Chapter 201 (2): The Same Cinema, the Same Screening Room
“A higher lifeform can change the life essence of a lower existence...”
Wayne tightened his arms around the beautiful elf. He knew that his existence was advanced, having copied—no, referenced the form of an ancient god. However, Filomina wasn’t his follower. Why would she evolve to resemble him? Was it just because she had let him enter her? Or was it because she had lowered her mental guard?
Forget the first possibility. The second one was likely the answer.
The more Wayne thought about it, the more curious he became, and the more he felt the urge to explore the possibility of creating a religion to become a god. That was a distant possibility, though. He should focus on becoming a Gold-ranked mage first!
Moreover, Filomina was a single case. She could very well be an exception. He would have to test it on someone else when he had the chance, like Mona!
She was obedient and definitely wouldn’t reject being reshaped by her master.
Since his transformed state strayed far from the mainstream standard of beauty—especially from his own standard—he decided to proceed one cautious step at a time.
Wait, I seem to resemble the original angels in this state. If I corrupt Mona with my thoughts, will I turn her into a manmade angel?
His imagination ran wild, coming up with various possibilities. Those chaotic thoughts influenced Filomina and distorted her facial features. She almost underwent metamorphosis and lost her human appearance.
Wayne hurriedly stopped himself from imagining things, reaffirming to Filomina that she should maintain her human form. However, the more he told himself not to think about the pink tentacle monster, the more he thought about it. His struggle was torture to Filomina. By the end of it, her thoughts were thoroughly abused.
The dark domain was empty and did not reflect the passage of time. When Filomina woke up, it was morning.
The Gate of Truth closed, and the lunar phase cards lost their contents to Wayne. She rose to her feet, feeling her sore body protesting. She realized that she had broken out of her elven transformation at some point.