Re:Mimic [MONSTER MC LITRPG]

Chapter 47: What now?


/I'm sorry./

The entire room fell silent at Evélyne's apology. Even after she rose up from her bow, no one spoke a word. Lucas stepped away from the wall with a low growl, his Runes struggling to power up.

Bladed appendages flaring as they glowed with a shaky silver. His mind raced, trying its hardest to figure out what she was on to. Katlyn suddenly thought out,

/Calm down, this is a safe space child. Take care not to aggravate your injuries. Mending them has not been easy./

This ironically made Lucas more tense. His rigid form writhed and shrunk even further. His eyes were wild and frantic like a beast on its last legs.

Evélyne saw this and walked out of the containment vessel backwards, her steps slow and methodical. Once she was out, she thought,

/We are going to leave you alone now. When you are calmer we shall speak further./

Lucas just watched them vigilantly as Katlyn deactivated the instruments and Runes she used to delve into Lucas' psyche. The containment field reactivated around Lucas as the trio left. The lab locked itself behind them as they stood under the soft lights of the manor. Surprisingly, Sasha spoke first.

"That monster… was it a person? Then it… what happened to it?"

Evélyne stayed silent as she eyes landing on her mother, her intent clear. Katlyn cough in her palm as she said,

"Honestly? I have no clue. That Domain he was in, their language, their societal structure, technology, animals, etc. They're all very different from anything I have ever seen. It almost seems like he is from a different World entirely."

The trio fell silent once more at this, each holding their own thoughts. Simultaneously, their gazes focused at an abrupt notification.

{Congratulations, requirements met. Achievement—[Witness of the Beyond] unlocked. [Witness of the Beyond] – You have uncovered a truth that was never meant for mortal understanding. Some among you are not of this world, not of this reality, and yet they exist among you.}

Evélyne blinked at the Achievement. She was no stranger to receiving Achievements but this one was particularly strange. No rewards or traits were handed out and she couldn't pinpoint any effort on her part that warranted an Achievement.

Looking over to Sasha and Katlyn, she could tell they had received a similar notification. Katlyn spoke up since everyone had digested the information.

"So it seems I made the right guess. This creature is from a completely different World… Amazing."

Catching a jubilant light flickering across her mother's eyes and her Spirit energy cycling faster, Evélyne coolly said,

"Yes, but don't carry out any experiments on it yet, mother. We all saw its memories. It, or rather, he was just an ordinary mortal from a species incapable of harnessing Spirit energy. Whatever happened at the end of his life seemed to have brought him here, also changing him in the process... The entity that brought him here, it's not something I could fathom. What do you think of it, mother?"

Katlyn frowned slightly as she said,

"That being most likely came from our world. Its presence carried a powerful mental energy that broke apart that world. That's all I can guess from the fragmented memories."

She turned to Sasha and asked,

"Could you sense anything in particular about it, Sasha?"

Sasha frowned subconsciously as her tail tensed. Her ears fidgeted as she struggled to find proper words to articulate herself,

"It felt… all encompassing. I could feel too many emotions and thoughts at once from it so… I shut off my perception the moment it appeared. It was… too much."

Evélyne moved closer to Sasha and pet her head softly, calming down the agitated Beastkin as the walked slowly. She had felt that being's power as well, it was not something meant to be seen.

After a while, the trio walked away from the lab. Eventually they got to some stairs leading up to Evélyne's room.

"Goodnight mother, we can come back down tomorrow morning and talk to him."

Katlyn nodded as she said,

"Good night, my Veliris. Rest well."

"Good night mistress."

Evélyne walked into her room while Sasha and Katlyn took their leaves. Evélyne headed to her dressing room and put on some loose, white robes, her battle armor reverting back to its standby form.

She moved to her minimalist meditation room. Sitting in the lotus position, she began cycling her Spirit energy in complex loops. Her mind however, was elsewhere.

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'I almost killed a person.'

This was a simple fact and she wouldn't try to justify herself. She knew her actions were completely self indulgent.

'Why didn't I notice earlier…'

The thought ping-ponged in her skull, rattling the foundations of her self perception. She quickly reached a grating conclusion.

'I did. I just chose to ignore it.'

Her mind fell silent at this, her Spirit energy retreated to her core as her eyes opened up. After a few moments, she whispered to herself with an indifferent expression.

"What does that say about me?"

———

Back to Lucas…

When the trio left, Lucas cautiously spread out his perception. His [Spirit Sense] was predictably halted when it made contact with the transparent containment field, it let out a gentle hum as it rebuffed his perception.

He let out a sigh as his body relaxed, almost crashing to the ground in the process. With sharp breaths, he maneuvered his hulking form to take a seat on the rather warm floor.

'What now?'

He thought before catching himself. There was no "Crash" to respond to his thoughts, his horrid face twisted into an even worse expression when he realized this. His mind eventually drifted to his thoughts when he was still unconscious.

'I… I failed. That's true… So what now?'

"Be free."

He recalled Crash's final words once more and they stung. Getting captured like some kind of exotic creature was the exact opposite of freedom. He could feel something within him being chafed just by sitting in this cell.

'Okay… it's not over yet. I just have to take things one step at a time. That dangerous woman apologized to me for some reason. Did they read my mind and found out I was human once before? Oww, why does this hurt so much?'

Lucas' form shifted and changed painfully as his thoughts developed, each minor pull, stretch, or compression agonizing even with his insane willpower and pain tolerance.

His form went from a hulking, growth filled abomination to a leaner and smaller humanoid as he steadily transformed himself, still continuing his train of thought.

'If that's true, they might let me out, right?. Then I can… What? Leave and die to something else? It all cycles back to the same problem. I'm still too weak... Fuck.'

With a deep sigh in both disappointment and discomfort, Lucas continued his transformation. In a few minutes, he had become a light skinned teenager. His facial features were slightly softer than they were in his past life while his physique looked quite athletic. His extra limbs transformed back into slim and flexible tendrils. Taking a peek of his insides, he let out a sharp gasp.

"Just how badly was I injured in that final clash?"

He could see his body was struggling to keep itself together much less recover. His organs and bones had tens if not hundreds of fractures and punctures which constantly healed and reopened.

His Spirit energy revolved sluggishly while his core barely glowed or shifted, even going static in some instances.

'Shit, that jackass did a number on me, I just hope my Attributes aren't screwed up. Status.'

——— [STATUS]

Name: Lucas Maverick

Species: Mimic

Tier: 0

Level: 5

Essence: Freedom

Achievements: [Anomaly], [Daredevil], [Skilled Combatant], [Amateur Runist] ,[Speed Demon]*,[Above and Beyond]*.

Traits: [Daring Mind],[Runic intuition],[Beyond the Flesh+]*, [Overcharge]*.

Attributes: •Physique: 2(5) •Spirit: 3(5) •Mind: 3(4)

Skills: •Guide [Special] •Adaptive Resonance – [Level 4] •Leech – [Level 5] •Spirit sense – [Level 5]

Attribute points: 0

[Quests]: … ———

Reading through his Status screen, Lucas took a deep breath and closed his eyes, doing his absolute best not to launch a triad of curses.

"Of course, of course… God fucking damn it!"

He instantly failed as his anger won out. His tendrils whipped aggressively and painfully as he analyzed just how injured he was.

"With two Physique, I'm practically dead meat! Even if they escort me out the door I have no chance at long term survival. That's not even considering if they plan to do something to me… I'm no match for sword bitch to begin with, factoring in the two others… especially the red haired woman… there's no hope."

Lucas' expression dimmed as he grasped just how grim his situation was. He had no cards to play, everything was in the hands of his captors.

"Should I just end this?"

The thought came like a bolt from the blue and was dismissed just as fast.

"No, I chose purpose, I chose to persist. I have to live. There must be a way, there has to be…"

After thinking about it for many minutes, Lucas eventually spaced out as he sat naked on the warm floor. He revolved his Spirit energy as he activated [Leech].

His tendrils worked like conduits as they absorbed the Life energy from the air, completely instinctively. Once he caught himself, his Life energy had already reached its maximum. At least, for his injured state.

"Hmm, well since there's nothing better to do, I should redraw my Runes. Might not be much but they're still something."

With this thought, Lucas distracted himself by redrawing his Runes on each of his appendages, back and torso. Even though it was much more painful than usual and he caught himself bleeding at random spots multiple time, he still finished his task.

With everything in place, he was left to his thoughts once more. After moments of silent contemplation, he sighed once more as he said,

"Fuck it. Whatever will come, will come. There's nothing left to do except wait."

With that he sank into silence once more, eventually drifting off to troubled sleep. His body and mind too strained to keep him awake.

——— The next morning, Evélyne, Sasha, and Katlyn stood at the lab door. Apart from Sasha wearing her usual maid outfit, Katlyn wore a simple and comfortable blue dress.

Evélyne wore a white blouse with some blue flowers on it, emphasizing her long legs. The warm morning light beamed in from the high windows as Katlyn unlocked the door.

They headed to Lucas' container and were taken aback by his transformation. Lucas, unable to sense their presence, slept tranquility.

<Lets give him a few moments.>

Katlyn said. After a few minutes, she deactivated the containment field. Lucas instantly jumped to his feet, his senses catching their unfamiliar presences.

When he realized it was Evélyne and co, he sighed and took his seat. With a frown he asked,

"So, what do you want from me?"

A tense silence soon followed, Sasha subconsciously took a step back as she sensed Lucas' emotions.

Her ears and tail dropped as she sensed pure anger, despair, and many other negative emotions from Lucas.

Evélyne frowned at this as she stepped forward. She calmly said,

/I have a proposition for you, Lucas Maverick. Do you wish to be part of the Lifeblood household?/

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