Chapter 126: Grave Bloom
[Name] Grave Bloom
[Path] Nether
[Rank] 2
[Ability] Entropic Grasp / Skin Fortify
Description: Grave Blooms are born in forgotten cemeteries, mass graves, and rotting battlefields—any place where death has lingered long enough to take root.
They emerge no larger than a speck of dust and are extremely sensitive to the scent of flesh. Despite lacking limbs, they drift through the air with the help of wind currents, seeking a carnivorous host to inhabit. Once ingested, they settle inside the host’s stomach and begin feeding on consumed meat to grow. If the host dies or stops eating flesh, the Spark gradually withers, shrinking back to its original form and eventually dying.
Ability—Entropic Grasp / Skin Fortify: Through Entropic Grasp, Grave Blooms can detect the scent of meat and flesh-eating hosts with eerie accuracy, allowing them to navigate toward suitable bodies. Once inside, they embed themselves like a parasitic seed, rooting within the host’s digestive tract.
Skin Fortify reinforces the Spark’s structure to near-unbreakable levels and transfers this enhanced durability to its host. The host’s skin becomes significantly tougher, while internal tissues and organs gain moderate resilience, greatly increasing survivability under extreme conditions and physical stress.
"Wow, this isn’t bad," Adyr muttered, raising an eyebrow.
The Spark in his hand was the size of a palm. Hard to believe it had once been no larger than a speck of dust.
He also realized how dangerous it truly was. Something that small, slipping into a person’s body unnoticed, settling inside like a parasite, feeding from within. In return, it granted remarkable physical resilience, fortifying the host’s skin to absurd levels.