Chapter 82: Evolution. Heartweaver Fae (1)
<Status Report!>
<User: Silas Cupid Ashard>
<Title(s): Exalted Orc Dominator>
<Age: 18>
<Level: 15 (Evolution Cap!)>
<EXP: 0 / 1005>
<Core Functions: Active!>
<Mana: 1500/2000>
<Strength: 39+12=51>
<Speed: 39+11=50>
<Stamina: 50+5=55>
<Agility: 37+11=48>
<Intelligence: 50>
<Endurance: 36>
<Cupid Points: 108,900,300>
<Ability & Related Skills:>
<Ability: Thread Manipulation (Stage 1), (Stage 2)*>
<Cupid’s Traits:>
- Lust (Unranked)
- Mischief (Unranked)
- Battle (Unranked)
<Skills:>
- Smooth Talker (Lvl 3)
- Sex Machine (Lvl 4)
- Prowess (Lvl 5)
- Dagger Arts (Lvl 2)
- Martial Arts (Lvl 3)
- Fated Echo (1)
- Orc King’s Vision (New!)
- Orc King’s Strength (New!)
<Marked Partners:>
- Anna Miles
- Gromda Ashard
- Chloe Montreal
<Cupid Abilities:>
-Desire Manipulation>
-Charm Reflex>
-Targeted Obsession>
-Fated Connection>
<Cupid Weapon Set:>
-Cupid Arrow Sets:>
- Piercing Arrows (Unlocked!)
<System Perks:>
- Shop
- Storage
***
Silas had woken up early. He now felt refreshed and strong, despite not resting much that night. Well, it was still night, probably dawn, maybe. The girls had somehow activated his Lust trait. He even felt bad for them when he thought about it. Anna collapsed first from an overdose of ecstasy, if that was even a thing. Gromda followed next, tapping out and quivering, while she squirted during a doggystyle. Chloe, commendably, lasted longer, probably because she was an S-Rank, but against Silas, in sex, she lost... disgracefully. The cold, ice queen collapsed during a standing fuck, her eyes white and blank, with drool on the side of her mouth.
Currently, Silas was lying on a sofa in his living room, checking his system progress, and to say he was surprised would be an understatement. He was beyond shocked. What shocked him the most was his level and the thing beside it: Evolution Cap.
Before he could ask the system what it meant, a violet screen, much different from the usual pink, materialized in front of him.
< SYSTEM EVOLUTION INTERFACE: ACTIVE >
[User: Silas Cupid Ashard]
[Evolution Threshold Reached!]
[Select Primary Lineage]
- 1. Eros-Born: Descendants of primordial desire.
Your presence bends emotional gravity. Beings feel drawn to you without knowing why. Hearts pulse faster near you; instincts stir.
Bonuses: Aura of Attraction, Emotional Pull, Desiresight (Lesser)
- 2. Amorian Incubi: Emotion-feeding spirit-kin.
Your body radiates warmth that amplifies affection, lust, or envy. Every emotion around you becomes sharper and sweeter to taste.
Bonuses: Emotional Drain, Heatflare Body, Lust Resonance
- 3. Valent Archon: Fallen angelic arbiters of emotional balance.
Wings manifest as translucent, veined petals. Your emotions carry weight, and your will dampens or heightens others’.
Bonuses: Petalwing Manifestation, Serenity Field, Angelic Poise
- 4. Heartweaver Fae [Recommended]: Fae born to manipulate intangible bonds.
You see emotions as glowing threads: love, lust, grief, loyalty. With a touch, you twist or cut them. Your presence is hauntingly beautiful... and unsettling.
Bonuses: Thread-Sight, Bond Manipulation, Fae Charm, Heartpulse Body
- 5. Aphodal Revenant: Reborn from the ashes of forgotten love gods.
Your soul is patchwork, stitched with longing, obsession, and sorrow. Power is unstable but immense.
Bonuses: Obsession Surge, Soul Stitching, Desire Echo
- 6. Luminblood Siren: Resonant beings who amplify emotion instead of singing.
Your "song" is a pulse through nerves and thoughts. People around you feel more intensely, whatever they already felt... becomes more.
Bonuses: Emotional Amplification, Resonant Pulse, Siren’s Touch
- 7. Cheru-Devil Hybrid: A forbidden mix of divine affection and infernal temptation.
Not love, but want. Not purity, but hunger. You shine beautifully while casting a shadow that never matches your movements.
Bonuses: Temptation Aura, Dual-Core Body, Forbidden Charm
[Confirm Selection?]
[Yes/No]
***
Silas read through everything, confused, yet expectant. Evolution meant strength. He knew it instinctively, and the descriptions showed it. The first option brightened, showing Eros-Born. He squinted at the description.
’Presence bends emotional gravity...? Sounds like being a walking love potion. Hard pass. I already get blamed for things I didn’t do.’
He flicked the panel aside, and it spiraled into the next. No matter how much he loved sex, he wasn’t ready to become a sex demon or whatever it was.
Amorian Incubi. The text shimmered with a warm, honeyed tone.
’Right. So basically an emotional vampire with good hair,’ Silas crossed his arms. ’That’s just Damien, but with better skincare. Next.’ The screen slid to Valent Archon. He paused. Soft wing-shaped petals fanned behind the words.
’Angel-ish, elegant, would look cool in photos, but it also feels like a walking HR policy. Too... proper.’
He nudged it along, mild amusement rising. The next one flickered, Aphodal Revenant, whatever it meant. Silas recoiled, ’Revenant? No, thank you. I don’t need obsession surge. I’ve already got enough people obsessing over me for all the wrong reasons.’
He waved it away before the word obsession could do something weird. He knew it was a possibility. Luminblood Siren was the next. The panel hummed with a gentle pulse that tickled his ribs.
’Emotional amplifier? I’d accidentally cause a panic attack just by sneezing. Nope.’
He swiped left. Then the next option appeared, and the light changed. It was sharp and felt alive. Threads of glowing color, crimson, lilac, rose-gold, wove themselves into a sigil made of intersecting curves: Heartweaver Fae.
Silas felt his breath stick. The description text shifted like ink dancing in water. He read it once and couldn’t help but ask, though he had a fair idea of what was going on. It was something older, something closer to the mechanics of people. The threads were a good clue. He already had the ability, Thread Manipulation, and this race was the literal weavers of those threads.
’Why is Heartweaver Fae recommended? And why does it feel like this is the one you want me to pick?’
[It is the most compatible with your subconscious emotional patterns.]
’My subconscious also thinks bread crusts are spicy. I’m not sure it’s reliable. Fae charm, threadsight, bond manipulation... sounds ridiculously broken.’
The system gave him more information on it.
[Upgrade potential: High.]
[Risk: Moderate.]
[Irreversible once chosen.]
Silas exhaled slowly. The sharpness of the sigil tugged at him, quietly insisting it already knew him. One last question flickered up in his mind.
"If I choose this... what does it do to me?"
[It will make you what you already are, but sharper. It will not overwrite you, but reveal you in actuality.]
Silas felt a shiver crawl up his back.
"Creepy way to put it. Fine. Give me the screen again."
The interface expanded crisply in front of him.
< SYSTEM EVOLUTION INTERFACE: CONFIRMATION REQUIRED >
[Selection: Heartweaver Fae]
[A lineage of emotional weavers who perceive feelings as threads of colored light and reshape the bonds between beings.]
[This evolution will alter your physiology, perception, and emotional resonance.]
[Proceed?]
[Yes/No]