Reborn As An Evolving Monster

"Worthy...? Of what-"

The white-scaled Monster's whispers were suddenly stopped by a throbbing pain worse than anything it had ever felt.

Worse than losing a limb.

Worse than being torn apart.

Worse than being burned alive.

[The Primordial Flame starts purifying your Blood.]

"ARGHHHAAAAA!!" The white-scaled Monster screamed through its clenched teeth as it fell to the ground.

[The Primordial Flame starts purifying your Blood Vessels.]

Through half-opened eyes, the white-scaled Monster could barely read the messages.

Its very blood felt like it was being steamed.

Its blood vessels, veins, and arteries, felt like they were breaking and piercing its body from the inside as if made of glass.

[The Primordial Flame starts purifying your Heart.]

[The Primordial Flame starts purifying your Soul.]

"Stop... ARGHHH STOP THAT!"

[The Primordial Flame looks at you.]

"Don't fuck... Don't fuck with... ARGHHH!!"

[The Primordial Flame nods.]

The pain ceased, leaving a half-conscious Mark lying on the ground.

[Multiple Titles fuse into one!]

[You have acquired the Title of "Last Giant[EPIC]!]

[The blood of Giants courses through your body.]

[You have filled the Conditions.]

[The Magic Skill "Sprite Discharge[B+]" has been Unlocked.]

[The Magic Skill "Sprite Discharge[B+]" Evolves into "Sprite Manipulation[A-]"!]

[Your Title "Devourer" praises you reluctantly.]

[Your Title "Evolving Monster" demands that you witness its creation!]

A dizzy white-scaled Monster slowly pushed itself off the ground.

[The Primordial Flame purges you of your fatigue.]

[The Primordial Flame fades.]

Instantly, all tiredness dissipated.

Still, the confusion remained.

The white-scaled Monster stood with wide eyes as it breathed heavily.

'Primordial Flames... What the hell is that? An Effect of my Title, but-'

Grrrrr-

No explosion?

Grrrrr-

The strange Monster that had been watching from afar was more than disappointed.

It was disgusted.

Mark opened and closed his hand repeatedly.

His height didn't change.

Maybe a bit?

The white-scales were still there.

His tail and wings were the same. His facial structure too, for the most part.

Other than that, everything had changed.

The Titles of "Little Giant" and "Last Giant" weren't for nothing.

Devouring a Fire Giant's Crystallized Heart and a Descendant of Giants had led everything under his scales to change.

The skin under those scales, the muscles, bones, joints, and organs.

Everything was different.

Everything was much, much more powerful.

The dark line going down Mark's left eye had disappeared.

He slowly brought a hand to his chest.

Carved on the white scales, a Symbol he did not know.

His hand stroked that Symbol tenderly, as his lips curled upwards into a peaceful smile.

'Marked...'

The very same spot.

'Once more.'

A wild and strident screech resonated throughout the forest.

"Two mouths are louder than one, huh?"

Mark directed his gaze towards the Monster staring at him.

"Was it fun looking at me from up there? While I was in pain and unable to get up?" 

He chuckled.

'Still things I have to think about-'

And the Monster screeched once more.

"You had your fun..."

Mark slightly raised his right arm to the side.

Spark-

Spark- Spark-

"Let's switch now."

In the white-scaled Monster's palm, resided Lightning.

A Red Lightning.

The sparks and bolts it produced moved erratically and randomly, burning and destroying the ground around the white-scaled Monster at various spots.

One Monster twitched, and the other raised its arm.

It took less than a second.

Despite the distance separating them being over seventy meters, it only took an instant for the Sprite to reach the Monster's leg.

Whistle-

"Not bad." Mark whispered. "Drains Mana like crazy though." He nodded.

The lower portion of the Monster's leg had been blown off.

'Aiming it is easier than I thought it would be. I don't need to aim, just direct it.'

As the Monster started falling, a large smile was on Mark's face.

"It was worth it... That pain-"

With its overly long arms, it reached for the branch.

Mark leaped forward as the Monster swayed itself from branch to branch.

'Running away? Was it simply part of the others? It acted way differently. Commanding them? Leading me to another Monster?'

The white-scaled Monster couldn't stop smiling as it ran.

Its body felt incredibly light and powerful!

Additionally, the pain from the flames was finally gone.

'It's pretty fast. Won't be able to aim except if...'

The Monster jumped from tree to tree as it was pursued.

Mark's eyebrow twitched.

'Why... Am I following it?'

Was it fun looking at me from up there?

While I was in pain and unable to get up?

"Insecurity... From my past." He whispered.

But he didn't stop.

'It's not strong enough to be a threat or to make me hungry. I have no reason to-'

The white-scaled Monster's nose twitched.

"No, there's something. There's definitely something!"

Mark extended an arm forward while the Monster was in the air.

Before it could each the next branch,

Spar Discharge-

The branch was turned into ash right away!

Mark's feet drifted on the ground as he stopped running and brought his hands together.

[Your Magic Skill "Scorching Ray[B]" evolves into "Purging Ray[B+]"!]

Flames appeared between his palms as the Monster started falling.

'Per...' The attack was shot. 'Fect.'

But just when it was about to hit,

Clap-

The Monster was suddenly engulfed by a darkness.

"Huh?"

His eyebrow twitched.

"Invisibility or something? A Skill similar to Light's?"

Snif- Snif-

'No... It just disappeared. Teleportation?'

The white-scaled Monster sighed and,

"Just one after the other, huh?"

Crack- Crack- Crack-

Two dozen Skeletons started exiting the ground.

"What were you doing down there?" Mark chuckled. "Just like outside the Dungeon..." His eyes widened. "Just like that time!"

His gaze moved from right to left.

'They weren't just there. They were summoned! It must be like that time, which means...'

Snif- Snif-

The white-scaled Monster smiled widely.

"There must be a Summoner. A Necromancer somewhere..."

It only took two additional minutes.

'Just followed where that thing was going...'

A couple of steps in front of the white-scaled Monster, a hole in the ground.

'Stairs... Hard to see in the dark. Were you leading me to your Master or something?'

Mark stepped forward.

[You have entered the Dungeon "Vestiges Of The Undead Dark Triad[B]".]

"Mm." He nodded. "What's my Rank?"

[You are currently a [B] Ranked Monster.]

Excited, he stepped onto the stairs. 

Where would the stairs lead to?

Why were there such stairs in the middle of a forest?

"Let's fuck shit up." Mark said, and went down those stairs.

Badump- Badump-

Badump- Badump-

Badump- Badump-

His heart was beating fast. Excitement? Fear?

Neither.

His heart wasn't beating fast after all.

Badump- Badump-

Badump- Badump-

Two heartbeats.

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Mark's current Status Window:

[Name: Mark

Titles:

-Potential Wielder of the Primordial Flame: [Mythical Title] (New!)

-Devourer: [Unique Title].

-Evolving Monster: [Unique Title].

-Potential Demon King Candidate: [Epic Title].

-Last Giant: [Epic Title] (New!)

-Little Giant: [Epic Title] (New!)

-Flame Devourer: [Rare Title] (New!)

-Fire Seeker: [Rare Title] (New!)

-Gaavah's Follower: [Uncommun Title]

-System Holder: [Common Title] 

Level: Lv17 (394/5000EXP)

Health Points: 2250/2250

Endurance Points: 1300/1300

Mana Points: 2300/2300

Stats:

-Strength: 141 (Fire Giant Core: UP 47!)

-Agility: 105 (UP 30!)

-Sense: 140 (High Elven Pupil: UP 85!)

-Vigor: 225 (Olga: UP 39!) (Fire Giant Core: UP 71!)

-Endurance: 130 (Olga: UP 13!) (Fire Giant Core: UP 27!) 

-Mana: 230 (Olga: UP 22!) (Fire Giant Core: UP 53!)

]