Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 858 198.2 - Desire

"What did you say?"
The crimson bled into her vision, slow at first, then all at once.
Like ink seeping through paper, the colors of the Elemental Chamber dulled, swallowed by an overwhelming shade of red. The pulsing mana that once hummed softly around her now roared like a storm in her ears, thick and suffocating.
Maya staggered.
Her breath hitched, her hands flying to her temples as the air around her turned heavy—dense, oppressive, crushing. Her body knew this feeling. The creeping, smoldering hunger curling at the edges of her mind. The sharp, almost intoxicating pulse that accompanied it.
Her other self was furious.
"You don't understand?" the voice whispered, low and venomous, curling around her like a viper. "You think I don't understand?"
The pressure in her skull spiked. A burning heat coiled in her chest, twisting through her veins, demanding to be felt, demanding to be acknowledged.
Then, laughter—dark and edged with something raw, something dangerous.
"You think this is about caring?" the voice sneered, echoing in the chamber like a chorus of ghosts. "You really are a fool, Maya. Caring? What a pathetic excuse. Do you want to know the truth?"
Maya's breath came in short, shallow gasps. Her vision swam, the red deepening, consuming everything. And beneath it all, something darker, something primal, unfurled its claws.
Hunger.
A terrible, aching thirst.
Her body locked up, heat burning through her limbs, her fingers twitching as if longing to reach for something—someone.
The unbearable pull.
Her lips parted slightly, her tongue dry against the roof of her mouth.

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