Chapter 898 Taboo

Chapter 898 Taboo

The abomination of a Demi Human mixed with the blood of a Sacred Beast, Taros, was no more. He had been killed, his energy influx entering Michael's body.

"What is going on? I appreciate bits and pieces of information about what is happening here!" Michael cursed quietly, hoping his Curses would help him. However, it was Taros' lips which moved instead.

"Hell? You have been in the Pandemonium before? That is surprising. An insignificant and like you went to the Pandemonium and returned alive?" Taros' voice didn't sound as it used to, but that wasn't the only thing changing about the powerhouse.

True Vision showed how much Taros' insides changed as he spoke. His voice wasn't as hoarse as it used to be. If anything, Taros sounded much more pleasant than before. However, Michael didn't feel more comfortable in Taros' presence. The opposite was the case. Michael was...afraid.

Taros' body changed. The mess within him was fixed, the energies swirling through every inch of his body forcefully drawn to the center of his chest, where several seas of energy formed. However, the energy seas were only the first of many changes. Taros' tough skin burst open, and a thick, dark carapace jut out of his flesh. It grew from his body and covered most parts. Simultaneously, two large pairs of wings burst through his shoulder blades. They were semi-translucent, and only their bloody red veins were visible.

Mandibles burst through Taros' cheeks. They clattered loudly and spread altered energy through the surroundings whenever the mandibles collided.

'Guys! I need some intel. What is happening to Taros? Why did I obtain his energy influx, and why is Taros transforming into an insect? What even is that, in the first place?'

The Curses didn't respond. However, it wasn't that the World Serpent didn't want to explain everything to Michael. He could barely feel his connection to the World Serpent at this point. It concealed its entire existence to avoid the creature Taros had turned to.

Taros – or whoever he'd turned to – looked down on his body and smiled faintly. "What a fool. Greed swallowed him. How unfit for a vessel of Gluttony."

"Don't even think about devouring me. You can consider yourself lucky. I'm feeling generous today. Freedom after millennials of nothingness feel good. Your brother should know what it feels like to be sealed in the chamber for eternity, only to be forcefully sealed to some idiot by the Will."

Michael was utterly dumbfounded now. The being glanced at the Wolf Curse when it said 'brother' and returned to look at the World Serpent immediately.

It smiled, its mandibles cracking before he turned to the side. It lifted one finger into the air and cut down, releasing a darkish-purple energy that cut through the fabric of space and reality. It tore the fabric apart, revealing a massive rift.

"Don't be mad if I kill you when we meet next time," It said nonchalantly before disappearing into the fissure in space. The fissure closed after the grotesque creature left the Origin Expanse.

The eerie pressure that filled the surroundings the moment Taros had died dispersed. Michael's heart started beating wildly, and his legs caved in. He broke into a cold sweat.

"Can someone tell me what in the damn Origin Expanse this fucking thing was?!?" Michael bellowed at his Curses. They didn't dare utter a single sound after Taros transformed into that. Something was wrong, and Michael didn't like that AT ALL. He managed to gain the upper hand against Taros, but something went wrong. Something changed after Taros consumed the curse power coursing through the arm and foot he'd consumed.

"Was that a Curse?!" It was the first time he had seen the birth of someone else's Curse, and it didn't make sense to think that a Curse would awaken within a Tier-6 powerhouse. Under normal circumstances, a Cursed Child would awaken their Curse during their High Ascension. However, that wasn't the case for Taros.

[It wasn't a Curse. It's a Taboo.] The World Serpent said without explaining anything else.

[That was Beelzebub.] The Wolf Curse added in the same tone.

It was as if that explained everything with one small issue.

Michael had no idea what his Curses were talking about.