Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

Taking a deep breath, trying to hide the frustration he was feeling at the moment as he didn't want to worry Althea, Zaroth asked calmly.

'How the fuck did you lose them, Luna?! You had one job—keep an eye on them!'

Luna, of course, responded in kind. 'Easy for you to say while you were busy fucking the Queen, I was in the middle of the chaos trying to find them!'

'... Okay, I admit I might have overreacted,' Zaroth admitted. 'Nevermind them, how is the situation down there?'

'The situation's not that bad. The heads of the families are fighting against the enemy soldiers. The problem is, there are a lot of them—so there's a lot of collateral damage.'

This was good news. It would have been bad if the assault on the castle had been so severe that they managed to break in. Sure, Zaroth still had his skills and beasts to rely upon in dire circumstances, but without his equipment he felt naked… not that he wasn't, currently.

'Keep on the lookout for something that may cause trouble, that is all,' he transmitted to Luna.

Just when he was about to send a message to Midnight asking if everything was okay, Luna reached out to him, again.

'I see the bloodsucker! She is carrying your armor and weapons!' Luna transmitted.

Hearing that, he began to rise from the bed. That was good news—in a wild situationas this one, he was going to need anything he could get.

Feeling him move, Althea opened her eyes slowly as she tightened her grip on him, preventing him from sitting up.

"Zaroth?" she asked weakly.

"Hey," he spoke as he put his hand over her head, "my equipment is here and I need to get it."

"Oh, is that so," she muttered as she slowly released her hold on him.

'Oh, by the way, your friends are here as well,' Luna transmitted.

Zaroth's eyes widened. 'What? Why?'

'How the hell should I know?' Luna said, irritated.

Zaroth shook off his head. Too many things were happening at once. First things first—he gazed at Althea as he stood up.

"Listen—"

BOOM!

An ear-shattering explosion echoed across the entire empire. The castle shook from the literal force alone.

The shockwave of the explosion was so insanely strong that it threw Zaroth, making him hit his back against the wall.

"Fuck!" a curse escaped his mouth.

Thankfully, as Althea was still laying on the bed, she hadn't been thrown to the side.

"Zaroth, are you hurt?" Althea asked, her voice full of concern.

"I am fine, do not mov—"

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Under the wave of explosions, Zaroth lay on the ground as he covered his ears with his hands.

'What the hell is happening?!' he tried to formulate a thought, but the explosions were so loud that he found it hard to concentrate.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

He was thrown to all sides like a rag doll. Whatever was causing these explosions was something that had unreal power.

Finally, after what felt like eternity, the explosions lessened and Zaroth opened his eyes.

"Zaroth!" Seeing that the explosions had stopped, Althea got out of the bed and attempted to help him get up on his feet.

"Thanks," he managed to mutter as he waited for the ringing in his head to calm down.

'What is happening?' Zaroth transmitted to Luna. At this point he was thinking if he should dismiss her and summon her next to him just in case, but she had to show Midnight and his friends the way to the room he was currently in.

There was silence for a few seconds until Luna's voice came through. In his life, Zaroth had never heard Luna's voice become so cold and emotionless. 'Zaroth, I need you to come here.'

'What? Why?' he asked, confused.

'We have a situation on our hands. It's best if you see it with your own eyes.'

Zaroth attempted to contact Luna again, but she didn't respond.

"Fuck!" he shouted in frustration. If she had said that it was important, then it meant that there was a grave danger.

"Althea." He gazed at her. "I need to go, can you stay here?"

She looked at him for a few seconds in silence. "Yes, go. Whatever caused those explosions needs to be stopped. There's no doubt there have already been a lot of casualties—and it'll be better if you can prevent more."

Zaroth nodded as he began to dress quickly. He didn't particularly care about the casualties, but if Luna said he needed to come, there was definitely a reason for it.

He felt like he shouldn't leave Althea, but given the uncertainty of the situation, the safest place for her was the castle. According to Luna, the heads of the families had managed to stop the attackers from getting in.

"Better hurry," he muttered as he was about to head out, only to be stopped by a warm hug.

"...Thank you, Zaroth." Althea hugged him as tightly as her frail body could manage. "You're the first person to show me love despite my curse. I won't forget that. I'll be eternally grateful."

In response, Zaroth turned as he took her in his embrace. "Wait for me, alright?"

She nodded silently, and he quickly headed out. He wanted to leave one of his beasts behind, but with the situation still unknown, he knew he would need every ounce of strength he had.

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Running down the corridors as fast as possible, he went back to the ballroom—or what was left of it.

There was a lot of rubble, evidence as if explosions had gone in all places.

He exited the castle and grimaced at the sight. In the heart of the capital, it looked like a war zone.

A lot of dead bodies lay on the ground, most of them civilians.

Trying to ignore them, he spotted Luna and his friends.

"Bloodsucker," Luna spoke as she gazed at Midnight. "Thank you for bringing the stuff, but why did they come as well?" Luna was asking about Roran, Lily, and Zack.

"I met them along the way, and after learning that Zaroth may be in danger, they decided to come and help," Midnight answered.

Seeing the concerned faces of Roran, Lily, and Zack, Luna smiled wide as she waved at them. "Hello, I am Zaroth's dragon. This is the first time meeting you in human form."

"Wow," Lily was the first to react, gazing at Luna. For a moment, she stood still, stunned, as if wondering whether she was seeing some kind of divinity.

"Nice to meet you," Roran spoke with a nod.

"Nice to meet you," Zack replied with a smile.

At this moment in time, Zaroth reached them. "Thank you for bringing my equipment!" he spoke as he gazed at Midnight.

Midnight was about to smile until she noticed his messy clothes and hair, quickly guessing what had happened earlier. "Don't mention it," she said coldly as she handed him the items.

Not noticing her reaction, Zaroth was about to put on the armor when he remembered why he had come and turned to gaze at Luna.

"Why did you want me to come?" he asked.

She pointed with her finger past the castle without saying anything.

Following her gesture, Zaroth squinted his eyes, trying to focus on what she was pointing at.

Then, a moment later, his eyes widened—part in fear, part in disbelief.

"What the fuck is that?"