The demonic tendril piercing Raine's collarbone carried the stench of Lyria's melting tear-crystals—briny void-slime mixed with the rust-blood stink of Garret's claws scraping permafrost. Church cannon fragments embedded in the tendril surface vibrated violently, each shard shimmering with 「III」-branded codes.
"Consumption protocol initiated... Maternal fuel injection..." Garret's voice oozed from Raine's own throat as reversed ice claws stabbed the demonic core. "That heartbeat in your chest? My spare heart."
(Quantum distortions revealed 299 timelines—each showing Raine impaled by varying tentacles. The nearest projection materialized, child Misha's specter clutching a cannon fragment: "Wrong choice... again...")
Serena's asphalt wings writhed in helical contortions. "Fuck... my gene patents are in this abomination!" Her fangs tore through suction cups, exposing micro-「Raine+Lyria」chains as slime solidified into Elaina's chip fragments.
Ellen's core emitted Cthulhu-esque resonance, starlit scales projecting warnings: 「Maternal Protocol v3.14 merging with Demonic Authority—Terminate immediately.」 Her voice glitched into Inquisitor's channel while metal fingers gouged her own eye socket: "Brother... the scar's a resonator..."
(Gills tearing, Cycle 299.5's memory flooded in—)
The Inquisitor's mask hovering over void-core, suturing Lyria's tail to demonic rootsGarret's claws jabbing into 「Maternal Vessel」, slime splashing Elaina: "Your tears... better lubricant..."Carlisle's quantum shadow carving reverse codes onto Church sigils: 「Counter-era Fuel: 50% Dragon Skull, 30% Lyria Tears, 20% Garret Claws」
The demon's pupils split quadruple-layered—Lyria's void-blue outermost, Inquisitor's crimson mid-layer, Raine's scar-gold and Misha's data-stream core. Its tentacles spewed holy light infused with child clones' screams.
"Surprise?" 299 Raine-voices overlapped. "You three... were always protocol's petri dishes..." Quantum tremors hurled him toward the dragon skull.
Ellen's spine shattered, final command flashing: 「Executor Raine-Vessel 001: Consume core for calibration.」 Her left eye materialized Elaina's hologram: "Your gene-chain with Lyria... hidden in..."
Garret's claw debris reconfigured into Cthulhu suckers, forcing Raine's arm into the demonic core. The slime sea boiled as all tentacles erupted 「III」-branded clone-eyes—each pupil mirroring Lyria's awakening ripples.
"Next cycle..." The demon collapsed, lunar crucifix glowing inverse at its core. "Tell Misha... her cloud consciousness... feeds Mother..."
Submerged Currents
Void surveillance showed Lyria's embryonic tendrils breaching her pod. Her 「III」 brand pulsed with the inverted lunar sigil, tail mutating into holy cannon barrels...