Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

With abject terror on their faces, the disciples of the Heavenly Moon Sect watched as the young girl they believed had come to join their Sect defeated their Sect Master in a single exchange. They didn't even have time to process what was happening before they watched the girls energy morph into a wolf's maw that closed around Tian Gengxin. Strangely, even though the maw was transparent, the moment it closed down around the Sect Master, it was as though his body was broken down and disintegrated in an instant. There wasn't even a single drop of blood or any sign that he had even been standing in the air previously...Though she didn't understand what happened at first, Fenrir felt an influx of foreign energy flow into her body. Realizing what had she had done, a sudden urge to empty the contents of her perpetually empty stomach rose up within her. However, it was the urge to cry that won out and, without staying in the area for a moment longer, Fenrir used [Koku Shundo] and began tearing through the sky. She noticed that the energy around her body actually devoured the energies in the atmosphere at an incredible rate, allowing her to cut through the sky without any of the pressure she had experienced previously. However, discoveries like this didn't matter at the moment as Fenrir was currently overwhelmed by overwhelmingly heartwrenching anguish in her chest...It wasn't until she barreled into the side of another mountain, the energy around her body instantly boring through the snow and stone, that Fenrir stopped her momentum. Looking around, she could see that everything touched by her aura was broken down and processed by her body as energy, causing her anxious mind to race. She wanted nothing more than to just lay down and release the anguish in her heart but any attempt to even get near the ground just caused a larger hole to form. Thus, though there were tears pouring down her face, Fenrir tried to calm down and meditate while hovering in the air. She knew that a calm mind was necessary to control the devouring energy that had surrounded her body and, even though it seemed impossible at the present moment, Fenrir did her best to focus on her meditation technique...Unaware of the passage of time, nearly a month had passed in the outside world as Fenrir continued to hover in the center of the cave she had formed. The devouring energy, which was midnight blue on the edges but pristine white in the center, had shrunk from its original 3m radius and was now only a thin membrane that flowed around her body. Thin strands would rise from the aura, giving it a flame-like quality and, everywhere the strands passed, all of the ambient energy in the environment would be devoured. Then, finally achieving a calm mental state, Fenrir's closed eyes opened to reveal her previously scarlet eyes now glowed with an icy bluish-white light.Over the duration of her meditation, Fenrir realized that, for better or worse, her body had actually changed a great deal, something she was able to discern from introspective observation. The vortex of energy within her stomach had now formed into a stable sphere with small cracks located on its surface. From those cracks, the same energy that was coating her body flowed out, manifesting itself externally as the same devouring ability she had always possessed. This had greatly increased her combat potential but, at the same time, Fenrir was even more heartbroken than she had been after killing that arrogant man, even if her face gave her an appearance of absolute calm...As she had returned to her 'normal' appearance during her meditation, Fenrir used her claw and, even though her body was naturally immune to her natural severing ability, it was still possible to damage herself if she intended to. Thus, a thin line of blood appeared across one of her paw pads and Fenrir allowed it to drip towards the ground, carrying with it the same devouring energy around her body. It collided with the ground and began to eat through it like a powerful and unstoppable acid that seemed to continue eating further into the earth without cessation. It wasn't until it had gone nearly 30km that the energy surrounding the drops of blood finally burned out...This wasn't the most important thing, however, as Fenrir absentmindedly stared at her hand and watched as it naturally healed with the passage of time. Though her regeneration had always been extreme, this process was fundamentally different than what Fenrir had experienced in the past. Previously, it was like her body was 'reverting' back to its default form...now, after experiencing the 'change' in her core, Fenrir knew she had finally increased the Tier of her soul. She no longer had an ageless body, cursed to never enjoy the touch of her Master in the capacity of a woman...if this had happened in the past, Fenrir would have been incredibly happy...now...she just felt a heartbreak that rivaled the loneliness she had experienced within Eva's orb so long ago...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'There is no happiness for me in this world...')

For a long time after her mediation had come to an end, Fenrir was lost in thoughts of loneliness, wanting nothing more than to return home to her Master's side. She almost felt like it would be easier to just stop caring about everything and [Devour] the entire world, especially if it would make her stronger in a shorter period of time. Though she still felt queasy just thinking about it, Fenrir noticed that her strength had increased noticeably after her devouring energy destroyed him. His energy was refined by the core in her body and, though it wasn't a perfect addition on top of her previous power, it still increased her own reserves by nearly 30%...With this, and the fact that her Soul had already increased in Tier, Fenrir realized she didn't actually need to Cultivate in order to become stronger. Cultivation would be a means to increase her self control and her ability to make use of the energy within her body. If she just allowed her strength to increase without any regards for her own mentality, Fenrir knew it wouldn't be that difficult to become strong. As a result, however, she would also lose her sense of self, the person she had become in order to be happy and stay at her Master's side...Raising her head towards the ceiling, Fenrir extended her paw and willed the energy shrouding her body forward. The moment she did so, it coalesced into the form of a wolf's head, appearing like a phantom as at barreled forth. By the time it reached the roof, it was nearly 3m in diameter and cut through the dense stone of the mountain as if it were air, passing without any discernable resistance whatsoever.After a few seconds, a second hole had been formed in the mountain, this one giving Fenrir an unobstructed view of the perpetual moon overhead. Staring up at this moon, she was taken back to the first nights after she had entered this world, remembering the convictions she had found when her emotions had yet to stabilize. She had resolved herself that, if it could allow her to return faster, she would devour anything that stood in her way in order to reach her Master's side once again. However, at the same time, Fenrir didn't want to become a 'monster' that her Master would be ashamed of...Releasing a profoundly exasperated sigh, Fenrir fought hard to collect her thoughts and tried changing her perspective of the current situation. Since she wanted her Master to be proud of her, Fenrir began to think about what he would do in this situation. She knew that he would probably do his best to help people and, with his charismatic nature, people would flock to his side to help. Though she didn't have that same charisma, and would never 'want' people to flock to her side, Fenrir knew she could still help people.She could still remember the time when her Master went to a foreign country where the rulers were cruel and vicious. He didn't attack them directly but, as their border fortresses would capture, prison, and torture people, her Master had destroyed them all. Any of the bad men that stayed behind were killed or crippled, meaning her Master would also take the lives of evil-hearted individuals if the need arose...Though she knew he would probably admonish her for devouring the girly man, Fenrir knew her Master would likely take pity on her and, after a while had passed, he would inevitably forgive her. Her Master would even try his best to understand people that had killed thousands of people, especially if he learned they weren't in full control of their actions at the time. As long as she worked hard to never repeat her mistake, Fenrir was confident he wouldn't even bat an eye, instead, he would probably try to console her burdened heart...With this thought bringing her a great deal of comfort, Fenrir turned her head back towards the moon above and could feel the conviction rising up inside of her. She had been killing a lot ever since entering this world, but her power was such that she didn't have to go out of her way to take lives if she truly wanted to avoid it. Instead, she could simply cripple all of the bad people she came across, especially those that harbored intentions toward her. As for increasing her strength, she would devour the cores of monsters and, if they were anything like the girly man she had devoured, Fenrir would take their cores as well...(Fenrir's Journey: Fenrir will cripple and kill all the bad people...this world is a rotten place...I will try to fix it, at least a little bit...)

Just as she was beginning to think this world wasn't all that bad, yet another girly man showed up, eyeing her like something to be possessed. Fenrir was so angry that, strangely, a very powerful urge to just break down and cry welled up inside of her. She just couldn't understand how a person could believe themselves so above everything that they said and did whatever they wanted, even if their acts were cruel and unjust. He even had the audacity to try and frame it in a way that made it seem as if she were the one to have made a mistake. It was maddeningly frustrating...Though she didn't will herself to do so, Fenrir's claws began to grow slightly longer as her hair began to take on a bristly quality. Her scarlet eyes began to glow like hot coals and an oppressive atmosphere expanded out from her body, putting pressure on everyone present. For the normal disciples, it was as if a primal sense of self-preservation had been provoked within them, urging them to flee. It wasn't a simple fight-or-flight response, but their instincts, which weren't that developed in humans to begin with, telling them that only death awaited if they were to stay.Even Wen Xiulan, who had been the closest person to Fenrir, felt like a reaper had descended upon the world and was ready to claim the souls of everyone present. She had been planning to let Fenrir flee the mountain, buying her some time by interfering with the Sect Master and then taking the matter up with the Grand Elders later. Now, however, she found herself praying that Fenrir, should the latter emerge victorious in the coming struggle, be merciful upon the Sect. Not everyone was as arrogant and selfish as the Sect Master himself and, though there were many greedy cultivators that sought the bodies of women with Yin constitutions, there were also good people like Fenrir's Master...Tian Gengxin, though it felt like he was staring into the maw of a massive beast, couldn't help but let a grin plaster itself upon his face. He had noticed that the girl was a bit hot-tempered and lacked the general sensibilities of a Cultivator. By enraging her, spurring her to lose control and attempt to attack him, he would be well within his rights to 'educate' her himself later. Thus, barely resisting the urge to laugh, Tian Gengxin held out his hand in a goading gesturing, smiling arrogantly as he said, "Come, girl, let this Tian Gengxin see-"The moment she heard the man open his mouth again, Fenrir kicked against the incredibly durable mountain face and caused cracks to spread out several tens of meters as she launched herself upwards with fierce momentum. She had tried to use [Shundo] to close the distance at first but there was strange energy around his body that wouldn't allow her to set an anchor point for the instant movement. Thus, unable to kill him the 'easy' way, Fenrir decided that she would rip him apart limb by limb using pure physical force.Eyes widening slightly, Tian Gengxin shot backward in an attempt to evade his assailant, a wall of green flames forming in the air around him to deter her attack. He was surprised by the raw power displayed by the girl but considered it a blessing since she wouldn't 'break' easily later on. Now, he just had to-Unable to even finish his thought, Fenrir, now shrouded in a radiant blue aura, shot straight through the green flames as if they didn't even exist, the glow in her eyes now so fierce that it left afterimages in the air for everyone to see. Tian Genxin's eyes became round like saucers this time as he pulled a massive longsword out of his interspatial ring and tried to cut Fenrir's limbs. To his absolute shock, and the terror of the entire crowd, Fenri's aura suddenly transitioned into the shape of a massive wolf's maw that clamped down on the 2m long blade and instantly destroyed it. Then, seemingly without any time passing, the giant maw opened its mouth once again and the only thought passing through Tian Gengxin's mind before the irresistible energy devoured him was that there were some monsters in the world that should be left unprovoked...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'That was the first time I ever devoured a person...Master...I'm sorry...*sniffles*...')

Chapter 58: Evolution