369 Desire to Feas (1/2)

'Ah, finally…'

A young voice of a malformed human resounded on the depths of his heart.

He found himself staring at the vast and starry skies of the night while tears fell from his face. He was holding a body that doesn't even resemble a human anymore. The body he held was burnt, all of this person's features were mostly missing due to the incident that happened before their death.

'I'm sorry.' He said inwardly. He would've liked to apologize out loud but his vocal cords aren't working properly, making him unable to speak. It also didn't help that every time he opens his mouth, black flames will uncontrollably come out burn everything in front of him.

He knew that he wasn't normal. He's not just some deformed human. In fact, he's not even sure if he could even be called human anymore.

His face resembled that of a human, but his skin was incredibly pale, almost as if he was a corpse or something. It is wrinkled but that shouldn't be possible since he's just but a teenager, and somehow it is also elastic and durable. A dagger won't even cut his skin and instead would just leave white marks that resembles scratch marks.

He's unusually short and his back was bent with large hump on it. And unlike any other humans, he had a tail.

'You underestimated my desire to live. Due to that, you'll become my meal now. You should rejoice, honestly.' The young man said as he ruthless tore the burnt corpse in manageable pieces and started feeding on it.

His face expressed bliss and comfort as he continued chewing on human flesh, his tears kept falling from face but this wasn't from sadness or regret. It was because of glee.

Finally, he defeated the strongest human that ever hunted him. His triumphant victory over this human made him cry tears of joy, and he celebrated his victory under the night full of stars and a delicious meal to satiate himself.

After he finished eating his prey, a satisfied burp escaped his mouth, nary a piece of bone nor hair remained from the human, everything was consumed by him. It didn't take long before an inexplicable power filled his body, making him shiver in delight and causing his laugh manically.

*Roar!*

He released a provocative roar which also filled with glee and satisfaction.

'This is it! This is the feeling! Ah!' The deformed young man shivered as he felt power coursing through his body. 'It never gets old, and I don't want it to get old! Who would've known that Humans are the most delicious meal in this place? This is no good! I want more! More! Ah!'

The young man shivered constantly as if he was roaming multiple times in a row. His maniacal laughter resounded throughout the dark forest and anything who heard it felt chills running through their body, causing them to run away.

'I want a feast! Human flesh, I want it! I have to - no! I need to have them! As many as I could! I want to be fed! I want my belly full of human flesh! I want to savor their heavenly taste! I. Want. More!!'

All of a sudden, his raging emotions caused a transformation to occur to his body. The hump in his back exploded and revealed bat-like wings that spanned for a few meters. A black horn emerged from his head, his fangs grew longer and his pupils turned to slits. He released another roar which is accompanied by raging black flames.

This is the night where he officially discarded the last bits of his humanity and embraced his demonic urges. From now on, he's no longer that same human boy who kept a lot of secrets to himself. He discarded his own name and given himself a new one, along with the promise that he will feed on human flesh as long as he lived.

”I am Vit'hum!!!”

***

Vit'hum did what he wanted.

He built a lair in the forest constantly search for humans to feed on. Even if he was a crazed beast, his sanity remained intact and he even kept his memories while he still believed that he's human.

Vit'hum knows their culture, he knows how they think, how they behave, and how they react in the face of dire situations. This is why he also knows how to hunt them.

It is not like he couldn't be sated by eating animals. If he wanted to, he could've satisfied himself by eating animals or demonic beast but he just can't control his craving for human flesh.