Hunting (1)

<Side : Edward Silverlight>

Brimstone fire of the Abyss, burning away even hope.

A pure white cross, crushing bone and marrow.

Dragon’s Bullet, piercing skin and spinning.

Iron Fist of the Wanton Woman, pulverizing the entire body.

Specter’s Hammer, smashing the head.

And… the betrayal of a companion. A Vile Aberration, tainted with sin and Depravity, changes its form with us as a leash, strangling the breath of the wolf who was once a comrade.

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『Martyr’s Moon – Day 10 (Dawn)』

Having spent a sleepless night, my eyes were still fixed on the Church.

Yesterday, the only one who came out of the Church was a pair of purple wings that darted out with a speed too fast to catch with the eye.

No one else came out. And… no one came in.

“Annie…”

Her chestnut hair, which she had cherished so dearly, had turned a painfully bright yellow, and her body, which had grown excessively unlike her, was proof that she was firmly in the enemy’s grasp.

While resenting Fairy’s Bondage, which had prevented me from accompanying her… fixing my thoughts to act alone, I was muttering Annie’s name softly.

–Creeeak…

“The door… opened.”

Looking at the Church at dawn, shrouded in clouds, from a high place, there was no greater spectacle. However, the eeriness emanating from the deserted streets of the Territory detracted from the beautiful scene.

In the midst of that, the front door of the Church swung open without any warning. Even if I tried to peek inside, the interior, adorned with deep darkness, did not allow even a glimpse.

“What… is about to happen?”

Muttering a slight impression as I watched the door open on its own, my body was naturally retreating backward.

Even if I couldn’t predict what an unknown object would spring out from within and do to me, I was certain that it would inevitably try to harm me.

Just as I was about to descend from the roof where I had been observing the Church, a pure white object appeared from within the pitch-black darkness.

“A Coffin…!?”

It was a Coffin. Its body was spotless white, and it was adorned with antique decorations. Several Chains were tied around it, and it was floating in the air, facing forward.

–Whoosh……!! Kwaaaaaang…!!!!!!

“Ugh…!!”

The moment I took my eyes off it for a brief moment due to the appearance of the mysterious Coffin, the Chains of the Coffin cut through the air and flew quickly towards the roof where I was standing.

The ultra-high-speed attack shattered the silence of the Territory in an instant, and I barely reacted to avoid having the Chains impale my entire body…

“What…!”

I quickly looked around, but I couldn’t feel any presence at all. But… I could feel a terrifying murderous intent that made my body flinch for a moment.

Even when facing powerful Monsters and being threatened with my life, it wasn’t this bad…!

[Heehee♥]

“Above!”

And in the fleeting moment when a shadow was cast above me along with a chilling laughter, my survival instinct was activated and I reflexively jumped off the roof. To avoid an attack that would crush everything…

–Kuguuung…!!!! Kugwaaaaang……

“Keeeugh…!!!”

Before my eyes could see and my head could judge, I desperately threw my body and crashed to the ground in a struggle to survive. I was vividly feeling the impact of the fall, enveloped in a cloud of dust.

“The building is collapsing… ugh…!”

With just one swing. It was unknown whether she used something, but judging from the sound when the building collapsed, it must have been a huge and powerful Mace.

If I hadn’t avoided it, I would have met a humiliating end, remaining as a bloodstain on the rubble of the building, unable to maintain my original form.

[Aww… I believed in you♥ Lord Edward♥ You’re not destined to become a lump of meat here♥]

A woman’s voice was heard from within the smoke rising from the rubble. A sweet voice that seemed youthful, but with a mighty evil hidden inside.

“Who are you…!”

[Me? Hehe♥ Of course, I have to show you~ We’ll be seeing each other often♥]

–Clack… clack…

Without losing her composure even in the midst of the collapse, long, slender legs wearing very high heels emerge from the smoke.

Showing pale, bloodless skin that looked like a corpse, the identity of the one who revealed herself from the smoke was…

“You are…”

[Nice to meet you. Lord Edward♥ My name is Clarice. I am a faithful servant of the most Wanton and great Goddess, and the one who will lead this world to Paradise♥ Let’s get along in the future♥]

This person, who identified herself as Clarice. Her appearance was so vulgar that it was inappropriate to describe.

Except for the black leather Cape covering her shoulders and the small piece of red cloth attached to cover her nipples, she was not wearing any armor.

In addition, her terrifyingly large breasts and hips were one thing, but a male appendage that should not exist on a woman had grown to a form larger than that of any man.

“Clarice… I remember seeing her in the report. An adventurer who went to search the Black Market with Lacey and was injured in an attack… Was it all a disguise? Since when…!”

Clarice Siete, a novice nun of the Sea Moon Church and an adventurer. Like the appearance I saw in the report at the time, the person in front of me also had white hair and red eyes. Even the face was too similar to be disguised by borrowing a name.

[A disguise… well. That’s right♥ At that time, I was doing groundwork to turn Lacey… into Glaishia♥ I needed to hide my true self♥ More than that… shall we continue our story♥]

Clarice, who calmly revealed the truth, slowly walked out.

She effortlessly lifted a Mace with a cross as its head, the size of which would require several well-trained adult men to handle, and slung it over her shoulder…

That must be the identity of the blunt weapon that collapsed the building.

[Hehe♥ You have to endure a little pain in exchange for saving your life♥ Don’t worry. I’ll heal you soon♥ After all, we’re not just going to see each other once♥]

“Kkeueut…… No… there won’t be a second time…!”

–Bang…!! Bang, bang, baaang…!!

A sharp, protruding fang was briefly seen from the corner of Clarice’s smiling mouth. At the same time, her ears were elongated even though she was not an elf. Above all… a foul stench of blood that could not be hidden by the dust was emanating from her.

As someone who had been hunting Monsters for many years, I was convinced that Clarice was a Vampire, or a victim of Depravity by a Vampire, and after observing, I immediately aimed my gun…

And pulled the trigger without hesitation towards her heart. The silver bullet that cut through the air flew in a straight line and was about to pierce Clarice…

[Hah… petty tricks…]

–Chwak…! Tiing……!!

…But it didn’t. With just a casual flick of her hand, she deflected the high-speed bullet, and there wasn’t a single scratch on her hand.

“She’s not an ordinary Vampire…”

No matter how much of a Vampire she was, she couldn’t defy the laws of the world. Just as humans die when their hearts stop and they stop breathing when they can no longer breathe, Vampires also have weaknesses that the world has set for them.

Their hearts are pierced, they are exposed to sunlight for a long time and turn to ashes, or they are hit by attacks performed with the Miracle of God, etc…

However, none of these applied to Clarice, who had become a Vampire. What’s more, even right now…

–Trickle, trickle……

The water pipes burst because the building collapsed, and water started flowing towards Clarice. Since flowing water is also one of the weaknesses of Vampires, it was right to instinctively avoid it, but…

[Seriously… you have such a rigid mind. Lord Edward♥ I don’t think it would matter if you took that brain out for a moment and put it back in?]

–Clack… splash… clack… splash…

[Why? Are you going to give me a soup with a lot of garlic next time? You never know♥ I might die after eating it. Ahahahaha♥♥]

The smile from before had disappeared from Clarice’s face as she confidently walked through the flowing water, and she was filled with disgust as if looking at a bug.

“What… is your identity…”

[Aww~ a trite and clichéd question. How many more times will I have to hear this in the future? Well, you’ll find out soon, so I don’t think I need to tell you♥]

Clarice, who shook her head at my question and refused to answer, stopped at a point where she was somewhat close to me and took a stance.

[I won’t miss you this time♥ Don’t even think about running away again♥ Because this place will be a Duel Arena♥]

–Kuuung…… Kuuung……

“Keeuek……! The earth is rumbling… what is it this time……!!”

[I told you♥ It will be a Duel Arena♥]

The earth was vibrating fiercely. The long, loud rumbling that made me suspect that there was an earthquake showed no signs of stopping, and even I was staggering, unable to maintain my balance…

–Kwaaaaaang…!! Kugagagaaaaang…!!!!!!!!!!

Dust rose as if surrounding a wide area including myself and Clarice, and then black walls rose relentlessly from over there.

If you look closely, there were golden legs that looked like insect legs attached between the walls, and golden murals were densely drawn in places.

The black walls continued to expand their area, forming a siege that included almost the entire Territory, like a circular stadium.

“So that’s what a Duel Arena meant…!”

[Yes~ of course, this isn’t the end♥]

[Edwaaard!!!!!!!!♥♥♥ I missed youuuuuuu♥♥♥]

“Keeeuek…!!! My ears…! No, this voice is……! Annie?”

Immediately after the complete wall rose and the rumbling stopped, a very familiar voice calling my name resounded loudly from behind.

That voice was… the voice of my cherished, missed, and beloved… my companion who had disappeared just a day ago.

Following the voice, I blocked my ringing ears and barely turned around, and the figure of a woman was sitting at the end of the black wall.

“A, Annie…?”

The figure that I could barely identify with my developed eyesight was… like Clarice, with breasts and male genitals larger than her head, pale skin and tattoos, and thin pieces of cloth barely covering such a vulgar body.

Even if I wanted to deny that Annie had become the same kind as Clarice, I couldn’t… In other words, this black wall was connected from Annie’s lower body, meaning it was part of her body.

“I was hoping you would run away…… Did you meet such an end……”

Unable to hide my gloomy feelings, I look at Annie, who is smiling brightly at me from afar. Next to her was a Purple Dragonkin with a Tentacles-shaped gun attached to her right arm, revealing that it was the purple wings I had seen before, but…

[Aww♥ My love, my flesh and blood, my companion♥♥ Let’s continue our love again♥♥]

“…………”

Indescribable emotions swirled. Even though there was an enemy aiming for my life in front of me, I couldn’t help but be disturbed by the end of my companion, who had cherished my emotions that had been worn down throughout my life.

However, before I could gather my emotions, I heard the footsteps of two more people.

[You are a pitiful lamb. Edward♥ To think you haven’t accepted the blessing of the Mother Goddess yet…]

[Ahaha♥ Rachel is really disappointed too♥ As the one who manages the Territory, you can’t even set an example, and you’re staying until the end♥]

A giant with black hair and green eyes that I had to look up to, and a pink-haired freak wearing tight rubber.

As if boasting their vulgar bodies, both of them were swaying their hips and walking slowly. As if proving that neither of them were human, they effortlessly wore huge hammers and heavy Gauntlets.

But the moment I saw the weapons held by the Purple Dragonkin and the two people walking, some faces flashed through my mind.

I don’t know why it had to be at this time. There should be several other people who use those weapons besides those people…

“Elizabeth, Myrit, Justis…… Could it be…”

Leaving aside Elizabeth, who was a woman, weren’t Myrit and Justis men from birth……? The question was refuted by Lacey’s case.

In the conversation where Clarice revealed her identity just now, I learned that she was involved in Lacy’s feminization incident… If they had become Depraved like Clarice or Annie in that state, then everything would fit together. I didn’t want to know this fact……

–Squeak, squeak, squeak………

“What…… is it this time…”

I looked up at the sky, which was making an unpleasant sound. A red scar was opening in the sky at dawn and gradually increasing in size.

Eventually, the red scar turned into a complete circle, and intense Brimstone fire was burning at its edges, and from within it…

[Euh, haaht♥♥]

The upper body of a woman with blood-stained, bright red hair suddenly popped out. The moment I saw it, my dormant survival instinct sounded the alarm once again.

‘That is more dangerous than anyone else,’ it said.

A body more superior than anyone else in this place. The temperature rises just by her descending to this place. Powerful Magical power that can be felt even through the skin.

And… the Scent of these people that I had been trying to ignore… After that woman appeared, each of their Scents became entangled and a more fierce and intense Scent began to waft.

“Ha, haa…… haaht…!”

Semen, vaginal fluid, the smell of sweat, this lewd stench of having just had intense sexual intercourse was acting like a poison to me, who had a developed sense of smell, beyond making me feel good.

Uncontrollable excitement and panting. At the same time, I was overcome with the fear of not being able to control my body, and I wanted to give up right away, but…

“Euh, eeeugh…!!”

The body tempered by the Fairies did not allow escape. Why… because of the Fairy’s language. Because of just one word…

“That’s right, that’s right! Edward is a hunting dog! A hunting dog must chase its prey without getting tired or scared!”

The Fairy’s language, which made it impossible to run away no matter what kind of adversary I met. Even if I wanted to throw everything away, my body was forced to take a fighting stance.

[Kyahahat♥ Good. Lord Edward♥ Get ready♥ That way it won’t hurt as much♥ Blair came just in time, so we’ll give you the end of your… ‘Edward’♥]

“…………###!@##!”

The faint Moonlight of dawn seeps into my body. Moonlight is called the symbol of madness… It’s an ability that I can usually control, but it happens like this from the moment I lose my will to fight.

Becoming a Werewolf with enhanced physical abilities, excellent recovery power, and a strong presence, I can’t speak until dawn and rampage until I kill the enemy in front of me.

I wrap the combat Chains around my left arm and hold a silver sword. I hold a loaded gun in my right arm and scream again.

A beast that tenaciously attacks even if its limbs are torn apart and its entire body is crushed.

That was the ‘me’ right now.

–Kugwaaang…!!

“!@#**!@#!!!!!!!!!!”

[Come here! You incompetent wolf pup!!! I’m going to crush that damn face right now♥]

An uncontrollable body, but a spirit that can be clearly recognized. At the end of it, I saw Clarice running with a huge cross and the red being who had completely revealed herself.

Finally… it was a surreal sight of huge tree trunks and countless Tentacles intertwined…

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