The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5000

5000. The Return of the Immortal Goddess

Ves had no idea what his mother was doing, but he supported her all the way.

The two had entered a different chamber, one that was marked by many different symbols and markings.

Cynthia started to set up her supposed ritual with the help of Helena, the cyborg cat hovered to the side while feeling completely useless.

Ves had already played his part by delivering David's skeleton. Helena had brought the bones to the center of a ritual circle.

Cynthia soon began to call in several large storage containers that contained a lot of blood.

"That's not regular human blood." Veronica spoke as she sensed the potent power contained with the red substance.

"That is correct, my son. We have drawn them from the bodies of your father as well as the expert pilots under our command for as long as the Oblivion Empire has existed. They are not the most ideal sources to draw upon, but they are the only empowered humans that we have on hand."

"What about the piece of the crown you broke off earlier?" Veronica asked.

Her mother smiled in amusement. "The blood of an immortal god is far too precious to waste on such a trivial purpose. Now please be a good boy and let your mother work."

A sense of anticipation built up in the secret ritual chamber.

As power began to flow through the blood and the Unending alloy components built into this mystical construction, Ves began to feel more and more palpitations in his heart.

Through Veronica's senses, he could vaguely discern how his mother's preparations were supposed to channel large quantities of energies in many special ways.

Each different component consumed energy to produce a specific reaction. The combination of these reactions were supposed to generate an outcome that ultimately led to his mother coming back to life!

At least that was what she claimed.

Ves began to feel a bit uneasy about this. From snapping a piece from that powerful crown to setting up a ritual that likely involved all of her subjects, this was starting to look more than a simple resurrection attempt.

Either his mother used to be far more powerful than he originally thought, or her ambition was to elevate herself into a higher life form!

He did not have a problem with either possibility. In fact, he would be happy if his mother became a lot stronger through this ritual. He only hoped that she wouldn't pay too much a price to attain so much power.

Ryncol Larkinson eventually came down to observe the preparations. He had even less of a clue of what was going on than his son.

"So mother told you nothing?"

The ace pilot and father crossed his arms and smirked. "Heh, I wouldn't even understand if she told me everything. She does not need to explain herself. I trust her and she trusts me. That is what marriage is all about. Don't you share the same kind of relationship with your own woman?"

"Eh... we're doing okay." Veronica lamely replied.

"This stuff may look discomforting to you, but we have very little choice, Ves." Ryncol explained. "We are in direct opposition to the most powerful human cult. The 'dark gods' they have been able to send through their portal have forced us to fight hard in order to prevent these powerful intruders from wreaking havoc. We have managed to hold out on our own for the time being, but the more time goes by, the more the Compact is able to bring their more powerful assets to the fight."

Veronica turned and glanced at her 'father'. She could feel the raging power that he kept contained within his body!

"You've become an ace pilot. You've actually beaten your brother Ark in becoming the first Saint of the Larkinson Clan!"

"That may be true, but in my current state I can only last a few rounds against the gods of the Abyss Empire. Your mother and your sister are much more effective at killing them than me. I still have a lot to go before I can properly protect my family."

That caused the cyborg cat to frown. "I think you are plenty strong enough, dad. It must be your mech. I haven't been able to work on the Devil Tiger for a decade or so. I have learned a lot more about mech design. I also have a huge batch of phasewater that is sitting inside my special vault. Once this is over, how about bringing me to your ace mech so that I can upgrade it into a transphasic machine?"

"You can do that?" Ryncol asked in surprise. "I mean, you're a cat..."

Veronica arrogantly lifted her metallic head and tail. "Who says that cats can't work on mechs? I can operate a mech workshop just fine with my paws instead of human hands! If that is not possible, I can transmit my commands directly through a data link. I can redesign the Devil Tiger all by myself!"

This was one of the best parts about keeping Veronica with his parents.

Ves could finally contribute more directly to their fight, either by designing and upgrading the Oblivion Empire's mechs or transferring over valuable Red Ocean-exclusive exotics such as phasewater!

That reminded him of another possibility.

"Father?"

"Yes, my son... daughter..., err, this is starting to become confusing."

Veronica shrugged her feline shoulders. "Just call me whatever you want. Anyway, I was wondering if you have any materials to spare. Parts of this chamber happen to be made out of an alloy that is extremely valuable to me. I have also detected other materials that I could make good use of back in the Red Ocean."

"I see no problem with that, Ves, but you will have to discuss the details with your mother. She is in charge of all of this. Now that you are here, I suppose we can open up a direct trade channel and exchange what we need from each other. I have heard so much about transphasic mechs that are becoming more and more common in the Red Ocean. They are starting to emerge in the Milky Way as well, though not as much in our little corner."

Ves saw a lot of promise in this trade channel. As long as the Mech Designer System did not pull a fast one on him and closed this particular- loophole of the rules, he could transfer all kinds of cool stuff between the Milky Way and the Red Ocean!

This trade channel had the potential to make both the Oblivion Empire and the Larkinson Clan incredibly rich!

The resources and goods they could exchange through the Vault of Eternity could also accelerate the growth of both sides!

There were no downsides as long as they were able to keep the existence of this secret intergalactic trade channel a secret from everyone else!

The thought of being able to circumvent the network of beyonder gates made him feel excited beyond belief!

"Ah, I think your mother and your sister are almost ready." Ryncol noted. "I need to go and organize our people. Their participation is essential."

The chamber had become filled with blood scribbles. Ves had no idea how they even worked, but he could feel a portion of the power they contained. Different kinds of spiritual energies already started to flow around the chamber.

"Come, brother." Helena said as she grasped the cyborg cat. "You do not want to stay too close to the center."

The two siblings moved to the furthest edge where most of the markings had diminished. There, they waited for their mother to commence the full ritual.

"Uhm..."

"Yes, brother?"

"Does mother have any use for phasewater?"

"I do not require any phasewater, Ves." Cynthia said as she worked. "I am aware of what you want to propose, but my methods are my own. Phasewater does not have a place in my body."

"Oh, okay..."

Around half an hour passed by. Veronica could detect an increasing buildup of spiritual energies. She discovered that most of it consisted of spiritual energy that had originally been drawn from the Golden Laurel Wreath Crown!

So much energy had accumulated that Ves grew a bit concerned. The Throne of Light could easily blow up if his mother lost control!

"It will be fine, brother." Helena said in a reassuring tone as she stroked Veronica's back. "Mother is an expert at this. She knows more about this than you ever will. You cannot imagine how much power she used to wield. She may have lost her body, but she has retained enough of her knowledge to piece together this grand ritual."

Veronica's tail flicked in concern. "I hope you are right, sister."

Cynthia Larkinson's energy manifestation grew more solid as the energy building up below the deck reached a threshold.

She began to tap into those energies.

A purple corona began to surround her form. Her eyes burned like purple stars!

"FATE HAS CONVERGED ON THIS DAY."

Her empowered words seemed to bend the fabric of reality around her! The ritual chamber became more and more active as the spiritual energies coursed through the markings, causing them to generate many different effects!

At the same time she began to channel the ritual, the subjects of the Oblivion Empire outside had stopped what they were doing and prostrated themselves in the direction of their sovereign!

Every person in the main fleet of the Oblivion Navy fell to their knees and began to devote their hearts and minds to the Lady of the Night.

No matter their backgrounds and no matter their motives for entering the dangerous Nyxian Gap, each of these humans managed to find salvation within the Oblivion Empire!

Now, the time had come for them to pay back the favor. Each of them were willing to do so, no matter whether they were ordinary spacers or powerful expert pilots.

As the citizens of the Oblivion Empire began to pray to their leader who they considered to be a goddess, Cynthia began to gain a mysterious boost that enabled her to exert more control over the powerful energies coursing through the ritual chamber!

A trickle of potent energies began to channel into the primordial human skeleton that Ves had brought back from the Red Ocean!

This caused the extraordinary bones to suck in everything that was sent in their direction!

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