Chapter 269
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Chapter 269
Authors note: The combat in this chapter took a bit more of a brutal turn than most. Just a warning since usually things are less gory than this chapter.Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
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Despite Alvas protests, Fuzz knew this was exactly the time to eat. He just couldnt have explained it to anyone if asked, both because of the inability to speak and the unclear reason behind it. Sometimes, there were things you just knew.
That was why Fuzz didnt give up even though it was really tough to chew these things. He didnt give up when he was being attacked by the small ones, despite them clawing at his fury. He wasnt going to give up on chewing through this big hunk of arm, despite the alarming number of teeth he was breaking. He fortified his mouth with as much energy as he could and it could barely overcome the durability and lingering energy of the limbs.
That was a problem. That was the problem Fuzz had, actually. He was supposed to be stronger than Alva so he could keep her safe. If he couldnt be stronger than her, he at least had to keep up with her but ever since shed reached the next level of power he hadnt been good enough. He doubted the pack would just abandon him, but he needed to keep up. The strong, chewy muscles beneath the scales he tore through would provide him that power.
Hopefully. Otherwise he was making Alva fight more or less alone for no reason at all. But nothing was going to stop him from chewing now. Not incoming creatures, not the pain in his mouth, and not a splash of extremely hot liquid rock from one of the two big lizards. The one in the pool of the glowing stuff was quite upset, and was splashing around with the clear intention to create a big mess.
When a huge chunk of that flew towards Fuzz, he dodged out of the way- Alva was still riding on his back after all. The arm was a bit heavier than anticipated so he was swung around and didnt quite leave the radius of danger, but as some of it splashed over his head he merely added it to the pain he was experiencing. He shook his head, flinging off the burning globules before Alva could try to brush them off with her hand.
Fuzz was hot. Obviously his fur was far too warm for such a place. Rocks werent supposed to melt, but melt they had. It was a testament to his durability that his fur hadnt instantly caught on fire as he entered the area, though it was certainly smoldering now. His face was of course very hot where it had directly touched the lava. His own burned flesh was an unappetizing smell, especially when mixed with that of his blood, but he continued to rip out pieces of the inside of the limb he now held in his paws, most of the pesky scales discarded.
The hottest part was not either of those things, however, but instead Fuzz insides. He was quite aware of the difference between energy and fire in most circumstances, but inside of him the line was really starting to blur. But he couldnt stop now. The heat and pressure inside of him built up until it finally cracked.
Part of his back split open when it did so. Nothing big, just a line about the size of a humans arm. A squiggly one, like the things Catarina made in his fur and had tattooed on him. Those didnt hurt. This one was painful, but in a good way. Like when you gorged yourself on too much of a beast and then had to vomit it out, it felt good to have the pressure relieved. In this case Fuzz hadnt eaten too much.
He tore another chunk out of the arm in front of him, finding it slightly easier than before. He felt pretty good now, and some of his teeth were even straightening out where theyd been broken. The others would probably take some time to grow back, but he also had his claws. And he was feeling much better.
He focused in on Devon, who was fighting the big one that had splashed the hot rock on him. It was risky to bring Alva close to that, but Devon was a member of the pack too. Family of Anton and Alva, specifically. If Alva didnt want to go close, she was entirely capable of being independently mobile.
Fuzz readied himself, then charged- knocking aside the smaller creatures that tried to stand in his way. His newly empowered energy protected him while his body was beginning to knit itself into what he was certain was a stronger and more durable form. He couldnt wait for it to finish, however, because the battle wasnt over.
When his feet found the solid segment, he pulled upwards, standing onto his hind legs. It was something he would do only rarely, as he was not a human. He just didnt work like that. But he couldnt get enough height otherwise.
He then threw himself to the side, using his weight to snap the tail tight and that momentum to yank the creature towards him.
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Devon felt great sympathy for Fuzz as his shoulder was bitten into, and great worry as he was flung onto the magma. The wolf was already pretty badly beaten up, and he didnt look like he could withstand much more. The intense aura of determination coming from Fuzz didnt help him feel better about that.
When the wolf diverted course he was almost distracted enough to get himself clamped between the lizards jaws, but two chains flexed apart around him and gave him time to dodge away. Unfortunately, that brought him under the creature.
The chains were crushed and broken apart, which was a shame. He had developed a method to make his energy durable and more akin to a real object, but that meant when it broke it was more damaging than just a standard chunk of energy being broken through. Since he was already pushing himself to his limits to deal with the overlord, he didnt have the spare energy to form more chains. Thus, the two that protected him were simply lost.
While Devon hadnt expected Fuzz detour, the beast was clearly even less prepared for it. It was actually yanked backwards, its front feet sliding back over the magma where it quickly sank. That left just its head and neck above the surface, a fact that Devon took advantage immediately.
His position below it was suddenly useful for a brief moment, as his remaining handful of chains looped around to either side and up and over the creature. Without the distraction it would have simply crushed him, but when its head came down the force was much less than the whole weight of its body. He broke one, maybe two or three ribs at most.
Elder Magro was quick to react, leaping up onto the creatures head as Devons chains wrapped around its jaws. He punched an eye, and when an eyelid simply blocked the blow he grabbed firmly and pulled it open. Another translucent eyelid remained inside that one, which he grabbed with his other hand.
That left the creature relatively restrained and an easy target for Alva. With its eyes being nearly the size of a standard archery target, it was difficult for her to miss even with it thrashing about. Her first arrow barely penetrated at all, but each subsequent one broke further layers through the eye.
Elder Magro participated by kicking at the oversized orb, while Devon tried to keep the thing slightly still. The fact that it was dealing with assaults from both ends had thrown it off, but it was still overpoweringly strong. The nearby disciples were quick to leap to their assistance. The Black Earth Clan members formed layers of rock around the creatures forelimbs. Each was nearly instantly snapped off, but another was ready to form immediately afterwards.
Disciples of the Iron Fist Sect leapt onto the head as well, targeting the other eye and anything else they could vaguely guess was a weak point. Their efforts werent useful for the damage so much as the extra weight holding the creature down, even if it made it more difficult for Devon to edge out from underneath its jaw.
Alvas arrows and Elder Magros steel toed boots soon found their way through the left eye, and then into the creatures brain. Even though the brain was very small by comparison to its size, it still took several hits to cause significant damage, ending with Elder Magros entire leg in the beasts head before it stopped consciously thrashing.
The creature still took some time to properly perish, but it did die. That freed up everyone fighting it to move on to the other creature, though all participants were at least a little bit bloodied and some were barely standing. But Devon knew that his grandfather was holding down the fight with the other one and they would certainly overcome it though it wouldnt be easy.
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Chapter 269
Authors note: The combat in this chapter took a bit more of a brutal turn than most. Just a warning since usually things are less gory than this chapter.Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
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Despite Alvas protests, Fuzz knew this was exactly the time to eat. He just couldnt have explained it to anyone if asked, both because of the inability to speak and the unclear reason behind it. Sometimes, there were things you just knew.
That was why Fuzz didnt give up even though it was really tough to chew these things. He didnt give up when he was being attacked by the small ones, despite them clawing at his fury. He wasnt going to give up on chewing through this big hunk of arm, despite the alarming number of teeth he was breaking. He fortified his mouth with as much energy as he could and it could barely overcome the durability and lingering energy of the limbs.
That was a problem. That was the problem Fuzz had, actually. He was supposed to be stronger than Alva so he could keep her safe. If he couldnt be stronger than her, he at least had to keep up with her but ever since shed reached the next level of power he hadnt been good enough. He doubted the pack would just abandon him, but he needed to keep up. The strong, chewy muscles beneath the scales he tore through would provide him that power.
Hopefully. Otherwise he was making Alva fight more or less alone for no reason at all. But nothing was going to stop him from chewing now. Not incoming creatures, not the pain in his mouth, and not a splash of extremely hot liquid rock from one of the two big lizards. The one in the pool of the glowing stuff was quite upset, and was splashing around with the clear intention to create a big mess.
When a huge chunk of that flew towards Fuzz, he dodged out of the way- Alva was still riding on his back after all. The arm was a bit heavier than anticipated so he was swung around and didnt quite leave the radius of danger, but as some of it splashed over his head he merely added it to the pain he was experiencing. He shook his head, flinging off the burning globules before Alva could try to brush them off with her hand.
Fuzz was hot. Obviously his fur was far too warm for such a place. Rocks werent supposed to melt, but melt they had. It was a testament to his durability that his fur hadnt instantly caught on fire as he entered the area, though it was certainly smoldering now. His face was of course very hot where it had directly touched the lava. His own burned flesh was an unappetizing smell, especially when mixed with that of his blood, but he continued to rip out pieces of the inside of the limb he now held in his paws, most of the pesky scales discarded.
The hottest part was not either of those things, however, but instead Fuzz insides. He was quite aware of the difference between energy and fire in most circumstances, but inside of him the line was really starting to blur. But he couldnt stop now. The heat and pressure inside of him built up until it finally cracked.
Part of his back split open when it did so. Nothing big, just a line about the size of a humans arm. A squiggly one, like the things Catarina made in his fur and had tattooed on him. Those didnt hurt. This one was painful, but in a good way. Like when you gorged yourself on too much of a beast and then had to vomit it out, it felt good to have the pressure relieved. In this case Fuzz hadnt eaten too much.
He tore another chunk out of the arm in front of him, finding it slightly easier than before. He felt pretty good now, and some of his teeth were even straightening out where theyd been broken. The others would probably take some time to grow back, but he also had his claws. And he was feeling much better.
He focused in on Devon, who was fighting the big one that had splashed the hot rock on him. It was risky to bring Alva close to that, but Devon was a member of the pack too. Family of Anton and Alva, specifically. If Alva didnt want to go close, she was entirely capable of being independently mobile.
Fuzz readied himself, then charged- knocking aside the smaller creatures that tried to stand in his way. His newly empowered energy protected him while his body was beginning to knit itself into what he was certain was a stronger and more durable form. He couldnt wait for it to finish, however, because the battle wasnt over.
When his feet found the solid segment, he pulled upwards, standing onto his hind legs. It was something he would do only rarely, as he was not a human. He just didnt work like that. But he couldnt get enough height otherwise.
He then threw himself to the side, using his weight to snap the tail tight and that momentum to yank the creature towards him.
-----
Devon felt great sympathy for Fuzz as his shoulder was bitten into, and great worry as he was flung onto the magma. The wolf was already pretty badly beaten up, and he didnt look like he could withstand much more. The intense aura of determination coming from Fuzz didnt help him feel better about that.
When the wolf diverted course he was almost distracted enough to get himself clamped between the lizards jaws, but two chains flexed apart around him and gave him time to dodge away. Unfortunately, that brought him under the creature.
The chains were crushed and broken apart, which was a shame. He had developed a method to make his energy durable and more akin to a real object, but that meant when it broke it was more damaging than just a standard chunk of energy being broken through. Since he was already pushing himself to his limits to deal with the overlord, he didnt have the spare energy to form more chains. Thus, the two that protected him were simply lost.
While Devon hadnt expected Fuzz detour, the beast was clearly even less prepared for it. It was actually yanked backwards, its front feet sliding back over the magma where it quickly sank. That left just its head and neck above the surface, a fact that Devon took advantage immediately.
His position below it was suddenly useful for a brief moment, as his remaining handful of chains looped around to either side and up and over the creature. Without the distraction it would have simply crushed him, but when its head came down the force was much less than the whole weight of its body. He broke one, maybe two or three ribs at most.
Elder Magro was quick to react, leaping up onto the creatures head as Devons chains wrapped around its jaws. He punched an eye, and when an eyelid simply blocked the blow he grabbed firmly and pulled it open. Another translucent eyelid remained inside that one, which he grabbed with his other hand.
That left the creature relatively restrained and an easy target for Alva. With its eyes being nearly the size of a standard archery target, it was difficult for her to miss even with it thrashing about. Her first arrow barely penetrated at all, but each subsequent one broke further layers through the eye.
Elder Magro participated by kicking at the oversized orb, while Devon tried to keep the thing slightly still. The fact that it was dealing with assaults from both ends had thrown it off, but it was still overpoweringly strong. The nearby disciples were quick to leap to their assistance. The Black Earth Clan members formed layers of rock around the creatures forelimbs. Each was nearly instantly snapped off, but another was ready to form immediately afterwards.
Disciples of the Iron Fist Sect leapt onto the head as well, targeting the other eye and anything else they could vaguely guess was a weak point. Their efforts werent useful for the damage so much as the extra weight holding the creature down, even if it made it more difficult for Devon to edge out from underneath its jaw.
Alvas arrows and Elder Magros steel toed boots soon found their way through the left eye, and then into the creatures brain. Even though the brain was very small by comparison to its size, it still took several hits to cause significant damage, ending with Elder Magros entire leg in the beasts head before it stopped consciously thrashing.
The creature still took some time to properly perish, but it did die. That freed up everyone fighting it to move on to the other creature, though all participants were at least a little bit bloodied and some were barely standing. But Devon knew that his grandfather was holding down the fight with the other one and they would certainly overcome it though it wouldnt be easy.
Chapter 269Authors note: The combat in this chapter took a bit more of a brutal turn than most. Just a warning since usually things are less gory than this chapter.NvlRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Novln.-----Despite Alvas protests, Fuzz knew this was exactly the time to eat. He just couldnt have explained it to anyone if asked, both because of the inability to speak and the unclear reason behind it. Sometimes, there were things you just knew.That was why Fuzz didnt give up even though it was really tough to chew these things. He didnt give up when he was being attacked by the small ones, despite them clawing at his fury. He wasnt going to give up on chewing through this big hunk of arm, despite the alarming number of teeth he was breaking. He fortified his mouth with as much energy as he could and it could barely overcome the durability and lingering energy of the limbs. That was a problem. That was the problem Fuzz had, actually. He was supposed to be stronger than Alva so he could keep her safe. If he couldnt be stronger than her, he at least had to keep up with her but ever since shed reached the next level of power he hadnt been good enough. He doubted the pack would just abandon him, but he needed to keep up. The strong, chewy muscles beneath the scales he tore through would provide him that power.Hopefully. Otherwise he was making Alva fight more or less alone for no reason at all. But nothing was going to stop him from chewing now. Not incoming creatures, not the pain in his mouth, and not a splash of extremely hot liquid rock from one of the two big lizards. The one in the pool of the glowing stuff was quite upset, and was splashing around with the clear intention to create a big mess.When a huge chunk of that flew towards Fuzz, he dodged out of the way- Alva was still riding on his back after all. The arm was a bit heavier than anticipated so he was swung around and didnt quite leave the radius of danger, but as some of it splashed over his head he merely added it to the pain he was experiencing. He shook his head, flinging off the burning globules before Alva could try to brush them off with her hand.Fuzz was hot. Obviously his fur was far too warm for such a place. Rocks werent supposed to melt, but melt they had. It was a testament to his durability that his fur hadnt instantly caught on fire as he entered the area, though it was certainly smoldering now. His face was of course very hot where it had directly touched the lava. His own burned flesh was an unappetizing smell, especially when mixed with that of his blood, but he continued to rip out pieces of the inside of the limb he now held in his paws, most of the pesky scales discarded. The hottest part was not either of those things, however, but instead Fuzz insides. He was quite aware of the difference between energy and fire in most circumstances, but inside of him the line was really starting to blur. But he couldnt stop now. The heat and pressure inside of him built up until it finally cracked.Part of his back split open when it did so. Nothing big, just a line about the size of a humans arm. A squiggly one, like the things Catarina made in his fur and had tattooed on him. Those didnt hurt. This one was painful, but in a good way. Like when you gorged yourself on too much of a beast and then had to vomit it out, it felt good to have the pressure relieved. In this case Fuzz hadnt eaten too much. He tore another chunk out of the arm in front of him, finding it slightly easier than before. He felt pretty good now, and some of his teeth were even straightening out where theyd been broken. The others would probably take some time to grow back, but he also had his claws. And he was feeling much better.He focused in on Devon, who was fighting the big one that had splashed the hot rock on him. It was risky to bring Alva close to that, but Devon was a member of the pack too. Family of Anton and Alva, specifically. If Alva didnt want to go close, she was entirely capable of being independently mobile. Fuzz readied himself, then charged- knocking aside the smaller creatures that tried to stand in his way. His newly empowered energy protected him while his body was beginning to knit itself into what he was certain was a stronger and more durable form. He couldnt wait for it to finish, however, because the battle wasnt over. When his feet found the solid segment, he pulled upwards, standing onto his hind legs. It was something he would do only rarely, as he was not a human. He just didnt work like that. But he couldnt get enough height otherwise.He then threw himself to the side, using his weight to snap the tail tight and that momentum to yank the creature towards him. -----Devon felt great sympathy for Fuzz as his shoulder was bitten into, and great worry as he was flung onto the magma. The wolf was already pretty badly beaten up, and he didnt look like he could withstand much more. The intense aura of determination coming from Fuzz didnt help him feel better about that.When the wolf diverted course he was almost distracted enough to get himself clamped between the lizards jaws, but two chains flexed apart around him and gave him time to dodge away. Unfortunately, that brought him under the creature.The chains were crushed and broken apart, which was a shame. He had developed a method to make his energy durable and more akin to a real object, but that meant when it broke it was more damaging than just a standard chunk of energy being broken through. Since he was already pushing himself to his limits to deal with the overlord, he didnt have the spare energy to form more chains. Thus, the two that protected him were simply lost.While Devon hadnt expected Fuzz detour, the beast was clearly even less prepared for it. It was actually yanked backwards, its front feet sliding back over the magma where it quickly sank. That left just its head and neck above the surface, a fact that Devon took advantage immediately. His position below it was suddenly useful for a brief moment, as his remaining handful of chains looped around to either side and up and over the creature. Without the distraction it would have simply crushed him, but when its head came down the force was much less than the whole weight of its body. He broke one, maybe two or three ribs at most.Elder Magro was quick to react, leaping up onto the creatures head as Devons chains wrapped around its jaws. He punched an eye, and when an eyelid simply blocked the blow he grabbed firmly and pulled it open. Another translucent eyelid remained inside that one, which he grabbed with his other hand.That left the creature relatively restrained and an easy target for Alva. With its eyes being nearly the size of a standard archery target, it was difficult for her to miss even with it thrashing about. Her first arrow barely penetrated at all, but each subsequent one broke further layers through the eye. Elder Magro participated by kicking at the oversized orb, while Devon tried to keep the thing slightly still. The fact that it was dealing with assaults from both ends had thrown it off, but it was still overpoweringly strong. The nearby disciples were quick to leap to their assistance. The Black Earth Clan members formed layers of rock around the creatures forelimbs. Each was nearly instantly snapped off, but another was ready to form immediately afterwards. Disciples of the Iron Fist Sect leapt onto the head as well, targeting the other eye and anything else they could vaguely guess was a weak point. Their efforts werent useful for the damage so much as the extra weight holding the creature down, even if it made it more difficult for Devon to edge out from underneath its jaw.Alvas arrows and Elder Magros steel toed boots soon found their way through the left eye, and then into the creatures brain. Even though the brain was very small by comparison to its size, it still took several hits to cause significant damage, ending with Elder Magros entire leg in the beasts head before it stopped consciously thrashing.The creature still took some time to properly perish, but it did die. That freed up everyone fighting it to move on to the other creature, though all participants were at least a little bit bloodied and some were barely standing. But Devon knew that his grandfather was holding down the fight with the other one and they would certainly overcome it though it wouldnt be easy.
