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Chapter 5 - The Empress

BOOM!

Explosions ring in the distance as a blood red knight rises from the crater it was buried in.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sounds grow ever-increasing in volume as a being rushes to the crater. Smoke and dust fill the air as the being leaps into the sky before falling like a comet towards the knight.

The knight raises a bent and battered shield as the raging being slams down on it.

BAM!

Dirt and dust are sent flying as the knight gets buried back into its crater.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The raging being stands over the knight as it slams its fists into the being's shield.

STCHH!!

With a terrifying groan, the metal protecting the knight gives way as the beast rips the shield apart.

The knight's eyes widen under its visor as the beast slams its fists down onto their cowering form.

Screams fill the air but are quickly muffled by the sound of flesh meeting metal.

The knight lies beneath the raging beast above it, desperately trying to fight back.

"AGHHHHH!!!" 

The knight's yell fills the air as they push their bruised and broken arm against the beast's side.

With a raging force, the knight pierces through the beast's flank with its desperate last-minute strength.

The monster above doesn't even flinch at the damage and continues with its single-minded goal of killing this radiant knight.

BOOM! BOOM! STCHH! BAM!

The knight's pained screams echo throughout the area as the beast rips through its armor and flesh.

The knight continues to push its arm into the monster's side, ripping out anything it can get a grip on.

STCKKK!

Wet flops sound out as the knight tosses organs aside. 

BOOM! RTCHHH!!!

A bloodcurdling spurt sounds out as the knight's skull begins to cave in. The beast, invigorated by the sight, slams its fists down even harder.

BADUMP...BADUMP...BADUMP...

The knight's hand grips around the beating muscle as it desperately tries to tug it out.

STCKKKK!!!!!

With a vicious pull, the knight pulls the beast's heart out and tosses it aside on the broken ground of the crater they are lying in.

BOOM! BOOM!...BOOM!........Boom!.......boom....

Slowly, the monster's fists slow down and weaken before finally its body slumps forward, collapsing.

Weakly, the knight pushes the beast's body off itself. Stumbling, they slowly get to their feet. Wheezing and gasping as its blood, flesh, and viscera splash down against the ground beneath, the knight drags its body forward.

Each step it takes becomes firmer and sturdier. The knight's flesh welches as it slowly stitches itself back together. Its face becomes cleaner, its nose pushing itself back out of its skull, its forehead pulling itself together once more. 

[UNIQUE SKILL: PAIN RESISTANCE ACQUIRED]

[NOTICE: STEAL SUCCESSFUL]

[UNIQUE SKILL: BERSERKER ACQUIRED]

The knight looked up to the blue sky above it as they murmured,

"Every kill worth it... every moment of pain needed... all this suffering... serves as proper nourishment... for my eternal growth..."

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