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368: Kin

Author: Random_writer Word Count: 9296 Updated: 2025-06-09 14:44:45

Kin

"Are you kidding me?" Thomas cried out as the lycanthrope's jaws emerged from the floor, latched onto his arm, and dragged him down into a bedroom no bigger than his own.1

He allowed walls to trap him but the beasts tore right through them.

  Pain didn't shoot through Thomas's back as he was slammed to the floor. Instead, he felt the violent impact splay his body out and an unconscious groan escaped his lips.

The young noble recovered in an instant, kicking and pulling at the labyrinth of jagged teeth to free himself. The fangs only sunk further into his shoulder, until he wrapped himself in dark blue life essence. "Get a taste of that, asshole!"

The lycanthrope growled and brought out its own life essence, as dark and as blue as Thomas's.

Two forces grated against one another with an ear-piercing shriek. Thomas felt his bones shatter as the wolf punched through his life essence. Losing an arm didn't matter, not when he had another one. The lycanthrope was wide open.

Thomas drew a dagger with his remaining hand and drove it into an eye, then into a second, then into...a third?

The lycanthrope wasn't just a wolf, it was a dire wolf. Four sets of slitted eyes (minus three) stared him down. Its entire body was covered in barbed bone. Its tail swung back and forth, behind spikes protruding out of its back.

The lycanthrope tore Thomas's arm loose with one final snarl, then snapped at Thomas's chest, hitting the empty hardwood as he rolled to the right and to his feet. 'There's an opening every time it lunges at me,' he thought. 'It puts all its weight into its front paws, making it hard to dodge. If I get this wrong, it'll take my other arm…' He crouched and goaded the monster into attacking. It lunged for the final blow.

Fangs clamped around empty air as Thomas slid under it, arriving within arms length of its unprotected throat. His dagger raced into a mess of tangled fur and came out clean on the other side.

He missed?

No. It had feigned the lunge, instead reeling back a massive paw.

Thomas couldn't get into his stance in time so he tightened his grip around his small piece of metal.

Four long claws smashed through his shoddy block. Thomas reeled back from the blow, the reverberations biting into his palm. His legs struggled to find footing. He only needed a moment to get his back off the ground but the rabid animal mauled him relentlessly.

He had to get away. He had to run. His whole body creaked like the ruin.

Another paw ripped through the metal plates covering his heart, sending sparks into his eyes. He pulled his legs back and around them around the paw so when it lifted into the air he was taken with it. He nearly let go as the only thought in his mind was back to his stance.

Who cared about a stupid stance? He saw red. He lashed out at the closest thing to him: a paw. The stupid thing had broken his bones so it was only fair that he return the favor by dragging his blade through its joints, spraying a fountain of blood across his face. The lycanthrope let out a mournful howl and he stabbed it again.

Stupid.

Fucking.

Wolf.

Die.

The paw stomped him back down, pressing into his soft chest. A stifled groan forced its way out of Thomas's throat.

The lycanthrope had claws, teeth, and its massive weight. It pressed them all down onto him. One paw held his remaining arm down. No more stabbing. The other paw held his chest. The fangs held his severed arm, as if to taunt him.

The lycanthrope paused. It chewed on the limb, slowly. It almost seemed to release a part of its grip.

Thomas kicked and struggled but nothing worked. His spear lay away in the opposite corner, not that he could use it with only one arm left. His dagger was still in his hand. He could move his wrist but that was all. His dagger and spear, however, were not all he had.

He threw his dagger into his spatial ring, replacing it with a metal tube. He turned his wrist as far towards the creature as he could and pulled the trigger. A resounding blast echoed throughout the ruin. The lycanthrope reflexively leapt back, more because of the bright blast than the pinching pain in its neck.

Finally, Thomas returned into a stance. He swapped his pistol for his dagger. It might have surprised the lycanthrope but it couldn't do any real harm. Besides, he only had one pistol. If he had stolen any more than that, Alexander might have noticed. His body tilted to the side.

He caught himself on a bedside. 'I guess I took more damage than I thought. I can't get caught again. That pistol won't work a second time. Maybe I should use some of my vials.' His hand flew to the vials wrapped around his waist. 'A few of them broke in the struggle but those ones were mostly for utility. I still have some acids and venoms. I have to find another opening.'

He waited but the lycanthrope didn't pursue him. Instead, it continued to chew on his severed arm as if there was something special about it. It grimaced. Apparently, dead flesh tastes horrible. It coughed up the limb and licked the ground to get the taste out of its mouth.

Thomas smiled. 'Guess I even taste like a dead person, don't I?' A burst of steam sprouted out of his shoulder, forming into a skeletal arm. His body shrunk a bit and he winced as a ravenous hunger rose up.

Hunger was the only pain that he could feel anymore. It beat his stomach relentlessly as not only was his arm beginning to regenerate, but also the broken parts on the inside of his body. It would take time, and Thomas didn't know if he would be of sound mind when it finished.

His consciousness dangled by a thinning rope above a dark, hungry abyss. If he was grabbed again, arm wouldn't be the only thing he would lose. He had to finish it.

Thomas blinked and black filled his eyes. He blinked again and it receded. "Come on, I don't have all day," he said, imitating Alexander.

The lycanthrope wrapped life essence wrapped around its body and its wounds healed in moments.

Thomas forced a smile. "Of course you learned how to heal yourself."

The lycanthrope eyed him, the severed arm, then the dagger. "What manner of creature are you?" A voice called out.

Thomas looked around but there was no one else, no one but the creature. "You...talked?"

The lycanthrope ignored his remark: "You smell as I do, but slightly different. We are kin, originating from this world's darkness." It sniffed the air. "I can sense that you have the same hunger as me. Because of that, I'll let you leave. Don't return. This is my territory." Each word had a gritty growl behind it. He spoke like a human but it did not look human. Thomas almost expected someone to reveal himself.

The lycanthrope didn't apologize. After all, what would Thomas do to it? What could a one-armed human do?

A second gout of steam erupted from Thomas's shoulder. He hid the skeletal arm behind his back. He could feel tendons attaching to bone. His hunger increased twofold. His consciousness sunk deeper as the rope continued to thin. He had to finish the fight, but something inside of him wanted to talk to the lonely monster, one of two within the ruin. "I-I can't leave yet so how about we introduce ourselves. I'm T-Thomas, what's your name?"

"Shay, now leave." It licked the blood off its lips and winced. "I don't want your stinking scent around this place. I've never tasted anything so foul."

Thomas swallowed his saliva: "What do you plan to do with these people? The bandits are dead. You've saved the townsfolk already, haven't you?"

"Aye, I've been saving them," Shay said as he began to circle to his left side. He was more an animal that could speak rather than a human that could turn into an animal. He continued to sniff the air. He could have leapt and Thomas wouldn't be able to dodge in time. Shay was stronger and they both knew it. "Back off. These people are mine."

Thomas took a step back: "Why do you eat people when your mind is unaffected by your transformation? You're a lycanthrope, right?"

Shay cocked his head to the side and Thomas knew he had caught its attention: "You know of my...condition? How?"

Thomas shrugged: "It doesn't matter. Why do you eat people? You don't have to fight wolf instincts. You aren't a wolf. You don't have to be one."

Shay paused his crawl. By now, his fangs were so close to Thomas's face that the young noble's hair was blown back by Shay's breath, which smelled of blood. Thomas could fit himself in that set of jaws and with a crunch he'd be done. It mewled over his words for a few moments: "I do not owe weaklings anything. Answer my question first: what are you?"

"A-a Shadox," Thomas blurted out.

"A Shadox?" Shay repeated. "Never heard of it."

"Nonetheless that is what I am," Thomas insisted. "Now please, I want to know why you act like a monster."

Shay narrowed his eyes: "If I tell you, will you leave me be? I would rather not have to clean your remains up." Thomas nodded. The lycanthrope sat down but it still towered over him. "Very well."

Thomas breathed a sigh of relief. 'Please let this all be a misunderstanding.'

"Human, monster, you talk as if those two are different things."

'Damn.'

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1: Prologue 2: Pawn 3: Abuse 4: Rose Thorn 5: A Mother Worries 6: War Monk 7: Virility Mansion 8: Coming war 9: Cleaning books 10: Frey 11: Strength vs. Skill 12: A day in Jameson's Shoes 13: Investigation 14: Lava Boar (Part 1) 15: Lava Boar (part 2) 16: Lava Boar (part 3) 17: Analysis 18: The Past 19: Frey's Challenge 20: Life Essence Training 21: Unhappy Birthday 22: The Truth 23: Leaving 24: Numbskull and Goon 25: Emma 26: Double Date 27: Blacksmith 28: Double Date (Part 2) 29: Mummified Arm 30: Prophecy 31: A Single Cut 32: Inheritance 33: Blasphemy 34: The Rat 35: Twisted Bone 36: Old Addiction 37: Caught 38: Interrogation 39: Welcome to Squad Six 40: Friendly Spar With Squad Six 41: Throwing Knives 42: Calm Before the Storm 43: Manticore 44: Aftermath of The First Battle 45: Promotion 46: New Rivalry 47: Light and Healing Magic 48: Second Mission 49: Wade's Bad Call 50: Outnumbered and Isolated 151: Divine Intervention 152: Final Push 153: Reaper 154: Report 155: Light at the End of the Tunnel 156: Rest 157: Letter 158: Shopping (Part 1/2) 159: Shopping (Part 2/2) 160: Initiation 161: Group of Four 162: Amphiboards 163: The Paddle 164: Start! 165: Bullfrog 166: Noble 167: Underwater 168: Tongue 169: Distant Gaze 170: Trak 171: Doubt 172: Liar 173: Fang 174: Cerberus 175: Teamwork 176: Tired 177: Spear Throwing 178: Breakdown 179: Team 180: Payback 181: Civil Discussion 182: Chains and Anger 183: Mistakes 184: Slight tug 185: Growing pain 186: The Winning Plan 187: Corpse 188: Miss Vessa 189: Old Ways 190: Infectious Determination 191: Numbed Pain 192: Hues 193: Inexperienced (Part 1/2) 194: Inexperienced (Part 2/2) 195: Maddening Rage (Part 1) 196: Maddening Rage (Part 2) 197: The Other Half 198: Lich Talk 199: Demonic Weapon 200: Worst of the Worst 251: Piece of an Origin Story 252: Regret 253: Decisions Decisions 254: Sparring Session 255: Overwhelming Defeat 256: Discovery 257: Suspicion 258: The Broken Statue 259: Gossip 260: The Reach 261: Elero's Return 262: Mr. Lich's true identity 263: Breaking a Habit 264: The Notemaker 265: Beatings, Deadlines, and a Voice in Her Head 266: Unfinished Product 267: The "Jet" Property 268: Inspiration 269: Rough First Day 270: Frustrating Stagnation 271: Visitor 272: Price of Resurrection 273: Becoming Doevm 274: Room of Jars 275: Familiar Smile 276: Dark Magic and Shadows 277: Red and Blue 278: Punishment 279: Sneaking Out 280: The Old Puppet 281: Shattered 282: Assembling the Pieces 283: Timeline 284: Sticks and Stones 285: Initiative, Insults, and Interrogation 286: Thomas and Elero discover the power and the secret then they go and discover the ruins. Man how long can these titles be? I 287: Regret 288: Revamped Story and a Crowded Room 289: Attack 290: Changing Nightmare 291: Another Crack in the Seal 292: Physical descriptions are important 293: Backyard 294: Pale complexion 295: Costly Resurrection 296: Rabbid Rabbit Thomas 297: Cramped Coffin 298: Advanced Spellcraft 299: Gradual Return 300: Larque's Warning 51: Elven Techniques 52: Hopi's Rage 53: Bottled Slimes 54: Three Men of the Von Trike Household 55: Hooks and Vines 56: The Nest 57: Ancient Ruins 58: Legacy (Part 1) 59: Legacy (Part 2) 60: Easter Egg Hunt: Ghoul Edition 61: Regrouping 62: Carnage 63: Reckless and Stupid 64: Self Doubt 65: DID YOU WANT ME TO BE QUIET!? 66: Meeting With Marcus 67: New Men 68: Internal Battle 69: The Plan 70: "Honorable" Duel (Part 1) 71: "Honorable" Duel (Part 2) 72: You're Invited 73: Praise the Goddess 74: A Lich That Hates Magic 75: Ten Months Later 76: Doevm vs. Oliver 77: A Weird Lich 78: Final Battle (Part 1) 79: Final Battle (Part 2) 80: Final Battle (Part 3) 81: General 82: Aftermath 83: No Longer Human. No Longer Lich. 84: Blinded By Greed 85: The Spider 86: Back On Track! 87: Dark World 88: Return to the Virility Household 89: Old Man's Story 90: Meeting The Family 91: Dummy Brigade 92: Weak 93: New Weapons 94: First Mission 95: Sheltered Boy 96: No Graves 97: Severed Head 98: Specimen No. 12 99: Storm Brewing 100: Departure 201: Distrust 202: Spear and Shield 203: Winner 204: Karma 205: Training Complete 206: Ruined Church 207: The Scene of Slaughter 208: Giant's Rage 209: Bottled Emotions 210: Gregen's Blade 211: Inhumane 212: Just My Luck 213: The Demon's Prey 214: Fallen (Part 1/2) 215: Fallen (Part 2/2) 216: Losing Control 217: Nightmare 218: Lich 219: Final Secrets Revealed 220: Twisted Mind 221: Glossary, NOT A CHAPTER 222: Coming to A Close 223: Jackal's Deal 224: Swaying the Crowd 225: Away With You 226: New Recruit 227: Jar of Memories 228: Two Blue Flames 229: Cerlius 230: The Knight's Academy 231: Meeting (1/3) 232: Meeting (2/3) 233: Meeting (3/3) 234: Entering the Academy (1/4) 235: Entering the Academy (2/4) 236: Entering the Academy (3/4) 237: Entering the Academy (4/4) 238: Cerlius's First Day of School 239: Three Concepts of Magic 240: Picking up the Pieces 241: Third Concept 242: Fish Slap 243: My name is Cerlius! 244: Thomas's Natural Charisma 245: New Disciples 246: Consequences of Strength 247: Old Wheelchair 248: Judgement 249: Natural Evil Cannot Be Forgotten 250: Deal with a Demon 101: Scrap City (Part 1) 102: Scrap City (Part 2) 103: Curiosity Killed the Cat 104: Draken Capital 105: Flash of Light 106: Separation 107: Slow Recovery 108: Jackal Von Trike 109: Alexander Finlish 110: Place Your Bets 111: Catch 112: Kill Him 113: Fear 114: Depths of the Capital 115: Missing 116: Meeting of the Nobles 117: Creature (Part 1) 118: Creature (Part 2) 119: Creature (Part 3) 120: Later 121: Braces 122: Abandoned Food 123: Elero Mech 124: Masochist 125: Poisonous 126: Halfbreed 127: Jackal vs. Daniel (Part 1) 128: Jackal vs Daniel (Part 2) 129: March 130: Lord Brandon Von Trike 131: Raid (Part 1) 132: Raid (Part 2) 133: Raid (Part 3) 134: Raid (Part 4) 135: Raid (Part 5) 136: Raid (Part 6) 137: Sore Loser 138: Human Suffering 139: Broken (Part 1) 140: Broken (Part 2) 141: Dark Magician 142: The Plan 143: Unmoving 144: Action Reaction 145: Going Deeper 146: Unknown Voice 147: Gunshots 148: Illusion Spell 149: A Girl 150: Anger Management Issues 301: Alliance 302: Shattered Jar 303: Tricks up the Tyrant's Sleeve 304: Battlefield 305: Deep Scars 306: Pull 307: Tormentor 308: Heretic 309: Incoming Storm Cloud 310: Ominous Birth 311: To Take on an Army 312: Green Gemstone 313: Place of Origin 314: Birth of the Lich 315: You Either Die a Hero or... 316: Tired of Hiding 317: Demon King's Power 318: Different Magics 319: Guidance 320: Birth of a Berserker 321: Targets 322: The Survivors 323: Long Awaited Contact 324: The Final Cliffhanger (part 1/2) 325: The Final Cliffhanger (part 1.5/2) Yes, I know I f***ed up 326: Final Final Cliffhanger, an apology 327: Quiet Arrival 328: Wizard Kick 329: Dead Silence 330: Dwindling Defenses 331: Positions Everyone, for the Show Begins 332: Imminent demise 333: Dud Part 1/2 (but let's be real here it'll probably be out of 3 because I underestimate stuff) 334: Dud Part 2 (Thanks to Logician for the suggestion) 335: Dud Part 3 336: Refusal to Submit 337: Hungry for a Fight 338: Lich Unleashed Part 1 339: Lich Unleashed Part 2 340: Lich Unleashed Part 3 341: The Western Hallway: Part 1 342: The Western Hallway: Part 2 343: The Mess Hall: Part 1 344: The Forbidden One's Arrival 345: Two Kings, a Rook, a Queen, a Priest, and a Whole lot of Pawns 346: Exception to the Rule 347: Fellow Pawn 348: Divine Savior 349: The Aftermath 350: The Shadox's Lament 351: Elero's Operation 352: Fall Down Seven Times. Get Up Eight Times. 353: PMI: Passive Magical Income 354: Hurried Goodbye 355: Graduation 356: Undead Shambling Through the Streets 357: Can I come with you? 358: Graduation 359: Sparring Session 360: Liar Liar 361: Washed Up Demi 362: Just a corpse 363: Into the Ruin 364: A Hero's Hesitation 365: Losing Control 366: Paying the Price 367: To Rely on Oneself 368: Kin 369: Deal 370: Come With Me 371: When It's Painful, Cry, Then Get Back Up. 372: Thomas's Choice 373: Bloodtrail 374: Plan B 375: Fighting to Die 376: Past the Breaking Point 377: Captain Fisher 378: Prologue 379: Prologue (Part 2) 380: Prologue (Part 3) 381: Prologue (Part 4) 382: Prologue (Part 5) 383: Last Day in a Long Journey 384: Frowning Frey 385: Mercenaries 386: Distracted 387: Lord Jameson 388: Disarming Sincerity 389: Search For Arte 390: Friendly Fire 391: Anger and Gentleness of a Giant 392: Safe Haven 393: The legend of Arthur Botoman 394: Old Foe 395: Wear and Tear 396: Compliments to the Chef (Part 1) 397: Compliments to the Chef (Part 2) 398: My Only Family (Part 1) 399: My Only Family (Part 2) 400: Wake up! 401: Whispers Underground 402: Why a chef? 403: Hostage Situation 404: Radiant Burst 405: Left Alive? 406: The Slap 407: The Right Choice (Part 1/2) 408: The Right Choice (Part 2/2) 409: Report from the Capital 410: Owen's Warning 411: Patron 412: Goodbye Petal Town 413: Old Friend in the Bloodwood 414: Boiling Toad 415: Full Alert 416: Relying on Magic 417: Gutless Cur 418: Doevm's paranoia 419: A Letter From Elero 420: Takeoff 421: Destination: Polyglint Mines 422: Good Old Reverse Psychology 423: Got any better ideas? 424: Blending in 425: Sir Wilhelm 426: Passing on a Message 427: Let's Play a Game 428: Kilot's Infectious Laughter 429: Descent into the Darkest Darkness...which is Dark (Part 1/2) 430: Descent into the Darkest Darkness...which is Dark (Part 2/2) 431: EEEWWWWWWWWWWWW 432: Firing up the Forge 433: The Second Legacy 434: Hit the Books 435: Welcome to the Game, Doevm 436: The Players 437: The Hollow Stone 438: The Lich's Blessing 439: Stupid Frey 440: Dragon Hoard 441: The Source of the Mana and the Unconscious Ally 442: The Classic Old Dwarvish Bait 443: Chronomancy, an Assassin, and a Theory 444: The Assassin's Execution 445: Jumping at Shadows 446: Whole again 447: An Old Dwarf has his Tricks 448: Food, Shelter, and Privacy 449: Maker's Punishment 450: New Image 451: The Troop's Morale 452: Divide and Conquer 453: Custom Order Tool 454: The Beginning of the Last Crucade 455: Recurring Dream or Nightmare? 456: Instigating a Fight 457: The Arrogance of the Strong 458: The Hunt Begins 459: Edgy Tendencies and a Pure-Hearted Smile 460: Reward: Ascention 461: Multi-layered Trap 462: Percieved Threat 463: Rise of the False Hope 464: Questionable Alliance 465: A Reason to Fight 466: When an Unstoppable Force Meets an Unmovable Object 467: Lesson One Complete
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