Chapter 5: Rebirth Begins
"The true predator?"
Vara tilted his head and questioned. He was able to talk and think again, though this was only temporary. His mind was still in pieces, and it was alone his newly strengthened willpower and desire, keeping his consciousness from thoroughly fading.
"Yes, little lamb, the true predator. That is the only way you can survive your current predicament. Your mind is in pieces and your soul exhausted.
It will take an insurmountable amount of energy to repair them both. Not only that, but there are useless pieces that need to be discarded. This means even more energy and resources are required. There is only one way to obtain that energy."
Before Vara could react, the mouth flew straight towards his face at incredible speed. Even if his mind weren't at its lowest point, he would not be able to react fast enough to stop it.
The mouth planted itself over Vara's mouth, and instinctively, Vara tried to rip the mouth off. Try as he will though, he couldn't pull it off. Then, something strange happened. The mouth began fusing with his mouth.
The forgotten pain reared its ugly head once again. Vara tried to scream, but because his mouth was currently occupied, no sound came out. He could only collapse and roll around in pain.
Moments later, the pain subsided, and Vara picked himself up from the floor. Once up, he reached towards his mouth and felt around until he felt a sharp prick on his finger and drew his hand back in pain.
"Watch yourself; these teeth are no joke. If this weren't only your perception of yourself in your mind, you would be bleeding non-stop."
Vara's eyes widened in shock as his mouth moved without his will. He wanted to search for a mirror to look at his face, but there were none nearby that he could use. All there was in that blackened void were the faces, screaming at him.
"What the hell is this!!!?"
It seemed Vara could still use his mouth, which was comforting. Having a passenger inside of him that could take control filled him with anxiety and terror.
"Stop making a fuss. This is necessary for the next phase. Honestly, the mere fact that the fusion worked shows your compatibility. This is a great sign for your survival."
Vara only scrunched his eyebrows in annoyance as a response. He understood that he was far too gone to turn back, but still, this was a bit much. However, he could only follow this weird thing's lead.
"Hahaha, being called a weird thing, is certainly a first. You do realize that now that I am attached to you, I can hear all your thoughts."
'I could care less. You're the one who decided to hitch a ride without so much as a word. I'll think about what I want to think.'
After his self-discovery, Vara had gained some self-confidence. He might not be able to control his situation, but hell if he can't truly express himself.
"Hahaha, I don't hate this side of you. It seems you're less of a pathetic lamb than I thought. However, you're still a measly piece of prey. That's why I'm here. I am your connection from prey to a predator!"
Once said, Vara's mouth opened to an inhuman degree. His eyes widened from shock, and his hands reached for his mouth to somehow stop it from going out of control. There was though nothing he could do as it tripled in size.
'What the hell are you doing!'
He couldn't use his mouth, so he quickly tried to somehow talk to the being inside him. It seemed to work because it wasn't long before the being's voice appeared in his head.
"Use that head of yours. There have been so many hints. There are three things we need to rebuild you from zero. We need lots of energy, resources, and all the good pieces of your mind that we want to keep. To do that, you must be a predator, and what do predators do. They eat."
As if the word eat was a trigger, the mouth started to suck in anything and everything at a great force. As Vara's mouth inhaled, the screams of the faces changed. What were once angry yells of hatred turn into panicked screams of fear?
The faces of both the victims and Vara's former masters began breaking apart and flying into Vara's mouth.
Outside of the egg, Menos was still formulating his thoughts when he felt a change in his surroundings. He looked towards the egg with a wide grin on his face.
'Oooh looks like it's finally time.'
Like an insatiable beast has been awakened, chaotic energy flew vigorously into the egg without any signs of stopping. The egg did not just grow in size but increase in brightness as well. The change was very subtle. Only when a significant amount of time passed would one notice any changes at all.
Menos waited patiently with his mountain of resources in front of him. He seemed to be on the edge of his seat as he looked over his items again and again.
'The blood of a changeling will be used. I am 85% sure of that. However, the baleful crimson dagger is still an uncertainty.'
His thinking cut short as the egg changed abruptly once again. The egg started shrinking at an exponential speed. It was as if it desired to condense itself into the size of a grain of rice. Unfortunately, Vara would be dead long before the egg reached that size.
Menos, however, did not panic. What he did was reach out his hand in grabbing motion and flicked his wrist towards the egg. As if Menos seized the entire mountain of treasure in the palm of his hands, the pile floated five feet above the floor and lightly tossed itself in front of the rainbow egg.
Once the treasures were near the egg, the egg began vibrating and a high pitch screeching emanated from the egg. If any regular human heard the screeching, blood would pour out of their seven orifices as their brain melted into mush.
Menos, on the other hand, closed his eyes as if basking in the most beautiful music. He cut his enjoyment short though because the next moment is what he had been waiting for all this time. He has been formatting it in his head, but seeing it in person is a whole different experience.
The egg ceased shrinking as tendrils of chaotic energy flowed out of the egg and weaved through the piles of materials and treasures. The tendrils searched the collections, stopping and enveloping different objects before carrying them back and assimilating them into the egg.
Menos watched in fervor as object after object flew away and the pile was dwindling.
'Hahaha, I knew he would take the blood of the changeling. Ooh, the tongue of the ancient Remlolian catfish behemoth. That's an interesting choice. Hmm odd, the blade of Torkah. Ah, that makes sense, I don't know why I never considered the stomach of a world eater...."
Object after object absorbed into the egg, and as time passed, Menos' expression slowly changed. The mountain was now 65% as tall, and countless materials were consumed. Menos' eyes twitched in annoyance and anger.
"Oi you greedy bastard. Those items were not cheap, and you're eating them like their pieces of candy. I still need those."
Of course, his yelling went unnoticed as the egg, and Vara had no way of responding to Menos. Just as his anger and pain were about to peak, the tendrils drifted back with the last of the materials chosen. The mountain was now half as large, and Menos' insides were bleeding.
"That bastard is going to owe me so much once this is all over. He better live through this."
Just as Menos let out a breath of relief, two tendrils shot out of the egg once again. This time though they headed towards Menos. Menos looked in confusion as the tendrils started to weave around him.
"Hmm, this is new. Hey, you've must have taken enough already. Go back to the egg and finish the process."
Menos tried shooing the energy away, but to his surprise, the wisps did not listen to him. Then before he could react, one somehow entered his pocket dimension and quickly snatched two gems, a white diamond and a black opal from within. The other scratched Menos and snatched a drop of purple blood before rapidly returning to egg like a child running away after shoplifting.
Menos was thoroughly shocked as he looked at the cut on his hand, which healed in a blink of an eye. The very next millisecond he took off after the tendril in fury as he tried to snatch back his items. However, the chaos energy in his surroundings inexplicably formed a barrier between him and the egg, blocking him.
"THOSE ARE NOT FOR YOU!!!"
Consumed by rage, power could be seen warping the area around him. It only took only a second for Menos to shred the barrier like paper, but that one-second delay was enough for the egg to absorb the items stolen.
Menos roared as punched towards the egg, trying to break it to extract his items back. However, the chaotic space made a move once again and wrapped every limb in thick chains of chaos, stopping him an inch away from the egg.
Menos struggled vigorously before the energy visibly was sucked out of his body and into the area around him. With the energy, Menos' rage followed as his eyes cleared, and clarity began showing through. Finally, Menos sufficiently calmed down as his fist slowly lowered, and he let out a long breath.
"Haaaaa. Wow, that was a blow to the pride. It has been a while since that has happened. Don't worry, I know Vara isn't in control of his actions, but why did he need those items? It took me years to create them, and they are still incomplete. Also, why my blood? You know how precious that is to me."
Menos looked up and spoke as if someone was right next to him. The chains on his limbs slowly loosened before dissipating into the space around him once he calmed down. Chaos made no other movements and resumed pouring energy into the egg gently.
Menos just shook his head in resignation and defeated knowing all too well that he wasn't going to get those items back. He looked towards the egg, which was now the size of a car. "I am definitely going to get my payment back with interest for that."
Menos sat down and waited patiently while gritting his teeth in annoyance.
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