Beast Evolution System: Devourer of Heaven-Chapter 276: The wolf

" What?" Naledi was confused. " I’ll explain on the way, we need to run." He led them to the back of the house.

" This makes no sense, in the rhyme, isn’t Red riding hood the victim? If this girl is the dreamer then who’s red riding hood?"

He looked at her, " In most rhymes yes that is true but I’ve heard another, an older, much older rhyme, besides this is a nightmare, don’t expect it to make sense."

They climbed out the back window and came out behind the house. Just they were about to run they found Red riding hood waiting for them.

Next to her stood the massive wolf growling with sharp teeth and drool falling off it mouth.

The savagery in it eyes chilled his heart. " How did you know?" Red riding hood asked with a chilling voice.

He sighed, " I had my suspicions when I smelled you, you smelled like dreams and rot.

It was faint, you did a good job hiding your corrupted void scent." He answered. She smiled.

" Not good enough it seems." He laughed softly. " Believe me it was very good, you were just unlucky to come across me.

However that isn’t what nailed the coffin for me, it’s when you didn’t know the direction to the house.

No matter which rhyme, red riding hood always knows the way, however the same cannot be said for what dwells below."

Naledi looked even more confused. " What dwells below?" She asked. Ved did not answer.

Before anybody could react there was an explosion that sent both the wolf and Red riding hood crashing on the ground, he had detonated the dagger he gave her.

He grabbed the young woman and started running. Naledi followed behind him, the woman was slowing them down.

So carried her on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. They ran through the dark forest like leopards.

After running for a long time they came to a stop. " Could you please explain what’s happening?"

Naledi asked with heavy breaths, she was tired from all the running. " God I’ve forgotten how terrible it was to be mortal."

He laughed, " Tell me about it." He took a deep breath. " As I told you before, I’ve heard another rhyme.

An old rhyme long lost in time, forget the new editions you know because that one is darker much much darker.

The real question is, how would such a rhyme be in this girl’s memories, it shouldn’t exist anymore."

They both looked at the girl who flinched. " Tell us, how does the rhyme of Red Riding hood go? And where did you hear it?"

He asked her. " I..my mother told it to me when I was a baby, she said she found a scroll, on it the rhyme was written."

Ved looked contemplative, " How many people know of this rhyme?" The woman thought for a while.

" Not many, just my family and my students." " Mmm, I see, wait students?" She nodded. He stood up and started pacing around.

" What’s wrong Ved?" He looked at Naledi and she saw fear in his eyes. " I’ll explain later, for now we need to get out of this nightmare.

She’s coming, I can feel her." They stood up and started running. When they reached their limit they rested.

While resting, the trees creaked, shadows stretched like claws of a dark god and the dark forest turned darker like the night sky was falling.

They stood up and took fighting stances. " Tell us how the rhyme goes girl." Naledi urged. The woman nodded.

" Red hooded girl with a basket of bread

Went on the woods where the green had

fled

Stay on the path her mother said"

" Don’t talk to strangers or you’ll end up

Dead"

He started saying the rhyme alongside her. They looked at each other and the fear in his eyes was apparent.

Naledi was confused because the rhyme didn’t sound very different from the ones she knew

However Ved knew better, this was only the beginning of the rhyme and this rhyme was no mere rhyme but a chant of an old being.

They continued chanting at the same time to be sure it was the same rhyme.

"She hummed a tune as the branches creaked."

Just as they said that, they heard humming of an angelic voice, the creaking grew louder as if the dark trees were breaking.

They looked around searching for the source but it was as if the humming came from everywhere.

The ground, the invisible sky and the trees themselves were singing. It was impossible to tell where the humming was coming from.

Then they heard giggling from all around them, the young woman screamed then grabbed her own mouth to stop herself but her body was shivering.

Ved started sweating, if this nightmare really is from the same rhyme then they were fucked.

However he still had hope that perhaps Red riding hood’s power is also limited by the nightmare like theirs.

Otherwise it would really be unfair and they were bound to die here. " I’m sorry, this is all my fault, you’re trapped here because of me."

The woman started crying. Naledi hugged her. " No no, it’s not your fault, we came here of our volition and I promise we’ll get you out of here, right my love?"

She looked at him, Ved felt a headache coming on. Naledi liked making promises and she was putting him on a spot.

He didn’t want to promise her anything because if he was right, none of them were leaving this dream alive.

" Be careful, she’s close by, still I have no idea how we’ll get out of here but I’ll do my best." He told her with a grimace.

" The rhyme, maybe the key is in the rhyme, finish the rhyme." She told them, the girl was too shaken to continue so he did it alone.

" The moss grew thick and the shadows 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Leaked.

Out came a wolf with a grin so wide.

Where are you going? Red hood lied.

To grannies she said but her voice rang

Strange.

Like a song half lost in a forest range.

Take my paw so your burden may lack.

With a voice so kind the old wolf said.

He sniffed the air down the long lost track.

To her grannies the path he led.

But he never should’ve turned his back."

" Wait wait wait." She cut him off, " You’re saying the wolf offered help and led her home?

From what I’ve gathered she probably tricks and betrayal the wolf but that makes no sense, those two are obviously working together."

When she pointed that out something suddenly clicked to him. He looked at the two of them with understanding and fear.

" Unless, the two of us are the wolf."