Beast Evolution Forge - Chapter 73 - Doom 7

The red light pulsed, bathing the temple in an eerie glow. Mother stood there, a twisted smile on her face, holding Vell’s heart, or what was left of it, in her hand. The sight made Yenna’s blood boil. She felt a surge of rage unlike anything she had ever experienced before. Her body trembled, not from fear, but from the sheer force of her anger.

His kids were in shock, unable to process what they just saw.

‘He… he was right there,’ she thought, her mind racing, ‘he was hurting, and i did nothing. No… that’s not right, no… no…I… I will tear that thing apart.’ She looked up at Mother, her eyes narrowed, ‘that fucking thing dared to hurt him, it will pay.’

Wren, Mia, and Sia were equally enraged. They had seen their dad, their Bestfriend, their family, being tortured and killed. They had never felt so helpless, but they were going to do something, they were going to make that creature pay.

“You… you monster!” Yenna yelled, her voice raw with fury. She lunged forward, her gauntlets glowing with an intense light. She didn’t care about strategy, she didn’t care about plans. She just wanted to hurt the monster, to make her feel the pain she had caused. She launched a flurry of punches, each strike fueled by her anger.

Mother simply chuckled, a low, mocking sound that echoed through the temple. She flicked her hand, and Yenna went flying again, crashing into the wall with even more force than before. She coughed, pain blooming in her chest, but she didn’t give up, she picked herself up, her eyes locked on Mother.

Wren, Mia, and Sia attacked next, their small bodies moving with incredible speed and ferocity. Wren’s claws shimmered with a dark aura, while Mia and Sia bit and clawed with unmatched intensity. But their attacks were ineffective. Mother simply swatted them away like flies, barely acknowledging their presence.

“Is that all you have?” Mother asked, her voice dripping with disdain. She looked at the heart she was still holding, “He was such a beautiful creation, I can not wait to mold all of you into his form

‘ I don’t have much time, this temporary vessel wont hold for long.’ She thought, her eyes scanning the room.

She squeezed the heart, dark mana swirling around her. The red light intensified, and the room started to tremble. The symbols on the walls glowed brighter, and the corrupted mana in the air thickened. It felt like the temple itself was reacting to Mother’s power, becoming a weapon.

“It seems i had a little bit of fun before getting serious, my bad,” she said and started to move her hands in an odd motion, a dark circle started to form in front of her. “Now, let’s end this quickly, i still need to work on his corpse.”

Yenna’s heart sank. They were outmatched, outgunned, and completely at the mercy of this monster. She looked around at Wren, Mia, and Sia, all hurt and tired. She felt like giving up, like it was pointless, but she quickly shook her head. ‘No… i cant do that, I will not give up, not now, not ever, I will never let him down again.’

But just as they were about to launch their attack, something happened. A flicker of movement, a barely perceptible shift in the air. It was faint, almost like a shadow dancing at the edge of their vision.

A low growl came from the floor, followed by a loud thud. The red light shifted and the darkness started to recede, revealing something unbelievable.

Vell was standing up.

His body was still twisted, his limbs were still at odd angles, and his skin was still covered in those dark, pulsating veins. But he was standing, his head was lifted, and his eyes, while still glowing with a dark red light, were no longer dull. They were filled with a cold, calculating intelligence.

“What… what is happening?” Mother asked, her voice full of confusion. She looked at Vell, disbelief written on her face. “That’s not possible.”

He looked up at her, a flicker of a smirk playing on his lips. “You really thought that would be enough to kill me? You really underestimated me, huh?” his voice was deep, cold, and filled with a power that made her tremble. It wasn’t the same voice they heard before, it felt more like a different person entirely.

He slowly moved, his body adjusting, the twisted limbs slowly straightening out. The dark veins started to recede, and his skin regained its normal color. The light in his eyes intensified, and a dark aura started to emanate from him.

“I must admit, you made me very angry,” Vell said, his voice still cold, but there was something else there. A promise of retribution, a hint of something dark and dangerous.
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Mother took a step back, her eyes wide with fear, she looked at the missing hole on his chest and back at his eyes, “How… how are you still alive?” she stuttered.

“Alive?” he laughed, a chilling sound that made the very air vibrate. “I am beyond that, now. You were the one who pushed me this far, you should be honored to be the first one to experience this power.”

He looked at his hands, flexing his fingers, testing his new strength. The glow in his eyes pulsed, and the mana around him swirled with incredible power. “I feel amazing, like i can destroy everything in my path,” he said.

He then turned his gaze towards Mother, a cruel and unforgiving expression on his face, “Now, let’s begin. I think i will start with breaking every single bone in your body.”

Yenna and the others watched in awe and shock. They had never seen him like this before. He was powerful, terrifying, and completely different from the kind and caring person they knew. But they also saw the same determination, the same fire in his eyes that always pushed him forward.

He didn’t waste any time. He moved with blinding speed, appearing right in front of Mother in an instant. He grabbed her by the throat, his grip tight and unyielding. She struggled, her claws scratching at his arm, but her efforts were futile. His power was overwhelming.

He lifted her up, his eyes burning with a a new purple light. “Did you really think you could control me? Me? How laughable, you are just a stepping stone.” He said, his voice dripping with venom. “I see what you did to my friends, let’s how you like it. It’s your turn to suffer.”

He tightened his grip and then something even more terrifying happened, shadows appeared from the ground and wrapped around her body, slowly crushing her, while Vell simply looked at her, a smile playing on his lips.

Mother was unable to make a sound, her eyes wide with terror. She tried to fight back, she used her power, she used everything she had but nothing worked, he simply held her in place while the shadows did the rest.

Yenna, Wren, Mia, and Sia stared at him in shock and horror. This was the same Vell that they knew, but it was also completely different, it was like a new person was born out of that darkness.

He was not holding back.

“Vell?” Yenna whispered, her voice trembling. She took a step back, scared of him and the power he was emitting. She felt like she was looking at a different person.

A monster.

Wren just looked on, observing everything and trying to process all the information. Mia and Sia looked like they were going to faint at any given moment.

The shadows finished their job, and the room was silent again. The red light faded, and the only thing that remained was the new Vell and a feeling of dread.

He dropped Mother’s mangled corpse on the floor, the sound echoing in the now-silent temple, and looked at his hands with a confused expression.

“Well,” he said, his voice sounding more like his own, but still cold, “that was… unexpected.”

He then turned his gaze to the group, a soft smile appearing on his lips, “So, did I do good?”

Yenna, still shaking from fear, couldn’t help but smile back at him. Yes, he did good, he always does good.

“You were amazing,” she replied, her voice shaking. She could feel her heart thumping in her chest, a mix of fear, relief, and something else she couldn’t quite name.

“Welcome back… Vell.”

He smiled at her, a genuine smile that made her heart flutter, and she knew, no matter what happens, she would always be by his side, even if he turned into the most dangerous being in the whole world.

He was still her Vell.