with my body? It seems so. I am more calm than before, a little reckless, but at the same time, I retained my consciousness as Dante. He must have merged with my consciousness. Yes... He is now me, and I am him."

Dante's feelings were in turmoil now. His mind has now fully transformed from before.

So this is the will of heaven... It can also have positive effects on a person... It's good for Aurelius to merge with me instead of roaming in that darkness for eternity... I would have already gone mad if I were in his place.

Dante then shook his head as he got up from the ground.

Aurelius is now living with me. I have freed him from his misery... His story has been concluded and at the same time, started with me.

Aurelius' fragments of memories that I received didn't had anything related to the Aetherius Scribe, then how did it get here? Who left it here?

He became silent for a while. He bowed slightly with his hand on his heart and said,

"May you rest in peace with me."

After a few moments, Dante got up and examined all the changes in his body.

I am feeling unrestricted, like I have been freed from all the shackles on my body, as if I am free from everything. But what is this sensation that is swirling around my body? Vitralis Essence. This must be the Essence that the Old man was talking about.

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Dante raised his hand and let out a little swirl of energy in the shape of threads. These threads were silver in color and were shaking continuously. After a few seconds, the threads dissipated into the air.

These threads are an extension of my body. I can feel them completely, but they're extremely unstable. I can only maintain them for a few seconds before they dissipate. But I feel like that it's only applicable when I use them outside my body... What if I use it inside my body?

Dante then closed his eyes, and in the next moment, there was a silver glow in his right hand. It was not shaking uncontrollably like before; it was flowing in his fist like a calm gentle wave.

This level of control is completely different from before... Is it due to the 'Harmony of Sun and Moon' Technique that the old man implanted on me? It could be. I feel like I could punch through a wall with ease... But this state can only be maintained for 15 to 25 minutes based on my usage. If I use it to enhance my arm, I can easily use it for 22 or 23 minutes... But if I were to use it for enhancing my whole body, I would be able to maintain it for only 15 minutes at max.

I also need a few moments before I switch from enhancing my punch to the body... But it can be done in less time when I need to reverse it.

The time limit would increase as I become familiar with the Vitralis Essence... Also, why are these Essences trying to enter those regions of my body? Do I need to meditate and let them enter my body?

Dante analyzed for a moment before he sat on the bed criss-crossed. He closed his eyes again as he felt the energy entering his body. He made these Essences flow in his body and discovered something surprising!

There were 9 Nodes in his body! They occupied a specific region inside a region, and each Node looked different from the other! For example, There was a small radiant flame near his solar plexus region and a swirling vortex in his abdomen region! There was an ethereal whirlwind in his upper chest region. These were the places where the Vitralis Essence wanted to enter!

As for the other 6 Nodes, Dante couldn't see them and could only feel their presence. Those 6 Nodes looked very explosive and uncontrollable to Dante, so he didn't dare to do anything to them.

Those 3 Nodes that were visible to Dante were in complete harmony with his body! They didn't do any damage to his body. They were just an extension of his body just like Vitralis Essence but unlike the former, he couldn't feel through them or even sense them without the Essence.

Speaking about Vitralis Essence, Vitralis Essence was the reason that Dante was able to see the Nodes. As they were an extension of him, he could naturally feel and see through them.

What would happen if I let Vitralis Essence flow through these 3 Nodes? Would it be dangerous for my body? Probably and probably not.

Dante was hesitant about whether he should try it or not, but in the end, his curiosity and his newfound recklessness from Aurelius got the better of him.

My Vitralis Essence is limited... I can only focus on one node... What should it be?

Dante thought for a moment before deciding on the small radiant flame in his solar plexus region.

In just a moment, Dante focused almost three-fourths of his Vitralis Essence into the solar plexus region.

Bam

The Node shook slightly coming in contact with the Essence and became bigger and attacked the Vitralis Essence.

Dante focused his Vitralis Essence again and counterattacked the flame, but the flame only shook a little. Seeing this, Dante didn't hesitate to put all of his Essence and attacked the flame again.

But still, the flame, although shook a lot, didn't have any other effects.