Kulah Odi

The **Kulah Odi** were the last known survivors of the Odi race (aside from Baba Yaga) who had hibernated under the Kulah military base for centuries before being killed by Lith. They had Body-Swapped all their bodies into one body to preserve their lifespan. They were limited to Tier 3 spells but were empowered by the Mana Reactor, turning their magic into powerful deadly spells on par with Tier 5 spells.

## Appearances

The Odi had translucent blue skin that allowed their muscles and organs to be seen as if they were plastic toys.

### Jiira

Jiira was 1.7 meters (5'7") tall with long purple hair and blue translucent skin. He was almost naked, wearing only a loincloth to cover his genitals. His body was comprised only of muscles and his face was handsome but unnatural. He looked more like a statue come to life rather than a living being. He is referred to by Lith as "Mister Anatomy Model." He was mortally wounded by Lith.

### Rizo

Rizo was a male Master Swordsman with a muscular physique. He wore the Great Fortress armor that generated an energy barrier when imbued with mana, though it was limited in that it required a lot of mana. He wielded the Eternal Blade , the apex of Odi weaponry. The blade could be fueled by the Reactor, surrounding it with a white aura strong enough to literally cut the air in front of it and even to split matter down to an atomic level. He was beheaded by Lith wielding Soluskeeper.

### Veiga

A female mage that wielded a magical staff. Her head was crushed like a grape.

## Background

Kulah was cut off from the Odi Empire during the Great War. When Kulah's researchers had understood that no one was coming to save them, they used the Life Merging project to halve their numbers but double their lifespan by alternating who was in control of the body. Only the active life force would be consumed, while the other would be preserved. This also meant halving the speed of their research, since there was only so much work that a single body could do. With each of their failures, the Odi's numbers would decrease, until they had decided to merge all inside a single body to buy as much time as they could while waiting for rescue. The tank where they had slept slowed their metabolism to one-tenth, so that each one of them would only lose one day of life force after 10 days. The Odi spent the last few centuries switching from one body to another, prolonging the existence of their doomed race.

An expedition consisting of two Rangers Lith Verhen and Morok Eari, an elite army unit led by Phloria Ernas, and Professors and their assistants from the Great Academies is sent to investigate the Odi city located in the Laroxya Duchy crystal mines. Upon accessing an elevator to an underground facility in the headquarters building, the expedition inadvertently awakens the remaining Odi from their slumber deep underground.

Having expected an ancient noble family as their liberators but finding scavenging humans instead, the Odi unleash a darkness-laced neurotoxin that devours all living life in the military base, forcing the expedition underground. There, the Odi lure them to the Living Quarters where they ambush the humans with a small army of Flesh Golems, Warp-kidnapping the Assistants and soldiers to be used for Body-Swapping.

After Lith and Quylla use their Healing knowledge to destroy several Golems, the Odi send the Golems back to the charging pods. They target Quylla as the strongest mage of the group and make arrangements to capture her as a prime specimen for them to inhabit. The Odi conduct another ambush, capturing Professors Yondra, Ellkas, and Gaakhu. Yondra plays possum and manages to free herself and her colleagues, Phloria's soldiers, as well as her assistant Rainer, though Ellkas and Gaakhu abandon the remaining Assistants. Gaakhu and the soldiers run for the Warehouse while Yondra, Ellkas, and Rainer make their way to the Magical Beast Breeding Center. After they witness Gaakhu's knowledge of the Odi language, the Odi decide to capture her along with the youths to gain access to the outside world.

Jiira decides to take personally take action when Phloria and Quylla infiltrate the prison and easily captures both, leaving Rainer to be retrieved. Lith and Morok meet up with Yondra, Rainer, and Ellkas and the group assaults the Breeding Center to reach the dimensional runes. They succeed in breaking through the swarms of Teks, Koas, and Thorns, but Jiira exploits the moment the group is separated to kill Ellkas and capture Rainer. He proceeds to use the God's Will Array and the Mana Reactor's endless mana supply to turn their spells against them, piercing Morok's heart and mortally wounding Yondra with Lith's Final Sunset spell, though he leaves Lith for dead due to his lack of understanding of Tier 5 spells. He loots Morok and Yondra's bodies before Warping away.

Due to Phloria's unattractive physique and looks, Jiira decides to use her as the first test subject to see if their Body-Swapping procedure was still effective on humans. Lith attacks and releases the prisoners, directing Quylla to Morok to disable the Reactor. Due to Lith's Orichalcum Skinwalker Armor and Awakened abilities, Jiira is unable to kill Lith. Lith damages the runes of God's Will Array's power nodes and Phloria manages to distract Jiira long enough for Lith to mortally wound him. The other Odi activate the detonation spell engraved in Jiira's body, giving Rizo enough time to assume control.

Rizo underestimates Lith and pays the price of having his Great Fortress armor's pseudo-core eroded by Origin Flames. Phloria cripples the Body-Swapping machine while Quylla sabotages the Mana Reactor, releasing the world energy inside and preventing any new mana from being generated. A silver pillar of light descends from the sky and a black pillar emerges from the ground as Lith undergoes his fourth world tribulation. Lith's evolved Hybrid Form and Solus' assistance enables them to behead Rizo, leaving Veiga to take charge. Quylla sabotages the God's Will Array to prevent the Odi from empowering their Tier 3 spells, and Lith proceeds to kill the remaining Odi in quick succession until the mana from the Reactor dries up and the Odi turn to dust.

## Quotes

* *"There's nothing better than leaving maggots like you a shred of hope. You fight so hard when you believe that you actually have a chance. Then, when I take away that hope, when your expression turns into despair, that's the moment that makes me happy to be alive."* (Jiira to Yondra and Lith, Chapter 712)
* *"Not bad, kid. I wish I had some decent meat for a barbeque. Your flames make you a poor excuse of a mage but an excellent stove."* (Rizo to Lith, Chapter 722)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 717
2. ↑ Chapter 706
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 720
4. ↑ Chapter 722
5. ↑ Chapter 724
6. ↑ Chapter 727
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 728
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 692
9. ↑ Chapter 688
10. ↑ Chapter 698
11. ↑ Chapter 702
12. ↑ Chapter 706
13. ↑ Chapter 712
14. ↑ Chapter 718
15. ↑ Chapter 723