Killed Me? Now I Have Your Power - Chapter 284

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Can I eat you?
Chapter 284 – Can I eat you?

Inside, with blood splashed across the steeled floor… an event had just taken place.

While the adults were busy rebuilding the entire structure of Waverith from the ground up, Kaden was — in his own way — rebuilding his entire body from scratch.

The process was painful.

No, painful wasn’t even close to enough. Kaden thought that word was too light, too hollow to describe what he had just gone through. It was agony. Soul-wrenching agony that tore through him in ways he hadn’t thought possible.

His body felt as though it were in the hands of Mother Nature herself, who had decided to start her work anew, reconstructing him a little too passionately this time. Kaden, delirious from the torment, found himself thinking absurd thoughts…perhaps this was her way of rewarding him for being such a good man lately, saving lives left and right like some self-proclaimed hero.

Yes… the pain really was getting to his head.

But whatever it was, this process of Synthesis would be one he’d never forget.

The Steelbeasts possessed the most powerful bodies he had ever encountered yet. Their strength, their lethality, their resilience, everything about them exceeded the limits of what Kaden had known so far. And their Grandmasters… each one carried a unique flame, a special evolution of power unlike the rest.

And Kaden, in his relentless madness, didn’t just synthesize the thousands of Steelbeasts into his body, he also merged with the three Grandmasters. And on top of that…

With the body of Goremaw.

And he did it all at once.

He could have done it step by step, but he knew what would happen if he did…he would grow accustomed to the pain, feel it build slowly, steadily, until he reached a point where he might stop. He would then choose either to rest or continue later.

Both were a waste of time.

So instead, he chose to fuse everything at once — every piece of power, every shard of flesh and metal and flame — forcing his body to adapt or collapse.

Sometimes, you must place yourself in a position where no choices remain, where there is no room for hesitation…only do or die.

Because too many choices breed hesitation. And hesitation doesn’t just wear down your resolve…it wastes your time.

And time… is something you can never get back.

And now, here he was, sprawled naked on the cold, blood-slicked floor like a dead fish.

His body was a bloody sight to behold.

His muscles could just as well be considered the coming Apollo of Darklore. His frame was lean, every single muscle of his body sizzling and defined to the extreme. Each one of them was visible — the biceps, the triceps, the chest, the shoulders, the back, the traps, the legs, the abs — all of them looked as if someone had taken billions of years to design each part perfectly and blend them together into a seamless painting made for the goddesses to admire.

Added to that, trails of white, blue, pink, and crimson lights were streaming across his whole body like rain over a rooftop, sliding down until they patted the earth beneath him.

It was a mesmerizing sight.

Kaden slowly opened his eyes, and for a brief moment, you could see his crimson irises tainted by all kinds of colors before they vanished deep within them. He exhaled, letting out a steamy breath through his mouth, thick enough to blur the air around him into a hazy, dreamlike veil.

Slowly and steadily, he began to stand. Each of his movements made his bones seem like lightning was being unleashed within them, flooding the room with a crackling chorus of music.

Once fully upright, he cracked his neck to the left, then to the right, rolled both his shoulders, and moved the rest of his body to loosen the tension.

Each one of his motions made the air around him fold upon itself like wrinkled paper before shimmering faintly, distorted by his strength and the natural high temperature of his body.

Reditha suddenly appeared behind him, her crimson, steamy figure still sensual and striking. She moved and floated before him, her eyes running over his body from top to bottom — lingering especially on Kaden’s little brother — then from left to right, before circling behind him again, admiring his defined back and glutes.

Kaden’s lips twitched heavily at the scene. He felt like an exotic animal in a zoo, watched curiously by all who passed.

Reditha then wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned her face close to his right ear, and whispered sensually, “Master… can I eat you?”

Kaden’s eyebrow twitched. “I would rather not, Reditha. What’s wrong with you?”

Reditha huffed. “What’s wrong with me? Because I want to eat you after seeing your body? Master, if I didn’t act this way, that’s when something would be wrong with me.”

Kaden was tempted to say you’re just a sword, but he knew Reditha had feelings like any other woman out there.

“But you cannot eat me,” Kaden said, glancing toward one side of the room. There, a mountain of Origin Cores stood tall.

“Because I’m a sword?” Reditha asked, rolling her crimson eyes.

Kaden chuckled. “It’s you who said it, not me.”

“But I know you thought about it!” Reditha said indignantly.

“And yet… I didn’t say it.” Kaden shrugged. “Why are you mad at me for something I didn’t say?”

“And besides, I wasn’t thinking about that. You know I have Meris,” he said, walking toward the mountain of cores.

Reditha rolled her eyes. “And yet, master… before Meris, you had Rea. What’s the difference?”

Kaden’s step faltered, his lips twitching. “Special circumstances,” he defended himself.

Reditha scoffed.

“And you said you’ll have four wives in your family,” her tone softened, “make me one of them. You still have one spot left.”

Kaden finally reached the mountain, but he tilted his head slightly. “One spot? I have two.”

Reditha decided not to respond to that.

Seeing her silence, Kaden thought his precious companion was angry. “Were you really serious?” he asked.

Reditha laughed softly. “Of course not.” Then she tightened her arms around his neck, her voice turning low and tender. “You die, I die. You live, I live. I know everything about you, and you know everything about me. My existence would be meaningless without you, and yours would not be complete without me.”

She smiled fondly. “I don’t need anything else, master.”

Kaden smiled faintly, then said, “Kaden.”

Reditha arched an eyebrow, curious, as he continued, “Call me Kaden from now on. No need for ‘master.'”

Reditha’s smile deepened. She rested her chin on his shoulder, then closed her eyes.

The picture was both holy and unholy.

A young man, with lines of different colors of light flowing across his naked body, stood still as a feminine crimson figure held him lovingly from behind.

It was a sight better not to let Meris witness…

Kaden smiled again, then turned his gaze toward the piled-up cores before him. Some were glowing with blinding light, while others were dim, flickering faintly like dying photons.

But there was one among them that surpassed all the rest in mystical beauty…a white core, glowing with such intensity that it bathed the entire room in pure radiance. Not only that, but the temperature had also skyrocketed to a whole new level.

Kaden remained indifferent to the heat, his composure preserved only thanks to his new transformation.

He observed the white core attentively before finally focusing his gaze on the panels appearing in front of him.

[You have obtained stats: +250 Strength, +200 Agility, +300 Constitution, +150 Perception, +50 Intelligence, +100 Mana.]

[You have obtained the characteristics of the Steelbeasts: Your bones and skin are as hard as steel. Bleeding will now be difficult for you.]

[You have obtained four different types of fire within your heart: Blue, Red, Pink, and White.]

[You have obtained the half legacy of the White Phoenix.]

[Your Heart is changing. The Seed of Fire is being born within you.]

[Your Heart is Fire.]

[Your Heart is…]

Death itself seemed to pause, making Kaden instinctively tense, and then…

[Your Heart is Ablaze.]

—End of Chapter 285—