Chapter 10
Chapter 10
The scene was too much for Zayne, and his heart nearly stopped thumping.
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He swore, after this crisis, he would have a serious spar with Theon. He’d beat the hell out of that damn lion and make sure it got a good lesson.
Zayne stared at the screen and watched the big lion lower its head to sniff around Nyx’s face like it was deciding where to start its attack.
And then, the next moment, the lion opened its jaws wide-
With a loud thud, Nyx slapped the lion right on the head and shouted, “Don’t be mean!”
The lion made a little grumble, but it actually closed its mouth and licked Nyx’s fingers instead.
Zayne’s eyes nearly popped out. He thought he was seeing things. The lion actually seemed apologetic. He was convinced that he was imagining it. There was no way an out–of–control beastman would show that kind of human–like behavior.
Meanwhile, Nyx gave the lion a gentle scratch on its broad back. Then, she leaned in and kissed its fluffy face.
The lion seemed to melt after the kiss. In return, it nuzzled her chin and tentatively licked her face. Nyx giggled and pulled her neck away.
“Get off, bad lion,” she said with a chuckle.
The lion’s tongue was rough. Its barbs were designed to tear into prey, and if it wanted, it could easily rip into Nyx’s delicate skin. But it was careful, almost tender, as it licked her.
Zayne was slowly coming to terms with the reality of the situation. The lion really wasn’t being aggressive. Even after all the crazy things he’d seen, he had to admit it–this lion wasn’t trying to hurt Nyx.
And then, as the pieces clicked together, Zayne remembered something he’d overlooked in the soldier’s report when they rescued Nyx from the Resource Planet.
When they found Nyx, she was sleeping peacefully with a bunch of wild animals around her. It was unbelievable.
“Do you always have this effect on animals?” Zayne asked, his voice tight with a mixture of curiosity and awe.
Nyx blinked and then nodded casually. “Yeah.”
She smiled and added, “I like them too.”
Zayne thought, ‘What an amazing female she is. She likes them… She even likes wild, untamed beasts. No wonder I’m so obsessed with her.‘
He couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.
‘If I shift into beast form, would she show me the same kindness he wondered.
Zayne couldn’t watch any more of Theon’s playful antics with Nyx. Before he hung up the call, he said, “I’ll be back soon. Make sure to stay safe.”
Nyx, now sitting on top of the lion’s back, couldn’t help but marvel at how advanced the medical technology on the planet
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She thought Zayne would be busy at least until night, but apparently, his task had wrapped up way faster than expected.
The majestic lion carried its beloved female through the house, as if conducting a royal tour of its territory.
When they got to Theon’s bedroom, Nyx saw the shattered window and paused for a few seconds. She grabbed a handful of the lion’s mane and yanked it back. “Did you do this?”
No wonder there had been such a loud crash, and she had totally forgotten about it. Only then did Nyx realize the lion had broken in through the window.
Zayne, who was on his way rushing back, had no idea the window he had freshly fixed was wrecked again.
The lion looked completely innocent, tilting its head at Nyx like it didn’t have a clue what it had done wrong.
It probably thought they were still playing around, given how lightly Nyx slapped it.
Nyx stared at the lion in disbelief and sighed, “The young male lion is indeed energetic.
While she half–heartedly entertained the lion’s excitement, she kept focusing on the black mist swirling around its body. There was a ton of that black mist, and every time she cleared a bit of it, she felt her mental energy drain.
But the good news was the parts she had cleared weren’t coming back yet. At this rate, if she kept working on it, she was sure she could banish all the black mist eventually.
As the mist slowly dissipated, the lion’s behavior started to shift. It grew calmer, and its eyes were starting to show sharpness, like it had regained some of human intelligence.
Nyx felt a surge of hope. She was determined to rid the lion of this black mist once and for all.
But just as she was settling into a more comfortable position to continue her work, she noticed the lion’s ears flick. It suddenly turned its head toward the window.
“What’s up?” Nyx asked with a frown.
The lion’s gaze was sharp, and its body turned tense as it studied the outside world. It looked back at Nyx, as if unsure whether to act.
Then, making up its mind, the lion leapt off the bed, jumped straight through the window, and disappeared into the night.
Nyx leaned over by the window, her eyes darting around, but there was no sign of the lion.
The moment Zayne got back, he saw Nyx hanging out of the broken window, poking her head out. He freaked out, immediately sprinting toward the house.
Without a second thought, he scooped her up and pulled her away from the danger.
“Oh my!” Nyx yelped as her feet left the ground, startled by the sudden lift.
It was the first time in her life she’d ever been held like that, and he felt her face heat up instantly, the awkwardness written all over her.
She couldn’t meet Zayne’s eyes and thought to herself, ‘What the hell is going on? Why is he suddenly doing this?!”
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Zayne, for his part, could swear he wasn’t thinking anything inappropriate when he held Nyx. He just wanted to get her out of harm’s way.
But once the crisis passed, and they stayed in that position for a moment, he finally registered how soft and warm she felt in
his arms.
Being so close to Nyx like this, Zayne could even smell the sweet and comforting scent on her, like the first sunlight of the morning hitting the dewy garden.
He took a deep breath, reluctantly set her down, and returned to his usual composed, reserved self. He looked down at her and said, “Sorry about that. But promise me, don’t stand near places like that. It’s dangerous.”
Nyx blinked, still processing the whole thing. She didn’t think the height of the second floor was a big deal, but she nodded
anyway.
She explained, “I was just looking for the lion. It jumped out of the window a minute ago and disappeared.”
Seeing Zayne’s serious expression, she knew there was more to this, so she asked, “Do you know it?”
Zayne hesitated for a bit and then nodded.
Nyx was shocked to learn that, and she shouted, “Wait, you know it? Is it… a beastman?”
“Yes,” Zayne replied, trying to keep Theon’s loss of control under wraps. He didn’t want Nyx to worry, but he also didn’t want to lie to her any further.
The lion had already made himself at home, taking advantage of the fact that Nyx didn’t know his true identity.
Zayne was done protecting that damn lion.
If Nyx started to connect the dots, Zayne wouldn’t keep hiding the truth about Theon.
Nyx stared at Zayne, her face blank. “But… it doesn’t look like a beastman.”
The lion was clearly smart, but it was still very much in the animal kingdom.
She remembered reading somewhere that male beastmen could shift freely between human and beast forms. Even in beast, form, they still retained their human intelligence.
The most obvious difference was that beastmen, even in beast form, could still talk.
But she never heard that lion say a word. She started to wonder if it was pretending.
“Because he’s a beastman who’s lost control,” Zayne explained.
When it came to beastmen losing control, the books for females didn’t go into much detail. If they did, it could cause more fear and resentment toward the males, which would only make it harder for the females to connect with their partners.
After all, female beastmen hated the aggressive, uncontrollable nature of the beast form, which was why males usually stayed in their human forms.
Zayne looked Nyx straight in the eyes, his voice serious as he continued, “Once a male’s Loss of Control Index hits 80, they start losing control.
“When they shift into beast form after that, they lose all rational thought. By the time their index reaches 100, they fully
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“An out–of–control male is incredibly dangerous. They are violent and feral, with no reason at all. Their life expectancy drops drastically. It’s like a fire that burns out of control and soon turns to ashes.”
He watched Nyx closely, nervously waiting for her reaction.
He feared she might be disgusted, but if she was, he wouldn’t blame her. He just needed to be more careful, not letting her see him in beast form.
Nyx was silent for a long while. There was no disgust in her face at all but just compassion.
Just when she learned that the lion was actually a beastman, she was a bit annoyed. Yet now, all her annoyance was gone, replaced by only worry.
She asked, “If I have mental power, can I save him?”
