Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

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Nikolai screamed at himself—instead of giving up, he poured his celestial aura and vermillion essence into his muscles, arms and eyes to enhance his movement and abilities, tilting his face to avoid the headbutt and lifting his right knee to block Alexei's follow up.

BOOM!

The force of Alexei's attacks seemed to have doubled, but the speed caused Nikolai's body to tighten, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood up as a double flurry of jabs shot towards his cheek and throat.

Nikolai ducked and weaved, then countered with a cross to Alexei's face, the first strike hitting Alexei's guard, the second clipping his chin and pushing him back.

"Good, that's it, don't let up. The threat you face is greater than I expected!"

Gritting his teeth, Nikolai dug deep into his training and his experience in using his celestial aura.

He recalled his time in the tower and the lessons he'd learned from the two girls who'd been with him for many years, his face slightly changing, a more feral and bestial look, as his fangs grew longer.

Suddenly, it felt like something jolted in his mind, spreading from his brain to his chest and abdomen, and then a sudden heat burst through his body, searing his veins.

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[Nikolai, you're going to fully transform. Be careful and keep calm!]

RED.

That's all Nikolai could see the moment he heard his mother's voice. The blood pumping through his veins began to pulse rapidly, travelling faster as his breathing became rapid and his heart pounded in his chest.

He could see and sense his opponent's weaknesses and openings, but his mind was filled with blood, thirst, hunger and the desire to find females.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The first true transformation of a werewolf was iconic and important... the sudden limits and weight put on his shoulders allowed Nikolai to awaken his werewolf bloodline, the Volkov bloodline, completely.

Dopamine, adrenaline and various chemicals flooded his mind while the pure strength of the Volkov bloodline exploded, his height just over seven feet taller than Alexei, with thicker muscles bulging with raw power.

"Wow..." Alexei muttered, his body leaning to the side, avoiding Nikolai's black claws; however, after he attacked, a wave of black aura sliced through his cheek, like wind pressure. "Huh?!"

The speed of his attacks was faster, his strength was stronger, and his senses and instincts were much sharper. The first strike, the second strike and then the third strike. Each attack was as fast and as strong as a heavy sword, but the power was even greater than Alexei imagined.

"A true power type... but that black aura... is Nikolai able to mimic his father's ability?" Alexei was able to dodge or block Nikolai's attacks, but he couldn't even see his arms moving, let alone his claws.

He didn't have the time to worry about the damage to his body or the time to counter, and even though Nikolai's raw fury was tearing his body apart... it was the first time in a long time for Alexei.

The feeling of fighting someone who could make him serious.

"Good. That's it, Nikolai. If you can't beat me now, then you'll never reach your full potential. Don't hold back; do everything you can to defeat me! I am not even a royal, come!"

Alexei's mind struggled with the desire to crush the young wolf, to fight with his full power, and to hold back just enough to push him further... to give Nikolai the BEST awakening; this awakening would shape his entire future and growth.

"Grrrr!"

WOOSH!

Nikolai slammed his right arm at Alexei. He swung his body around a steel pillar and launched a powerful dropkick that shook the pillars of steel, almost bending them as the room's air pressure changed. Alexei flew and landed softly on the ground.

"You're holding back. Don't do that. I'll kill you, old man!" Nikolai's voice was distorted, his mind slowly becoming clouded and his instincts rising to the top

"Ah... you make me happy. I am so happy to be the one to awaken you, Nikolai! Your father was the one who awakened me!" Alexei's smile widened as the pressure in the room began to increase.

"Then you're going to die in the hands of the son, old bastard!" Nikolai growled and kicked off the ground, his body moving like the wind and appearing directly in front of Alexei. In return, Alexei's eyes shone golden, his face appearing more feral, and he met Nikolai fist for fist, kick for kick.

The loud sound of flesh striking flesh, bone hitting bone echoed through the room, and the floor began to shake from the shockwaves.

Alexei smiled with pure delight; this was something special to him, an event that no one could take from him.

Meanwhile, Nikolai's eyes turned a deep blue, like ocean sapphires; both of them used all of their strength and speed to kill the other. Although Alexei was holding back to give Nikolai the chance to grow, he was still going all out.

CLANG!

Alexei's hands were blocking Nikolai's arms. However, the impact was so hard that both of them were pushed back several meters, leaving a trail behind them. Cracks formed along the ground, and the metal pillars were dented and slightly damaged, yet their bodies suffered the most.

Able to heal instantly... Nikolai must have broken his arms seven times so far.

However, each time, the wound healed faster and faster. His abilities and body were improving as the battle progressed. Even though his mind was clouded, he was able to gain experience from the battle, learning and growing.

Alexei's arms were shaking from the impact, and his bones and muscles were slowly being torn apart. "Finally... he's reached the level he would have been at if born a werewolf... no, he's surpassed it."

"GRAHHHHHH!" Nikolai roared, and a wave of black aura exploded from his body. With each transformation, he became more refined and more muscular until he was over two times more muscular than before they'd started, tightened and condensed into powerful and perfected werewolf muscles, yet his face was becoming more animalistic.

Thud-!

Alexei took one step forward and slammed his fist into Nikolai's stomach.

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"I'll end this fight with this strike... and with that, you'll awaken and be able to take your place beside your father. No, Nikolai! Surpass him!" Alexei's punch exploded with silver light, his aura condensing and forming a fist of silver energy.

Nikolai's eyes turned red as he roared like a beast. He was more beast now than a werewolf, but the anger, the fury, the desire, and the hunger burned in his body.

His claws grew longer and sharper, and the black aura wrapped around them, turning into sharp blades. His mouth opened, and a large amount of black energy formed into a giant claw that shot forward, meeting Alexei's attack head-on.

The explosion of power and aura shook the tower, rattling the steel and glass, and the force was so strong that the tower began to shake and crack.

It was like watching a bomb explosion from a short range, the sheer magnitude of it causing the earth to shake and the air to tremble, and the damage to the tower was immense.

The two forces collided, and then, the power exploded outward, blowing away everything in its path.

BOOM—!

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The girls panted... fighting against Brenda left them exhausted.

"Okay... good, you've done well. We should continue—"

Suddenly, the wall exploded, and a silver werewolf shot past them and smashed deeply into the wall embedded in it. The girls paused, and the werewolf landed on the floor and roared before collapsing, unconscious.

"Uh... oh..."

Brenda's eyes widened; she then looked to the opposite gym to see a devastated room, smoke, broken stone and dust falling on Alexei, who held his right arm, now shredded and broken from Nikolai's attack.

"You look like hell... Alexei."

"Ha...I feel like it... that kid is too energetic..." Alexei's words were drawn out as he panted, while blood dripped from his arm and lips, staggering towards the wall. "His Blood Awakening was an overwhelming success."

"Good. I'm glad. At least I didn't have to intervene," Brenda said.

"I don't even have the energy to stand. Take care of things from here... please," Alexei said before he collapsed to the ground, his eyes rolling back.

Nikolai's awakening was so much more than Alexei imagined.

"Nikolai?" Nikita called out, the first to rush towards him and check on him.

The girls were surprised, and they rushed to him, their worries overshadowing their exhaustion. They all crowded around him and checked his pulse, breathing and heartbeat.

"He's alive... but... he's different, look! His muscles are so hard... and bouncy... his.... wow, so this is Nikolai's final form?" Nikita's cheeks turned red. Before a muscular arm grabbed her and yanked the werewolf into Nikolai's arms, Risa and Selene looked at her enviously.

"So this is a 'mature' Nikolai... I like it." Selene whispered before willingly jumping into his chest and hugging his left side.

Brenda watched the girls and where they looked and, put their hands and shook her head. "Well, I was once young like them... haha." She then walked over to Alexei and checked his wounds.

"He'll live, just needs to heal and rest. Though, it might take him a few days to adjust to his sudden changes... the muscles seem to be swollen and inflamed due to his sudden growth... wow... that's a nice—"

"Don't look, perverted old woman!" Nikita growled, causing Brenda to chuckle at her.

"Should I beat your ass again and look at it all I want?" Brenda laughed and turned, walking towards the door.

"You better run! I'll beat your ass next time!"

"Haha... I'll look forward to the day you can match those words..." Brenda flicked her hand towards Nikita while lifting Alexei and walking down the cracked hallway. "It seems this city will soon become lively—I can't wait."