Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 2377

Chapter 2377: Yawn

Sylas had barely turned away from the petrified Efivara when another Heaven-wide notification rolled through the Beast Heaven, its voice carrying farther than the ordinary system prompts that had followed him since entering this place.

The announcement declared that Sylas Grimblade had entered a Frenzy, and the bounty on his death had increased from one hundred times the points he had accumulated to ten thousand times that amount.

Sylas glanced at the words once before letting them fade from his vision, treating the escalation with about as much interest as he would have given a change in weather.

Nosphaleen noticed the notification too, but from the smile on her face, it might as well have been a restaurant menu hovering somewhere in the distance. Her attention was focused almost entirely on Sylas’ hand, which she had taken the moment they started walking, her fingers sliding between his while she quietly enjoyed how completely his palm enveloped her own.

She seemed to have reached a conclusion about their relationship while Sylas was busy unraveling the structures wrapped around her existence, and that conclusion was simple enough: if she wanted anything to happen, she was going to have to make it happen herself.

That realization appeared to have made her much bolder than before, especially now that she was reasonably certain Sylas wouldn’t become annoyed with her for doing so. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Nosphaleen rubbed her thumb over his knuckles as though the texture of his hand was the most fascinating thing she had encountered in the Beast Heaven, then gradually pulled his arm closer until his elbow and forearm were pressed against her chest.

By the time she had practically wrapped herself around his arm, Sylas had already decided there was little point in commenting on it.

Space shifted nearby.

Vaelith appeared a moment later with Yamero, and the expression on her face became strange almost immediately as she took in the scene before her. Nosphaleen didn’t even notice at first, too occupied with Sylas to care that someone else had arrived, but after several seconds she felt a gaze resting on her and finally looked up.

Her expression changed instantly.

Vaelith felt a sharp prickle behind her eyes as Nosphaleen’s clear blue gaze hardened, the warmth from moments earlier disappearing so quickly that the transition almost felt violent.

Instinct urged Vaelith to move back half a step, but her pride refused to allow something so obvious, leaving her standing where she was while her own expression settled into a faint frown.

Sylas noticed the exchange and raised an internal eyebrow.

Apparently, freeing Nosphaleen from the cloud hanging over her mind hadn’t removed the edge from her personality at all, though he supposed that should have been obvious considering she had once challenged Cassarae to a life-and-death battle over him.

If anything, removing the influence pressing down on her might have made it easier for that side of Nosphaleen to express itself without hesitation.

"Who is she?" Nosphaleen asked, her voice calm enough that someone unfamiliar with her might have missed the hostility underneath it.

Yamero immediately started laughing off to the side.

Sylas gave him a glance that made the Rune Serpentes straighten slightly, though the grin remained stubbornly fixed across his face. Before Sylas bothered answering, Vaelith stepped forward and smiled with the polished composure she had recovered after the initial surprise.

"Vaelith of the Thryskai."

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