Wolf of the Blood Moon: A Blood Magic

Book 3: Chapter 32.3: For Home Part III

Book 3: Chapter 32.3: For Home Part III

Scarlet

After landing, I look down at my front to find a large gaping wound in my chest, right about where my collar bone is. But for some reason I dont feel any pain. All I feel is weakness from it. And the random chunk of missing flesh itself has bits of purple coating it.

It looks like the poison has a numbing effect of sort, Tar comments, making me frown as I try to get up.

Unfortunately it ends up taking me using blood sacrifice to be able to climb to my feet thanks to the weakness I feel spreading from the wound. But despite the weakness, I also notice the wound very slowly closing itself at a visible pace.

I raise my head after climbing to my feet, only to find the arachne glaring at me with eyes glowing with an eerie shade of purple.

Its been lost to its Wrath, Tar says, sounding concerned.

And is that good or bad?

Both, Tar answers, still sounding concerned as I put my hand on my chest to cover the wound and hopefully stop as much blood loss as I can to allow it to heal. The arachne will have lost any intelligence it had, making it more akin to a wild beast now. Like a spawn. But at the same time, its magical attacks will be strengthened, and its magic itself will begin coursing through its veins in a self-destructive berserker mode.

Oh. So its stronger and stupider.

Basically, he says right when the arachne charges straight at me.

I grin despite the wound in my chest.

This is fun!

I begin sprinting towards it as well, simply burning my own blood to keep me going. And when I get close to it, I duck under a swipe of its claws before moving to the side to avoid another and jumping over a third, landing on the third limb itself. Then I jump onto the arachnes back and stab my claws into its human back with a lot more ease than I was expecting, giving me a solid grip on it.

Right. Its human body is a weak spot, even if its not necessarily an important part beyond speaking and some magic.

I reach back as the spider begins freaking out while sending splatters of poison at me and flailing its spider limbs, trying to strike me without much success considering my position. And without a hint of hesitation, I spread my claws slightly and push my hand straight into its back before digging into it with my claws and grabbing a handful of organs to tear out. Then I repeat this as the arachne lets out pained screams and begins going even more frantic than before.

It takes me emptying out a large amount of its insides before grabbing its human part and straight up ripping it off of the spider part, making the spider suddenly begin flailing on the ground with no direction, sending me flying off now that I have no anchor. But the damage is done.

Unfortunately, some of the poison it was flinging at me did end up hitting me and sinking through my shoulders along with its slightly corrosive blood that I feel burning at my arms. But I ignore that as I enjoy the life energy entering me from all the damage I just dealt to it along with life drain itself.

When I hit the ground several meters away though, I feel something snapping in my arm, making me look over to find a bone there literally sticking out of my arm. But I still dont make a sound, because whatever poison it hit me with is also covering that wound. And that poison seems to numb pain for some reason.

Its likely trying to do something else to you and using that lack of pain as a distraction to make you believe nothings wrong, Tar explains, sounding slightly worried but not as much as his words should make him. I dont think the poison is potent enough to do much damage to you with your blood regeneration. Just try to keep moving to stop it from settling in one place.

Ah, thats why. And okay.

I look up at the arachne while slowly moving around just to keep moving when the arachne stops moving, only for weird crunching and shifting sounds akin to flesh and bone moving echo through the otherwise silent clearing full of webbing. Then the creature suddenly grows a spider head in the place of the human torso, making me frown even though I already knew it would happen.

The eyes on the new head flare with a bright purple light as it lets out a loud hiss and begins skittering across the web covered ground with a speed far faster than before. And as it does so, I cant help but feel a slight tingling sensation throughout my body. Likely the work of whatever poison is in me.

Well, this isnt turning out very well.

We both underestimated the poison, just like a lot of other people do, Tar says, sounding worried now. I still doubt itll hurt you or do severe damage of any kind, but it will most likely hinder your fighting.

Yeah.

The tingling sensation continues growing stronger, following which the sensitivity of everything grows along with it. But despite that, I still dont feel any pain.

This is just getting weird.

Oh, shit, Tar suddenly exclaims, startling me as Im about to jump out of the way of the arachne. I just figure out what this magic is! I cant tell you exactly what it is due to the constraints of the fae, but do not stop moving or let it bite you! No matter what!

I blink at that, only to nod immediately and leap out of the way of the spiders lunging bite, just barely avoiding it.

Okay, this is getting really annoying. And very uncomfortable, since Im not used to feeling things so strongly.

I shift awkwardly a little after landing before turning around and narrowing my eyes on the spider.

Damnit, fine!

Lets just hope this kills it.

I spread both of my arms out at angles to my sides as if trying to welcome someone into a hug before activating a skill.

Blood of Ruin.