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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
Chapter 80. Shadows of the Hive
Smoke and ash still drifted through the broken chamber. The floor was a crater of cracked stone and burnt flesh, the air thick with the stench of fire and blood.Jonah knelt in the center, his arms wrapped protectively around Kevin. His claws were dull now, faint sparks dancing weakly across them. His wings hung heavy, torn and singed. His chest heaved, every breath shallow, his body screaming in pain.Kevin stirred against him, the boy’s glow barely more than a flicker. His small hands trembled as they gripped Jonah’s chest. His eyes opened halfway, weary but searching. “Is… it over?”Jonah wanted to say yes. He wanted to tell the boy it was finished, that they had won, that the nightmare was done. But his golden eyes lifted through the smoke, and froze.A shadow moved within the haze. Heavy footsteps echoed, each one making the broken ground tremble, then it stepped forward. The Vessel.Its body was burned and cracked, smoke hissing from deep wounds. Its armor was split in several
Chapter 79. Rise of the True Vessel (Part 2)
Jonah stood, his body shaking, blood dripping down his arms, but his fire burning again. The flames were weak at first, trembling like a candle in a storm. But Kevin’s glow pressed against it, feeding it, steadying it.The boy’s small hand slipped into Jonah’s clawed one. Their light merged, golden fire and soft glow weaving together until sparks showered across the chamber.The Vessel’s four eyes narrowed. Its voice thundered. “Foolish. You cannot resist forever. You burn only to delay the inevitable.”Jonah bared his teeth in a bloody grin. “Delay’s all I need. Long enough to burn you down.”Kevin’s voice cracked, but he shouted beside him. “We’re not afraid of you!”The Vessel roared, black flames bursting from its body. The chamber walls twisted like flesh, tendrils writhing toward them. The ground split, black ooze rising in waves.Jonah and Kevin didn’t move back. They stepped forward, side by side. The Vessel lunged first, claws sweeping down like blades. Jonah met them with
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