Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3146

Effie's Aspect Legacy had granted her a fragment of Life's Domain — which was not a fragment of Earth, interestingly enough — and helped her soul give birth to a lesser domain of her own, the Soul Garden, which was a domain of thriving and prosperity. Then, the fragment of the Divine Domain fused with her Soul Garden, imbuing it with exuberant, mystical vitality.

And when Effie attained Supremacy, her Aspect Abilities growing more potent or evolving, her lesser domain evolved as well. Now, there was nothing lesser about it anymore — it expanded, becoming the size of a continent. It was just that her Domain was located in her Soul Sea, not in the Dream Realm or the waking world.

As for her Supreme power, it was rather straightforward. It shared the augmentation of her Dormant and Awakened Abilities with all her subjects, albeit in a diminished capacity — similar to how her Ascended Ability functioned before for those of her warriors who saw her during a battle.

Now, however, the effect of her Ascended Ability was greatly enhanced for members of her Domain, making it far more profound and potent.

Those who resided and thrived in her Domain would naturally become its subjects. That actually was a great boon for the Human Domain as a whole, since far more people would be able to abandon the dying Earth now — it was as if humanity had suddenly gained a new Great Citadel. It was unclear just how large a population Effie's Domain could sustain yet, but it had to be substantial.

Effie was in a strange position, though, because her Aspect Legacy had suddenly interfered in the natural progression of her Aspect. It was quite possible that there would not have been a Soul Garden without it, and therefore, Effie would have possessed a different source element and would be able to naturally expand her Domain in a different manner.

In fact, it was quite possible that she still could, which would mean that she possessed a dual source element. They suspected that one of them was nurture and prosperity, while the other was warfare — the kind of warfare meant to protect what her Domain nurtured, that was.

So, it could very well be that those warriors who were inspired by her on the battlefield could also become a part of her Domain, even if they did not make their home in her Soul Garden.

That inner realm needed a name better than "the Soul Garden", by the way... and everyone unanimously agreed to forbid Effie from naming it herself. Otherwise, one of the most vital sanctuaries of humanity would have ended up being called something like "the Big Pantry", "Effie's Huge Soul Food Vault", or "Snack Quadrant", which would not be great for morale.

...Sunny thought that Effie's Huge Soul Food Vault was a pretty good name, actually, but for some reason, everyone had ignored his opinion.

Then there were Kai and Jet, whose Supreme powers were the strangest — which was not to say that they were weak. On the contrary, they were quite fearsome. Especially Jet's, whose power was probably the strangest and most frightening of them all.

Kai's source elements seemed to be... songs. Which was a bit confusing, considering that his Domain could not really be called the Song Domain, for obvious reasons. In any case, his Supreme power was a word. Kai was able to leave that word on a living being's soul as a mark... or a brand... thus making them a member of his Domain.

That could be done voluntarily or involuntarily, although Kai, of course, would never resort to the latter — even if it made it easier for him to bend those affected to his will, therefore opening an easier path to great power. The former, meanwhile, was more difficult to accomplish, since it demanded a certain quality from the person being infused with his Word.

Perhaps it was a natural affinity, or maybe simply talent. The point was, different people could draw different benefits from becoming a member of Kai's Domain.

The fundamental benefit they received was being able to share in Kai's Ascended Ability, which allowed him to reshape the world with his voice. Most people were incapable of achieving anything with that power, though — only those with the right predisposition could achieve more, even if it could not compare to the frightening extent of Kai's own Ability.

However, for whatever reason... that only worked when they sang. Simply speaking had no effect whatsoever, and coincidentally, people with musical and artistic inclinations had a better chance of being receptive to the Word and becoming powerful chanters.

Those especially talented could receive other boons, as well. Some chanters inherited enhanced vision from Kai's Awakened Ability. Some could even gain the ability to fly, although there were very few of those.

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