Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 452

Staring at his tall, steady back, Nyx froze. For a split second, the flashed back to years ago on that starship–him standing between her and Jaws, fighting an SS–level Space Pirate leader to the death for her.

Even without memories, he was still him, making the same choices. But Bale waurit Jaws. He had no intention of holding back.

“Hold me off with what? Where’s she gonna run?” he said, eyeing, Kian like a bug, laughing, He swung a palm down through the air, sending Kian flying, coughing blood.

Seeing him struggle back up instead of passing out ticked Bale off. “Want to die that bad? Fine, I’ll grant your wish

About to swing again, he paused, switching gears. With a flick of his sleeve, he pulled out a small, ornate pill cauldron, shimmering with light–obviously no ordinary thing

“My pill should’ve finished refining ages ago, but it wouldn’t open. Today, I’ll use you to break it in“” he said.

He powered it with spiritual energy. The cauldron glowed faintly, its lid cracking open like a giant maw. Kian fought with everything he had but got sucked in instantly.

“No!” Nyx’s scream ripped through the air, raw and desperate, startling even Bale, who flinched, looking at her confused.

Just a fling–worth all that?‘ he wondered. He fumbled to stop Nyx as she lunged at the cauldron. “He’s not dead! Not yet!”

The furnace wasn’t lit. It was hot, but that kid could handle it for at least a few minutes. Nyx wasn’t convinced, still half- crazed, pounding on Bale with her fists.

“Ow! Ouch!” Bale yelped, dazed by the barrage of slaps. “Your frame, it’s solid. You hit hard. With proper training, you’d be a top–tier demon.”

to hurt a

didn’t usually kill for no reason–it messed with his cultivation heart, risking inner demons. That

slaps, then calmed down. She glanced at the floating cauldron, thought for two

was priority. They’d figure out the rest later. Besides, if she got nitpicky, this bear demon never set a

Bale was not the sharpest tool. He didn’t catch Nyx scheming in her head. Thrilled she agreed so fast, he laughed loud, arms wide for

out

was right–she was a demon. In her panic, she’d stumbled onto how

she transformed, Nyx’s mind raced, combing through her memories again. The Voss family

at five or six, nothing before. The gap had to hold the answer.

eyes practically glowed green, locked on the palm–sized bunny. He was drooling. So cute. Human form was gorgeous,

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so smitten with Nyx, he didn’t

A shrill buzz blasted out, hitting the soul, Mortals collapsed, clutching their ears, watching, as the cauldron flared bright, then dimmed–like a dying

apart, Kian dropped from the sky, oozing menace, stomping Bale into the

“My cauldron!” Trading quick blows with Kian, he gawked, muttering, “No way.

from the Celestial, hiding for years to refine that precious pill. Ancient pill texts said swallowing a Violet

Kian, nearly losing it, teetering. He grudgingly admitted Kian had absorbed the pill- his spiritual sense was now master–level,

surviving it–only one guy in history pulled that

slaved over it but didn’t dare eat it himself–wanted to crack the survival trick first or save it for a do–or–die gamble. Now someone else ate it and

him mumble