Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

"Okay, I know that it's cute, but will you leave it alone for a second?!" Zaroth complained as he threw a glance at Luna.

"How can I?! Just look at how cute it is!" she responded, her hands never stopping as she continued to pet Nightshade.

Seeing that she wasn't planning to let go, he sighed and, a second later, desummoned her.

'How dare you! I was just getting started!' her complained echoed in his head.

He didn't pay her much attention as he shifted his gaze to Nightshade. The panther looked disappointed that Luna wasn't petting it anymore, but there wasn't anything that could be done about that.

"Okay, I want to test something," Zaroth muttered as he summoned Silverfang.

The wolf materialized and then fixed its gaze on Nightshade. The panther did the same.

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Even if Silverfang was a wolf, it was still, in a way, a dog, while Nightshade, despite being a panther, was a cat. Zaroth wanted to see how the two would interact with each other.

After a few seconds, Silverfang wiggled its tail as he approached Nightshade. The panther tilted its head sideways as it did the same.

Once he was close enough, Silverfang sniffed the panther and shifted its gaze to Zaroth as he barked.

'I guess that means they aren't hostile to each other?' He thought, and a second later, he spoke.

"Well, Silverfang, you have a new…" Zaroth began to speak but stopped mid-sentence as he wasn't sure if the panther was male or female.

'It's female,' Luna answered his question before he could even ask it.

"She really knows me well…" he muttered as he gazed at the wolf.

"Well, Silverfang, you have a new sister. Make her feel at home."

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Leaning his back against the chair, Zaroth awaited Elysia patiently.

He had a feeling that today she was going to return the tests, and he wanted to see that he had passed with flying colors. There wasn't a doubt in his mind that he had aced it.

As the front door opened, Elysia entered carrying a stack of papers. All the students in the lecture room held their breath, as they all knew what that meant.

The results of the tests were going to be announced today.

Stopping in front of the podium, Elysia began to read what was written on the first paper.

"Elrionthar Valindorath Velarion Thalrithar Vorniel, sixty out of a hundred, pass."

It seemed that the chairwoman was intending to show the whole class which one failed and which one passed.

'Seeing by the long name, it must mean it's the son of a wealthy family,' Zaroth thought.

A nervous-looking boy stood up and approached the chairwoman to receive his test. Even from a distance, it was clear he was struggling to keep himself from shaking.

Elysia then began to call out each and everyone that had taken the test, and finally, it was time for Zaroth.

"Zaroth, ninety-three out of a hundred, pass."@@novelbin@@

Hearing the result, he couldn't help but smile as he stood up and approached the chairwoman.

Unlike the other students, there wasn't even a hint of fear in his posture.

Once he went to her and grabbed his test, their eyes met as if having a silent conversation.

'Ninety-three, isn't that impressive?' he was trying to sound proud but not arrogant. It was part of the plan to appear more mature, but sadly it seemed that Elysia wasn't convinced.

'It will be impressive if you got full marks, that is just natural.' her eyes spoke.

With a sigh, Zaroth went back to his seat.

Now that he had gotten his test result, he didn't have much to look forward to or do as he awaited the others to get theirs as well.

Of course, he always could have talked with his friends or at least sent them a message in the group chat. But he was pretty sure that Elysia would have noticed, so he didn't want to anger her needlessly.

Not having anything to focus on, his mind naturally went to his new acquired beast, Nightshade.

He knew that the panther was a Rare beast and was almost certain that once he granted his beast's desire, she would evolve to Epic rank.

If that happened, it was safe to say that Zaroth would become a menace. He would not only have a dragon under his command but an Epic beast as well.

The problem was granting the beast's wish. It was very unclear, but the system had made it a bit easier by saying that the beast desired dominance over the arena, meaning that Zaroth would have to return to that arena where the rich bet.

But what did he have to do so his beast would be satisfied?

The system had said that Nightshade wanted to kill its killer, but it also wanted dominance over the arena. Did that mean that Zaroth had to ensure that his beast was going to kill every other beast in the arena?

He had to admit that it sounded like a tall task. Considering how big the place was, he wasn't going to be surprised if he learned that there were hundreds of beasts there.

"It is not going to be easy… but evolving from a Rare to an Epic beast is a substantial change, so I guess that makes sense…" he muttered quietly enough so nobody would hear him.

He began to summarize what he knew about his beasts. Silverfang's wish had been granted, so he had evolved. Zaroth wasn't sure if his beast could evolve again, but even if he didn't, a Rare beast wasn't anything to scoff at.

The wolves that he had tamed in the forest didn't have any desires, so they couldn't become stronger… well, one actually did have a desire. Zaroth hadn't forgotten that he had allowed one of the wolves to live in the forest with its family. He hadn't desummoned it, letting the beast roam free. Maybe one day it would return in another evolved form?

He wasn't sure, but it didn't hurt to try. The fact that he felt a small part of his mana being consumed by keeping the beast active meant that it at least was doing something.

Then there was Nightshade, though the beast had yet to evolve.

"This is pretty much it…" he began but stopped mid-sentence as he realized something.

He had another beast, didn't he?

The first beast he had tamed, the one that had saved his life and the reason he was able to live so much better than before—Luna.

But she was already a Mythic beast, so there wasn't a way for her to evolve. Not to mention, it wasn't like she had a desire of her own—

Zaroth's eyes narrowed as he recalled the countless times she had said that she wanted to kill the gods.

'If… killing the gods is her desire, then… what will happen when I grant it? What would she evolve into?' he asked himself as he felt goosebumps all over his body.

If in her natural state, she had the ability to disrupt the world order… then what would she be able to do if she evolved?

In that moment, Zaroth felt like he began to understand Luna and her actions a bit better than before.