"Allgora... we... we are born with two... natures inside of us. The one that I let everyone see is this nature, but every once in a while... we let the other side... out," I said, and then my muscles started on my skin, and I finally felt it.
"I am not going to stand around here and watch this!" The Yagtharoth screamed, and magical spell circles appeared around me, but it was too late.
"Zephilia, I am home," I whispered, and my body started to change.
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To the south, a very human and horny Melodious suddenly sat up in bed, holding her breast in hand and her other between her legs. He had finally returned to her, and soon, she could return to her natural form. She had hidden away to keep from her king seeing her in this ugly form, but soon he would be home, and the spirit of Zephilia that resided inside her would have what she wanted, and Melodious the king she had been promised.
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My skin darkened, becoming a shadow itself, and tendrils of darkness spread out from my form. My eyes turned a deep, glowing red, and the air around me crackled with raw power.
This was my other side, my true Allgora nature – a force to be reckoned with, a being that brought terror and destruction wherever I went.
As the Yagtharoth unleashed its barrage of magical attacks, I simply absorbed them into my newfound form, reveling in the surge of energy they provided. My laughter echoed through the chamber as I felt more alive than ever before.
"You think this will stop me?!" I roared at the terrified creature. "I am Azriel, the True Allgora King of the Monster Worlds, and you are nothing but an insignificant insect beneath my heel!"
With a mighty leap, I lunged forward, my body shifting into a massive wolf composed entirely of darkness. The Yagtharoth barely was able to get out of the way, and then it took off, but I just howled and shifted into a swarm of shadowy bats that pursued Yagtharoth relentlessly.
As we chased it through the castle, I reveled in the power surging through me. This was who I truly was – a being capable of striking terror into even the most monstrous of creatures. It felt exhilarating to finally embrace my Allgora nature fully.
The chase led us outside, where the Yagtharoth tried to escape into the night sky. But I wouldn't let it get away so easily. With a powerful flap of my wings, I shot up into the air, my form shifting once again into that of an enormous dragon made of darkness.
I chomped down on the terrified creature with my massive jaws, but it exploded, blowing my head off and streaking back to the ground. I followed it down, my head regrowing, and then shifted into a massive shadowy serpentine form that coiled around the Yagtharoth, both of us slamming into the ground. I bit into it, ripping chunks of eyes and flesh off, but then it lit on fire, and I was forced to transform into a whirlwind of darkness, extinguishing the flames that threatened to consume me.
The Yagtharoth was growing weaker – I could sense its fear and desperation as it tried in vain to escape my relentless pursuit. In one final attempt to fend me off, it unleashed a searing blast of magical energy directly toward me.
But even this last-ditch effort was futile against my true Allgora form. I was blasted black through the castle and almost to the village, but I was able to absorb it.
Feeling the surge of power from the absorbed energy, I transformed into a massive shadowy eagle and took to the sky once again. With sheer determination and vengeance fueling me, I dove toward the Yagtharoth at breakneck speed.
Before it even realized what was happening, my razor-sharp talons pierced its writhing form, tearing it apart with a satisfying sickening sound. As it screamed in pain and fear, It wrapped its body around me.
"If I have to die, then I am taking you and everything with me!"
I could feel Yagtharoth trying to initiate a massive explosion that would undoubtedly take me, the castle, and the nearby village with it. But I wasn't going to let this creature have its way.
Summoning all of my strength, I let out a powerful roar that shook the very foundation of the world around us. The darkness within me surged forth, enveloping not only myself but also the monstrous Yagtharoth in an impenetrable cocoon of shadows.
"This ends now!" I declared, focusing my energy on containing the blast. As the explosion detonated within the cocoon, I funneled the immense force away from everything else, taking the entirety of the destruction upon myself.
The pain was indescribable, each nerve in my body screaming as I absorbed the raw destructive power. And yet, I held firm. More than that, I reveled in it. Nothing in this world or any other would get in my way this time. I refused to give in until the very last remnants of the explosion had dissipated.
Finally, when it was over, I collapsed onto the ground, my body spent and battered from the ordeal. The darkness receded back into me, leaving both myself and what remained of the defeated Yagtharoth lying among the ruins of the castle.
I had won.
Elara and Illiana all rushed towards me, concern etched across their faces. But despite the agony coursing through me, I couldn't help but smile at them.
"It's... It's done," I rasped weekly. "Yagtharoth... is no more."
As they gathered around me, offering their support and healing energies, but I was fine, just tired. I knew that this victory was just the beginning. There were still countless battles to be fought against the Council of Verse and other threats that sought to enslave or destroy our kind.
But today was a win in my books. Heck, no one even died. That must be like a personal best or something, I thought as the world went black around me.