I’ve grown bigger, stronger, more muscular. I’m three times the size I was. My wings and tail look tiny as the new monster takes over. A large lizard tail emerges as my mouth and jaw grow into a snout with sharp teeth.
Fucking hell. I’m fucking Godzilla.
Who’s Godzilla?
I smirk, but I think it’s only on the inside because the outside? Well, the outside is a big scary monster no one can stop.
The flying bat humanoids flock to me, but my monster is better. It makes me grab them, split them apart with a simple move, snap them in my mouth, then spit them out and stomp on them like they’re fucking roaches.
I’ve never felt this strong. I’ve never been this possessed by an eldritch. It’s exhilarating. A whole different ball game than what I’ve done before. I can’t say I don’t love it.
A creature flies above me and scratches the back of my head. I release an inhuman scream and use my lizard tail to squash the attacker.
I toward the groom and bride and roar, both at the remaining creatures as well as Lilith.
“Hurry up, Mammon. Don’t let him stop us. Do it. Finish the ritual,” she says, and I see Mammon take a knife and cut Lucian’s palm.
“No!” I scream, but it doesn’t come out as anything but another roar.
I take another step and another as the bat creatures start hooking themselves onto me, biting me, covering me. I reach for Lilith, for Mammon.
I howl and try to squash them, but they’re out of reach. There are too many. There’s no way…
One moment.
I take back control and fall to the side. I hear the distinct sound of cracked bones and roll around, breaking more of them with my massive weight.
When I come to a stop, I’m right in front of them. In front of Lucian. My handsome, wonderful demon, who’s done so much for me. Given me so much and asked for nothing in return.
He looks at me in awe and disbelief. And…is that…is that pride in his eyes?
That’s right, my soulmate. I’m not the weak little human you met six weeks ago. I’ve changed. And this time,Ican saveyou.
I turn to Lilith and flick her away with the back of my hand. She flies across the desert, screaming, and I do the same with her monster officiant.
“Yu-jin!” Lucian says when it’s just the two of us. “Yu-jin, are you okay?”
I want to ask him the same. I want to make sure he’s not hurt. That he’s safe, but I feel pain.
Pain inside me.
I’m sorry, Master. I…I can’t take any more. I’m wounded.
“It’s okay, honey. It’s okay.”
I hope…I didn’t let you down.
I shake my head.
“Of course you didn’t. You saved me. Both of us.”
Until next time, Master.
And with that, I shrink back to my size and become me again.
“Yu-jin.” Lucian reaches for me, but his chains are too short, so I close the distance between us and bring my lips to his.
“Are you okay?” I ask him.
