Evolution: Conqueror - Chapter 109

Torug’s POV,

Darkness…

Utter darkness…

complete absence of light…

That was all I could see since the moment I started my evolution, It was entirely different from my previous evolution where it felt more like taking a nap and was much closer to my first evolution.

The sound of flowing water in the dark.

All of a sudden there was a light coming from behind me, like someone opened a door in this dark space.

“Alex…”

“Alex, are you okay?” an all too familiar voice asked, it was my father’s voice in my previous life.

‘Wait…this scene’ I turned my head to the side and there it was, a drowned corpse in the bathroom tub.

the water kept rushing and began to over flow.

My father saw this scene and was shocked for a second before sighing in relief, He finally sat down on the floor next to my eight year old self.

“How do you feel?” He asked.

“I don’t know”I subconsciously answered the same way I answered back then but everything crumble before my eyes and I was now standing in my old body as a gang enforcer.

Shirtless with a tiger tattoo out in the open, an axe in hand while being surrounded by corpses, a broken rib and several other injuries but that wasn’t the point, the point was, in front of me stood Torug blackmoon…

I looked at him from my human eyes and looked at my previous self from Torug’s eyes, it was a confusing and strange feeling…

But then my human self said something while looking into the distance,

“Whether it’s this life or the next, my journey for revenge hasn’t changed huh”.

“Indeed…” was all I could say as I watched my past self fade away as well, a light breeze swept across my face.

“It’s still the same game” a low growl left my lips, “but this time I’ll play differently”.

Immediately, like shattered mirrors, everything collapsed as a new scene appeared.

I was now looking at the plantlike thing wrapped around myself and without much thought I tore through it.

Stepping out of the cocoon, I was back in my chambers and couldn’t help inspecting my changes.

There was a slight increase in height, My length of hair increased once more with my muscles feeling like it held more strength than it normally would.

Those were the physical changes but the major changes was from something else, my mind felt much more clearer, vision and my control over mana became more precise.

‘what was that about, why did I see my previous life and that nightmare again? luckily it didn’t play out from the beginning, but…’ while having such questions in mind, I brought up the system’s user interface.

“show me my stats”

Race: Predatory Orc King

Level: 30(Order of the Third circle)

Power rating: 40000+(2100)(1000)=43100

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Titles: Savage, Orhani(Unknown Soul), Dark one, Chief,The one Behind the veil, Blessed by the Abyss.

Equipment: Yol’n(Battle Axe), Black furred Tyrant Cloak(Cloak)]

[Congratulations on breaking through to the 3rd circle of evolution, you have been awarded a free lottery chance]

[Reminder: you are finally able to read the second manual in your possession.]

“Thank you for your reminder but I’d like to use my character upgrade card now please”.

“what do you want them for?”

[In order to evolve into a 4th circle lifeform, it’s advised to have back up mana as supplements, this evolution is also called the ‘circle of changes’.]

“You are permitted”.

[Using character upgrade card in 10….9…8…7]

As I watched the timer, my mind went dark for a second and then the pain came…

The pain immediately took over a portion of my brain, as if dealing with it is energy expenditure enough, without the effort of new thoughts. it sears through my abdomen better than a branding iron, my mind almost conceding to the torment, unable to bring a thought to completion. Without meaning to my body curls into something fetal, something primeval and all the while the pain burns and radiates.

The pain kept increasing in waves, small lulls giving false hope of an end. Each peak robs my ability to speak, even my ability to control my body was robbed from me. It’s as though my own blood had become acid, intent of destroying me from the inside out. All I could do was writhe, an occasional whimper escaping to echo off the surrounding.

My mind screamed out as the pain suddenly drove through my back. Every thought I just had became confused as the burning pain licked up my back like scorching fire. I could only weep at my own suffering.

Of course it was the mana mixed with my blood that sort to change the very shape of my existence, but with each moment of clarity I gain, I cussed at this world…

‘What kind of M.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t sh!t is this!!’…

And after hours of torment, it finally ended.

My throat gurgled as I struggled to breathe, spitting blackish green blood. My body shaking as I was sweating. Slowly breathing hard I dragged myself into a sitting position, hand clutching my neck as an electric shock went through my body, I silently wiped the black blood from my nose.

‘The pain was merciless!’.

For a second I felt too weak to even move a muscle, I fell on my back once more as eyes flickered with golden green light.

‘I can see the mana in the air’.

[Welcome to the circle of changes]

The system congratulated me with it’s usual dead metallic voice, showing that it was obviously programmed to give that message.

[To evolve further, A new quest will be issued shortly…]

With a sigh, I mumbled , “lets just lay down like this…Let’s sleep, just sleep”

Meanwhile, at the borders of the Degr kingdom laid a few human villages, that were built by old human slaves who earned their freedom, Unable to return to their old lives, they chose to live under the rule of the Orc king while submitting tribute for protection.

Today, a Goblin lord called Zugg, led a few of his goblin warriors, in order to try and surround Bayi village.

He decided to do that because he saw how small it was and had some beautiful women. Probably unaware of the repercussions of his actions, he came under the tempting of Malu’s earlier words.

Even though, he was dead, most have already begun to move.

The odds were low, but there was a chance that they might be able to hold till reinforcement arrive to fight off the goblin threat. But the humans weren’t certain of this either.

the Goblin lord ordered his people to attack swiftly. At the same time, he ordered the lizard folk slaves and the goblins at the flanks to also advance.

“Attack! Let these humans know they are now this Zugg’s property!”

What has to be known was that, this action was taking place within different locations across the Degr kingdoms borders.

The somewhat peaceful Orc lands has began to once again burn with the fires of war.