Reincarnated as a World

Chapter 56 Celestial Beast

Ch.56 Celestial Beast

‘They have achieved communication, they all have achieved communication.’ Eridel thought impassively as he turned his attention to the other magisterial transformations that took place all over the World.

This was actually the result of the common language that Eridel had installed into the System. A language that all Enlightened Species could speak and a language that all Beasts and Monsters at the 4th Realm gained.

This was bound to cause temporary confusion but there was no other way. The System spoke directly into the mind and when the status and other such things were in view, there were words to be read.

Thoughts of intent wouldn’t cut it.

‘Oh?’

Eridel’s attention was attracted to another phenomenon that occurred in the Southern Desert of the Central Continent.

In the boundless lands filled with sand and dunes stood the biggest Life Form that the Planet had ever seen since the dawn of its birth.

And it was still in the middle of growing.

The Beast was actually an Elephant, one that had been there since from the beginning meaning it was approximately 127 years old which by itself was already an achievement for a prey Beast like that. Prey Beasts tended to die a lot, go figure.

It was an even bigger achievement for a herbivore to actually reach the zenith of the 3rd Realm which allowed it to experience the ‘Rule of 3 Tribulation’ and the corresponding transformation.

But something was different.

Instead of decreasing in size before taking a humanoid shape, it was actually increasing in size at a colossal rate.

‘A Celestial Beast! How wonderful~’

Eridel knew what was going on and he was alight with glee.

...

How long had he walked these Sands...

He did not know...

Since the time he first drew breath he was privileged to have seen all kinds of things. Some he wished would fade away from the depths of his memory, and some that desperately wished would forever exist within his soul.

His family... Oh, his precious family. Why did they have to die?

All thoughts fled as pain wracked him to the depths of his soul.

Never in his entire life had he suffered such an utter devastation like this and it was actually increasing.

He tried and failed to scream. Even sight and sound had fled him at this point and all he could feel was a soul-dissipating agony.

More senses soon began failing him. Taste... Touch... When was it that he stopped feeling his body? And why oh why did pain still sing the loudest?

In fact, how much time had he spent in this state? It was beginning to feel like he had already spent a whole lifetime but maybe it was more?

Just as his mind was beginning to disintegrate, the pain abruptly vanished and his senses were shoved back into him. Not that he could make use of them, he was terribly disorientated.

But...

“Once again... I have survived...”

Apis’ 500 metre tall body crumpled to the ground with a boom before he passed out.

...

‘Absolutely wonderful~ I didn’t expect to see a Celestial Beast so soon!’

Eridel looked upon the Apis’ behemoth-like body that was definitely the biggest one on the planet.

The skin of the Elephant was a stone grey that looked as ancient and majestic as the World itself instead of the mere 127 years that it has spent in existence.

They contained strange but exquisite markings of a darker colour that attracted the eye but Eridel knew that if any mortal even attempted to comprehend them it would cause them immense pain.

The Elephant wore thick ankle bands made from gold that were adorned with different jewels and they were certainly not there before. Obviously, they were a result of the Evolution. Looking at the way they pulsed with a faint light each time Apis took a breath, one would wonder if the jewellery were actually organic.

On top of that, there were 2 gigantic dangling earrings attached to each ear that carried a strange aura of intimidation and unstoppable might. They were definitely not normal.

Neither were the tusks that jutted out of the Elephants face. They were completely gold and radiated a terrifying aura that threatened to slice you apart just by looking at it.

And last but certainly not least was the tremendous size that the Beast had reached.

A whole whopping 500+ metres tall.