Nexus Awakened (An Isekai LitRPG Gender Bender Story)

885. Anti-Healer

A perfect, naked replica of Frost formed from the spiral of blood she had spilled. Its inner body formed first. Nothing about it was remotely human aside from its outer flesh. Writhing tentacles and rows of teeth crossed paths where bones and organs should have been. A single combined vertical mouth ran from across its body and to its extremities, meaning it could open every inch of its body to reveal its inner mouth.

“Eat?” It asked. “Devour? Consume?”

Each word it spoke caused it to shove its face closer to Frost’s, its eyes widening until one sole eye encompassed its entire face.

The only difference was that its eyes were red, much like Mimicry’s. Although, this one did not have a mind of its own. It was a mass of primitive instincts governed only by the commands of the Amalgam.

It could not differentiate good from evil. All it knew was how to eat. If anything, it was the closest thing to what Mimicry was before she gained sapience. But like her, it showcased absolute loyalty to Frost.

“Devour those falling rocks.”

Frost’s command was its law. It did not even put on clothes, because Frost had not ordered it. A simple mental reminder caused shards of bones to stab out of their back, eventually transforming into black feathers like Frost’s Coat of Prejudice.

It ate them with its body, for its body was its mouth. No matter the size of the rock that fell, the apparition devoured it before it could fall to the ground.

It’s an expressionless creature. Mimicry’s not different in that regard, but she at least has the capacity to improve. Of all the Skills I’ve gained, this is the one I’m most afraid of. It carries a piece of my Will, but it’s constantly overridden by hunger.

“Don’t you think you would have looked like her if you were driven by hunger?”

I hope not. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to suffer from my irrational hunger.

The Frost that consumed. That is what she saw the Mimic of Amalgamation as.

“Thankfully, I don’t have to keep you out all the time.”

< Do you wish to unsummon the Mimic of Amalgamation? >

< Yes >

< Confirm? >

It folded into itself before disappearing without a trace. Now that there was nothing to stop the falling rocks, Frost moved to her next Skill.

(O) Voracity [0/10]

< EFFECT: Morph a minor part of your body to help you consume your target. The same properties of your maw applies. Restore your HP by 1/10th of the target’s total HP when they are defeated >

< COST: 40,000 MP >

A tail appeared behind her back. It was the Tale of the Black Dove. However, the tip expanded and split into 4 petals, revealing rows of curved teeth. She used it to devour the falling boulders with ease.

“I had trouble securing my jaw around Iscario’s arm. [Voracity] will make it easier. I’m sure in time I’ll be able to use my entire body to consume my targets, rather than just relying on my maw and my fists.”

Her last Skill for Devourer was a Passive Skill.

(O) PASSIVE: Predatory Instincts

< EFFECT: Track and predict the movement of those marked as Prey. You do not require eye contact to activate your foresight against hunted Prey >

It was a tracking Passive Skill; in case she needed to hunt down a slippery prey. There were bound to be more Bloody Herrings in the sea. And if she couldn’t catch them, then she had someone much faster to take her place.

The avalanche blocked the skies. It fell in slow motion. Frost had the Skills to erase it before it could touch the ground, but it was still useful to test her other skills.

Starlight Barrier. Her second Defense Profession focused on defense unlike her admittedly underused Counter Offensive. It came with only 2 Active Skills and 1 Passive Skill.

(D) Light Barrier [0/10]

< EFFECT: Create a barrier of light anywhere within a 20-meter radius. Blocks all physical and magical attacks. Maximum size of the barrier may not exceed 10 meters in circumference >

< COST: 20,000 MP >

< BARRIER HP: 500,000 >

< BARRIER DEF: 6,000 >

(D) PASSIVE: Greater Barrier Reinforcement

< EFFECT: Multiply the maximum HP and DEF of all barriers by 10x times >

A magical circle appeared 10 meters above her suddenly. The intricate symbols that decorated it were a splitting image of what she saw in Gerina’s own magical circles. Unfortunately, this Skill was not based on Light, but on light as an attribute of magic much like ‘darkness’, ‘elemental’, etc.

Still, it managed to temporarily block the avalanche before utterly succumbing to it.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Next, she bolstered her DEF with [Protection Ward].

(D) Protection Ward [0/10]

< EFFECT: Temporarily apply a thin defensive coat onto a target. Reduce damage of magic-based attacks by 25%. Does not defend against attacks that bypass spaces (e.g, Double Punch) >

< COST: 5,000 MP >

< WARD HP: 250,000 >

Her body lit up with a flash of light for a brief moment. The symbol of a five-armed star appeared in the center of her chest to indicate that she was under its protection. Then, she used an Amplified version of [Inferno] to melt the avalanche before it could touch the ground.

(O) Inferno IV [1/10]

< EFFECT: Conjure a controlled firestorm. Deal 10,000 Damage and 200 Cinder Stacks to those caught within the blaze. Maximum range: 150 meters >

< COST: 1,000 MP per second >

|| Sinder’s Wrath ||

< EFFECT: Conjure a controlled hellscape. Deal 100,000 Damage and 2,000 Cinder Stacks to those caught within the blaze. Maximum range: 1.5km >

< NEX: 64,200,350 >

It was absurd.

The ice within a 1.5km radius in all directions turned to steam with an explosive force. Snap had already left the vicinity with Jury and Nav. The eruption caused a tremendous amount of steam to enter the atmosphere as the barren rock of the mountain range was exposed.

Such was Frost’s power. Conflagrator had gained many levels during her time in Grandis unbeknownst to her, especially during her fight against Iscario. She had been honing her skills for the last 3 months but had not yet reached a new Skill Mastery.

“Nowhere near a million damage, but the range is impressive. No burn marks on me. Not that I’m surprised. I just wanted to preserve some burn wounds for my Support Skills.”

Sanguine Genesis had default Skills supplied in the Support Profession. Not only that, but it was closely related with the Harmacist Profession.

This was the Profession that the Sanguine Doves possessed. It worked as both a healing and an anti-Healing profession. Black Doves relied on weapons to deal with their enemies, but they were still Healers deep down.

The Sanguine Doves however, had torturous Skills and blood-manipulation abilities embedded into them.

(S) Accelerate Wound [0/10]

< EFFECT: Speed up the process of an injury or Tier 1 Disease >

< COST: 800 MP >

(S) Lifeforce Steal [0/10]

< EFFECT: Steal HP from a target. You may use it to replenish your own or another’s. You may also use it to apply Overheal on yourself or on a target. If target’s RESIST is less than 1/12th of your RESIST then permanently reduce their maximum HP by 10%. Can be applied multiple times >

(S) Mana Disruption [0/10]

< EFFECT: Disrupt the flow of mana whilst in contact with your target. The target cannot use Skills, Abilities, techniques or magic requiring mana. Limited to Level 10 Skills and equivalent. Extremely dangerous to mana-based creatures. Debilitating to Mana Channels >

< COST: 500,000 MP >

(S) Blasphemous Heal

< EFFECT: Heal targets that you have no biological knowledge of. May repair minor wounds and systems. They must be able to bleed >

< COST: 200,000 MP >

(S) PASSIVE: Malignant Overheal (NEW)

< EFFECT: Overheal Condition can be localized and occur even when a target has less than 100% HP. Overheal-related death may be delayed until target is 100% Overhealed >

Harmacist was one of Nav’s puns in the past. It was a hilarious spin on how Frost could fight despite being a Healer. But there was nothing to laugh at here. These Skills were equally as incredible as they were horrifying.

Aside from [Blasphemous Heal]. It had the capabilities to heal Carpalis, which she planned to do during her next visit when summoned Kingdoms arrive in Atlas.

‘May’. I’m afraid of that word. Think there’s a chance for the healing to get botched?

“Demon biology still does not make much sense to us.”