Chapter 2: Blood Awakening
The pain didn't stop.
It spread.
From his chest… to his veins… to every part of his body.
It felt like something inside him was tearing apart—then forcing itself back together.
Stronger.
Darker.
Hungrier.
A low growl echoed behind him.
The monster was still there.
Waiting.
So this is how I die…
"Pathetic."
His eyes snapped open.
Everything froze.
The air. The ground. The monster.
Time itself… had stopped.
A shadow formed before him.
Eyes like burning blood stared into his soul.
"You're dying," it said.
"But I can change that."
"…who… are you…"
"The one who will remake you."
Pain exploded inside him.
His veins burned.
His heart… cracked.
"Accept it."
He hesitated—
Then…
He accepted.
Something broke.
A crimson force burst from his body.
His heartbeat slowed—
Then slammed back like thunder.
The monster attacked.
Too late.
He stood.
And this time—
He felt it.
The blood inside him…
moved.
Flowing faster.
Heavier.
Like it was obeying him.
"Focus," the voice whispered.
Instinct took over.
His veins glowed faintly.
His muscles tightened unnaturally.
Power surged through his limbs.
Blood Enforcement.
His grip strengthened.
His speed sharpened.
His strength surged.
The claw came down—
He caught it.
The ground shattered beneath his feet.
A shockwave burst outward.
The monster froze.
For the first time—
It felt fear.
"…weak."
His arm pulled back.
Blood pulsing violently through it—
Then—
He struck.
A single blow.
Fast.
Brutal.
Final.
The monster collapsed.
Dead.
Silence.
For one second…
Everything was calm.
Then—
It hit him.
His body convulsed violently.
A scream tore from his throat as he crashed to the ground.
CRACK.
His arm twisted unnaturally.
The same arm he used to strike—
Now breaking under the strain.
"…what… is happening…?!"
"Backlash."
Pain surged beyond control.
His veins bulged, glowing red—
Like they were about to explode.
Blood spilled from his mouth.
"You forced your blood beyond its limits," the voice said calmly.
"A weak body cannot contain that power."
His heart beat wildly—
Too fast.
Too slow.
Then—
Wrong.
"…make it stop…!"
"This is the price of Blood Enforcement."
His veins darkened.
Crawling up his neck.
And then—
He felt it.
A terrifying urge.
Not to survive.
But to consume.
His eyes snapped toward the monster's corpse.
His body moved on its own.
His hand reaching—
Then—
He stopped.
"…I won't…"
His entire body trembled violently.
For a moment—
It felt like something inside him was fighting back.
Then slowly…
The darkness retreated.
The pain eased.
Just slightly.
He collapsed fully.
Broken.
Shaking.
Barely breathing.
"…what… am I…"
"Incomplete."
The voice whispered again.
Closer now.
"Feed… and you will stabilize."
"…feed…?"
A pause.
"Or next time…"
The voice darkened.
"It will consume you instead."
His vision faded.
The last thing he saw…
Was the monster's corpse beside him.
And the thought that refused to leave—
Was he supposed to eat it…?
To be continued…