MTLNOVEL Chapter 288: Motherhood [2]
Motherhood.
That's what came to his mind when he thought about what defined Shadeva the most. Maybe it was because of how she acted with her siblings, like a mother hen—loving, protective, and authoritative when needed.
Or maybe it was simply because people always called her "Mother"… like Mother of Shadows, even Mother of Liberation.
Or maybe it was both.
He didn't know why—and honestly, he didn't need to. All he needed was the type of Elysiari Shadeva would become.
And now… he had it.
What was left was figuring out how this power would work in such a way that it became a natural extension of what she already possessed.
Noah had to make it work.
Shadeva's ability was, at its core, the power to revive the dead as shadows. Honestly? That was a fire concept. He didn't know if it was Shadow or some other being who had designed it, but whoever it was… damn, they were creative.
'Death… rebirth… shadow…' His thoughts spun fast, trying to link these ideas with the concept of motherhood.
And something clicked.
Just like how a mother gives birth and nurtures her children… why not do the same here?
But instead, she would give life to people who were already dead.
The question now was how she would do that. She couldn't do it as a shadow anymore—so another method had to be found.
But she could do it like any mother would—by giving part of herself. By nurturing the dead with her own life force, like a mother gently feeding her child.
'But to balance the downside, I'll need to give her the life affinity…'
Something he still didn't have yet. He was tempted to ask The Records, but that would be pushing it… right?
So, he'd figure it out.
But that…that was for later. Now that he knew what type of Elysiari Shadeva could be—
He raised his head and looked at Shadeva, still naked.
"I've got a type of Elysiari I think you could be. Want to hear it?" he asked, making Shadeva nod while she stopped licking her lips and eyeing his dick, finally giving him her full attention.
He explained the concept, how it would work, how it would evolve.
By the time he finished, Shadeva's eyes were sparkling with wonder, and she nodded with a glowing smile.
"Let's do it!" she said, her voice eager.
But almost immediately after, her face shifted—turning complicated, as if she were struggling internally.
She stepped forward and gently rested her head against Noah's chest.
Noah said nothing.
"Would it mean… that I won't be the daughter of Shadow anymore?"
"And what about my relationship with my siblings… how would that work?"
That was the real concern. Because at least if she became the Elysiari of Shadows, there'd still be something that linked them together. But Elysiari of Motherhood…
That meant nothing left to connect her to them. And that…that's what made her hesitate.
"Aren't you looking down on them? Or even on your relationship with them… by saying this?" Noah's voice came, soft but sure, as he placed his hand gently on her head and began stroking her hair, making her close her eyes instinctively.
"Do you think they love you for who you are… or for being a Shadow? You already know how much they love you. Even your siblings, they might have acted against you… but they love you."
Pretty weird to love someone and still imprison her.
Is that why they say love is irrational?
Noah shook his head, clearing the thought, and focused back on Shadeva.
"So don't think like that. Move forward. Or—just go talk to them, if you really want to be sure."
She shook her head softly in disagreement. "It's fine. I was worried for no reason. Even if I change… and they stop loving me, then it means they never loved me sincerely to begin with. And if that's the case… it's fine to lose them."
Noah smiled.
"That's my girl."
"So. Ready, my love?"
Shadeva smiled and was about to nod—but suddenly stopped, her smile turning awkward.
"…Are you really going to do this naked?" she asked, lips twitching.
Noah's grin widened.
"What better way to become the Elysiari of Motherhood than doing it naked? Gotta show some sincerity."
He didn't wait. He raised his hand, and his pristine white blood flowed out—slowly entering Shadeva's body through her chest.
Suddenly, a white light enveloped Shadeva like a cocoon. But before the light fully consumed her, Noah added something else in the midst of the transformation.
Something you should know by now.
A title. A name. Call it whatever you want. But in the end…
"Epithet."
His voice echoed as time stood still.
"My dear and lovely shadow… your name shall be Womb of the Fallen."
Instantly, the light of the cocoon intensified—this time tinged with a subtle red hue. A womb-like sigil softly bloomed inside the light.
Noah observed the transformation calmly—but deep inside, he was eager. Because in truth… he didn't fully know what Shadeva would become.
So he waited.
And it didn't take long.
The light soon faded, and a whole new being stood before him.
Like any true Vaelgrim, she now had deep, luxurious silver hair that flowed like a waterfall of molten silver blood. A simple, sleeveless black dress—in elegant, modern Victorian style—wrapped around her sinful, seductive body… the same body Noah had ravaged not long ago.
She opened her eyes.
And—
"Oh…" Noah whispered, blinking in deep surprise as he saw them.
Not because they were unique. Not because her pupils had changed or her sclera turned some mystic color.
No.
They were simple.
Normal.
Soft black irises with white sclera.
The eyes of any mundane human.
Totally ordinary.
But there was something inside them—something that stirred something deep in Noah's chest, made him want to step toward her and obey her every word like a loyal child.
Because in those eyes… was a love, a warmth, a depth…
Only a mother could give.
The kind of love people would kill for in this fucked-up universe.
Noah smiled crookedly.
"…Did I go overboard?"
—End of Chapter 288—