The Adventures of Rose Hood

Me and Ella clashed again.

“You are strong, I can see why the Slayers sought to recruit you, even as a lower being.”

She was too strong, even using all of my power, I could not touch her.

Luckily, I was too quick for her to hit me, thus we were in a stalemate.

Both of us were flying. She walked on air, and I was in a mid-shift state.

I had reptilian legs and wings out of my back.

“I look like a harpy rip off.”

Ella laughed.

“You really do, anyways, you will lose here.”

“I doubt it. I have a score to settle with the kin killer, and I can’t fall until I kill her at least.”

“What is so wrong about a beast killing another beast? You are dragons, she merely learnt to become stronger by consuming a weakling.”

“And that’s the difference between us.”

“Hm?”

“You see a beast killing and eating a beast. I see a sister cannibalizing her own flesh and blood. That is fit of a monster.”

“Either way, you are far too weak, the Slayers will certainly have a good time at the party our mistress is throwing. Maybe even stay that way, you definitely look more adult that way.”

In my half shift, I was quite tall. I’d say I looked mid 20s like this. My face didn’t change, but I was still almost 2 meters tall now.

“Heh, I’d rather die than entertain people like that.”

“I’m afraid that you don’t have much of a choice.”

Despite being a deity, I was tired. I’d been battling for 10 hours straight. At this point, it took all I could to remain standing.

She struck again. I blocked with my sword.

“A grammite sword? It’s well made.”

“A dwarven smith made the base, then my sister refined it. It’s the last piece of my original fighting armor.”

“Ah, sentimental value then. Don’t worry, I won’t break it, I may keep it as another one of my trophies.”

“Heh, as if you could ever beat me.”

“You know, if I faced you at the start of this, I probably wouldn’t have made it. Levels aside, you are abnormally strong. I’m over 400 and I still can’t beat you when you are exhausted.”

“Comes with the course.”

She slashed too quickly then and lopped my arm off. As it regenerated, she attempted to cut my chest, but I dodged instinctually.

“Such a fine piece of power. I would kill you, but I wouldn’t gain any experience, besides the lady would be furious if I broke our merchandise.”

I cut and she blocked before kicking my gut and chopping off one of my legs.

She grabbed my neck and threw me to the ground. My shift faded and I became a catkin again.

“Ah too weak.”

“Use Savage Beast.”

[Are you sure you want to use Savage Beast.]

[Yes.]

“Oh, you are using a skill to fight? I can assure you that it won’t do an- HOLY ****!!!”

My face melted into a pitch-black smile, but this time, wings sprouted, they were tattered and scrapped.

[Level Savage Skill 2 Beast has Unique leveled.]

After the system was done having an aneurism, I stood with a hunch as my body had mutated to a point that I couldn’t stand straight.

Of course, Ella was scared.

“Was that your trump card? That’s terrifying. Don’t do that in the party.”

She still was confident, of course, I was waiting to use this on kin killer because the system nerfed it to make me pass out whenever I used it, but I needed to use it to beat her.

“No talking? Oh well, I’ll just rip you apart until you return to your normal state.”

She leapt forward and cut into my leg. I let it be cut, but then I bit her back.

“What?!”

She leapt forward and gasped as blood began to pour down her back.

“So, that’s what it meant by Savage Beast.”

We circled. She leapt forward for my head.

I dodged, this move gave me a second wind in turn for taking my future stamina, plus it completely changed my fighting style.

I slashed and bit down. She started taking more and more damage and realized that I was using all of my power.

“I just need to run then.”

She turned, but I took advantage of her distraction and leapt onto her.

She quickly rolled over to crush me under her weight, but instead, she only put herself in a lock.

Of course, physically, she way outstrengthed me, but I was fighting without any restraint.

She finally pushed me off and winced. Her arm was ripped to shreds. It could still move, but she definitely needed healing.

“Not even going to talk? Unless you can’t. Goodness, I talked about you being a beast before, but now it feels like I’m taking on a panther.”

I leapt forward and bit down on her hurt arm that she used to block.

“GAHK!!!”

She never expected herself to be brought down that far.

[I’ll admit…]

She froze when I spoke through the system.

[You are strong, for a human.]

I ripped off her arm and leapt again, she regained composure and blocked with her remaining arm.

Ella, once so prideful, was now panicking. She couldn’t flee, and she already lost an arm. My smile was terrifying even for those who knew me. She was in a massive state of distress.

“I can’t die here. I’m destined to become the next ruler of Dominion. Raidren told me himself!!!”

Then we heard Raidren scream in agony then his presence faded.

[What a prophet, huh?]

“Impossible, you can’t… I am Ella, I fought for thousands of years to get this powerful. I won’t die to a weakling like you!!!”

She was in full panic, and, because of that, she left herself open.

I bit down on her torso, and ripped open her stomach, then, while she was in shock, I grabbed her neck.

“Please, I can be useful. I ca-“

I bit down, crushing her throat.

[You have gained the experience of level 403 human, Ella. You have become level 150. Your health is restored.]

The effect faded and I staggered.

“You *****”

I turned and saw her with a furious expression.

“Gethel, **** the deal. I’m killing her.”

Regala crushed her phone and glanced at Ella’s corpse before looking at me.

“You’re dead.”