Several more hours passed within the Sovereign Palace.
Since the restoration process had begun, the flow of cosmic energy had not stopped for even a single moment.
Deep within the ancient hall, Fafnir remained seated upon his black throne. His body had changed dramatically compared to the state it had been in when he first awakened.
He no longer looked like a dried corpse sitting upon the throne.
His dry white hair had become deep black, thick and long, flowing over his shoulders like a fragment of endless darkness.
His skin had regained much of its vitality, and his features had begun to recover their former beauty.
Even his emaciated body had started to regain its muscular structure.
Yet the restoration process did not stop.
The cosmic energy continued flowing into his body without interruption.
[Restoration process continuing.]
[Available cosmic energy: Sufficient.]
[Restoration of bodily damage ongoing.]
The percentage gradually increased.
[Body restoration: 18%.]
Then:
[20%.]
[23%.]
[27%.]
[30%.]
And finally...
[35%.]
The restoration process paused for a moment.
Fafnir slowly opened his eyes.
The change this time was extraordinarily clear.
His body no longer looked like that of a man who had spent five thousand years on the brink of death.
His skin had regained its vitality. His muscles had recovered a significant portion of their former density, and his bones were no longer as prominent as before.
As for his hair, it had become completely black.
Long and thick, it flowed down his back.
His features had also recovered a large part of their original appearance.
That face which had once been known throughout all of Gandalia...
was beginning to return.
Fafnir rose from his throne.
Rumble...!
The instant he stood, the ground beneath his feet trembled.
He looked at his hand.
Then clenched his fist.
Boom!
The air trembled.
A few particles of dust fell from the ceiling of the hall.
Fafnir raised his hand before his eyes.
He could feel it.
Power.
It was not merely a sensation.
It was genuine power beginning to return to this body.
He spoke calmly:
"So..."
Then he looked at his body.
"The power is beginning to return faster."
The system screen appeared before him.
[Host Status]
Name: Fafnir
Race: Human / Unknown
Power Level:
True Immortal — Stage Nine
Body Restoration:
35%
Condition:
Severely Damaged
Divinity:
Unknown
Usable Power:
Limited
Fafnir studied the status for several moments.
Then he asked:
"How much of my power can I restore now?"
[Usable power remains limited due to the current condition of the body.]
[The host cannot use the entirety of his former power.]
[However, the body's ability to withstand cosmic energy has increased significantly.]
Fafnir slowly nodded.
Thirty-five percent.
That meant more than a third of this body's condition had begun to recover.
But he was not satisfied yet.
To him, this was merely the beginning.
He raised his hand once more.
This time, he attempted to channel a greater amount of power through his body.
In the next instant...
BOOOOM!
A tremendous wave of pressure erupted throughout the hall.
The ancient pillars shook violently.
Cracks spread across the floor beneath his feet.
The crimson flames surged violently, while the shadows upon the walls trembled.
Yet Fafnir remained completely still.
He did not retreat.
Nor was he affected.
His body was now capable of withstanding far more power than it had been able to endure before.
But deep within him...
the strange force connected to his original injury stirred.
It moved through the ancient depths of his body before beginning to interact with the cosmic energy.
[Warning.]
[An interaction has been detected between the strange force within the host's body and the cosmic energy.]
[Danger Level: High.]
Fafnir stopped.
He neither panicked nor retreated.
He simply closed his eyes and began sensing what was happening within his body.
The strange force was still there.
Five thousand years had not erased it.
And even now...
the system was unable to determine its origin.
Fafnir said:
"Continue."
[Are you certain?]
Fafnir opened his eyes.
His voice remained calm.
"Continue."
The flow of cosmic energy intensified.
It surged through his body and collided with the strange force within the ancient injury.
His body trembled violently.
Crack...!
Parts of the floor beneath his feet fractured.
Yet Fafnir remained standing.
He continued controlling the energy.
He had no intention of stopping.
After a long period of time...
the struggle within his body gradually subsided.
The cosmic energy returned to its normal flow.
As for the strange force...
it settled once again within the depths of the injury.
It had not disappeared.
Nor had it changed in any obvious way.
But it had become quiet once more.
Fafnir breathed slowly.
Then looked at his hand.
Its movements were smoother.
And the amount of power this body could withstand had increased significantly.
He closed his eyes.
Five thousand years...
And now this body was finally beginning to return.
But the road ahead was still long.
Only thirty-five percent.
He had not yet recovered even half of what this body had once possessed.
And yet...
that alone was enough to prove one thing.
His return was possible.
The system appeared before him once again.
[A significant portion of the bodily damage has been restored.]
[Body restoration: 35%.]
[The body's ability to withstand cosmic energy has increased.]
[The host can now utilize a greater portion of his former power.]
Fafnir looked at the messages.
Then he sat upon the black throne once again.
He closed his eyes.
And deep within his body...
the strange force remained still.
Mysterious.
Bound to the injury this body had carried for five thousand years.
As for Fafnir...
he continued the restoration.
Step by step.
Until this body regained its full strength.
And then...
his return would still not be complete.
Rather...
another stage would begin.
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