Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Hunger…hunger….eat….eat…

This was all going through his mind as Alex continued to devour the being who was terrorizing every person within Chainedvale until a few moments ago.

His true motive was to devour the shining grimoire attached to the beast, completely unaware that he was consuming the wolf itself in the process.

The overflowing Soul energy in his veins was rendering any attack to damage him for more than a few seconds.

The horrifying fact that the wolf wasn't only getting consumed by Alex, its body was slowly fading due to the disappearance of its grimoire.

"*HUFF* HUFF*" The morphed beast was petrified as it tried to swat the human away with all its remaining might.

However, like a parasite, Alex attached himself to the beast with his long claws dug into Wolf's fur and his mouth continuously moving with blood and the insides of the beast getting chewed.

The gory scene made Amanda nearly puke as she advanced toward the battlefield and noticed how Rebecca was doing nothing to stop this….savagery.

"What is he doing?!" The green-haired teenager asked as she stood near the boulder on which Rebecca sat.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seriously, it was too horrifying to see a small human clawing and biting a big wolf. The beast has already lost half of its body, and slowly, the strength to fight back has diminished.

Rebecca grinned, "Darling is hungry so I ain't disturbing him while he ate."

Amanda looked at the girl in shock, "But why? And how Alex is consuming that flesh?"

Her tone annoyed Rebecca as she groaned, "Can't you see that Darling is just naturally so wild? He is just giving in to his true side."

Amanda couldn't believe what the woman was saying as she turned towards the battlefield again and found Alex had already devoured three-fourths of the beast.

"We cannot stop it." Eric's presence startled Amanda, however, her focus remained on his words.

"It? He is a human, Sir Steelhound." Amanda rebuked which made Eric scoff,

"If he is human then stop calling other beasts inhumane. In comparison to Alex, they are still too tame."

"Indeed, Amanda…" Suddenly David joined which made Amanda frown. However, before she could have said something, David added,

"Lady Veronica and several other servants are with Edric; don't worry."

Amanda closed her mouth and turned her attention towards Alex

It was surprising to see how the resistance from the wolf has completely disappeared but the hunger from Alex's eyes has yet to subside even a bit.

"Rebecca," Eric called out, "Can you restrain him?"

Rebecca raised her brows, "Inside the blood cage? I think I can…unless Darling decides to eat me out~"

Amanda ignored the innuendo-filled remark and asked the older male, "What do you mean restrain? Didn't Alex save everyone here? Why cage him?"

Eric sighed, "Do you think with the pace he is devouring the being, he would be satisfied just by that mutt?"

Amanda frowned and looked at her friend. His red eyes were shining with unbound desire and hunger as he continued to munch on the wolf's skull.

She couldn't refute that…the current Alex made her anxious. He might as well attack a friend with the vigor he possessed at the moment.

Amanda was momentarily speechless and that was enough of a response to tell that she was in consent.

David couldn't help but comment, "Looking at his current self it seems he is stronger and more wild than the wolf he just consumed. We weren't able to defeat the beast…how will we restrain him?

Eric, whose wounds have slowly healed up, pushed his glasses as he muttered, "We have to try. I can't let an intern run havoc."

"*BURP*" Suddenly, a loud burp was heard as every eye instantly turned towards Alex, who rubbed his belly and let out a ground-shaking burp.

Blood and muscles still could be seen on his once clean face, and his hands were red to his shoulders.

Not even a scratch suggested he was injured and the way he grinned showed his clear intention.

Eric summoned his blood spear and took a battle stance, "Here it comes."

Alex moved like a beast, hunched low, his bloodshot eyes glowing faintly in the dark. His bare hands twitched, fingers clawing at the air. There was no strategy, no thought—just raw, savage hunger for destruction.

With a guttural snarl, Alex lunged forward, closing the distance in an instant. Eric raised his spear, but Alex was faster, slamming into him with enough force to send them both skidding across the dirt.

Eric twisted, jamming the spear into Alex's side. Blood sprayed, but Alex didn't flinch. He grabbed the spear, yanked it deeper into his body, and snarled inches from Eric's face before slamming his forehead into Eric's nose.

Eric staggered back, blood pouring from his broken nose, but Alex was relentless. He pounced, his fists crashing into Eric's chest like sledgehammers. The blows came fast, wild, and unrelenting, each strike forcing Eric further back, his feet dragging through the dirt.

Rebecca sensed that her brother would get overwhelmed in no time since her Darling didn't care about injury; a privilege that was provided to a being who can regenerate in less than a blink.

She raised her hands. Several red threads erupted from her fingers, which approached Alex.

"Sorry, Darling, but this will hurt."

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The threads wrapped around Alex's neck and arms, burning fiercely and causing his skin to burn.

However, Alex didn't yell in pain, which almost anyone would have; rather, he twisted his body and offered a feral grin.

Twisting his body he lunged at Rebecca, each thread shredding his skin and tearing his muscles, yet none of it seemed to be bothering Alex as he advanced toward Rebecca on all fours.

Amanda sensed the growing danger on the woman so with her brother's assistance, she summoned several ice walls in his way—only to be thrashed away by Alex.

He…never stopped.

Each wall was easily broken as Alex never stopped in his tracks.

Rebecca braced herself, Alex lunged into the air, his claws above his head.

However, before he could have grabbed Rebecca's grimoire, Eric slammed into him from the side.

Alex and Eric crashed into the ground like two meteors, the impact shaking the already ruined forest. Dirt and debris erupted into the air as they tumbled, Alex clawing and thrashing wildly, while Eric used his blood spear to pin him down.

"Stay down!" Eric roared, driving his spear into Alex's shoulder. The crimson weapon burned with energy, but Alex's grin only widened.

With a feral growl, Alex ripped the spear from his shoulder, blood spraying, and hurled it aside as if it were a mere twig. His claws slashed upward, catching Eric across the chest, shredding his shirt and, and leaving deep, bloody gashes.

Eric stumbled back, clutching his chest, but Alex didn't give him time to recover. He lunged on all fours, his speed blurring as he closed the distance. He tackled Eric again, his fingers wrapping around Eric's throat.

"He's unstoppable!" Amanda shouted as she raised her hand and froze Alex's body, starting from his arms.

Alex's grin, for the first time, went down, replaced by a scowl as he directed his glowing eyes at Amanda.

Those glowing, bloodshot eyes locked onto hers, and Amanda felt her breath hitch in her throat. His expression wasn't a snarl or a roar of rage—it was worse. He was annoyed. Cold, calculating, and dripping with disdain, as though she were nothing more than a fly buzzing in his ear.

Amanda's legs trembled, her body refusing to move. Her fingers twitched at her sides, desperate to summon another spell, but her mind screamed at her to run. To flee. To do anything but stand there like prey waiting to be devoured.

His figure suddenly disappeared and Amanda was still frozen in her place.

Her eyes slowly moved downwards as she saw his sharp nails inches away from her neck…from her death.

"Ed…" The last name she took was the person she desired to see in her final moments…however, despite waiting for a few seconds, nothing happened.

Amanda slowly parted her eyes and found an unnatural sight awaiting her.

Eric also was stunned upon seeing the ferocious beast suddenly getting manhandled by a strange silver-haired woman.

She had her hand locked around his neck, her legs entangled with his, and his arms remained pressed under her thighs.

She has completely incapacitated him.

"Hector!!" The woman yelled before a figure descended from the sky and released a series of spells targeted at Alex.

Every single spell sent a calming sensation to his brain and Alex was forced to ease his movements. Hector never stopped even once since he knew a single moment of release would be enough for Alex to overwhelm both of them.

Beatrice looked at the glaring black symbol at the base of his neck. She raised her left hand on which a simile symbol was shining before she planted it on him.

"Agh….ah…." A soft cry escaped his throat as Alex's eyes rolled back and the strength behind his resistance began to subdue.

Not so long after, Alex stopped moving.

Beatrice heaved a weary sigh as she heard Amanda asking, "Tell me you didn't kill him."

Beatrice smiled, "Don't worry dear, I won't kill my young master."

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A/N:- Thanks for reading. I hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter.