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Sometimes they say that hope is like a me.
If there is no fuel to lit it up, nobody can ever feel its warmth.
It flickers wildly as it takes over your heart.
And it fills you with so much warmth and power, you lose yourself.
However, too much hope can end up burning you, and with a mere cold wind, a small annoyance that changes everything.
It disappears, and once more, you''re alone and cold in the darkness of despair.
I''ll be the fuel to lit up their mes of hope.
And unlike those feeble mes, the hope I create is unending.
My mes never stop burning, as long as there''s a path where there is a lot of things it can consume.
And right now, I was on my zone.
Summon Familiar? I considered it, but having to teach my familiars how to move on space wasn''t in my ns.
Their powers, also, are limited, and I need Spirit Orbs to summon them.
I have no such things here.
Therefore, I chose my two strongest skills so far, aside from them.
[Demonic Umbral Blood King''s Crimson Artillery Armament Summon], the ability to spend Electromaic Energy and Demonic Energy to summon countless guns out of my Aura.
And…
"{Arise}"
The Xenoids that I just killed, two Brute-types and two Machine Warrior-types, they quickly began to swirl within spheres of their own flesh, blood, and twisted, agonizing souls.
Within seconds, their shadows, which expanded all across the cosmos, gathered around their bodies, and I gave birth to new servants of mine.
The pilots only could nce in awe and disbelief.
FLUOSH!
As I once more made history.
The four Xenoids came back to life, now made of darkness and blood, their flesh made into bloody slurry for their new bodies.
Their shells regrew, now even stronger, made of ck metal.
"Good."
The second Skill I choose was pretty easy to guess now.
[Abyssal Vampiric Undead Familiar Creation]!
Mana can be reced with Electromaic Energy, and Demonic Energy? I have plenty now, dozens of Demonic Batteries in my reserves, full of them.
I can''t summon them in masse like before, but I can certainly summon quite a few more!
"W-What happened?" Hermes was shocked. "ke… what are those things?"
"Undead," I said. "I have awakened a new ability… It seems I can turn the things I kill into Undead. These Xenoids will assist us now, they''re friends."
"F-Friends?!" Patrick gasped. "T-This is… this is amazing!"
"I can''t believe it kie! You''re so cool!" Emilia said.
"Hermes."
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"Y-Yes?!"
"While the Xenoids are trying to calcte what just happened, attack them! I''ll give you the signal."
"But… our abilities, have they awakened? I can''t feel the difference."
"Yes, they are, don''t worry."
The three pilots nced at the Xenoids in front of me.
The snipers firing from afar, their beams were easily reflected by my armor.
The brutes I killed died, but there were two moreing towards me.
And thest of the three Machine Warrior Xenoids was rapidlying towards me with its propulsors, taking two spears to fight me.
The rest of the swarm followed, enraged for what I had done…
They certainly had no idea that there was something called Necromancy.
A wonderful power that turn their friends into enemies.
"Go."
The Undead rushed forward, shing against the other Xenoids.
The two Brute Undead used their enormous sizes and weight to crush the smaller snipers, managing to kill two within that time frame.
The two Machine Warriors overwhelm the other. The rest of the swarm arrived in front of me, but my snipers started firing their attacks as my Demonic Machine Sentinels tanked the Xenoid blows and long-ranged beams.
At the same time, I swung my spear again while my three pilots arrived by my side, and then dozens more right behind us.
Together, we faced the Xenoids as an organized army, something never seen before.
"Snipers! Attack the Brutes! Tankers,e to the front and lure them with the bright lights! Attackers, use your spears and gang on them!"
"OOOHHH!!!"
The me of hope lit up their fearful hearts after they saw what I did. To me, Xenoids were monsters, nothing more, nothing else.
And today I was going to teach them that there was no point in despairing.
Because we will win, no matter what.N?v(el)B\\jnn
As long as I am here.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions, shes, and beams erupted everywhere. Xenoids started dying one after another, at the same time, the trio started fighting by my side.
"RAAAAH!"
Patrick roared like a wild beast, swinging his huge, electrified sword.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
His attacks were strong but slow.
Yet…
The Xenoids couldn''t move once they heard him scream.
The Brutes, shelled Xenoids, had their shells slightly shattered too.
And their bodies weakened severely!
"Huh? Was that my ability?!"
Patrick was shocked, as he shed through four Xenoids and killed them on the spot.
I gave the loudest one and the pilot that loved shouting the most…
A skill that''s about shouting, of course.
[Weapon & Soul-Breaking Demon King Roar]!
"LET''S FUCKING GOOOO!"
RUMBLE!
As he roared again, the Xenoids around him staggered slightly, giving him the openings he needed to y them. The Sniper-type Xenoids, who were fast and evaded attacks, were all shed by his giant de.
Meanwhile, Emilia was surprised as well.
"Oh my… Fire? Now that''s ssy!"
FLUOSH!
Any foe she attacked was suddenly set aze, burning with crimson and orange mes that could persist even in the empty space with little oxygen to fuel them.
Not only that, but even her attacks sent rays of mes, exploding on contact.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
"Who would have thought killing Xenoids would be this entertaining now? kie~! Thank you so much!"
The Skill I granted her was [Spiritual Infernal Holy Demonic mes Authority], an authority over fire, a very dangerous power.
But I knew she could handle it, her ability to control her machine and her great dexterity and calction abilities were ideal to use this power.
Andstly, Hermes… any foe he touched was suddenly beginning to grow vines over their bodies, against all logic.
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