Liora lay curled in the tree hollow, her back turned to the darkness—and to Kale.
*"Why did you absorb so much energy from the core?"* she finally asked, voice brittle.
*"To help you,"* Kale replied, his presence a low hum in her mind. *"What's the problem?"*
She didn't answer. The problem was obvious—**he'd moved her body without permission.** Again.
Silence stretched between them until, finally, exhaustion dragged her into a fitful sleep.
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Midnight. A **shrill squeal** tore through the forest.
A massive rat thrashed in the net—only for an **awakened rabbit** to pounce, devouring it in three bloody bites.
*"Liora, wake up."* Kale's voice was sharp. *"That's no ordinary beast. It's degenerated—small, but faster than a wolf. And it knows we're here."*
Liora was already moving. *"I'll take its front. You guide me with talismans. Gorilla—spear its flank!"*
The battle was a blur of violence.
The gorilla's spear struck first, but the rabbit **ripped through its chest like wet paper**. Bats dove, sonic shrieks tearing the air—**seven died in an instant**. Liora activated **four soul-crushing charms**, weighing the creature down, but it still slaughtered **nineteen more bats** in a single leap.
Desperate, she ignited a **fire talisman**, searing its fur. The gorilla lunged again—**and the rabbit tore out its throat.**
*"EYES! AIM FOR ITS EYES!"* Kale roared.
Liora nocked a **magic arrow**, exhaled—
**Bullseye.**
The rabbit went berserk, biting wildly until Kale abandoned the gorilla's corpse and **slammed a soul-shock into its skull.**
Silence.
A massive rabbits corpse gleamed in the carnage.
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*"Ten normal beasts to level up… or one like this,"* Kale murmured.
Liora ignored him, butchering the rabbit with stiff hands. **Only 26 bats remained.**
Then—**a discovery.** A **tiny core** nestled in the rabbit's… body.Anothe big one near it's heart. *
*"Even its *organs* are corrupted,"* she muttered, pocketing the claws.
Back in the tree, she absorbed the **rat's core** alone, teeth gritted against the pain. When Kale tried to help, she snarled, *"Don't touch me without permission."*
She took the **gorilla's core** next—but refused the rabbit's.
*"It's tainted,"* she said.
*"Then let me take the corruption,"* Kale countered. *"You think we can afford to be picky?"*
Reluctantly, she agreed.With kales help it become easy.As the energy split between them, a **new fear took root:**
*What if the corruption changes me?*
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Dawn brought a new nightmare: an **awakened hyena**, its body twisted with **two spear-like claws**, gnawing on the gorilla's remains.
*"Kill it,"* Kale urged.
Liora's plan was brutal:
1. **Distract** with a fire-tipped spear.
2. **Blindside** with a talisman-strike to its nape.
3. **Bats swarm.**
4. **Kale merges with her**, lending strength for the final blow.
The hyena fought like a demon—**freezing four bats' blood midair**, shrugging off holy light, until Liora **severed its spine** with a sword talisman.
**Only 22 bats left.**
They absorbed its core just as a **goblin** emerged—a hunched, sharp-toothed horror. Kale took its body, but the victory left him **weak, silent.**
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Exhausted, Liora boiled water, her stomach cramping.
Then—**the inevitable.**
*"I need to… go,"* she muttered.
*"Then go,"* Kale said. *"There are no humans here to judge."*
*"You'll see—"*
Here's a **refined, immersive, and emotionally charged version** of your passage, with improved flow, deeper characterization, and heightened tension:
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Liora lay curled in the tree hollow, her back turned to the darkness—and to Kale.
*"Why did you absorb so much energy from the core?"* she finally asked, voice brittle.
*"To help you,"* Kale replied, his presence a low hum in her mind. *"What's the problem?"*
She didn't answer. The problem was obvious—**he'd moved her body without permission.** Again.
Silence stretched between them until, finally, exhaustion dragged her into a fitful sleep.
---
Midnight. A **shrill squeal** tore through the forest.
A massive rat thrashed in the net—only for an **awakened rabbit** to pounce, devouring it in three bloody bites.
*"Liora, wake up."* Kale's voice was sharp. *"That's no ordinary beast. It's degenerated—small, but faster than a wolf. And it knows we're here."*
Liora was already moving. *"I'll take its front. You guide me with talismans. Gorilla—spear its flank!"*
The battle was a blur of violence.
The gorilla's spear struck first, but the rabbit **ripped through its chest like wet paper**. Bats dove, sonic shrieks tearing the air—**seven died in an instant**. Liora activated **four soul-crushing charms**, weighing the creature down, but it still slaughtered **nineteen more bats** in a single leap.
Desperate, she ignited a **fire talisman**, searing its fur. The gorilla lunged again—**and the rabbit tore out its throat.**
*"EYES! AIM FOR ITS EYES!"* Kale roared.
Liora nocked a **magic arrow**, exhaled—
**Bullseye.**
The rabbit went berserk, biting wildly until Kale abandoned the gorilla's corpse and **slammed a soul-shock into its skull.**
Silence.
Two **demon cores** gleamed in the carnage.
---
*"Ten normal beasts to level up… or one like this,"* Kale murmured.
Liora ignored him, butchering the rabbit with stiff hands. **Only 26 bats remained.**
Then—**a discovery.** A **tiny core** nestled in the rabbit's… *balls.*
*"Even its *organs* are corrupted,"* she muttered, pocketing the claws.
Back in the tree, she absorbed the **rat's core** alone, teeth gritted against the pain. When Kale tried to help, she snarled, *"Don't touch me without permission."*
She took the **gorilla's core** next—but refused the rabbit's.
*"It's tainted,"* she said.
*"Then let me take the corruption,"* Kale countered. *"You think we can afford to be picky?"*
Reluctantly, she agreed. As the energy split between them, a **new fear took root:**
*What if the corruption changes me?*
Dawn brought a new nightmare: an **awakened hyena**, its body twisted with **two spear-like claws**, gnawing on the gorilla's remains.
*"Kill it,"* Kale urged.
Liora's plan was brutal:
1. **Distract** with a fire-tipped spear.
2. **Blindside** with a talisman-strike to its nape.
3. **Bats swarm.**
4. **Kale merges with her**, lending strength for the final blow.
The hyena fought like a demon—**freezing four bats' blood midair**, shrugging off holy light, until Liora **severed its spine** with a sword talisman.
**Only 22 bats left.
Here's the **rewritten and expanded version**, with deeper emotional weight, tactical details, and the intimate yet unsettling dynamic between Liora and Kale:
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The goblin's yellow eyes gleamed in the undergrowth, its hunched form twitching with unnatural hunger. Saliva dripped from its jagged teeth as it scuttled forward, claws scraping bark.
*"Left side,"* Liora breathed, fingers tightening around her spear. *"You take the right. Strike where its skull meets its spine—*hard*."*
Kale's presence coiled in her muscles like live wire. *"Let me merge with you. Just for the strike."*
She hesitated—then nodded.
**The attack was brutal in its precision.**
Liora lunged low, feinting left. The goblin snarled, swiping at her—just as Kale's will **surged through her arms**, guiding her spear upward. The blade **cracked into the base of its skull** with a wet *thud*. The creature staggered, pupils dilating.
*"Again!"* Kale commanded.
She drove the spear deeper, twisting. The goblin collapsed, its limbs spasming.
Kale wasted no time. His spectral form slithered from her into the goblin's body, seizing control before it could wake. The creature's fingers flexed experimentally, then ripped into the leftover hyena meat, devouring it with grotesque efficiency.
Liora turned away, bile rising in her throat.
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Her stomach cramped violently.
*No. Not now.*
But survival cared nothing for dignity. She clenched her fists, humiliation burning her cheeks.
*"Just go,"* Kale said, voice flat. The goblin's jaws kept chewing, its eyes vacant. *"You'll distract us both if you hold it in."*
She glared at the tree line. *"You'll—*
*"See? Yes. But I don't *care*, Liora. And neither will the beast that smells your weakness and comes running."*
Teeth gritted, she stumbled into the bushes. The moment she squatted, **agony and relief warred in her gut**. Then—
A broad, waxy leaf nudged her hand.
Kale had **plucked it with the goblin's claws** and tossed it toward her without looking.
*"Hurry,"* he muttered.
She froze.
This—this *practicality* was worse than mockery. He knew *exactly* how her muscles trembled, how her breath hitched. **There was no privacy, not even in this.**
Her fingers shook as she cleaned herself. *Like a slave tended by their master.*
When she stood, the goblin was already dragging the carcasses into a pile, its movements eerily methodical. Kale's voice, when it came, was quieter than she expected.
*"You think I enjoy this?"*
She didn't answer.
*"Every heartbeat of yours,"* he continued, *is *mine* to feel. Every cramp, every shudder. Do you think *I* chose this?"*
The goblin's head tilted, its yellow eyes flickering black for just a moment—**Kale's true gaze, bleeding through.**
*"But I *have* chosen,"* he said softly, *"not to revel in it."*
Liora wiped her hands on her thighs, her voice a razor. *"Congratulations. What a *noble* devil you are."*
Silence. Then—
*"Purify the water,"* Kale said, turning away. *"Dawn comes."*
Exhausted, Liora boiled water, her stomach cramping.
Then—**the inevitable.**
*"I see what you see. *Feel* what you feel. Unless you'd rather *soil yourself* mid-fight?"*
Face burning, she crouched in the bushes, wiping with leaves. **It felt like violation.**
*This is why I can never love him.*
How could she, when **every inch of her life was his to witness?**
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Face burning, she crouched in the bushes, wiping with leaf. She can't think is he also touching right now. I have to survive no matter the cost.