The Absolute beast Tamer

220 km north of Howler Town.

Inside the Rock Valle Alan was standing on a huge stone platform.

In the last two days, Alan and Nova cleared every single beast inside this valley, drawing a circle over 5 km in every direction where they hunted everything, leaving the valley deserted.

Right now, Alan was following the instructions of the Eye of Ra, curving runes on the huge stone platform, while Nova was consuming cores and resting beside him.

It took him 3 hours to finish inscribing the runes.

Alan: "Nova, let's sweep the area around us one last time before you evolve; being extra careful will never hurt us."

Nova nodded her head, agreeing with Alan. The two of them started sweeping a radius of 10 km from the stone platform.

In no time they checked the surrounding area; other than one or two beasts who were alone stumbling into their ritual site, there was nothing to be worried about.

As this area does not have that much foot traffic from humans, and they have already killed every single beast around.

Alan: "Now that we know that we are alone, let's get started. You just take your time to get into your most optimal state and stay in the center of the platform. According to the date, today is a full moon. I will start preparing the treasures, and then we wait for a few hours so you can evolve."

Nova sat still at the center of the huge rock platform that was directly under the sky while Alan started placing the treasures in their designated spots.

....

The huge full moon hung up in the sky, looking down at all the living as if it were a celestial entity.

Watching this huge full moon and knowing that the time was right.

Alan: "We'll start, so ready yourself. I will start chanting and meditating at the same time; you have to draw the full moon essence. Then the ritual will begin."

Nova agreed with Alan, giving him the green light to start the evolution process.

Alan: "By the earth's embrace and the sky's domain,

Let form be reshaped; let purpose remain.

From earthbound to soaring, from depths to the breeze,

A shift in the essence, a change at its ease.

The ground may give way to the clouds' soft caress,

A new form emerging, a newfound address.

By the moon's silver path and the sun's guiding light,

We carve a new destiny in this sacred rite."

When Alan started chanting, the atmosphere in the valley changed immediately from a quiet, deserted valley to a sacred place that held the meaning of life.

The runes start to shine, and the only thing that could be heard inside the valley was Alan's voice repeating the incantation, again and again and again.

Alan himself had fallen into a trance-like state, a solemn air of reverence; an ancient presence fills this lonely valley, as if time itself has been rewinding to mythical eras.

The evolution commenced; Nova was writhing in pain as she entered the process of destruction and rebirth, from flesh to ash and from ash to flesh.

The huge Moon shone brightly at the platform, and the Ena in the surrounding area started dancing as if it was alive. The valley transformed into an ancient sacred site.

Alan, who was in a trance, did not even perceive these changes.

Minutes went by as if hours, and hours went by as if minutes.

The wind got stronger entering the valley, creating sounds as if complementing this ritual.

When no one knew how much time had passed, in the middle of the stone platform there was a shocking change: Nova's body started to grow bigger, and her whole being started morphing into a different entity.

In the sky, cracks started to appear in the void; space trembled, and heaven and Earth rejoiced. The Ena in the surrounding area was so concentrated as if a whole sea was found on the ground made of it.

The runes moved towards Nova's body that was expanding and growing with every second that went by.

The moment the transformation ended, a gigantic Viper that was over 50 m in length stood majestically in the air, looking at Alan opening his eyes.

The first thing that entered Alan's view was a majestic creature with a huge but elegant body floating in the air, with an aura that demanded every other being to bow before it.

Happiness filled Alan's heart just as he was about to activate the Eye of Ra; a huge amount of Ena flooded his body like a broken dam, and pain assaulted every single spot on his body.

Gritting his teeth and noticing that the amount was much larger than any time before, he fears that if he keeps trying to fight the pain, he may collapse under this broken dam.

So he immediately entered a meditative state, but he had found that even if he meditated, the pain was still there as if something was compressing his organs and pressuring them, then releasing that pressure in a moment.

Nova, who was watching Alan, did not seem worried at all, as she patiently waited for him to finish digesting this huge opportunity.

An hour or so had passed, and finally the phenomena started to subside.

Breathing in relief after he had finished this torture, he was surprised when he smelled a disgusting smell coming from him; when he looked at himself, he found out that he was covered in a black gooey substance that stank to hell.

Alan: "Congratulations, Nova, on your evolution, but I feel this is disgusting, so how about we go to a nearby lake and clean ourselves?"

Nova: "Master, three powerful beings are coming here; they will be in this valley in less than 5 minutes. We should go."

A soft, heavenly voice entered Alan's mind, as if it was the sounds of bells in heaven; Alan was shocked.

Alan: "Nova, you can talk NOW!!!"

Nova: "Yes, master, But we really need to get out of here, although I have become much stronger than my previous self. The three beings who are coming here are much more powerful than I am.

As if waking up from a dream, Alan immediately responded.

Alan: "You're right. Let's get out of here; sadly, we don't have much time to cover our tracks.

Nova: "Then excuse me, master, I will take master to a nearby lake so you can clean yourself; they won't be able to follow us, that I can guarantee."

Not even understanding what novas meant, suddenly his vision blurred; in one second he was standing in the valley. And the next he found himself on Nova's back above a lake.

Such a transition made Alan freeze in shock as he looked at Nova. He had a million questions.

Nova: "Master and Nova stink; we need to clean ourselves."

The huge Viper in the sky dived into the lake with Alan at her back, who did not have time to register everything that was happening around him.

And was splashed inside the water. Not knowing anything anymore, he decided to clean himself and then use his Eye of Ra to check on the tremendous advancement that happened to Nova.

.....

A few minutes after Nova teleported from the Rock Valley, three powerful, suffocating auras of three different individuals who were standing up in the air looking at the valley appeared.

????: "You both clearly sensed the spatial collapse and the huge energy that was inside this valley too."

A rugged-looking man who looked to be over 2 m tall spoke first.

The one who answered was the only woman of the three.

????: "Indeed, I felt it too. It was ancient, powerful, and sacred. If I have to describe it, I thought a gate to a secret realm opened here at first."

?????: "Looking at that stone platform, some kind of ritual was performed here, but the Ena inside this valley is so jumbled up, tracking who did it is almost impossible."

The last one to speak was a dandy-looking man who looked solemn at the altar.

????: "So you think it's those lunatics? Which cult can do something like this? What is the purpose? Other than this affected valley, there was nothing happening in the surrounding area."

The woman analyzed the man's thinking, but you did not agree.

?????: " Ah, you too and your fancy theories. Let's scout the area first and check on the nearby town. If we don't find anything, then we can only report it to the higher-ups.

?????: "Agreed"

????: "Agreed, but don't you think it's weird we can't find anything alive near this valley? That means someone hunted every single beast to prevent any disturbance in the ritual. Then there is the huge spatial disturbance, the space cracks that appeared in the sky, although outwardly it looks like this is the work of those lunatics. But something doesn't feel right about this; this is not their usual M.O. at all."

????: "I agree with you too, but we need to get going and search the area for any abnormalities."

?????: "Enough chit chat; let's get to business."

The three of them immediately disappeared from the valley.