The Forsaken Heir's Ascension

Chapter 112: From Son to Devourer: The Awakening of the Red Snake

Chapter 112: From Son to Devourer: The Awakening of the Red SnakeSerene followed—and when she saw what was in the central chamber, she let out a raw scream and collapsed to her knees.

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"I carry a trace of its blood... but they twisted it, corrupted it."

She glanced at Serene and Hati, still crushed under the weight of her presence.

"They’re affected... because their bloodlines are weaker than mine."

"But you—" she looked back at Alex with warmth in her eyes,

"You weren’t. You carry more of the Red Snake’s blood than I ever did."

She smiled, her eyes glistening with maternal pride.

"I’m happy, son. Truly happy."

"Now... please."

Alex’s fingers trembled. He put away his spear... and summoned a dagger.

It formed from his shadow and glowed with dark energy, sinister and alive—

Serpentine red stripes coiled around the blade like living threads of venom.

He walked toward her slowly.

Wishing—hoping—that this would all vanish.

That he would wake up.

That this was just a cruel dream.

But reality is always crueler than dreams.

She understood.

And smiled.

In a blur, she stepped forward—

And guided his trembling hands to her chest.

"Please... don’t make me do this," Alex sobbed.

"Please, Mother... don’t leave me."

"After all these years..."

"I finally have a mother."

His knees weakened.

"Now you’re leaving me too?"

"Please—take me with you. I don’t want to be here. Don’t leave me alone again."

She smiled one last time, even as tears brimmed in her glowing red eyes.

Squelch!

The dagger sank into her heart.

Her body began to crumble—

Ashes drifting into the dim green air, piece by piece.

But her smile didn’t fade.

She stepped close to him, what little remained of her form flickering,

and gently pressed her finger against Alex’s chest.

"Live."

"I’ll always be with you."

"Right here."

She decayed.

Ashes floated silently into the air—

Spiraling once around Alex like a parting embrace

Before escaping the suffocating chamber,

Rising toward the open sky.

The dagger vanished from Alex’s trembling hand.

He collapsed to his knees,

White hair falling over his face, hiding his tears.

He stared at the ground, unmoving.

His voice cracked into broken whispers, again and again—

"I killed my mother..."

"I killed my mother..."

Serene, no longer frozen, sat upright—

And suddenly broke into a scream.

She bawled like a little girl—

"Big sister... Big sister!"

The chamber trembled.

A new pressure filled the room—

Heavier. Hungrier.

Almost apocalyptic.

Alex’s head slowly lifted.

One of his eyes turned a glowing red, slit like an abyss—

The other, a swirling violet, with light devouring the very fabric of space.

The air fractured around him—

Like broken glass suspended in time.

He looked up at the ceiling.

ROOOOOOAAAARRRRR!!!

The roar split the world.

At the Academy

The principal stood, his eyes widening as the sea around the academy churned violently.

A shadow flickered beside him—

A small black dragon, humanoid in form, now trembling slightly.

He whispered,

"Someone angered Master..."

The principal’s voice caught.

"Your... master?"

But the dragon had already vanished—leaving silence and dread in his wake.

In the SSS-Ranked Danger Zone

A colossal red dragon stirred from its slumber.

Its eyes snapped open.

Fear, primal and immediate, surged through it.

"That roar... The Devourer!"

"But they said he was dead..."

Across the world, monsters whimpered,

Instinctive terror gripping their hearts.

The cry of a predator that devours gods—

Was alive again.

Back in the Seraph Basement

Where once Alex had stood—

Now towered something else.

A long serpentine creature, regal and terrifying.

Its upper back shimmered with violet scales,

Its underbelly burned with crimson-red armor.

Two feathered wings—one purple, one red—curled through the broken chamber,

Too massive for the space.

The beast twisted upward—

A thing born of grief and ancient power.

BOOM!

It tore through the castle roof like paper,

Exploding into the night sky.

Under the moonlight, it hovered midair—

Majestic and monstrous.

Its dual-colored eyes scanned the castle below.

ROAAAAAARRRRR!