One day had passed. Noon arrived, the sun began dancing at the peak of the sky, standing directly overhead, its golden light pouring down brightly. Warm air slipped in through the window.
Enatur was still asleep in his bed. Yunia sat at his bedside, her hand gently stroking his hair.
Yunia kissed his forehead.
Yunia looked at Chloe. "Why is he still not waking up?"
"His body is still extremely exhausted because of the mysterious effect of Dark Enatur mode. I want to study it more deeply. This anomaly... this is the first time I have ever seen it."
"We can only wait for him to wake up," Chloe said.
Yunia exhaled softly. "I see... as long as his condition is stable."
"In that case, we should gather now. The others are already waiting," Chloe said.
Yunia's gaze shifted to Shadow. "Please watch over Enatur, Shadow." Yunia stroked Shadow's head.
Shadow nodded. "Leave it to me!"
Yunia and Chloe left Enatur's room.
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They all gathered in the lounge. Hera, Earth, Marina, and Nightya sat in a circle on the large sofa. Black mist swirled in the air, forming in front of them.
Slowly, the mist turned into familiar figures. Zures and Shuu appeared.
"We apologize for being late, Miss Yunia," Zures said, bowing respectfully.
"It is fine, we also just started discussing it." Zures was surprised when he saw Chloe.
Zures noticed Chloe's presence. "Miss Chloe, what exactly happened to you? No wonder I could not find you back then, you had already become a spiritual body."
Shuu remembered something. "Zures, Miss Chloe's physical body is inside that ice pillar in our storage room, right?"
"What? Since when has it been in the storage room?!"
Marina slowly sneaked away from the room.
"It has been billions of years. Miss Marina was the one who found Miss Chloe's body back then and ordered me to hide it," Shuu said.
Earth grabbed Marina's hair as she tried to escape.
"Ouch!" Marina whimpered.
"Miss Marina told me to wait for her instructions, but until now she has never given any instructions. Luckily I remembered when I saw Miss Chloe's face."
Their jaws dropped instantly, glaring sharply at Marina. Earth pinched her cheek with an annoyed expression.
"Why did you never tell us about this?" Earth scolded.
"I am sorry... I forgot until now because back then, I had to rush to Sea Realm because my sea monster suddenly got sick," Marina said while crying.
Nightya considered several possibilities. "Since we have Chloe's old body, all we need to do is examine the physical body and repair the damaged parts. This will also save us a lot of time."
Everyone fell silent.
"So that means I am your savior, right? Which means I do not need to come with you," Marina said proudly.
"You are still coming. If Chloe's physical body needs blood, you will create it. Once this is done, prepare yourself for a long lecture from me," Yunia said sharply.
Marina froze. "HUWAAA!" Her body fell to the floor, thrashing like a child, and screaming loudly.
"Then, if my old body is already there, who will perform the surgery?" Chloe asked.
"For that matter, you do not need to worry. We already have the best surgeon. Nightya will lead the surgery." Yunia replied.
Nightya nodded.
"Nightya? I never knew you could perform surgery!" Chloe said, surprised.
"If the body is truly prepared, the Body and Soul Unification Ritual will proceed smoothly. If not, there may be physical deformities after the merging," Zures said.
"Do not worry, I will not fail," Nightya said firmly.
"This is my first time witnessing the Grim Reaper race perform a Body and Soul Unification Ritual. This will be a valuable experience," Hera said.
"All right. Hera, Nightya, Earth, Marina, Zures, Shuu, and Chloe, we are heading to the Grim Reaper castle."
Yunia opened a dimensional portal to their castle. Everyone followed her into the portal.
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The portal opened in the castle courtyard. The Reapers standing guard bowed respectfully. Zures guided them to the operating room Shuu had prepared.
The sky was forever wrapped in night, without stars, only drifting gray mist moving slowly in the eternal darkness.
The enormous castle towered high, emanating a dark aura that made their bodies shiver, illuminated only by lanterns casting lilac-colored light.
Reapers wore black armor with bone-pattern engravings. Their faces were hidden, only their lilac eyes glowing beneath the helm.
Two large Reapers carried the ice pillar containing Chloe's body into the operating room and set it on a table. Marina melted the ice swiftly. After that, Nightya, Earth, and Marina put on their surgical uniforms.
The surgical tools were sterilized with disinfectant. They ensured their hands were sterile and held them level with their necks. Nightya's eyes carefully examined Chloe's body.
Chloe's body was severely damaged, the arms below the elbows rotten and blackened. The room filled with a foul stench mixed with the cold temperature of her body. Her left eye was destroyed, and a gaping hole opened in her abdomen.
"As expected, even a God-level healing method cannot fix the decay. If there is any organ beyond saving, I will remove it. Mom will create the new ones."
"Hm, leave it to me."
"The first step is dissecting her structure starting from the bones. I will remove the bones that cannot be used. Earth, create new ones," Nightya said firmly.
"No problem. I will do my best."
"Then Marina, extract all remaining blood and ensure it is one hundred percent clean. Do it carefully." Marina nodded with a serious expression.
"All right, let us start the surgery and modify her body."
Chloe picked up a scalpel and handed it to Nightya. She began slicing Chloe's chest down to the abdomen, both arms, and both legs. Nightya removed the dead skin.
Nightya checked the inside. There were no lungs or heart, the body of a deity. The veins were blackened. Nightya lifted the ruined digestive organs.
Nightya removed the shattered bones in the arms, legs, ribs, and skull. Earth scanned them, and particles of her element began forming new bone structure.
Marina began moving her hands. The remaining blood inside every vein floated. Water flowed from Marina's left hand, surrounding the blood. She tasted a drop to replicate the exact blood type.
The water moved slowly, sinking the contaminated blood, separating it, and purifying it.
Earth exhaled. "Phew... the bone structure has been completely reconstructed."
Nightya nodded. "Good work, leave the rest to us."
Yunia's hand glowed white as she placed it over the body. She created the internal organs. The white light pulsed and formed the organs like magic.
"I have created the internal organs and digestive system."
"Although I struggled a bit while working inside the skull, we managed to do well," Nightya whispered.
Nightya created the nerves and blood vessels, forming and connecting them throughout the body.
"I am finished making the blood," Marina said.
"Hm, flow it gently, be careful."
Nightya opened a vein. Marina's hands danced, channeling the blood into the veins slowly and calmly.
"The new body is complete. Everyone, thank you for your hard work," Nightya said.
Nightya let out a deep breath, her exhaustion fading as the surgery ended.
Yunia raised her hand. "I only need to create the skin and then..."
The new body floated in the air. Flesh began forming, appearing like magic.
"Wait, Yunia!" Chloe grabbed Yunia's shoulder from behind.
Her face was extremely serious, her eyes sparkling. "Before that, I have a request."
Yunia turned with a flat expression.
"Let me guess what she wants."
"I want the nose a bit slimmer and sharper, and I am not confident with B-cup breasts, so please make them F-cup." A sly smile appeared on her blushing face.
Everyone fell silent. Earth and Nightya even made ridiculous faces from shock.
"As expected! She actually said it without shame, shameless old virgin."
"My eyelashes should be more curled, and my eyes slightly bigger. Make my waist slimmer and seductive like a belly dancer. I also want a sexy butt, and make my legs longer like a supermodel. And then..."
Yunia grabbed Chloe's mouth. "Stop!... Stop! I get it... I get it."
Chloe knelt, clutching Yunia's clothes, tears pouring down her cheeks, her face pitiful and extremely miserable.
"Please, Yunia. Fulfill my hidden desire. I have always been jealous of you and Karen for having such alluring milf charm bodies!"
"Hah? What do you mean milf? My body is not that fleshy!" Yunia raised her voice and took a deep breath.
"With great reluctance, I will grant it. I was planning to prank you by giving you a loli girl body, just to see your pathetic expression."
"I cannot imagine how much more miserable your face would look if I gave you the body of a loli. I held my laughter so hard it brought tears to my eyes."
Now her body was ready to be reunited with her spiritual body. The specifications matched everything she requested.
Chloe smiled emotionally at her new body.
The tears falling were not because of its beauty, but because she finally had a second chance.
"You shameless granny."
Yunia smiled, gently brushing Nightya's cheek. "You worked hard, child. Go home and rest."
Nightya nodded. "Then we will head home first."
"Bye, Mom!" they said. Then walked to the front courtyard.
Nightya, Earth, and Marina excused themselves and walked toward the front yard.
"Being a specialist doctor truly is exhausting," Earth said.
"She pushes herself too hard," Marina added.
A cloth robe covered Chloe's naked physical body. Two large Reapers lifted her body to the Soul Altar to begin the merging process.
A hundred Reapers along with Zures and Shuu initiated the ritual. They all sat cross-legged, forming a pentagram formation. I could feel the fluctuation of spiritual energy. The dark energy was overwhelmingly strong.
Two Soul-Binding Dagger Chains emerged from Zures's back and pierced through Chloe's physical shoulders. Chloe's spiritual body floated behind her physical body. Then the two dagger chains pierced her spiritual shoulders.
"Ugh!" Chloe cried out.
The stabbing pain was felt by her spiritual body. The Soul-Binding Dagger Chain was used to draw the spiritual soul into full unification with the physical body.
Even though it pierced the physical form, it did not harm it at all. But it had a strong effect on the spiritual body.
"Miss Chloe, please endure a little longer!" Shuu said.
"Emmrrgghh... Just do it!"
Shuu stood between the two bodies. He compressed his Spiritual Energy, forming two palms three meters tall.
The giant palms pushed both the spiritual and physical bodies together so they could merge completely. The Elder Reapers released their spiritual energy and poured it into both bodies.
"We begin the ritual! Everyone, give it your all!" Zures shouted.
The altar floor released extremely dense black aura.
Hera exhaled. "I did not expect it to be a bit more complicated than I thought. This is what happens when I get too comfortable in Olympus Realm."
Her eyes trembled, focused on Chloe's body. The look of a mother who did not want to lose her child.
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At the mansion, Enatur's eyes slowly opened. Memories of Rein surfaced in his mind. His hand covered his eyes as tears streamed down his cheeks.
"Good afternoon, Master!"
"Afternoon, Rein!"
Enatur immediately sat up, his eyes turning toward the purple ball robot.
"Rein?!"