Chapter 65: The Devour Aspect...Blessing Or A Curse? (1/2)
”Ari, you are right on time for…” Mei trailed off as she realized that she was about to sleep with him. It was something that she usually does every day, but now he no longer looked like a kid that needed her constant care.
Now he looked like a grown-up man with big assets at the right places that could take away her sleep, or what if an 'accident' like before happens?
She still couldn't forget the sensation she was feeling on her bottom when his huge 'sword' tried to trespass into her forbidden region. And just thinking about it made her cheeks warm.
Arion also realized the awkwardness in the air, but he didn't want to change their usual routine since the last thing he wanted was to distance her.
So he laid down the mat as if he didn't notice anything and decided to ask his question to clear out the awkwardness as well, ”I had forgotten to ask you before. But do you know what the Devour Aspect is?”
Mei frowned as she slowly crouched, ”Who told you about it?”
Arion felt that something was wrong and said casually, ”I am not sure. I just heard someone talking about it.”
”Then I guess it's time you knew how these vile Dreadlings are so powerful,” Mei said with a stiff expression.
Arion didn't know if he imagined it or not, but he felt that for a moment, he saw her eyes flash with intense hatred and killing intent mixed together that totally contrasted with her usual sacred and graceful aura.
But on second look, he didn't notice anything strange, but her words made him feel that something was definitely wrong about the Devour Aspect.
Mei continued in a serious tone, ”Do you know why the Dreadlings eat people? It's not only because they are bloodthirsty to taste our flesh but also because that's how they gain power. They are cursed entities that were born to oppose the Heavenly Mother's creations!”
Arion felt as if a million bombs exploded inside his heart, making his heart thump loudly against his chest, wondering if he heard things right. On the outside, he somehow managed to maintain a blank expression.
But inwardly, he couldn't help but panic, checking his status screen again and again….
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Prana Aspect: [Darkness] / [Devour]
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But no matter how many times he checked, the same piece of information was still present on his screen. A piece of information that would continue to haunt him for a very long time.
'Don't tell me this is the same as what she is talking about,' Arion desperately hoped that what he was seeing was just false, but again it was just his desperate hope.
He then remembered that his bloodline was 'Doom Lizard' and felt as if some puzzle pieces were coming together.
'Don't tell me that my bloodline is a Dreadling type??' Seeing the words 'Doom' and' Lizard', Arion wondered if he was supposed to shapeshift into a monster...or a Dreadling!
'No, that can't be! I am a human, first and foremost! I don't even feel the urge to eat human flesh,' Arion felt that he might be overthinking things, but his tumultuous heartbeat said otherwise.
But he then remembered how his appetite increased to the point he wasn't even feeling satisfied after eating a lot of pranic food. Even Yaro was surprised how he finished all the food she had prepared for him, especially when she made extra and even had to offer him the food she had kept aside for others.
He still asked in a clear voice, ”Do you mean to say that Dreadlings possess the Devour Aspect?”
Mei nodded, ”Yes. That is why the Devour Aspect is considered as the vilest, taboo, and forbidden out of all other Aspects. Those who possess the Devour Aspect do not have any respect for prana, nor do they bother forming a connection with it but instead devour it all to make that power their own. Pranic hearts are the richest source of prana among living beings than anything else, which is also one of the main reasons why Dreadlings love to feast on them.”
Arion felt like curling in on himself while playing with the ends of his hair to hide his anxiousness about the whole thing.