Chapter 83 - The Beastization (Part One)

Merlin joined in the laugh. "Don't take us for fools! We are 'The Omega'!", said a man amongst them. Ben moved in an instant, and he reappeared in front of the man that spoke. "And that is why you must be wary of who I am", said Ben as he crushed the skull of the man that spoke.

"Pawns", he smiled as he saw the symbol on their robes. Merlin joined in the fight, and they quickly disposed of them in a few minutes. One of the men ran towards a forest that was on the side, but they saw Ben standing in front of them in an instant. He turned and bumped into someone. He looked up and saw a smile across the face Merlin.

"Devils! You aren't humans! Demons!", he screamed out loud. Merlin's smile faded as soon as he heard his words. "We are not DEMONS!", he said as he lifted the man into the air by grabbing his throat. Merlin's eye began to turn, and Ben noticed it.

"Merlin, you're losing it again", said Ben in a soothing voice. Merlin came back to his senses. He let go of the man and Ben captured him. "Now, you will tell me who informed you of our movements", he smiled, and the man shuddered as he heard Ben. "No no NO!!!", he screamed as he felt his leg being twisted.

After a few minutes of torture, He gave up and confessed. "I am the spy that you are looking for", he said as he couldn't take it anymore. The pain he felt was excruciating, and it broke his spirit completely. "You know what is the punishment for traitors", said Ben. The man nodded his head, ready to let his life be.

Ben slashed across his neck, and his head rolled on the floor.  He then got into the car and headed towards their destination. He passed the message to Sam, but also warned him to remain vigilant. As something inside him was telling him that this would not be the end of this. 

After an hour, they reached a tall tower on the other end of the Kingdom. It was tall, and it was covered in black. Unless someone knew the location of the tower, it looked like no one would be able to find it, as it was on the backside of a mountain. Merlin was impressed with his ingenuity.

"You never cease to amaze me", said Merlin in awe. He then entered the tower, and there stood both Leon and Bradley. They were both wearing the scientist gear, all covered in white coats. "Never thought I would see Leon like this again", said Ben with a chuckle. "Indeed, and I think we would need to speed this up. We have a wave approaching us", said Leon. 

Ben nodded his head and got serious. Even Merlin understood the seriousness of the situation, and they quickly changed their clothes. He then moved to the bed, and countless needles were being injected into them.

"Now, you will be in a state of half-sleep. You will feel whatever is happening around you, and you will also be able to tell that something that isn't happening around you. You will enter the Eye of the Mind. That is where the Demon Tier Beast resides. Good luck", said Leon as he began to inject fluids into Ben and Merlin's body at the same time.

The fluids were blue, and they helped Ben and Merlin go into the state of half drowsiness. That was when both of them heard a voice in their mind. "Seems like you have finally decided to accept us as a part of you", said the voices.

(Ben's Eye of The Mind)

Ben was looking around, and as far as his eyes could see, he saw grass. And there were some meadows in between them, but the most noticeable thing was that the surrounding looked like a place he knew. And all too familiar. "This is the pace I first Martha", he smiled as he looked around.

He saw a swing and an oak tree with a thick branch. He went up to the place and smiled. "And this was where Sam went when he went missing for the first time. Saying that this was more fun than studying. Ah, that little brat", he smiled. Every place that he could see, there was an important memory. 

Then, he noticed something standing in the middle of it all. A Beast. With which he had merged. The Diamond Tiger Beetle. But what was shocking was that it was in its most Basic Form. "Welcome, Benjamin. It's been a long time since I last saw you here", said a voice.

Ben recognized that voice instantly. He looked towards the Beast that was standing in the middle, and there was an insuppressible amount of anger bursting through him. "Why? Why did you choose these places?", he asked as he seethed in rage. 

The beast tilted its head in confusion. "The reason? Let me be straight here. I do not wish to be sealed. Yes, I do have the power to take control of you at any given moment, and I can wreak as much havoc as I can. But have I ever done that? I have kept up my promise for all this while, and I wish to do the same till the end of time", said the Beast.

Ben was moved. He remembered the deal he had struck with the beast ten years ago. The day that this Beast was about to go rampant. "I will help you, and fulfil your desires. All I wish for, is you do not harm the humans. I know they have done terrible things to you, and even killed your kin. But we will have our revenge. I beg you to be patient", he recalled.

The memory that he was thinking about began to play in front of him. It was a dark rainy day, and it was the day after he had killed The Mad Scientist. That was the day, the first time he saw what it was like to lose control of this power. A massacre was the least and simplest form in which the scene he saw could be described.

That day, Ben vowed to never use this power again, and he made a deal with the beast. Then using his system, he placed a lock on it, and since then he had never used the power once. But now that the system had been passed down, he needed to confront the Beast once again. 

"Tell you what. Defeat me in all of my forms, and I will be in your full control. That is, I will let you become a full Beastman", said the Beast. Ben nodded his head and he moved. He flashed from the place, and he appeared in front of the Beast. He then thrust his hand straight through its heart, killing it in an instant.

"That was just the Basic Tier", laughed the beast as it began to reconstruct itself. Now, it had moved up a tier and was at the Intermediate Tier. The beast grew in size, and now the shell was glistening a little. Ben smiled wide. "It's been a long time since I had gone all out", he thought as he stretched his hands and feet. 

He moved once again, and this time it was faster than before. The stats which he had when he had the system were quite a lot. 

[Status]

[Name: Benjamin Heart]

[HP: 3500/3500]

[MP: 3500/3500]

[Level: 100]     

[Job: Sword Guardian]

[Title: King Of The Heart Kingdom, Monster Slayer, The One with Death, Beast Tamer, Wielder of The Guardian's Sword, Guardian's Blessing, Path to The Successor]

[EXP: ????/??????]

[System Level: 10/10]

[Strength: 300+]

[Stamina: 300+]

[Agility: 300+]

[Perception: 300+]

[Magic: 300+]

[Stat points to be used: 0]

Three hundred-plus was the limit of his body. Every body has a limit, and thus the system which was being passed down throughout the family has the unique ability to adapt to the wielder accordingly. And with these stats, there were only a few people who could defeat Benjamin. 

He quickly finished the beast, moving to the next stage. This kept happening until it reached the Demi-God Tier. That was when he summoned his weapon. In the Eye of The Mind, one has to imagine the appearance of anything, and it shall appear before him. And now, the weapon he was holding was the one that gave him his job, Sword Guardian.

The Beast instantly moved up a Tier and bowed in defeat. "I can never defeat you, and I have always known that. But I wanted to see if you are worthy of this power. For a righteous man like you, this power is the most suitable", said the Beast.

Then, Ben's eyes widened as he saw the Demon Tier Beast, turn humanoid. It turned into a complete human, and it was walking towards him. It became a man. He had a face just like Benjamin's, only that his eyes were green, and his hair was flowing down his back.. It reached his hips, and it was shining like a diamond.