Chapter 9 The lions vertical pupils stared at Nyx , its gaze surprisingly develd of any malice but only pure friendliness . Nyx was so nervous that her palms were sweating . Shed mentally prepared herself for a bloody showdown , and it actually ended up so peaceful . She was pissed but also kinda amused . Tossing her fork aside , she plopped back down into her chair with a heavy sigh She thought , No doubt , this is the same lion from last night . 1 So last night wasnt some crazy dream after all . The lion acted like it owned the place , sidling up to her , rubbing against her side , and eyeing the leftover soup like it was a five star meal . Hey , you cant eat this , Nyx warned , using one hand to move the bowl away while she tried to push the lions face back with the other . And then , the lion licked her hand again . This time , Nyx was a little more chill about it . Without skipping a beat , she used the lions fur like a towel and wiped her hand on it . Last night , she only saw a shadowy outline of the lion due to the light , but now she could see it clearly . Its golden fur shimmered , its thick mane was straight up majestic , and it oozed wild , untamed charisma . It was like a young and beautiful king of the jungle . But then , Nyx blinked and shook her head . On closer inspection , there seemed to be a swirling cloud of black mist wrapped around the lion , writhing and twitching in a way that didnt look friendly at all . She reached out to touch it , but her hand passed straight through . She tried a couple more times , but the mist just stayed out of reach . The lion , looking increasingly annoyed , finally let out a low growl and snapped at her hand . It came fast and vicious , showing its sharp teeth and violent expression . However , the lion just gently rested its teeth on her hand but didnt actually bite her . It was just a bluff . Nyx yelped in mock pain , exaggerating her reaction . Ah !! The lion immediately let go of her , its face wearing a look of shock and guilt , like it hadnt meant to actually hurt her . The sight was so ridiculous , and Nyx couldnt hold it in anymore She burst out laughing , but that only led to the lion pouncing on her again . Nyx almost toppled the chair in the process . Feeling way too comfortable with this lion , she slapped it right on the face as at playful retaliation and then bolted . The lion , still clearly in the mood for a game , lazily trotted after her but didnt push too hard . They ended up running in circles until they hit the bedroom , where the lion gave her a powerful shove that sent her tumbling into the soft bed . 12:29 Sat , Feb 8 BBB Chapter 9 08. , 69 % It couldve easily crushed her with just a fraction of its strength , but somehow it managed to keep its power in check , ensuring she wasnt hurt . Its control of power was almost impressive . Nyx , feeling surprisingly touched by this , decided to go all in . Using the same moves shed mastered back when she used to play with Dollar , she gave the lion some good massage . The lion completely into it , rumbled happily , purring like a motor . But after a while , Nyxs attention shifted back to the swirling black mist . She couldnt touch it , but she could see it . And it just didnt sit right with her . Something about it felt off , like it was leeching onto the lion , making everything more dangerous . Nyx tried to figure out how to deal with the mist . Suddenly , she felt a shift . A small section of the mist in front of her seemed to dissolve . Nyx kept pushing , trying to break it apart . The mist seemed to burn away , like a cloud of bugs being roasted by flames . The hole in the mist widened , and the dark mist gradually retreated . But just as she was starting to make some headway , dizziness hit her . She had to stop and rubbed her temples , feeling the pressure building behind her eyes . Her ears were ringing , and she felt a heavy fatigue wash over her not physical , but mental , like her brain had just run a marathon She instinctively thought of the stories shed heard about the mental power of female beastmen . Wait … Could this be me ? Do I have mental power too ? And what about that black mist ? Is it related to the black mist ? she thought . Too many questions were flooding her mind . She thought she needed to ask Zayne about this . He seemed like the expert on this whole mental power thing . Nyx glanced sideways at the lion , which had its eyes half closed , burring lazily as if it were on the verge of dozing off . Taking advantage of the moment , she quietly pulled up her Intelligent Brain and sent Zayne a message : [ Hows work going ? Weve got a lion in the house . ] She figured since Zayne had just left not too long ago , and medical rescue wasnt that quick , he wouldnt see the message right away . To her surprise , Zayne replied almost instantly : [ A lion ? In our house ? ] A video call invitation popped up right after , and Nyx clicked to answer . She saw Zaynes anxious face on the screen . You saw a lion ? Where is it ? Dont be scared . Just hide now . Theres a safe door next to your wardrobe , hurry ! Zayne barked , his voice sharp with worry . Nyx couldnt help but notice how he sounded way more panicked than she felt . She quickly said to calm him down , Its a lion . But dont worry , its really friendly … Just then , the lion , whod been napping behind Nyx , made its presence known . When Zayne saw the massive lion on the screen , his face went pale . It was clear that the lion could easily smash Nyx into pieces with its claws . Zayne could tell that this wasnt just any ordinary lion . This was Theons beast form , and it was way more dangerous than any regular lion . 2/4 12:29 Sat , Feb 8 GGG . Chapter 9 69 % Most importantly , Theon had lost his human rationality now , and it was a 100 % wild animal . Right now it looked tame , but in the next second , it could go rogue and hurt Nyx . Sure enough , as Zayne was thinking this , the lions eyes suddenly turned sharp . It took a few steps back , crouched low , and flicked its tail . The stance screamed attack mode . Zaynes eyes went wide , and he shouted , Get away from it ! Run ! The safe door , NOW ! Nyx blinked in confusion . But then , before she could figure it out , the lion let out a furious roar and bolted past her , straight at the video screen . It was clear it was aiming for Zayne , but since the screen was just a projection , the lion just lunged at thin air . Zayne was momentarily dumbfounded , unsure how to process what just happened . He never expected that Theon would leave the fragile , helpless female and choose to go after him . Meanwhile , Nyx hopped off the bed to pull the lion back from the empty screen . After a quick check , she confirmed it was fine . With its tough skin and thick fur , even after the fall , it didnt look hurt . Nyx gave its head a little tap and scolded , Bad lion ! You were trying to bite someone , huh ? She could tell the difference between the lion messing around and when it was actually getting aggressive . Its movement just now wasnt the same mode when the lion was playing with her . Watching Nyx giving the lion a lecture , Zayne couldnt help but widen his eyes . He saw the lion , which had just looked ready to kill , now seemed totally subdued . It just growled a little in protest and remained its tame mode . Though the lion looked just fine now , Zayne couldnt shake his anxiety . After all , this was an out of control beastman ! There was no world in which submissive or tame were words that could ever be used to describe a beastman in this state . Most of such beastmen would be locked up before they could get this far gone . What Theon was doing , with his aggression shooting up six points in a short time , was extremely rare . Such incidents didnt happen a lot , but when they did happen , the consequences were severe . Almost every beastman who lost control and ran away had a history of hurting people . Some of those aggressive creatures even caused fatalities more than one in some cases . How Theon attacked Zayne earlier was what a true out of control beastman looked like . Zaynes voice dropped as he warned Nyx , Get away from him , Nykie . Im coming back now . Get into the safe room and stay there . The moment Zayne started to talk , the lion immediately bristled its eyes narrowing and fixating on him with a dangerous glint . Before Nyx could respond , the lion lunged at her again , pushing her back into the soft bed with surprising force . The lion firmly pinned her underneath , growling at Zayne like it was staking its claim . The look in its eyes was crystal clear -it was marking its territory and loudly proclaiming Nyx as its own . Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!