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Chapter 86. Vessel of the Hive
Jonah could not breathe. Kevin was in his arms, small and fragile as always, but his glow, the warm light that had saved Jonah again and again, was gone.The boy’s eyes opened slowly. They weren’t golden. They weren’t even dim. They were bright red, glowing like burning coals.And when he spoke, it wasn’t Kevin’s voice anymore. It was deeper. Colder. It was the Hive. “At last… the perfect Vessel.”Jonah’s chest clenched like a blade had pierced it. He shook his head violently, clutching the boy tighter. “No. No, you can’t have him.”Kevin’s lips curled in a cruel smile that didn’t belong to him. “He is already mine. His body, his light, his soul. You carried him to me, Jonah Crest. You fed me with your fire. And now… I am reborn.”Jonah’s claws trembled, golden sparks flickering weakly. His voice cracked with fury and grief. “Get out of him! Right now!”The boy tilted his head, the Hive’s whispers dripping through every word. “Or what? You’ll burn him? Kill him with your claws? End hi
Chapter 85. Into the Hive
Jonah’s scream echoed into nothingness, but then… silence. He opened his eyes. There was no chamber. No rubble. No fire. Only darkness.An endless void stretched in every direction. The ground beneath him rippled like water, black and cold. Above, no sky. No ceiling. Only more dark.He staggered, holding Kevin in his arms. The boy was still there, breathing, but his glow was faint. It flickered like a candle about to die.Jonah’s claws flexed, his fire sputtering. It glowed faintly in the void, but the flames barely pushed back the shadows. His wings were gone. His body still bled. “Where…?” Jonah whispered hoarsely.The Hive’s voice answered, low and endless, coming from everywhere at once. “Inside. Welcome, Jonah Crest. Welcome… home.”The ground rippled. Shapes rose from the dark, twisted faces, mouths whispering, eyes watching. They shifted in and out, never fully forming.Kevin stirred weakly, his small hands clutching Jonah’s torn shirt. His voice trembled. Jonah… where are we?”
Chapter 84. The Seed of the Hive
The chamber was silent except for Jonah’s ragged breathing. He held Kevin close, his claws trembling, blood dripping down his torn body. His wings were gone, burned to ash. His fire was a faint flicker, no more than a dying candle.Yet he was still alive. And Kevin was safe. Or so he thought. The ashes in front of them shifted. Jonah stiffened, his golden eyes narrowing. The ground pulsed like it had a heartbeat. From the black dust, something rose.A seed. Small at first, but alive. It pulsed with a sick red light, each beat sending out ripples of shadow across the ground. The veins crawled outward, tendrils snaking toward Jonah and Kevin. The Hive’s voice whispered, soft but sharp, sliding into Jonah’s ears. “Did you think fire could end me? Foolish man. I am not a body. I am not flesh. I am hunger. And hunger cannot die.”Jonah’s grip on Kevin tightened. His body screamed in pain, but he forced himself to rise. His claws shook, faint sparks of fire clinging to them. “Stay away f
Chapter 83. The Last Spark
Dust filled the air. The chamber shook like it was alive, groaning under its own collapse. Rubble tumbled from above, stones cracking and falling like rain. Jonah’s body swayed as he clutched Kevin close to his chest. His claws trembled, his fire only flickering faintly across his broken wings. He had done it. He had pulled the boy free. Kevin was alive, breathing, heart beating against Jonah’s chest. That single fact had carried Jonah this far, but then the sound came.A wet, sucking noise. A slither like oil dragging across stone. Jonah turned his head and froze.Black liquid crawled across the ground, veins weaving together, bones forming from smoke. The Vessel’s body twitched, reshaping, growing again. Its red glow flickered inside the darkness like a second heart refusing to die.Jonah’s knees almost buckled. His chest heaved, and blood dripped from his lips. He had nothing left, no strength, no fire, no time. Yet still he whispered, voice raw: “No… you can’t.”The Hive’s voi
Chapter 82. The Boy in the Dark
The chamber was in ruins. The walls cracked, the ceiling trembled, and black fire crawled over every surface like veins of a living nightmare.Jonah was on his knees, blood dripping from his mouth. His claws trembled at his sides. His fire, once a raging storm, now flickered like dying embers.Before him stood the True Vessel, taller and more terrible than before. Its body was covered in writhing black flesh, its four eyes blazing red, and from its chest glowed the faint, twisted light of Kevin’s soul.The Hive’s voice filled the chamber, layered with countless tones, men, women, children, all speaking as one. “Do you see now, Jonah Crest? The boy is mine. He was always mine. You fought fate, but fate devours you.”Jonah clenched his teeth, forcing himself to stand. His legs shook, his wings hung in tatters, but his eyes burned. “I don’t care what you say. I’m not leaving him. Not ever.”The Vessel’s claws twitched, sharp as spears. Its grin widened. “Then die with him inside me.”The
Chapter 81. The Last Light
The air in the chamber grew heavy. It was not just heat or smoke, it was pressure, like a hand squeezing down on the lungs, choking every breath. The Hive’s whispers no longer came as faint murmurs. They were thunder now, rolling through the cracked walls, rattling the broken ground.Jonah stood tall despite the blood dripping from his arms and chest. His claws were blackened, his golden fire dim. His wings sagged, the feathers ash-stained. And yet, he did not kneel.Kevin clung to him, trembling. The boy’s glow pulsed faintly, but Jonah could feel it pulling away from him, dragged toward the monster that stood before them.The True Vessel had risen. It towered twice the height of the old form, its body twisted and jagged like black stone wrapped in living flesh. From its back jutted long, spiked limbs, writhing like serpents. Four burning eyes glared down at Jonah, unblinking, merciless.And at its chest… glowed something worse. A white light, faint but familiar, caged in black vei
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