Chapter 45: Pink (1/2)

”*Ugh! Argh!!!”

Under a beautiful sun and the gentle breeze, a bloody scene was being enacted.

A groan of pain echoed, sometimes followed by stifled screams.

On the clearing, one man, or rather a young boy, was laying down and fighting against the pain, while his four limbs were bound by powerful translucent chains seemingly made out of energy.

The young boy should have been rather handsome in normal times. But currently, he looked more like a demon from hell or a tortured prisoner.

His long beautiful golden hair and his handsome angular face were stained by blood as a bulge seemed to split his skull.

His dainty but large hands were bloodied as his nails were falling off. The same went for his mouth as his teeth were falling and being replaced by new one.

This wasn't all. Such changes, while painful, weren't enough to deter the boy with such a firm will.

The true problem was what was happening internally. If the boy still looked somewhat human externally, internally it was a totally different situation.

His muscles' fiber were snapping and reconnecting. Stronger and tougher than any human.

The same happened to his bones. It was literally like having his entire skeleton fracture then reconnect, again and again.

His organs were shifting, strengthening.

Since he was currently nearly naked aside from a boxer that hid his private parts, it was possible to see the eerie sights of his internal change as his muscles bulged and his body deformed.

It was a slow but gradual change, an evolution of life, something anyone should be happy to receive, but-

'It's so damn painful!'

Sol thought as he gritted his teeth to stifle another scream of pain.

The worst was that he absolutely couldn't let himself faint. This was the first condition the goddess Luxuria sent him.

The creation of his core was the best moment to strengthen his bloodline, so if he wanted the maximum benefit, he had to go through all the processes awake and without any form of drugs to inhibit the pain.

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck !'

Constantly cursing in his mind, Sol continued to fight through the pain, doing his best to increase the benefits.

Despite the pain, each second that passed he could feel himself becoming stronger, stronger to a point he could have snapped his yesterday self with his hands.

He had never particularly sought power, even though he wanted to surpass his father. But now, the situation was different.

War was upon them.

He couldn't allow himself to be weak.

He had to protect all the people he cared for. He had to become strong enough to be seen as a reliable shield that could protect his loved one from the rain and the snow.

”Ugh!”

Another spam of pain went through his body, making his vision swim and his mind felt faint, but he steeled his mind and refused to give up.

From what Luxuria told him, his total bloodline evolution would be done in two steps. The first one here, and the second one after he obtained his first contract and finally met Tiamat.

Of course, this was on the premise he held on now. If he did, Luxuria swore that the second step would give him an incroyable benefit.

So, while thinking about his loved one, he held on. He fought and fought.

His body bathed in his blood and his mind clouded, he continued to fight.

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