Chapter 51: The Corruption

"Get away... Get away from us!" The male arachne began screaming and slowly backing away. He raised the handcannon at me again and began shooting. "Die, die, die! *pant* that should be en-"

I shrugged off his bullets like it was dirt on my body. I wasn't wearing any armor but I didn't feel a single thing. The only one that it hurt was my casual clothes. "That's it?"

I could feel something was wrong with me. Why was I filled with rage and what's with my cold replies? And this unusual surge of power... Its different than the usual.

"No...! Get out! We forgive you okay..? Please... Please... Please leave us alone!!!" The male arachne suddenly bursted into tears. He ran to the corner and curled up and his back against the wall.

"Come forth, Bloodlust." The weapon emerged from my hands. I raised Bloodlust and swung at him.

"No!" The weapon in the male arachne's hand changed back into the female arachne.

She took on the full strength of my swing. Her body was wounded from her chest down to her legs. That was just a swing from my new power.

"Honey... No!" The male arachne rushed to her aid.

But then...

"Zieglind... Is that... You?" A familiar voice was heard behind me. I looked back and it was none other than Precia with Yefa.

"Precia, Yefa? What are you doing here?"

"Eek!" They both backed up when I tried to get closer.

"What's wrong?" I asked. "Why are you ba-... What's this? What's this on my body?"

"Yefa." Precia then looked at Yefa.

"I know. Ice Wall!" Yefa casted Ice Wall to reflect my appearance.

"This... This is me?"

I was coated in black and red armor that I know I don't have. I could feel my power brimming from it. Its insane defense that shrugged the cannon blast. This armor was spiky in the shoulder, elbow and knee sections. It was outlined in black while the whole color of the armor is red.

I could barely see my eyes because of the armor protecting it but I can faintly see that my eyes were now both covered in black and red.

A pair of red wings emerged from my back. I don't know if its cosmetics or not but I could feel like I could fly and do anything I want. I'm overflowing with too much power.

"Master... Accept this power... ACCEPT IT!" The thousands of souls inside me began shouting the same thing. Filled with anger, sadness and overflowing emotions from everyone in there.

"Accept...?" I began muttering to myself. "Like hell... I... Will..."

"Damn you... You'll be eaten like us. YOU'LL BE EATEN. YOU'LL BE EATEN BY US!"

"ARGH!" My armor grew spikes and it slowly began digging deep into my skin.

"Feel it master. Become truly... TRULY ONE WITH US!"

"What's happening Precia?" Yefa began panicking.

"I don't know?!" She too seemed to be panicking too.

"Hehe. This is a great moment. Honey, just one more thing to do... You can rest easy after that." The male arachne began plotting something. The woman laying agreed and transformed into the handcannon back to the man's hands. "I don't know what's happening but this is great!" He raised his handcannon at me and began shooting rapidly. "HAHAHA! DIE!"

I was receiving the blasts head on. The spikes inside of the armor began digging even deeper to my body. Thid made them even hungrier more. With my body not in control, my hand began moving on its own. "GET OUT YOU FOUR!"

"You're too late master."

The souls then controlled my hand to raise it. With a heavy swing of the Bloodlust, it created enough force to cut both the female and male arachne in half.

"Why... Why do we have to bear this fate... We only... Wanted... Our... Kids..." The male raise his hand and tried reaching for the broken weapon that was once his wife. "Honey... Help me please... please... Wake up and help me..." With that as his last words, he dropped dead without receiving a reply from his dead wife.

"DAMN YOU!" I tried to force myself to move from inside the armor.

"HAHAHA! This is fun. You are a good vessel master."

"I'll make you pay for this. You damned insolent souls. You freaking dare betray me?!" It seems I have no choice. I have to bet everything here. "LAST STAND!" I become invulnerable for a short time. I began to dig deeper into the armor but I don't care. I'm invulnerable. I tried to reach to my other arm with my right hand to try and to forcefully take it off. But to no avail, I couldn't do it. "Damn it... Ah! This is everything I've got... BREAKER! Everything in my inventory, TAKE IT ALL! Give me the strength to break free!"

I could feel the surge of power flow through my body.

[All of items in inventory are broken. Irreparable.]

"ARGHHHH!" I began pulling the armor away from my body.

"Impossible! You're breaking the Blood Armor with sheer strength!?"

Bit by bit, with all of my strength, everything I have, was all for this moment. As I took off the helmet as the last piece connected to my body, I sighed with relief.

All the armor that I took off reverted back to normal blood. The whole room was filled with blood.

"No.... NOOOO!" I could hear all the souls shouting inside of me filled with anger. After the armor was released from my body, I couldn't hear them anymore. They might still be in me somewhere but I'm glad it's all over now.

"That's over..." I collapsed at the lost of blood and I was too weak to stay conscious.

"Zi...nd!" I could hear a faint voice from the distance. I'm guessing its Yefa and Precia. They've been watching me in that pitiful form.

I need to set an example as their master. And this one isn't it.