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With eyes on her, Nyx felt a bit pressured but still spoke seriously. “I’m not an experiment.
Just saying that wasn’t enough–it sounded too weak and unconvincing. Revealing her true origins didn’t seem like a bad
idea for her.
After spending so much time with them, Nyx felt safe. She trusted these people completely,
Without much hesitation, she undid two buttons on her shirt, revealing the Divine Tree’s mark on her chest.
Seeing that flash of Nyx’s skin, the males instinctively averted their eyes, not daring to look.
Nyx’s ears turned red.
After spending days around Jaws, she had unknowingly become a bit thick–skinned. It didn’t occur to her until now, After spending days around Jaws, she had unknowingly become a
She cleared her throat to hide her embarrassment.
She said, “This mark is a branch from the Divine Tree, a part of its
power.”
The males looked at her nervously, trying to ignore everything else and focusing their gazes on the mark.
It just looked like an ordinary tattoo.
But as Nyx confessed the truth, the Divine Tree responded, actively cooperating with her.
Before their very eyes, the mark started to move, detaching itself from Nyx’s chest and landing in her hand. It transformed into a vibrant green branch, as if freshly plucked from the tree.
Nyx shook the branch slightly, and it affectionately rubbed against her.
The unbelievable sight left everyone in the room completely stunned.
Nyx carefully chose her words and began explaining according to the timeline. “I am a seed of the Divine Tree.”
Without the branch as proof, everyone would have dismissed her words as some kind of myth.
But now, in the face of such an overwhelming revelation, the room fell completely silent.
They thought, ‘No wonder Nyx is so unique. The Beast God actually exists?‘
After a long pause, Theon suddenly knelt down and solemnly swore to the Beast God, “I vow to follow Nyx forever, to be loyal to her, and to die for her.”
According to imperial history, in ancient times, some males would pledge their loyalty to the Divine Tree when courting a female.
It was the most sacred bonding ceremony between a male and a female.
As soon as the words left Theon’s mouth, Nyx felt a jolt run through her body.
A strange sensation surged within her–it was as if the connection between her and Theon had deepened in an instant. If she willed it, she could control everything about him, even his life and death.
The Divine Tree was asking her whether she accepted the loyalty he had just sworn.
“I accept it,” she murmured.
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For a moment, Theon felt a burning sensation in his chest.
He pulled open his shirt and saw a mark appear there, looking like the Divine Tree, but it was a young sapling, still a bit
green.
Nyx felt a little dazed. She realized that from the moment the oath was made, Theon had been marked by her.
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This mark, belonging to her, appeared on Theon’s chest and was deeply etched into his soul. From now on, Theon would belong to her as a male.
“Can you see it?” she released her Soul Form and asked Theon tentatively.
Seeing the lively sapling, Theon’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but reach out to touch it.
Because of the mark, he and Nyx were connected, and without asking, he knew this was Nyx’s Soul Form. He sincerely complimented, “I can see it. It’s so cute.”
Seeing how much closer Nyx and Theon seemed, the males weren’t about to fall behind. One by one, they bowed, swearing loyalty to Nyx in front of the Beast God.
Nyx had never seen them so eager before. Their faces were filled with longing and desperation, almost pitifully gazing at her, hoping to be marked by her.
This wasn’t a shackle; it was a title they had dreamed of, even more formal than registering a marriage in the system. “I accept it.” The mark on her chest gave the males a sense of real security, and their eyes sparkled with intense light.
After a long time, the heavy breathing in the room finally calmed down.
“You believe me now? I’m really not an experiment,” Nyx said as she recalled the tree and Soul Form, picking up the file again.
Although she wasn’t an experiment, she saw an “experiment No. 7” in the file, whose description matched Jaws perfectly. There were more male than female test subjects in the lab. After all, males were cheaper research materials than the rare females. Researchers had altered the males to create strong war machines.
Nyx remembered the blood–red X–shaped mark on Jaws‘ lower back. She thought, ‘So that is the mark of an experiment.’
“I want to see Jaws.” Nyx furrowed her brows.
She finally understood where Jaws‘ affection for her came from. It was probably a special kind of sympathy born from shared suffering.
Like everyone else, Jaws had mistakenly thought she was just a lucky experiment who survived, which was why he treated her so kindly.
The males didn’t refuse Nyx’s request and accompanied her to find the imprisoned bionic Jaws.
When they found Aurelius there too, Jaws‘ red eyes coldly glared at him. After a long pause, he spoke slowly, “She chose to trust you.”
“Do you deserve her trust?” Hearing Jaws‘ words, everyone including Nyx turned to look at Aurelius.
Aurelius remained calm. “The lab’s creator is Edmund Tavener, right?”
“You’re pretending not to know it?” Jaws sneered. He didn’t believe the royal family was unaware of what its members were doing. After all, Edmund wasn’t some low–profile figure on the margins.
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Before Edmund’s treasonous ambitions came to light and he turned against the Empire, he was a noble duke with great power and influence. Even when Edmund failed in his rebellion, he wasn’t executed but declared missing.
To Jaws, this seemed like the royal family’s way of covering for their own members, sparing his life.
Aurelius remained silent for a while, and then lowered his head. “I’m sorry, I really didn’t know.”
Before Jaws destroyed the abandoned lab on that planet, he had no idea such a place existed.
This was the Empire’s negligence. If they had discovered Edmund’s actions sooner, maybe they could have saved those test subjects.
Jaws closed his eyes, refusing to continue the conversation with him. The moment his eyes closed, he went still, like he had died.
Nyx panicked and rushed to him, saying, “Jaws?”
“He’s fine. He’s just temporarily cut off his connection to this bionic body,” Aurelius reassured.
“Who is Edmund?” Nyx asked.
Aurelius hesitated before answering, “He’s my uncle, but he’s already betrayed the Empire.”
As a noble duke, Edmund wasn’t content with his position and craved greater, unchecked power.
After his rebellion was suppressed, Edmund went into hiding and disappeared. For years, the Empire never gave up on searching for him.
Aurelius added, “Erik lost his memory and ended up on Z3413 Star because he encountered Edmund during a manhunt and was injured by him.”
However, in that battle, Edmund didn’t come out unscathed. He lost an eye and fled in defeat.
Nyx listened to Aurelius‘ explanation, feeling an indescribable mix of emotions.
Aurelius‘ attitude was firm. For the Empire’s enemies, even blood relatives, the royal family would never cover for them. But to Jaws, any verbal defense would seem weak and powerless, unless the Empire could capture Edmund and execute him publicly.
The bionic sat there quietly, completely motionless.
Nyx stared at the unmoving bionic, letting out a sigh. She hadn’t had a chance to clear things up with Jaws about her not being an experiment.
For several days in a row, Nyx visited Jaws, only to find the bionic lying there, as still and silent as a corpse.
It wasn’t until the fourth time she found Jaws that she finally spoke to him.
