God, Help Us All [Monster Evolution/Progression/LitRPG]-Chapter 86: Breaking Through To Demi-God Realm!
The darkness stretched endlessly before me, vast and infinite, yet suffocating. I floated, weightless, trapped within the dream’s oppressive void. But I wasn’t alone.
The eye returned, enormous and all-encompassing, its golden pupil swirling like molten suns in a churning void. Its gaze fell upon me, and for a moment, I could do nothing but stare back, utterly insignificant in its presence. But this time, there was more.
I could see the outline of the head that bore this terrifying eye.
It emerged from the darkness, slow and deliberate, as if it sought to remind me just how small I was. The head was titanic—no, colossal, beyond comprehension. Its surface gleamed with unnatural light, carved with inscriptions in a language I could not hope to decipher. Spears the size of mountains jutted out of its flesh, impaling it. Golden chains thicker than city walls coiled around its form, pinning it in place. Each chain radiated divinity, pulsing with a light that seemed to repel the very concept of darkness itself.
Just the head of this being dwarfed me fifty times over.
My mind threatened to break under the sheer scale of it. If I had been human, I would’ve fallen to my knees, gibbering like a madman. But even as a god-beast, fear clawed at my mind, a primal, overwhelming terror that demanded submission.
What is this thing?
I forced myself to speak, my voice echoing weakly through the void. "Who... who are you?"
Its eye didn’t blink. The silence stretched, more deafening than the loudest roar.
"What is my purpose?" I asked, desperation lacing my words. "Why was I chosen? Why am I here?"
Still, it stared, unblinking. I was nothing more than an insect before this incomprehensible being.
"Can I go back to my world?" My voice cracked, weaker now, the weight of its gaze pressing down harder with every passing moment.
And then, it spoke.
One word. One single, devastating word.
"Destroy."
The sound wasn’t sound at all. It was a force, a command that vibrated through my very being, shattering what little courage I’d managed to hold onto. It was destruction itself given voice. My legs buckled, my claws scraped at nothing, and for the first time in this monstrous form, I feared. If I had been human, I would have pissed myself. Hell, I nearly did in this form.
The void quivered, and the eye narrowed, its intent slicing through me like a blade. The word rang in my skull, repeating endlessly. Destroy. Destroy. Destroy.
And then, it spoke again.
"Find me."
The chains glowed brighter, the void trembling around us. Before I could react, the being’s impossibly vast jaws opened, revealing an endless abyss of swirling golden light and crushing darkness. The light sucked me in, consuming me entirely. I tried to roar, to struggle, but nothing could halt the pull of its devouring maw.
The moment it swallowed me, the dream shattered.
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I awoke with a deafening roar, my claws snapping upward, tearing through the cocoon that encased me. The jagged shell crumbled around me, piece by piece, revealing the fiery wastelands of the Scorching Badlands. I gasped, my breath rumbling like a volcanic eruption as molten air filled my lungs.
[Congratulations. You have reached the Third Stage. Welcome to the threshold of godhood, Demi-God.]
The words felt heavy, final, but there was no time to dwell. I flexed my limbs, feeling the incredible power coursing through me. My obsidian hide shimmered, crisscrossed with glowing veins of destruction that pulsed like a heartbeat. My horns had grown larger, curving wickedly like jagged spires, and my back bristled with razor-sharp spikes. My wings unfolded behind me, massive and fully formed now, stretching wide enough to blot out the sky. The sheer weight of them, the power they radiated—I knew I could finally fly.
The system’s interface appeared in my mind, bright and imposing.
STATUS UPDATE
Name: Arthur (The God-Beast)
Stage: Third (Demi-God)
Core: Void Core (Resonating with Divinity)
Size: 250 feet
Aura: Divine Aura of Destruction (Active)
New Stat Unlocked: Divinity (Rank 1)
Faith Required for Advancement: 0/100,000
Fear/Infamy Required for Advancement: 0/50,000
Abilities Enhanced:
Obsidian Skin (Lava-Touched): Now immune to all fire- and heat-based attacks. Physical resistance increased by 50%.
Destruction Pulse (Empowered): A devastating explosion of destruction energy capable of annihilating enemies within a large radius.
[Psychic] (Advanced): Telepathic reach extended. Capable of influencing weaker-willed individuals or creatures.
[Destructo Beams]: Fully charged beams can now obliterate structures and severely damage beings of equivalent rank. Recharge rate doubled.
Wings of Ruin (New): Capable of flight with immense speed. Wings can generate destructive gusts to raze the ground or push enemies back.
The interface faded, leaving me with only one thought: I am no longer mortal.
I stepped forward, each movement shaking the ground beneath me. My sheer size—now towering at 250 feet—felt alien. Each limb moved with a weight I wasn’t used to, yet the power in my body sang with every step. The jagged spikes along my back shifted as I stretched, their edges catching the dull light of the Badlands.
My body thrummed with energy, destruction coiling in my veins like a serpent ready to strike.
My claws flexed, their edges gleaming like freshly forged blades. I tilted my head, noticing something… new. My vision, once bound to the limits of my monstrous form, had sharpened beyond recognition. My eyes no longer simply saw—they dissected. I now had multiple pupils, faint yet distinct, spiraling within each golden orb like shifting gears in a watch. Through them, the world unraveled in layers of color and detail I’d never imagined.
Flecks of energy drifted lazily in the air—tiny, translucent flakes that seemed to dance with the currents. I blinked, focusing, and their hues solidified. Reds, yellows, and oranges burned bright, concentrated heavily in the molten lakes and rocky plains of the Badlands.
Heat, I realized, my monstrous mind connecting the dots. These flakes are heat. Energy given form.
I turned my gaze upward, and the flakes scattered, growing thin in the open sky. The blues and greens of air currents twisted faintly there, but it was nothing compared to the dense, fiery red that dominated the ground. My wings unfurled instinctively, their size immense. With a single beat, I lifted myself slightly, hovering with ease before landing again. The air rippled under the sheer force of it, and the flakes responded, swirling around me like an unseen storm.
This newfound sight wasn’t just limited to the air. I turned my focus to the molten ground beneath my feet. The flakes here were thicker, more intense, and glowed an almost blinding red. They pooled and moved, almost alive, shifting in patterns that tugged at the edges of my mind. As I focused harder, a chilling realization dawned on me.
The majority of these flakes—these fiery manifestations of energy—weren’t scattered across the Badlands.
They were gathered directly beneath me.
A deep rumble escaped my throat, resonating across the empty wasteland. So this is where you’re hiding, Volcranax. The heart of this island. The source of its heat. You’ve been waiting beneath my claws this entire time.
I dug my talons into the rocky ground, molten veins running through them like liquid fire. My body tensed at the thought of the fight ahead. Volcranax, the King Of This Land. The monster that spawned the very monsters I’d slain to ascend this far. It was my final test, the true gatekeeper of this island. If I defeated it, the Middle Realm would no longer be out of reach.
Just as I noticed it, it noticed me too. I could see it.
I turned my gaze skyward, the weight of the transformation swelling within me. With a powerful beat of my wings, I tested the air. The ground beneath me cracked as I lifted slightly, hovering with ease before touching down again.
And yet, there was more. My system flashed a final prompt.
ANNOUNCEMENT: A DEMI-GOD HAS BEEN BORN.
THE MIDDLE REALMS SHALL TREMBLE.
THE GOD-BEAST ASCENDS.
The system’s proclamation reverberated through the Badlands, and I knew it wasn’t confined to this place. Across the Middle Realms, mortals and monsters alike would feel it. They would hear the announcement, feel the faint pressure of my ascension, and know that a new terror had been unleashed upon their world.
I extended my wings fully, the immense appendages casting a shadow over the cracked terrain. The jagged spikes running along their edges looked sharper, more menacing than ever. With a powerful beat, I launched myself into the air, soaring higher than I ever had. The heat of the Badlands dissipated as I climbed, the red flakes thinning and giving way to the faint blues and greens of the upper atmosphere.
Hovering high above the wasteland, I took in the full scope of my size. My shadow stretched for miles, a dark omen on the scorched earth below. I roared, the sound reverberating through the sky like rolling thunder.
A black halo flickered behind me, faint and intangible, but unmistakable. It radiated destruction, a symbol of my newfound divinity. The divine aura surged outward, rippling through the Badlands and beyond. I roared, the sound shaking the very earth beneath me, sending waves of energy that shattered rocks and sent molten rivers spilling over their edges.
The roar wasn’t just a declaration. It was a warning. To Volcranax. To the Avatars. To the entire Middle Realm.
I’m back, bitches.
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