Blessed by Night

Chapter 16: Bast’s Blessing

Malachi examined his current monstrous paws and sleek black fur.

He thought it would feel strange to suddenly become a large furry creature but interestingly enough, nothing felt wrong.

He did not feel out of place or clumsy and was able to walk as if he\'d been like this his whole life.

\'I wonder if my power increases like this though?\'

Malachi wondered if he could use his blessings simultaneously but ultimately decided this wasn\'t the place to test it.

If something went wrong not only would all of these people see him writhing in pain but so would the people watching on the monitors.

As a man he had to maintain his dignity.

"Umm.." Bianca suddenly spoke.

"Something wrong?"

"I know you don\'t really know me or anything but… can I pet you?" She asked with sparkles in her eyes.

"S-Sure?" Malachi was completely taken aback by this sudden request and before he knew it Bianca had run up to him and was stroking his fur.

"Wahhh you\'re so soft!!"

"U-umm thank you?" He had no idea how to react to this sudden affection.

Suddenly, he felt more pets at his side and turned to see Ryo stroking him with his trademark bored expression.

"Bastard! Why are you touching me!?"

"You said it was okay to pet you."

"Yea for the hot girl not you!"

\'Oh so you like me too? That\'s very good to know. \' Bianca was making several plans to make this man hers as she petted between his ears.

"My girlfriend has a cat, you remind me of him." Ryo continued to pet Mal, seemingly not caring about his irritation.

"Then go torture that asshole and get away from me!" Malachi swiped his huge claws at Roy\'s face only for Ryo to duck under the blow and proceed to scratch his furry chin.

"Ahhhh…" Malachi\'s whole body relaxed from the sudden assault and he almost forgot why he was upset.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone present, his body began to shrink drastically until instead of a massive frightening panther he was only a small black house cat.

"Kyaaa! You\'re so cute!!" Bianca hurriedly scooped Malachi off the floor and held his small furry body in between her enormous breasts.

\'I… don\'t even know how this happened but I will not complain.\' Malachi was currently grateful for Bast\'s blessing the most.

Suddenly, Bianca pulled him from her breasts and held him out in the air. "That\'s if you definitely have to be my boyfriend!"

"Pardon?"

"Don\'t worry I\'ll treat you really good~!"

The other male examinees wondered if they\'d have an easier time killing Malachi while he was still a cat.

"Ahem!" The instructor interrupted.

"You two can sort all that out later but for now let\'s let him finish his assessment."

"Aww… okay.." Bianca begrudgingly gave Mal a final hug before she planted a big kiss on his furry face and put him back down.

Almost two minutes went by and Malachi was sitting at an awkward angle, still in his cat form.

"You\'re not stuck are you?" The examiner asked.

"N-no I\'m just.. waiting for my body to relax a bit."

Bianca giggled and had a flirtatious look in her eyes while the male examinees regretted not taking their chance to kill him.

Eventually, Malachi returned back to human form and continued his exam.

His golden flames were next to be on display and Malachi learned an interesting fact.

Because he had showed such destructive power with his lightning earlier, the examiner had taken even greater precautions and brought out targets made of tungsten.

To the continued surprise of everyone present, his golden flames were almost immediately able to melt the resilient metal and would\'ve done more damage had he not stopped them.

Even though his flames burned at over six thousand degrees, there was no heat coming off of them and everyone was able to stand around him comfortably with Bianca noting that she felt absolutely nothing.

\'Just how monstrous is this kid..? Every power he\'s shown has been crazier than the last and he still has one left!\' In all his years in this job, the examiner has never seen anything like this.

\'Alright… let\'s finish and go home.\'

Malachi took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.

He realized through Aisha that his blessing from Nyx worked best when he was completely relaxed.

Of all of his new abilities, this one undoubtedly awed and terrified him the most.

He could feel the boundless potential of the ability inside of him and instinctively knew he hadn\'t even begun to scratch the surface of what he was capable of.

His yellow cat eyes became empty and dark like Nyx\'s as he plunged the city into a panic.

-

In the viewing room they had just gotten over the reveal of Malachi\'s powers but the shock was still present in their minds.

Beast shifting, electrokinesis and the flames of heaven.

How was this even fair?!

They were currently waiting to see what he\'d do next as he stood in a trance like state in the middle of the examination room.

Suddenly, the room began to get darker and darker with every passing second.

People were utterly confused until someone pointed a trembling finger outside of the window and they all saw it.

At ten in the morning, the sky was as black as the darkest, coldest night imaginable.