Beast Evolution Forge

Chapter 68 Doom 2

'It knows me? It said someone told it about me, is it Yenna? Are they close? What the hell happened?' Her whole world was spinning from the pressure and her voice was stuck in her throat, she had no excuse, one wrong move and it could be the end of her.

"Are you not?" She got up, rethinking her approach, "Hmm, this is so annoying."

'yes, please just leave.' She thought, her heart beating loudly, she really didn't want to deal with this.

"Your heart is beating pretty fast," It leaned in again, its eyes piercing through her, "so you are her or is the other girl over there, no, something tells me its you," it grabbed her by the hair, pulling her mere inches from its face, "Are you Jolly, answer truthfully or you will die."

Jolly nodded, her whole body trembling, 'dammit, is this punishment for my sins?'

"So it really is you huh... My name is Jia and I have met both Yenna and Vell, they are good humans, Vell might be rough around the edges but Yenna... she is pure, so why... why did you treat her so badly?" She backed off, shoving her against the tree.

"Wait please, I can explain. The person she told you about, that was not me. I had corrupted mana inside my body which was used to control me. I didn't treat her badly by choice, i don't even remember treating her bad... its not my fau-... its my fault she ended up the way she did, I am sorry." She finally accepted it, the even though she was being mind controlled, she still has to accept what she did.

"Why are you apologizing to me for? Look, i don't want to get between your drama, i just wanted to confirmed if you are really her. Its not like Yenna told me everything about you two, it was just bits of what she felt. I don't know what you did but you must be twisted to have done it to someone like her. well whatever, get out of our forest, my queen has no time for weaklings like you." she turned to leave but Jolly could not lose this opportunity.

"Can i please meet them? We came all this way looking for them... please?"

Jia stopped mid-step, her back to Jolly. The air around them was still, heavy with tension. A faint rustling of leaves filled the silence as Jolly clung to her hope.

"You want to meet them?" Her voice was sharp, almost mocking. She turned her head slightly, just enough for Jolly to catch a glint of her piercing gaze. "Why? To beg for forgiveness? Or to make excuses?"

"... I need to explain myself," she said, her voice trembling but determined. "Yenna deserves to know the truth, and Vell... he deserves to know I mean no harm. I don't want to run anymore. I want to fix this—if it's even possible."

Jia tilted her head, scrutinizing her with an unreadable expression. "Fix it? Do you even know how deep her scars are? Do you have the slightest idea what your actions—or your inactions—did to her?"

She smirked, effortlessly tossing the massive creature onto her other shoulder. "Not even close. You're forgetting who taught me to handle these."

"Fair enough," he replied, standing and beckoning the girls to follow. "Let's move, kids. Yenna's right—this place isn't exactly picnic-friendly."

As they walked, the twins Mira and Sia chattered excitedly about the day's hunt, comparing who landed the bigger strikes. Wren stayed close to Vell, her usual aloof demeanor cracking just a bit as she listened in.

"Do you think we'll find anything stronger next time?" Mira asked, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Stronger or not, you'll still need to keep your heads on straight," he reminded them. "Strength isn't everything if you don't know how to use it."

"Yeah, yeah," Sia waved a dismissive hand, "but come on, Dad. We handled today's hunt like pros!"

He smirked. "Sure you did, but don't forget you've got others watching your backs. Teamwork's what got us through, not just brute force."

"Kayy." They said happily.

current party ranks:

1. Vell- High Apprentice

2. Yenna- Mid Apprentice

3. Wren- Mid Apprentice

4. Mia- low Apprentice

5. Sia- Low Apprentice