Off to the side, Blair watched us leave. His expression was tense, and there was something unreadable in his eyes. After we left the execution grounds, exhaustion hit me hard. My head started bobbing as I tried to fight off my sleepiness. “Get some rest,” the man said gently. “I’ll wake you when … Read more
Chapter 5 Author: Ashen North Boom! With just a wave of the man’s hand, an invisible force knocked the executioner and his giant blade flat onto the ground. The man in white slowly descended in front of me. He reached out with his long, slender fingers and gently tapped the center of my forehead. Instantly, a … Read more
“It was just a filthy animal that died!” he roared, staring at me like I was a corpse. From up high, he looked down at me with pure disgust and rage. “You really are just like your beastman father! You injured your sister over a beast servant. She’s barely hanging on now, thanks to you!” … Read more
Chapter 4 Author: Ashen North The way Blair was staring at me made me uneasy. I frowned and asked, “What do you really want?” He took a deep breath and slowly said, “I came here to tell you to leave.” I let out a cold laugh. “Leave? Why should I?” Blair hesitated. “Because if you don’t, … Read more
A voice rang out behind me before Blair came lunging at me. In a blur of swordlight and thunderous roars, we clashed. I twisted to dodge his attack and punched him hard in the gut. With a loud thud, Blair was sent flying and slammed into a tree. Even though pain burned … Read more
Chapter 3 Author: Ashen North Ten days later, they finally let me out, and I noticed right away that Dusty was gone. I searched the entire courtyard, calling out for him, but there was no sign of him anywhere. He never wandered off on his own. A sinking feeling settled in my chest. Something was wrong. … Read more
In a flash, Justin slapped me hard across the face. I was already weak, and the force of it knocked me to the floor. Dusty had been napping on the bed. Hearing the noise, he jumped down and tried to bite Justin’s hand. But how could a small fox take on a grown … Read more
Chapter 2 Author: Ashen North I had been torn apart by countless vicious beastmen. They bit into me, devoured me. My eyes were gouged out and eaten, and my tongue was sliced off. By the time I died, there wasn’t a single patch of skin left untouched. The night before I was sent to the Beast … Read more
I knew what that meant. He was scared I’d choose him again. In my past life, I had thought he was just shy. I gave a bitter smile and looked away, my gaze landing on a scruffy gray fox crouched in the corner. He was skinny and dirty, with tangled fur, nothing … Read more
The Beast King had made an agreement with the humans—every so often, they’d send a group of beastmen, each with different skills, for the humans to choose from as servants. In my last life, I had carefully picked a tiger beastman. But when my brother threw me into the Beast Den, that tiger didn’t … Read more