Mythos Of Narcissus: Reborn As An NPC In A Horror VRMMO

Chapter 49 - 49: Like An Aegis

Verina's improved ohrtending capability was really useful to speed up the process of crafting our new apparel set.

Ever since the last chemistry lesson that I gave her, she seemed to be much more curious about how certain things work on an atomic level.

Science wasn't really my department, but the addition of Sage Internet really helped me dumbing those complex information into something digestible—since I could just

And its item's description was also as long as it was complex in its creation process.

[Soulthread Aegis (Calamity 100%) - 4.3 kg: The Soulthread Aegis is a protective garb set forged from the intertwined remains of fearsome eldritch entities, woven together by the forces of despair, flame, and arcane glass. This living armor pulses with an eerie, sentient energy, adapting and evolving with psionic prowess of its user.

Its exterior is a deep, iridescent black with streaks of glowing blue, radiating a subtle, shifting aura that flickers like dying embers and splintering mirrors.

The core of the Aegis is composed of Sorrow Silk, a material that absorbs and converts the wearer's mental state into a proactive psionic energy. This darkly woven silk shimmers with a sickly light, growing denser and more protective as it feeds off from the intense activity of emotion.

The precise amalgamation of Calamity Alloys forms the outer shell of the armored parts like the torso, boots, wrist, and the skirt—featuring molten, magma-like cracks that radiate warmth, yet the wearer feels nothing but comfort within.

This elemental part deflects not only fire but even searing plasma or acid, as its natural resistance absorbs and dissipates the foreign change in temperature. The inner workings of the Aegis are flexible, allowing the armor to shift and move fluidly with the wearer, providing great flexibility]

Thanks to the highlighted indicator of the Gloamkeeper's Beacon, we were able to mix and fuse the right material to replicate some of the power that the Calamity Object possessed when they were still alive.

The most mind-breaking breakthrough was with the Sorrow Silk. Apparently, its property to interact with emotion was triggered with exposure to motion.

This was why the webs said to drain the victim's will to live, because one needed to be alive inside it for the web's property to take effect.

So, using Verina's knowledge in psionic activity and formation, we attempted to regulate the amount of emotion and 'livingness' to a non-harmful amount, and then start connecting this piece of trait into other material to create a synergy.

Not to mention, we also got our hands on the material from the Flesh Maulers and Sinew Shifter, turning their semi-living flesh to act as some sort of motherboard for the Sorrow Silk to function.

"How do I look?"

"Like a legendary warrior who has fought the abyss of darkness mending." Verina gave a thumbs up. "Or a rich person who commissioned a renowned calamity specialist craftsman. I want to say 'cooler' and 'hotter', but I'm afraid that you're going to retaliate with a 'fun-fact'."

"... Praises are fine, especially if it's related to my face."

"Noted."

I cleared my throat, maintaining my composure. "Speaking of a calamity specialist, I want to test things before finishing your Soulthread Aegis."

"Carry on."

"You need to be there with me."

I found out when we were trying to find what proper material to act as a catalyst for the Sorrow Silk's psionic power, she said that each material had different sensitivity to psionic influence, and to an extent, ohrtending.

Verina possessed a moderate amount of telekinetic capability with her ohrtending, and I want to see if there was any material that would react the most to her psionic influence.

If things went right, I might be able to fix Verina's lack of mobility that was caused by the aftermath of fighting the Wild Hunt's stray.