The Hunger, and the Nine-Tailed Fox
"Ugh…."
Kang-rim opened his eyes.
'Where am I?'
With eyes still heavy with sleep, he slowly scanned his surroundings.
It was a room. Not his own quarters on the flagship, but someone else's. No, calling it a room was generous; it was more like a ruin. It looked as if a disaster had swept through it, leaving everything in shambles.
Though it had been tidied up, broken wooden pillars were visible here and there, and the walls were cracked. Where the ceiling should have been, a tarp was stretched across—a makeshift solution, it seemed, to keep out the wind and rain.
Why was he here? Who had brought him? Whose room was this? How many days had he been asleep? What had happened while he was under?
As he continued to look around, Kang-rim spotted a small dresser beside the bed. A small picture frame sat on top of it. Curious, he reached out and picked it up.
"These two are…."
Inside the frame was a small photograph. A brown-haired Gumiho, and a white-haired Gumiho cradled in her arms. Kang-rim recognized them instantly.
"Sua and Seol-hwa, huh?"
The brown-haired one was Sua; the white-haired one was Seol-hwa. It was a picture of the sisters from their younger days. There was no way Sua would have left such a precious memento of her family abandoned like this.
If so, then this place was….
"Sua's room?"
That had to be it. Otherwise, there was no reason for a family portrait to be left gathering dust. But then, why was he lying in Sua's bed?
"…Right, I remember now."
The events that followed their departure from Rabbit Island began to surface in his mind, piece by piece.
"That bitch Tie smashed my ship."
He had repelled the Beastman Union that invaded Rabbit Island and struck down their leader, the Tiger tribe chief, Tie. Because she was a key trigger for Grid’s bad ending, Kang-rim had remodeled her. He had erased every trace of the training she’d endured so she could never resist again. He’d ballooned her breasts to an extreme size, both to hinder her combat ability and because he wanted to tease those fleshy mounds every day. He’d widened her pelvis, a sign that she was meant to bear many of his children. He’d even replaced all the muscle she’d built with soft fat and subjected her to electric torture so she wouldn't even dream of treason.
But Kang-rim hadn't anticipated that Tie would still have the strength to become a Monster.
'Damn it, if I’d known….'
He should have tightened the noose until she couldn't even breathe, let alone speak. He regretted not doing so deeply.
'Still, I caught her eventually, so it shouldn't be a problem.'
Having barely survived the sinking flagship, Kang-rim had heard that Fox Island was under attack by Tie. He had rushed there immediately to confront her, but it was impossible to defeat Tie after she’d consumed the drug and transformed into an even more vicious monster.
So, in a desperate "all or nothing" gamble, Kang-rim had chosen to become a Monster himself.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a monster for a monster. The only way to defeat a monster was to become one. He had taken a gamble that could have cost him his life.
'And after I became a monster….'
Kang-rim clutched his head as he struggled to recall, then finally remembered.
'I defeated Tie….'
He had stripped her of her power. To ensure she could never transform again, he had absorbed not only the spirit beast within her but also the power of the Black Light. The memories after that were hazy. He knew he’d returned and given some order to Talia, but nothing beyond that.
"…."
He didn't know, but he wanted one thing. Kang-rim stroked his stomach.
"I'm hungry…."
He was starving. Was it because he’d been asleep for so long? The hunger was strangely intense. He felt like he needed to eat something immediately.
But what? Should he just eat any food? No, that wasn't it. This wasn't a hunger that could be solved by gorging on food like a glutton. He needed to consume something else. Something to fill the empty void, something that would leave him satisfied even without a meal.
Yes, the juicy….
"Y-you're awake?"
Just then, someone entered.
"Ha, thank goodness. I was so worried because none of you were waking up…."
It was Sua. She wore a choker around her neck to suppress her power at any moment, and she was dressed in a black hanbok, a sign of her complete submission. Her nine tails wagged, clearly overjoyed that her master had awakened.
"While you were sleeping, Master, humans invaded dozens of times, claiming they would hunt us down."
Kang-rim stared at her intently.
"Thanks to Iris, we sank them all, but they are truly persistent. They came again just before you woke up."
Twitching fox ears. A face as smooth and flawless as a statue. And the voluptuous breasts that matched that face. A little breast milk leaked from her pink nipples, slightly dampening her top. The way the fabric clung to her skin, revealing glimpses of her flesh, was utterly mesmerizing.
"Because of that, there’s talk of invading the kingdom itself, but they said it’s impossible due to the massive difference in military strength. The kingdoms are busy tearing each other apart, but they say we lack the numbers to exploit that opening."
A pair of puddings that looked delicious just to look at. The body supporting those puddings was equally beautiful. She had just the right amount of flesh, keeping her curves intact. With her nine tails swaying in the background, her body looked even more striking.
"To overcome that, we need you, Master. If it’s you, who can transform into a Monster, we can overcome our weaknesses in an instant."
Her slightly protruding lower belly, her sturdy legs—everything was so alluring. It was so alluring he couldn't just leave her alone.
"Anyway, since you’re awake, I should let everyone know. They’ve been waiting for you to wake up with bated breath."
If he left her like this, she might just rot away. So….
"Huh? What are you… Ugh?"
Let's eat right here. Having decided that, Kang-rim grabbed Sua’s hand and pulled her toward him. Before she could protest, he grabbed the back of her head and forcibly claimed her lips.
"Ugh, ugh… Phew! W-wait, this is too sud…."
Kang-rim ignored her resistance. He grabbed her shoulders with both hands and tore her top right off. A pair of ripe buns, barely concealed until now, were laid bare.
Kang-rim didn't stop there.
"W-wait, I’ll take them off myself, please don't…."
Ignoring her pleas, Kang-rim, as if possessed, grabbed the skirt Sua was wearing with both hands and ripped it apart. The underwear beneath met the same fate. Having stripped her naked in an instant, Kang-rim gave his order.
"Get on all fours."
"…Pardon?"
"I said get on all fours."
Kang-rim gave specific instructions. "I’m going crazy wanting to have sex with you right now. Don't say anything else, just do it."
"S-sex the moment you wake up, what is this…."
Sua was bewildered by the declaration, but she obeyed nonetheless. She got on all fours, thrusting her buttocks toward Kang-rim. Kang-rim grabbed the delicious, open peach with both hands and….
"Hic?"
He rammed his erect cock into her hole. He began to thrust without mercy.
'Yes, this is it.'
This was what he wanted to eat. Not meat, not water, but the woman herself. He had wondered why his mouth watered whenever he saw Sua, and now he understood.
The more he thrust, the more the hunger in his gut seemed to vanish.
'Good, let's keep going.'
Let's keep going. If he kept at it, not only would his hunger disappear, but so would his pent-up frustration. He would be able to achieve everything he desired. Yes, more, more. Let's do more and devour this woman, this Sua, deliciously.
As Kang-rim resolved to move his hips even faster, Sua pleaded.
"Um… could you please be a little gentle?"
"…?"
"Our child is in my womb, Master."
"Ah…."
Right. Sua was pregnant. He couldn't be too rough with a pregnant body. He might lose the child. Kang-rim didn't want his offspring to die before they even saw the light of day.
But he wanted to thrust into her without mercy—what was he to do? He shouldn't think this way, but he wanted to. He wanted to fill this deep, cavernous hunger in his gut. To fill it, he wanted to thrust without looking back.
If so, wouldn't it be better to just make the child be born right here, right now?
Somehow, was it possible? No, it would be possible. It definitely would be.
Kang-rim didn't know why he felt such absurd confidence. But….
'Yes, let's try it.'
It would definitely work. With that resolve, Kang-rim began to move his hips again.
"Hok-ooooh? W-wait a minute!"
Sua’s eyes widened as he thrust with the force of someone trying to pierce right through her. Her tails stiffened as if she’d seen something shocking.
"W-wait. Why are you doing this? I told you, there’s a baby!"
She had clearly asked him to be gentle, so why was he ignoring her? He was pounding away like a madman, not caring what was inside. Sua was understandably bewildered by Kang-rim’s uncharacteristic behavior.
"Well, I just felt like I could."
"What do you mean, 'could'?"
"Make today your delivery day."
"Ha?"
She stared at him as if he were spouting nonsense—the delivery was still far off, and she hadn't even taken any medicine—but Kang-rim didn't care.
"Anyway, I’ve decided today is the day, so just take it quietly."
"T-that’s insane… Haooooh!"
Protests were meaningless. As his speed increased and his cock pushed harder against her cervix, pathetic moans flowed from the Gumiho’s lips. With the bomb of pleasure exploding in every corner of her body, Sua couldn't keep her wits about her.
"Hic, hiiiik, hiiiik!"
After a relentless session, Kang-rim ejaculated. He held her arms tight so she couldn't escape until he was finished. Sua stiffened for a few seconds before collapsing, her tongue lolling out as she buried her face in the bed.
"Huuuuh, uuuuh…."
And then,
"Hic, haaaaah…."
Sua writhed in sudden abdominal pain,
"Haaaak, haaaaak! M-my belly, it’s, it’s getting bigger?"
Her belly, which had only been slightly swollen, puffed up as if she’d swallowed a mountain. The sound of the new life struggling within her grew clearer.
"How about that? Success, right?"
Kang-rim laughed as he watched Sua stare at him in disbelief. Sua asked,
"What on earth did you do?"
"I don't know either."
He had simply thought it. That it would really work. That if he thrust, he could definitely make her reach full term. By thinking that, he had been able to complete this masterpiece.
Had he perhaps awakened, like in those cartoons? If so, how?
There was only one cause Kang-rim could think of right now.
"Maybe something happened when I transformed into a Monster?"
That was the only explanation. Something had awakened when he became a monster, and thanks to that, he could make Sua reach full term. No, a confidence began to bloom in Kang-rim’s heart that he could do even more than that.
'Yes, perhaps….'
He could cultivate Sua. He might be able to strengthen her beyond what was shown in the game. He could temper her as a mother, and at the same time, as his loyal goddess.
Somehow, it felt possible. No, he could do it. He definitely could.
Kang-rim didn't know why he was so overflowing with confidence. But….
"Hiiiik?"
Once he thought it was possible, he had to do it. He had no choice. He could fill his hunger, share the joy, bear countless children, and strengthen her on top of that—how could he hesitate?
So, let's do it. Let's absolutely do it. Absolutely!
Lost in that madness, Kang-rim began to move his hips again. As the relentless pounding resumed, Sua’s green eyes spun in their sockets.
"Sua, I’ll give you plenty of rewards today. I’ll give you plenty, so don't leave this room today, okay?"
"What on earth are you saying? I have to tell the others that you’ve woken up… Haooooh!"
And so, Sua became the first sacrifice to the awakened Kang-rim.