Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill Chapter 607 Darkness

[Stealer of Fate Activated!]

As Vritra triggered the title he gained from his union with Teresa, a notification abruptly flashed in front of him.

At once, his awareness dove into a tangled array of radiant strands, all tied directly to her.

Strands linking Teresa back to him existed as well; these shaped her destiny and all her hardships.

Teresa detected an odd disturbance, yet Vritra's mouth sealed against hers left her speechless.

She remained clueless about precisely what Vritra was up to.

'Haa, her life holds so many dreadful events.' Vritra instinctively grasped the significance of every strand.

Thanks to his robust mental energy, a mere faint haze washed over him while the details etched themselves into his thoughts.

Wasting no moment, he started snatching every bit of her misfortune, all the ill fortune innate to her or taken earlier.

In a flash, numerous strands detached from Teresa and latched onto Vritra's form.

Recognizing this all-too-familiar sensation, Teresa's gaze widened; now she realized Vritra's actions.

Yet how could he possibly seize her destiny?

No, first she needed to halt him.

Her palms rushed to his shoulders, attempting to sever the bond, but Vritra held firm.

Tears brimmed in her eyes; she refused to burden her spouse with her agony, her torments, her curses.

A sudden chill surged through her frame, causing her to slacken briefly.

Teresa nearly blacked out, but the warmth of his kiss lingered as her lids fluttered shut.

Vritra pulled away only after stripping every strand of doom intended for her.

Naturally, not every one could be taken; certain innate ones lingered.

At last, their mouths parted, severing the link.

[You have stolen the fate of Stealer of Fate!]

A alert blazed in Vritra's head as vertigo hit him; he averted his gaze and shut his eyes.

Soon, Teresa's awareness sharpened, and the ache in her frame vanished swiftly.

That bizarre affliction she'd endured simply faded away, leaving just a lingering frailty.

Her vision swam hazily at first, prompting several blinks.

But abruptly, a vibrant spectrum burst into view. Teresa blinked in bewilderment.

How had her sight returned?

Then her eyes turned to Vritra, flooding her chest with grief.

"H-Husband…" she whispered tenderly, striving to rise yet too feeble.

Full recovery would demand time, but beyond the passing debility, her body held no flaws.

The affliction, along with the sightlessness, had vanished.

"Husband," she uttered once more, tugging his limb until Vritra faced her.

Flecked markings dotted his features and limbs, though he concealed them fast, sparing Teresa the sight.

It would only deepen her guilt.

His crimson eyes had dimmed, stripped of their former shine, enveloping the world in shadow.

Without his other faculties, sight eluded him entirely.

"I am fine." He stroked her brow, his gaze fixed on her spot despite the blindness.

This mirrored her lifelong existence. Though total darkness gripped her youth, growth in power later allowed sensory navigation.

"H-How did you- No, why did you… why did you do that?" Teresa's tone nearly broke, her soul in torment.

She'd spare even outsiders such suffering, even claiming their destinies.

Thus, how could she not grieve as every curse transferred to the man she cherished above all?

"Yeah, it's selfish on my part, but watching you in pain is unbearable. I know this weighs on you, yet fret not." Vritra offered a comforting grin before adding:

"I don't just take destinies; I can pass them to others too, so I'll simply offload this elsewhere. I can manage it."

His assurance eased Teresa somewhat. For Vritra's sake, she'd harm without pause.

Vritra kept murmuring calming phrases until Teresa fully unwound; her faith in him surpassed all.

If he claimed it possible, she believed without doubt.

"…" Once settled, Teresa at last perceived her restored vision.

She gazed at Vritra's visage, sharper than ever before.

"Husband, you look so handsome… you're too kind to me." She murmured faintly, clutching his arm.

Vritra grinned, then bent close for a gentle peck.

After a brief chat, Vritra stepped out, letting her recuperate as Teresa drew in the core's essence.

Once the door clicked shut behind him, Vritra's demeanor shifted.

As a demigod, the curse impacted him less severely than it had Teresa, though dizziness persisted.

"Are you alright? Was harming yourself for her truly needed?" Yennefer's anxious tone echoed in his thoughts then.

She longed to be free to restrain her impulsive mate from such folly.

"Yeah, I'm okay, and yes, it was essential. She's mine now, so I'd wield every ounce of power to shield her, just as I'd keep threats from you." He declared resolutely.

"Sigh…" Yennefer exhaled deeply; she grasped all too well his devotion to his spouses.

This very trait had sparked her earlier concern.

Vritra muted his perceptions, plunging the realm into utter blackness; true sight escaped him now.

"Well, it's a fresh kind of adventure." He laughed lightly, stepping ahead only to collide with a barrier.

Yennefer merely shook her head and inquired: "Do you truly possess a method to shift this destiny elsewhere? If yes, then hasten and… dump it on that prisoner, your old classmate."

"Of course not; had I not fibbed, would Teresa have settled? Her kindness dooms her at times." Vritra replied as his senses reignited, letting him discern his environment.

"What-?! Husband, that's far too rash; only you among us can weather abrupt calamities. Should illness fell you, wouldn't we all face peril?

And the matter of claiming Jack's heroic destiny?" Yennefer vented in frustration.

"Hmm, I'll devise a fix somehow. How could I waver with her life at stake? For Jack, perhaps I'll have Tess take his fate." Vritra muttered uncertainly, though what if she grabbed his misfortunes too?

Thus, he wavered slightly.

"Hold on, didn't you say Teresa had taken a maid's destiny, dooming her to childlessness later?

You didn't claim that too, right?" Yennefer probed with rising dread; like Yasmine and the rest, she yearned for his offspring.

"Uh… I believe I did, haa, we'll sort it out, no frets." Vritra admitted with a sigh.

"You did?!! I'm alerting Yasmine and the others immediately!" Yennefer declared, reaching out to his other partners.

Before long, they all learned of his deed.

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