Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 2734: Samsara Flame of Agony, Deathless, & Death Reigner

Date: Unspecified

Time: Unspecified

Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City, TSR Guild Headquarters

[ — Title Demon Core —

Name: Samsara Flame of Agony

Type: Innate

Effect: A flame born from the agony of both living and the dead, burning them all impartially. Any creation, creature, being, or entity slain by a Card Apprentice will be bound within the Samsara Flame of Agony. There, it will be condemned to an endless cycle of burning, dying, and being reborn within the same relentless fire.

i) False Haven: Any creation, creature, being, or entity bound within the Samsara Flame of Agony is granted the opportunity to enter the False Haven. There, they may live, reflect, and seek repentance. Once they have endured enough, they may choose death to return to the Samsara Flame and continue the cycle.

ii) FalseFaith: Those who willingly submit to the judgment of the False Haven and atone are elevated as Sentinel of Agony. Those who resist, refuse submission, or fail to atone are cast down as Crusader of Agony. Both ultimately serve the Empyrean of the False Haven, the Card Apprentice, in servitude feeding it with their agony.

iii) Eternal Flame of Agony: An ego flame born from Card Apprentice’s will. (Determined to be Sentinel of Agony)

iv) Undead Flame of Agony:

An ego flame born from Card Apprentice’s will. (Undetermined)
Note:

i) Alive, Dead, Sin, Virtue, Faith, Loyalty, Agony, everything is determined by the Card Apprentice. ]

[ — Soul Trait —

Name: Prodigious Soul

Type: Acquired (Passive)

Effect: The card apprentice soul has an exceptional talent for soul cultivation ]

[ — Soul Trait —

Name: Gifted Lineage (Modified)

Type: Acquired (Passive)

Effect: The card apprentice’s descendants will inherit all of the card apprentice’s talents.]

[ — Physique —

Name: Deathless

Type: Innate (Passive)

Effect:

The card apprentice cannot die as long as their title demon core remains intact and will regenerate. Card apprentice no longer possesses vital points and expends virtually infinitesimal stamina in all physical activities.]
[ — Soul Trait —

Name: Death Reigner

Type: Innate (????)

Effect: ??????? ]

”What the fuck is all this nonsense?” Corey cursed aloud, staring at the description of her new title demon core, Samsara Flame of Agony. The information barely made sense to her. It irritated it so much that she didn’t celebrate the fact that she had just gained three new soul traits and an entirely new physique.

Frustrated, she stopped trying to decipher everything at once. She decided she would either test the functions of her title demon core and traits in real time or wait for Park to explain them properly. Overanalyzing them now would only slow her down.

Then, under our surprised gazes, Corey summoned the card containing Agony’s memories from the card holder and equid it into the attack page of her grimoire. Activating it without hesitation, she said, ”If she doesn’t have her memories, how will she atone for what she did to Lil’ Baem and for the deaths of my loyal comrades?”

Corey didn’t want Agony erased. But she had no intention of letting her walk free from the consequences of how she treated Lil’ Baem and her hand in the deaths of Corey Park’s old comrades. Even if Lil’ Baem and Park themselves seemed indifferent, Corey clearly wasn’t willing to let it go.

Watching Corey find a way to complicate everything, I could only slap my forehead in frustration. This was on me. I never should have let her keep Agony’s memories. I should have taken them when I had the chance. Now it made sense why she had agreed so easily when I explained the fix earlier. She had already decided to go through with this. She just needed the right moment.

The moment Agony’s memories were restored, the small ball of flame cradled in Park’s embrace suddenly shot into the air. It expanded mid-flight, erupting outward and reshaping itself into a humanoid form similar to Park’s.

However, unlike Park, this figure was clad in full-body armor forged from dense black smoke woven through golden flame. The smoky plating wrapped around her limbs and torso like living metal, solid yet shifting with the fire beneath it.

”Where am I? What’s going on?” Agony muttered as she scanned her surroundings. She barely acknowledged the rest of us. Instead, her eyes immediately locked onto Lil’ Baem, who was coiled around Corey’s right wrist.

”Baem! Baem!! What’s happening?” she called out desperately.

When Lil’ Baem gave no response, Agony’s gaze snapped toward Corey. ”Who are you? Why do you have Baem with you? What did you do to her? Why isn’t she answering me—ah!”

Her humanoid flame form flickered violently as she screamed in sudden pain, clutching at her head before collapsing to one knee midair. ”Father!!!” she cried out.

The moment her eyes found me, whatever confusion remained vanished, replaced by raw fury. She lunged forward, shouting, ”I’ll kill you! How dare you fight my father’s incarnation?!”

However, before Agony could even reach me, Corey’s voice rang out with calm authority. ”Stand down, Crusader.”

The command took effect instantly. Agony halted mid-lunge, her body snapping upright as if seized by invisible reins. She stood at attention, every movement rigid and instinctive rather than voluntary.

Corey walked toward her unhurriedly until she stood face to face with the armored flame. ”I really love my new title demon core,” she said lightly. Then she reached out and patted Agony’s cheek twice, almost fondly. ”Go repent in the False Haven.”

As Agony vanished into the False Haven, Corey immediately shifted her attention to her grimoire. She flipped to the attack page and focused on her Origin Card, her expression caught somewhere between anticipation and restraint. She clearly wanted to see what’s new, yet part of her seemed wary knowing the nature of her Origin Card.

[ — Origin Card —

Card Name: Relife

Card Type: Origin Card

Card Rank: Unique grade

Card Rating: nil

Card Durability: nil

Card Effect: Card apprentice gains the memories and inheritance of their past lives if any.

> 8th reincarnation inheritance: Received

i) Memory (Received)

> 7th reincarnation inheritance: Received

i) Memory (Received)

ii) Title Demon Core: Eternal Flame of Agony (Received)

> 6th reincarnation inheritance: Nil

i) Nil

ii) Nil

> 5th reincarnation inheritance: Available

i) Memory (Available)

ii) Inheritance (Available)

Note:

i) Card Apprentice cannot get inheritance without accepting the memories of that reincarnation. ]

[New Memories discovered, Will the card apprentice choose to accept them?

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