The Evolution Chronicles

Before Mian could question Hana on her tone, another explosion rocked the splintered earth, forcing him to dig his claws even deeper into the earth, not that it would help much.

"What?!"

Mian gasped as he felt a strange force acting upon his body. The stones and rocks around him began to lift into the air, and his body reacted in the same manner, lifting up from the ground as the force that kept him grounded disappeared.

'Hana! What's going on?!' He asked urgently as he struggled to keep his claws fixed in the ground.

[The forces of the universe that acted upon this world has become warped in this area as a result of the excessive fluctuations of Natural Energy in this area. As a result, the gravity that was keeping you and other objects and beings grounded has been greatly affected... Please, brace yourself, Host.]

'Wha-!'

Before he could even process what Hana said, an immensely powerful suction force suddenly drew him toward the center of the ruined battlefield, where his Patriarch and the human Pillar were engaged in grueling combat.

"AHHHH!!!"

The force pulling him only let him go when he was only a dozen meters away from the sight of the fight.

Daven saw Mian's body flop to the ground some distance from him, and his eyes widened, surprised that one of the missing boys that he had been worried about had suddenly appeared right in the battlefield, but that was the least of his worries.

If Mian was here, then there was a huge possibility that Dion was also somewhere close by. That also meant that the future Patriarch candidate was in danger. The thought of losing both of them was something that he dreaded, but he would not get a chance to save them. All because of the Pillar that he was fighting.

The human Pillar had also noticed the arrival of Mian in the vicinity, and a cruel smirk found its way onto his face when he noted that Daven had paid attention to the weak demi-human.

The man turned decisively, spinning his swords in a wide arc, and effectively forcing Daven back a couple of steps. The next second, he waved his sword, and a wave of golden-brown energy was sent in the direction of Mian.

Everything from when Mian landed there, all to when the human Pillar had sent the wave of energy in his direction, had all happened in just a couple of seconds. Mian had yet to even regain his wits by the time the wave was released, and was thus unable to react. However...

[Forcefully taking control of the Host's body.]

... There was someone who could react.

Through the System, Hana forcefully took over the controls of Mian's body, bending it in an odd way, and stretching his open palm toward the incoming wave of Natural Energy. The black clad human barely had the time to raise a brow in confusion before an explosion detonated, sending another plume of smoke up into the air.

"Mian!" Daven roared when the smoke extended into the air above them. He felt a tiny part of his heart crumple upon witnessing the death of the young omega. Because of Mian's closeness with Flare, he had begun to develop a soft spot for the omega. Now, he was dead!

Before Daven could entertain any more negative thoughts and emotions, he felt a sudden spike of energy run through the air, and make his skin prickle. A third powerhouse had descended onto the battlefield! But the area where the powerhouse had come from was something that greatly confused him.

The dust obscuring the area where Mian's most likely mangled body was was blown away, as though carried away by an invisible force, revealing the three meter tall figure of a strange demi-human.

The demi-human was covered in black fur on one side of his body, and white fur on the other side. The most remarkable and eye-catching feature of this demi-human was however, not his black and white fur, but instead, the bright gold streaks of fur that ran along his entire body. The lines of gold seemed to pulse with energy as he breathed in and out.

And most shocking of all, were his golden irises.

"...Mian?" Daven whispered in shock. He could not recognize the being before him, but his gut instincts pointed at the frail little omega that he had known for over a decade.

A cool, haze surrounded Mian's mind. He felt his actions, but could not control them at all. He already knew that Hana had seized control of his body, and now that he thought of it, it was quite frightening that she could randomly take control over his body whenever she wished.

Through that cool haze that surrounded his mind, he stared at both his Patriarch and the human Pillar that had been locked in combat with his Patriarch, and immediately dismissed Daven. His enemy was the human.

"Humph! If you think that blocking that slash was enough to make me doubt myself, then you have yet to see true power, you disgusting cretin!"

The armor clad human roared.

"Greater Strength! Second Phase!"

As he called out that line, the Natural Energy that had gathered in that area seemed to go into a frenzy, whipping around and ripping through the already ruined battlefield. The entire battle around them had long since come to an end the moment the two powerhouses started going all out. There was little their subordinates could to to influence the battle. Only the victor of their fight could tell them how to proceed.

"Mian! Be careful, this man is a beast!" Daven tried to warn Mian, only to meet a blade coming down right before him. He used all his might to dodge that slash, but was unable to completely dodge the wave of energy that was emitted from the slash.

"ARGH!" He cried out in pain as he dropped to the ground, clutching his cut, bleeding shoulder.. A long, deep gash, that cut straight through his collar bone was left in the wake of the wave of energy.