I died.
I remember it clearly.
The hospital bed.
The slow… fading beeps.
Then—
Nothing.
So why…
Am I still thinking?
Something was wrong.
Terribly wrong.
I couldn’t breathe.
Cold liquid forced its way into my lungs, drowning me from the inside.
My body screamed for air—
But no sound came out.
Darkness surrounded me.
Not empty.
Not silent.
Alive.
It pressed against me.
Watching.
Waiting.
Then—
A pulse.
Thump.
A sound echoed through the void.
Slow.
Heavy.
Like a heartbeat that didn’t belong to me.
My thoughts sharpened instantly.
Too sharp.
Too clear.
I’m alive.
That realization struck harder than death.
My eyes snapped open.
Blue.
Everything was blue.
Blinding.
Endless.
Suffocating.
I was floating.
Suspended inside a transparent chamber filled with glowing liquid that shimmered like liquid crystal.
Strange runes pulsed across the glass—
Alive.
Breathing.
Watching me.
Then I felt it.
My body.
Wrong.
Too small.
Too weak.
Too… unfamiliar.
I tried to move.
Nothing.
Only a faint twitch.
Panic surged.
No…
No no no—
I forced my gaze downward.
And froze.
A tail.
White fur drifted behind me.
Striped.
Moving.
Alive.
My breath hitched.
That’s not mine.
But it was.
A cold realization crept in— slow… inevitable… terrifying.
I’m not human anymore.
Before I could react—
I saw them.
More chambers.
Dozens.
Floating in the darkness like silent coffins.
Inside each one—
A child.
Motionless.
Submerged.
And every single one—
Had a tail.
This wasn’t an accident.
This was a system.
A process.
A factory.
Something… was making us.
Then—
Something changed.
One of the chambers to my left—
Shook.
At first, slightly.
Then violently.
The liquid inside churned.
The infant within convulsed—
Cracks spread across the glass.
> [WARNING: HOST FAILURE]
The voice echoed—not just in my head—
But through the entire chamber network.
The child’s body twisted unnaturally.
Then—
BOOM.
The chamber ruptured.
Liquid exploded outward.
Red.
The body inside—
Collapsed into nothing.
Gone.
Silence followed.
Heavy.
Absolute.
My thoughts froze.
This isn’t survival.
This is selection.
Pressure exploded inside my skull.
> [Beast Blood System: ACTIVATED]
The voice didn’t speak.
It invaded.
Cold.
Mechanical.
Unfeeling.
My vision shattered—
Then reformed into a glowing blue interface.
> [Compatible host detected…]
[Synchronization: 3%… 21%… 57%… 89%…]
My heart pounded violently.
Something was waking up.
> [100%]
Everything stopped.
For one second—
The world held its breath.
Then—
Pain.
Not from outside.
From within.
Something ancient—
Something violent—
Tore itself awake inside me.
AAAAAA—!!
My body convulsed violently.
The chamber trembled.
Blue lightning erupted, tearing through the liquid like a storm unleashed.
For a brief moment—
I saw my reflection.
A cub.
A white tiger cub.
But its eyes—
Glowed blue like a collapsing star.
Power surged through my veins.
Wild.
Ancient.
Uncontrollable.
Too much.
WAY too much.
> [WARNING: Host soul instability]
[WARNING: Body integrity collapsing]
Cracks spread across my chamber.
The runes ignited, desperately trying to contain the energy tearing me apart.
I couldn’t control it.
I was going to die—
Again.
> [Emergency Suppression: FORCED]
BOOM.
The power inside me was crushed.
Violently sealed.
But the damage—
Had already begun.
> [Status: Incomplete Awakening]
A flickering interface appeared.
> Name: —
Age: Infant
Race: Blue-Eyed White Tiger (Azurion)
Bloodline: 100% (SEALED — 0.5% Accessible)
Then—
My body broke.
Bones cracked.
Veins ruptured.
Organs collapsed inward.
I couldn’t even scream anymore.
The liquid around me turned red.
Alarms blared.
> [Healing Protocol: Initiated]
The chamber reacted instantly.
The liquid was dragged into my body—
Violently.
Forcefully.
Rebuilding me.
Over.
And over.
And over.
Pain drowned everything.
Then—
Fire.
Blue flames engulfed me.
But they didn’t burn.
They refined.
From within the flames—
Something formed.
Scales.
Azure.
Ancient.
Alive.
They wrapped around my body—
Layer by layer—
Sealing me inside a cocoon.
An egg.
A prison.
A rebirth.
My vision blurred.
My thoughts slowed.
Too weak.
Too broken.
I was slipping away.
Again.
No…
Not again.
NOT AGAIN—
Something deep inside me—
Snapped.
A roar erupted from my soul.
ROOOOOOAAARRR!!!
The chamber shook violently.
Cracks spread faster.
The glass screamed under pressure.
Across the darkness—
More chambers flickered.
Some went still.
Others—
Shattered.
> [ERROR… ERROR… ANOMALY DETECTED]
The System flickered.
Unstable.
Then—
For the first time—
It hesitated.
> [Re-evaluating Host…]
And somewhere—
Beyond the darkness—
A pair of eyes opened.
Watching.
Interested.
The pressure around me surged.
Wild.
Defiant.
Unyielding.
This wasn’t just power.
This was will.
Refusal.
I will NOT die here.
The cocoon trembled.
Energy spiraled violently inside it.
Everything was breaking.
Everything was changing.
And in that moment—
A single thought formed.
Cold.
Clear.
Absolute.
If this cage wants to create a monster…
Then I’ll become the one it can’t control.