‘What do you mean, Nicole?’ the soldier asked.
Before Nicole could answer, the question answered itself:223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUvJPZCKPL
The commander cried out again.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PeVjQqnSq
He was helpless against his foe.
The soldier’s face went pale.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeWDy0uq2i
Their commander was dying.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC47oRgxKP
Their strongest warrior was losing.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9LL7CALSO
Humanity wouldn’t make it.
Nicole, too, was speechless.
Dracule, seeing their reaction, burst into hysterical laughter.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW8ccSTjat
He even had to clutch his stomach.
The winner was decided.
Or was it?
Yes, the sun had turned red.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53Udi0SnDz
But the sun wasn’t the only thing that visited Earth.
Behind the clouds, a silver light broke through.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6hzTId9ra
The commander smiled as his body overflowed with power.
He flexed his muscles and focused on purging the cursed blood within him.
Then it appeared—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfh08ncwKa
the full moon.
‘We have not lost yet!’ Commander Nootra bellowed.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mecQ6a5n8
‘We have not lost yet! Fight! Fight and survive! My soldiers! My friends! My love!’
Silver light erupted from his body.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe1U3V8Xoi
His fur shimmered. His wounds healed.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuKt96ppJ3
And the war cry that followed shook the heavens.
The ghouls froze.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4FTJGgk8W
Even Dracule had to swallow hard.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDCqjhLR8j
But his fear turned to joy.
‘That’s the beast I know! A king candidate—the true King of the Beasts, who once challenged the King. Let us bathe in blood and end the world while fighting!’
Dracule rose into the air. The sky turned blood-red as if drenched in gore.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvjUyDp32O
Then—giant blood worms shot down from the sky.
Their fangs were forged of demon energy.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8TowZwiOB
They came in great numbers.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb6PQbB6T5
Each fired energy blasts at the soldiers—at the commander.
But it only took one swing of Nootra’s powerful arm.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEKnBStqDu
A wave of silver energy blasted forth, destroying all incoming attacks.
His soldiers’ morale soared.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH1fgXD6f2
Even Nicole smiled—until her joy vanished just as quickly as it had come.
(Nicole: Will he recognize us in that state?)
She couldn’t afford to dwell on the thought.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmIVONJEAn
The ghouls had resumed their assault.
The soldiers formed a protective circle around Nicole, who needed time to recover her strength.
‘I knew that would be enough!’ Dracule roared.
His blood worms lunged at the commander.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh3hYiMPvX
Nootra retaliated, tearing them apart with razor-sharp claws.
Meanwhile, Dracule concentrated demon energy between his hands, slowly shaping it into a spear.
In the Past
Dracule lay on the ground—defeated.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAL4uWZuKJ
No amount of growling could change that.
The King of the Beasts turned his back to him and said:
‘You were truly strong, my friend. But I fear I’ve become too powerful.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFP3WZYiop
Only a king candidate—or the King himself—can satisfy my hunger now.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIjfURmRyY
Grow stronger. One day, we’ll face each other again.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyxlZd0dIX
I’ll always accept your challenge.’
‘Just wait! One day, our positions will be reversed. You’ll be the one at my feet!’
‘If that day comes, Dracule, I’ll gladly train again to face you.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVO8tHWnpQ
See you then.’
In the Present
Commander Nootra had effortlessly destroyed the blood worms.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ajpupQGsW
Their blood floated in the air—just as Dracule had foreseen.
The blood morphed into chains, wrapping around the commander.
They wouldn’t hold him for long,223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljVraTCAY3
but they’d buy Dracule enough time for one final attack.
He held the energy spear in his hand.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmaWV8cLFO
It was so powerful that the hand holding it was slowly falling apart.
‘I will defeat you, King of the Beasts—even if it costs me my life!223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7yzMEr1tG
I prepared this special gift just for you.
O cursed bone, carved by judgment—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIetpt4AtC
Trace the guilt in flesh and soul.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTXIhFRNIr
Twist the heavens. Tear through fate—
Akzhareth, pierce without mercy!’
He threw the spear.
Just as the commander broke free, the spear struck—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2idME7iAxU
piercing through his body.
A burst of light exploded, bathing the sky in violet.
Nicole began to cry.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eBmgBZCim
Dracule, on the other hand, rejoiced.
He formed a fist and thumped his chest.
‘I did it. I finally beat him! After all these years of hellish training—it paid off.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwTLqabF99
My friend, who is now the loser—’
The light dimmed.
And revealed the commander.
He was alive.
The spear had pierced his chest—left a gaping hole.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6neUtL6JuI
But he was still standing.
Dracule, already pale, turned ghostly white.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFUzcrFHPU
He had put everything into that final attack.
‘Hahaha… it seems it will be like last time.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJsPl7ksqC
I am the loser.’
The commander surged forward at terrifying speed.
Dracule didn’t move.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkShD1Wp5bi
What use was fighting now?
The King of the Beasts had survived his final blow.
Dracule spread his arms wide, like a father welcoming his son.
Commander Nootra drove his claws through Dracule’s chest—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSt2bNyABi
ripped out his heart—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXDGn2GfQh
and raised the bloodied organ in his hand.
He crushed it.
Blood spilled across his face.
The ghouls fled.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWRwkiL69G
The soldiers cheered.
Only Nicole remained silent, watching the commander.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo54zdmZ4WK
Waiting for him to speak.
As a human.
But the commander let the heart fall—and turned to the soldiers.
Nicole’s eyes widened.
‘His eyes…’ she whispered.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJPxGIopDe
‘That’s not our commander. RUN!’
The next moment—223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqkRuEiGwK
the commander fired a silver energy blade at the group.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezdVw9Atve
and then Add to home screen.