The Eminence of a True Monarch of the Shadows

[Third Person's PoV ]

"Alright then, I'll now begin with the transfer process" Yukime announced once Aurora had said her piece. 

Seeing Cid nodding to her giving her the go ahead, Yukime placed the hand with the Virtue Mark on Aurora's head and closed her eyes. She willed the essence to leave her body and be passed on to Aurora. 

Aurora had closed her eyes as she was bathed in a gold and white light. 

For once reason Yukime had felt she had to take a few steps back once she had finished transferring the Rulers essence. 

As the golden light dwindled around Aurora's, her eyes suddenly furrowed and she let out a groan of pain. She quickly stood up pushing her chair back and gritted her teeths, "Ahhh!" She grunted in pain.

Her mana began to rise from her body in a swirling uncontrolled manner. Her hair began to rise upwards along with her mana and started to change colors from her roots. Her raven colored hair started turning white and as it reached her tips it burned a bright golden color. 

Her back suddenly arched as she opened her mouth to scream out but no sound had come out. 

*Whoosh*

From her back 3 sets of wings of pure white shot out with a powerful flap, feathers began to gently fall all around her while her eye suddenly turned golden and the color of her Mana began to turn the same. 

Aurora looked down and saw that even her dress had turned white much to her amusement, and once the pain subsided she saw that everyone was now looking at her in awe. 

"So how do I look?" She asked Cid with a teasing smile. 

"Better in black that's for sure" Cid scoffed. 

Aurora ignored him completely and focused on herself as she began flexing her fingers, "I feel so powerful…" 

"Let's give it up for our very own Ruler of Fate everyone" Cid said as he began clapping his hands and the others followed. 

Aurora bowed elegantly before closing her eyes and tried to recall her transformation, which worked and her wings retreated back and her black hair quickly returned back to its original color. 

"Proceed" Cid motioned towards Yukime and Yukime nodded in agreement. 

She placed her hand on the pile and absorbed the essence of one of the Ruler's dead bodies. She then turned towards Cid to see who the one she picked up should go to. 

"That was the Ruler of Justice and that one is going to Alexia. As Alexia is one of the few people I know who seeks out Justice for others so adamantly, so if anyone deserves it it's her" Cid nodded. 

Alexia blushed slightly as she said, "Complimenting me isn't going to get you in my good grace, just so you know" She muttered. 

"I manage to get inside your pants so that's all that matters!" Cid said, giving her a thumbs up. 

Which earned him a hateful and embarrassed look from her, "Let's just get this over with" She grumbled. 

Hearing her Yukime had placed her hand on top of Alexia and began the process of turning her into a Ruler. 

Just like Aurora she was bathed in golden and white light. After a while her face started contorting into a painful grimace as her hair rose to the air and became even whiter and longer than it had previously been, her magic also began turning golden along side her eyes. All the while 3 sets of pure white wings unfurled from her back. 

As her transformation was over Alexia was leaning over the table breathing heavily, "People told me I've always look like an angel, who would have thought I would actually become one" 

"Now everyone, let's welcome the Ruler of Justice into our mits" Cid said clapping his hands, which the others joined as well. 

Alexia held the helm of her skirt and bowed before undoing her transformation and sitting back down. As she sat down however she still flexed her finger, "That's weird, even when I'm not transformed I still feel so strong" she muttered to herself. 

And so Yukime moved on to the next body of the pile and looked towards Cid once more. 

"That one is the Ruler of Embers, and that one's going to Rose. It is well known how strong of an affinity Rose has with Fire Magic, it is the magic she has the most skill in so thus it's only fair she becomes its Ruler" Cid explained. 

And the same process occurred where Yukime placed her hand on Rose and she slowly transformed, however as her already blond hair rose to the air instead of turning white or even golden it had turned a bright red color, her mana swirled around her like living flames and with a flash of her fire her three wings had unfurled from her back. 

Burning white feathers fell all around her as her painful look alleviated. Rose looked at her red hair with a bit of surprise. She then lifted her palm and a single flicker of flame appeared dancing in her palm, which caused her to smile as she examined it. 

"Well it seems that the essence merging with you has mutated" Cid said, drawing their attention from Rose, who looked towards Cid in confusion. "Instead of being the Ruler of Embers, you're the Ruler of Flames" 

And with that the others began to clap in Congratulations. Rose bathed in the warm applause and sat back down undoing her transformation. 

Yukime absorbed the next body from the pile that was dwindling rather rapidly, and like other three she looked towards Cid for confirmation on who it would belong to. 

"That is the Ruler of Wisdom, and that once will be for Sherry" Cid said, "There really shouldn't be any questions as to why she would be the one to receive this, right?" 

Sherry jumped at hearing her name and when she saw that they were shaking their heads, she grew a bit bashful, "Thank you…" She said gratefully towards all of them, she was beginning to be more acceptable to the things which were being handed to her. 

Sherry closed her eyes tightly and waited for the pain to appear like how it was for the others, but she still flinched as she felt Yukime place a hand on her head. 

She at first felt the warmness of being bathed in the golden and white lights, however it wasn't long before that warmness felt like boiling water flowing through her veins. 

She held her body as pain coursing all through her and just like the others her transformation began. Her hair rose as it became a lighter shade of pink, her own magic started turning a pinkish color to match. And three sets of wings unfurled behind her raining down feathers around her. 

Sherry blinked for a few seconds as her mind suddenly felt clearer and started to view things more logically. 

"Sherry, The Ruler of Wisdom" Cid announced as he clapped and the others did alongside them. 

She gave a meek smile and rubbed the back of her end in embarrassment. She went to sit down but she forgot to undo her transformation which caused the chair to fall back causing her to blush. She withdrew her transformation, picked up her chair, and sat back down looking down at her own hands refusing to meet anyone else's gaze. 

After Sherry was sitting and Yukime had absorbed the next essence Cid explained, "That one actually belongs to you Yukime, The Ruler of Perception, it is yours, you're allowed to digest the essence you had absorbed." 

"I thank thee for thy graciousness" Yukime bowed and closed her eyes as she began to digest the essence she had just absorbed. 

Her mana suddenly exploded out of Yukime as if she was engulfed in a blue flame. Her eyes grew sharper as she became a bit more sensual in her demeanor but her face still contorted into a painful grimace. And wings expanded from her back, except compared to the others they appeared to be a bit more furry. 

Yukime appeared to be slightly out of breath as she hid her face behind her fan, "I'm not sure how to feel about having 6 wings with 9 tails… I hope it doesn't look weird" 

"You look beautiful Yukime" Cid complimented with a sincere smile. 

Yukime blushed slightly and batted her eyes, "If you say so, I then I guess I have no choice but to believe you"

"Just like Rose's your essence had evolved, you aren't just the Ruler of Perception anymore, you're the Ruler of Deception" 

As the all clapped, Yukime bowed elegantly as well in her own manner and withdrew her transformation. 

There were no only two corpses along the table and when Yukime went to absorb one of them Cid stopped her. 

"Not that one" Cid interjected before she could activate her power. 

She raised an eyebrow and understood, she placed her hand on the other one and walked over towards Elisabeth who was the only Virtue left without an essence mixed with her. 

"That one's the Ruler of Night, which again I don't have to explain why Elisabeth is going to be the one receiving it." Cid explained. 

As Yukime passed Elisabeth the essence of the Ruler, a familiar sight welcomed them as Elisabeth's red hair rose up high, however it turned from red to surprisingly silver as did her mana. And like the other she grimaces and wings shout from her back. 

As she was panting and admiring herself, Cid went on to explain, "It looks like the Essence evolved as well… Oh wow… You have become the Ruler of The Moon and of the Creatures of the Night" 

Elisabeth was taken aback, "A double Ruler, is that common?" 

"No, not in the slightest, you might just be Unique in this case however they compliment each other so there's that as well" Cid said clearly impressed. 

"Say if you're not planning on giving that last body to anyone here, who are you planning on giving it to?" Epsilon asked curiously, her being the sin of envy coming to play. 

"Well to Akane obviously" Cid said calmly. 

"WHAT?" They all asked at the same time as she wasn't a Virtue or Sin they were curious as to why she would be the one getting it. 

"There was a reason as to why Zeraphiel chose to inhabit her body out of everyone else she could have, you know" Cid said in amusement. 

And their eyes widened as they looked at the last body, 'So this was the Ruler that was possessing her' They all thought along those lines together. 

It was crazy to think that in one second that being was threatening them and the next she was dead, laid lifelessly on their table like a pig at a feast.