Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties - Chapter 429

Chapter 429: Emotional Damage Imminent
Fiona took a slow step forward, still stunned by what she was seeing.

The hybrid didn’t look dangerous.

She looked… small.

Like a girl barely old enough to fight.

Her blonde hair sparked softly as it moved.

Her long bunny ears twitched at every sound.

Her hands were shaped like paws, her feet the same.

A fluffy lightning-tipped tail flicked behind her nervously.

Fiona couldn’t help but whisper, “She’s… adorable.”

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[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: IS THAT HER?!

@MoonByte: BRO SHE’S A LITTLE BUNNY GIRL

@CoreBurst: I WASN’T READY FOR THIS LEVEL OF CUTE

@TamerTrash: I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A MONSTER LOL

@FionyxOnFire: I’M GONNA CRY SHE’S TOO SOFT

@WraithFox: PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS

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Fiona smiled wide, voice soft as she spoke.

“Hey there… are you the one who destroyed my drones?”

The bunny girl blinked, slowly backing up toward the wall.

Her paw-hands trembled.

Then she frowned a little.

Her voice was barely a whisper.

“…Are you with them?”

Fiona shook her head quickly.

“No, no. I’m not from Aurelius.”

She lowered her weapons and turned off her cannon glow.

“I’m here to save you.”

The bunny girl didn’t speak at first.

But then, after a small pause, she answered shyly.

“…Fifi. Fifi Fluffiel.”

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[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: STOP. THAT NAME IS TOO PURE

@MoonByte: “Fifi Fluffiel”? IMMEDIATE HEART MELT

@TamerTrash: FIONA YOU BETTER NOT MESS THIS UP

@FionyxOnFire: I WOULD DIE FOR HER

@WraithFox: IS THIS A SIDEKICK UNLOCK SCENE?? PLEASE

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Fiona smiled even wider.

“Wow… what a cute name.”

Fifi looked down, her ears twitching.

But her eyes flicked up again—still unsure.

“I don’t… I don’t believe you,” she whispered.

“You’re strong. You fight like them.”

“I saw… I saw your weapons.”

Fiona took another step forward, voice calm.

“I use them to protect people.”

“I’m not like the scientists who hurt you.”

“I’m here because I found out what they did… and I want to help.”

Fifi took one step back.

Her breathing started to get faster.

“Help me…?”

Fiona nodded. “Yes. I promise.”

But then—

A loud clank echoed from a falling pipe nearby.

Fifi flinched.

Her whole body sparked.

Tiny blue lightning bolts jumped around her.

“Ah—!”

Her feet lit up with energy.

And in a flash—

She vanished.

Fiona blinked. “Wait—Fifi?”

She turned around—nothing.

No sign of her.

Only faint flickers of static trailing across the ground.

Fiona raised a hand to her headset.

“She ran.”

“Chat—she ran!”

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[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: NOOOOO

@MoonByte: FIONA CHASE HER

@TamerTrash: BUNNY GIRL ESCAPED

@FionyxOnFire: HER NAME IS FLUFFIEL AND SHE’S GONE

@WraithFox: SHE GOT SCARED OMG SOMEONE HUG HER

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Fiona sighed.

She looked out into the empty misty street.

“…I scared her.”

She smiled faintly.

“Don’t worry, Fifi.”

“I’ll find you again.”

Fiona flew low across the broken rooftops of Sector E.

Her eyes scanned every shadow, every broken hallway.

“Fifi…” she whispered, glancing down at the faint static trail left behind.

She opened her drone panel and activated all units.

“Spread out. Search pattern.”

“Priority: one small hybrid, bunny ears, terrified expression.”

The drones zipped into the mist.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: We gotta find her!

@MoonByte: Poor Fifi!

@FionyxOnFire: She probably doesn’t even know what’s happening

@WraithFox: If anyone hurts her, I swear…

@TamerTrash: Fiona SAVE THE BUNNY

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Fiona followed the signal trail, weaving through the collapsed buildings.

Her visor beeped softly.

“Faint heat signature—corner street, five meters away.”

She landed fast and darted toward it.

But then—

Her visor glitched.

A sudden wave of static filled her screen.

“What?”

A drone next to her snapped in half mid-air, electricity sparking through it.

A new feed popped up.

Fiona’s eyes widened.

“No—”

A new shape appeared on her screen.

Something—someone—was holding Fifi.

Fifi was off the ground, her small legs kicking.

Her body was twitching with tiny shock sparks, ears trembling.

The figure holding her looked humanoid, cloaked in shadow, but its face wasn’t clear.

Like the camera couldn’t focus on it.

And it was choking Fifi.

Fiona’s heart dropped.

“FIFI!”

She shouted into her mic.

“I see her! She’s in danger!”

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[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: NO NO NO NO NO

@MoonByte: WHO IS THAT?!

@FionyxOnFire: SHE’S BEING CHOKED

@TamerTrash: DON’T LET HER DIE

@WraithFox: FIONA GET THERE NOW

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Fiona’s hands tightened into fists.

“I’m coming.”

She boosted forward, breaking through debris as her light burst across the fog.

The moment she got visual, she shouted again.

“HEY! Let her go!”

The figure didn’t flinch.

Fifi tried to speak—but only weak gasps came out.

Her paws scratched at the figure’s arm.

“Let. Her. GO!” Fiona screamed.

She raised her hand and charged a plasma shot, aiming low to avoid Fifi.

“I’m giving you one warning.”

The figure turned its head slowly toward Fiona.

The plasma bolt exploded through the fog—bright and fast.

But the figure didn’t move.

Instead, it cut the shot in half with one swift motion.

Slice.

The beam scattered into harmless sparks.

Fiona’s eyes widened.

“What the—?”

The cloaked figure then released Fifi, who dropped to the ground with a soft cry.

She then scurried behind a broken wall.

Fiona kept her hand raised, blaster still aimed.

“Who are you?” she asked, voice steady but tense.

The figure slowly turned to face her.

Then—unzipped its coat.

The cloak dropped back, revealing the full body beneath.

What stood before Fiona wasn’t a man.

And it wasn’t just a beast either.

Its entire body was coiled, plated, and shifting.

Metal-lined serpentine coils wrapped around a long torso.

Its arms bladed with sharp fang-like joints.

One eye glowed red. Its jaw was too long.

Its body moved like a snake, even while standing.

“I,” the voice said in a cold, precise tone, “am Vernyx.”

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[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: WHAT THE HELL

@MoonByte: IT SPOKE

@CoreBurst: THAT’S VERNYX?!

@FionyxOnFire: LOOK AT THAT BODY WHAT IS THAT

@TamerTrash: THAT’S NOT A BEAST THAT’S A NIGHTMARE

@WraithFox: Fiona pls step back

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Fiona’s eyes narrowed.

Vernyx smiled slightly.

“I was not sent for you.”

“But if you stay here—”

The red light in its eye flared.

“—you will die anyway.”

Fiona stepped back once, then lifted her arms.

“Well,” she muttered, “this got interesting fast.”

She glanced at Fifi, huddled behind a rock.

“Stay down, bunny. I’ve got this.”

And the next battle was about to begin.