The chasm was silent.
Not peacefully.Not gently.
Silence wrapped the battlefield like the air before a divine storm — the kind that changes worlds.
Qi Shan Wei lay in Xueya's arms, breath shallow but steady, eyes half-closed… yet glowing faintly with prismatic soul-light.
His body was destroyed.His meridians cracked.His soul exhausted.
But the anvil behind him still shimmered like a dying star.
Xueya held him to her chest as if her arms alone could keep the world together.
"Shan Wei… stay with me…"
Frost crystals formed along her eyelashes as tears fell, freezing before reaching his chest.
Her Domain pulsed, swelling in range—silver, cold, infinite—but stable, contained, fueled by fear and devotion.
Behind them…
The prismatic cocoon trembled.
1. Drakonix's Cocoon Begins to Split
Cracks of pure color—blue, gold, red, violet—lanced across the cocoon.
Each one released a pulse of energy that bent the landscape:
rock turned to molten streaksair twisted into spiralsice melted and refroze instantly
The Empress stumbled back.
"This… these energy signatures…Drakonix's Nirvana is combining three bloodlines at once—!"
Yue Lian grabbed her arm.
"THREE bloodlines?! Which three?!"
The Empress swallowed.
"Phoenix.Dragon.And… something else."
Her silver eyes trembled with disbelief.
"A bloodline that should not exist anymore."
2. Jin Wei's Core Collapses
Across the battlefield, Jin Wei dropped to one knee.
Smoke poured from the cracks in his chest.
His core flickered like a dying ember.
CORE—STABILITY—1%.SHUTDOWN—IMMINENT.
Yue Lian rushed to him.
"Jin Wei!! Stay online—PLEASE—!!"
The puppet's head turned toward Shan Wei's unconscious form.
For a moment…
A warmth flickered in his dimming core.
MASTER—ALIVE.MISSION—FULFILLED.
He lowered his head in a reverent bow—
and shut down.
His body slumped forward.
But instead of hitting the ground—
a formation flickered around him, one he must have prepared in advance.
A self-protection array.
Yue Lian gasped.
"He protected himself… because he wants Shan Wei to repair him later."
The Empress nodded.
"That puppet trusts only him."
3. Xueya's Frost Galaxy Encircles Shan Wei
Xueya pulled Shan Wei closer, her forehead pressed against his, her frost aura expanding unconsciously.
The galaxy-like frost pattern behind her rose into the sky like a frozen nebula.
She was speaking to him in a trembling whisper:
"You fought them alone.You protected us all.You… idiot…"
Her voice cracked.
"You shouldn't keep doing this alone…"
A single cold tear dropped onto Shan Wei's cheek—
and melted into prismatic light.
Shan Wei stirred faintly.
"Xueya…"
But his voice was barely a breath.
Xueya choked on a sob.
"You almost died—I can't—I can't lose—"
Her words broke as the cocoon behind them pulsed violently.
A roar stirred inside.
A newborn roar.
A divine roar.
4. The Cocoon Explodes in Prismatic Fire
The cocoon cracked open—
BOOM—!!
A shockwave of seven-colored flames burst outward, tearing through ice and sky.
The Empress raised a formation barrier.
"PROTECT THEM—!!!"
Yue Lian summoned a lightning screen.Xueya shielded Shan Wei with her entire body, frost swirling like galaxies.
The shockwave tore across the Frozen Chasm—but bypassed Shan Wei directly, as if recognizing him.
Prismatic flames gathered in spirals…
Coalescing…
Shaping…
Forming…
5. Drakonix Emerges — Nirvana Form I: Aerial Prismatic Hatchling
He stepped out.
No longer the tiny cub they knew.
But not yet a full beast.
A middle form—powerful, beautiful, radiant.
Appearance:
Body length: ~1 meter
Wingspan: ~2.5 meters
Scales: prismatic glass, refracting seven colors
Eyes: twin star-fire gold
Horns: small but glowing
Tail: comet-like, dripping prismatic light
Wings: half dragon membrane, half phoenix feather
Aura:
Fierce enough to flatten the chasm's winds.Holy enough to calm Xueya's heart.Sharp enough to scar fate.
Yue Lian fell to her knees.
"Th-That's… That's—"
The Empress whispered, voice trembling:
"The Prismatic Drago-Phoenix Hatchling…a form not seen since the First Creation Era…"
Drakonix lifted his head—
and roared.
FWOOOOOOOOSH—!!!!
The sound shook the clouds.
Cracked the ice mountains.
Blew back the remaining calamity residue.
His aura lashed out—
then suddenly recoiled.
His eyes softened.
He looked at Shan Wei.
And shrank back down.
Not in size—
in fear, in instinct, in love.
He flew toward Shan Wei rapidly—
and curled into Xueya's lap beside him.
Xueya blinked through tears.
"D-Drakonix…?"
Drakonix pressed his forehead against Shan Wei's heart.
Whimpering softly.
"Fwee…"
The softest, saddest little sound.
Xueya stroked his head gently.
"…You're worried too."
Drakonix curled tighter.
Lighting up with healing flame.
Flame meant for one person only.
6. Prismatic Rebirth Healing — First Resonance Cycle
Drakonix inhaled—
and exhaled a gentle breath of Prismatic Flame onto Shan Wei's chest.
Not hot.
Not burning.
A flame of healing.
Seven colors flowed into Shan Wei's body:
Red → restoring bloodBlue → calming meridiansGold → stabilizing soulPurple → repairing nervesGreen → healing organsSilver → strengthening bonesBlack → purging calamity residue
Xueya gasped as Shan Wei's breathing slowly strengthened.
But then—
Shan Wei's prismatic heart pulsed.
The anvil behind him cracked open—
revealing a crystalline core.
The Empress stiffened.
"No way…!!That's a—That's a Prismatic Heart Resonance Core forming already—!?"
Yue Lian covered her mouth.
"He's—He's ascending right now—!!"
Xueya froze.
Tears dripping.
Her hands trembling.
"Shan Wei…please…"
7. Shan Wei Awakens — and Holds Xueya
His fingers twitched.
His eyes opened slowly.
Golden.
Warm.
Alive.
Xueya gasped.
He whispered hoarsely:
"…Xueya…don't cry."
And before she could respond—
his hand cupped her cheek.
Her entire body froze.
Her heart nearly burst.
"You're… safe," he murmured.
Xueya's breath trembled uncontrollably.
"You—you idiot—!!We thought—We thought you—"
Her voice broke again.
Shan Wei's thumb wiped a frost-tear from her cheek.
"I promised I'd stay."
Her emotions surged uncontrollably.
Her frost galaxy behind her pulsed with a soft hum—not destructive anymore.
Resonant.
Connected.
Linked to him.
8. A New Presence Descends — A Heavenly Visitor
But the moment Shan Wei sat up—
the sky tore.
Not like in calamity.
Not like in destruction.
But like an old door opening.
A ripple of ancient pressure swept across the chasm.
The Empress stiffened.
"Oh no…NO—Not now—!!"
Yue Lian trembled.
"Who—who is coming—?"
The Empress whispered:
"A Sovereign-level presence…Someone far above the Heir…"
The air gleamed with white script.
Lines of ancient runes fell like snow.
A tall figure descended from the sky—
hooded in white, masked by gray moonlight.
He carried no weapon.
But the world bent around him.
Even Drakonix stiffened.Even the frost galaxy dimmed.Even Shan Wei felt the pressure.
The figure stepped onto the ice.
Calm.
Silent.
Impossible.
He spoke softly.
"Qi Shan Wei."
Shan Wei stood, protecting Xueya and Drakonix behind him.
"Who are you?"
The figure's mask glowed once.
And he answered:
"A messenger…sent to warn the Prismatic Emperor."
To be Continued
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