Monster

Transforming into a werewolf, Lucy devoured the heart. Notifications appeared one after another.

[Mission 3: Kill a werewolf]

Reward: 20% Assimilation.

Would you like to receive it?

[Mission 5: Eat a werewolf's heart]

Reward: 40% Assimilation.

Would you like to receive it?

She mentally accepted the rewards while escaping from the halls of Hogwarts. This undid her partial transformation.

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Order of the Phoenix HQ, Scotland

"A letter from Remus?"

James recognized the owl immediately.

Albus took the letter from its leg and read it. His expression turned grim.

"Everyone, there's no time to explain. Lucy has fallen to the dark. She's the werewolf! We must get to Hogwarts immediately!"

Albus threw Floo Powder into the fireplace and vanished, followed by the rest.

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Hogwarts – Headmaster's Office

The school was in chaos. Students were running in all directions, screaming, while professors struggled to restore order.

Amidst the panic, a hulking figure sprinted through the crowd.

The Order of the Phoenix apparated to the entrance, blocking the exit.

There she stood—Lucy Evans Potter. Her hands and mouth were soaked in blood. It didn't take a genius to understand what had happened.

The Order members surrounded her, fully aware of the danger she now posed.

"LUCY! What have you done to my friend?! You monster!" James Potter shouted, tears streaming down his face.

Lucy smirked. "I just ate his heart for some power. Is that so wrong?"

Though she spoke to the group, her true focus was elsewhere—on the system. A small "+" had appeared next to her Level bar, tempting her.

Even though she didn't know what accepting it would do, she knew one thing—it was her only chance of survival against Dumbledore and the Order at their full strength.

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[[Name: Lucy Evans Potter

Level: 0+

World: Low

Templates: [Captain Carter][Jacob black]

New Draw(s): 1

Missions: 1]

A new mission appeared to level up.

[Level 1 Ascension Ritual: Howl at the moon as a wolf.]

"That's it? Fine, I'll do it right now."

Lucy had accepted her fate—there would be a manhunt for her from this moment forward.

This was the end. No more deceptions.

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"How could you?! For power, you killed all those people! You monster!" Lily Potter screamed at her daughter, her voice trembling with rage and heartbreak.

Lucy tilted her head, unfazed. "Monster...? That's right. I became a monster because I am weak, I lacked magi—"

**SLING!

A sharp pain tore through her chest.

She hadn't even sensed it—not the attacker, not the movement.

Lost in the system's notifications and the overwhelming situation, she had let her guard down.

A dagger, adorned with glowing gemstones, was embedded deep in her heart.

A familiar voice whispered coldly behind her.

"Never give your enemy time to think. I remembered that lesson well... Lucy."

She turned her head, her green eyes locking onto a pair of familiar, piercing blue ones.

**Gurgle**

Blood trickled from her lips as she gave a faint, bitter smile.

"So... you were a spy after all, Noah—Ahhhh!"

Noah twisted the dagger and yanked it out. A searing, burning sensation spread through her chest.

"Yes," Noah admitted, stepping back. "But I really did love you, Lucy. At first, I was only following Dumbledore's orders, spying on you. But slowly... I fell for you."

His expression darkened. "But you're a monster—through and through. You have no human heart. You slaughtered animals, dark creatures, innocents... even your family friend, all for a bit of power."

He turned to walk away, blinking rapidly to hold back the tears threatening to fall.

"Your fate is sealed," he warned. "That dagger is cursed. Its only purpose is to destroy evil. The fact that it's killing you proves what you are."

Lucy glanced down at her wound.

Her body tried to regenerate, but the cursed magic was devouring her flesh faster than it could heal.

Her fingers trembled.

"I see... So I truly have nothing left in this world."

She clenched her fists.

"A monster, am I? Very well… LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT A TRUE MONSTER LOOKS LIKE!"

Summoning every ounce of strength as death loomed over her, she transformed.

Her body expanded—ripping apart her robes, bones stretching, muscles twisting, black fur bursting from her skin.

Before their eyes, Lucy became a towering 20-foot-tall black Giant wolf.

A collective gasp of horror swept through the crowd.

Fear flickered in their eyes.

Even Dumbledore took an unconscious step back.

The curse burned hotter—the hole in her chest growing wider.

Feeling her life slipping away, Lucy leapt from the ground, landing atop the tallest tower of Hogwarts.

She gazed at the sky.

A waning crescent moon.

The irony wasn't lost on her—howling at a fading moon, as if symbolizing her own imminent death.

There was no time to hesitate.

She threw her head back—

—and howled.

It wasn't a normal howl.

It was a monstrous roar—one that shattered glass, ruptured eardrums, and sent waves of terror through everyone at Hogwarts.

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[System Notification]

[Level 1 Ritual Complete]

[Level 0 (Human) → Level 1 (Monster)]

Her massive wolf body shrank—her form shifting into a towering 8-foot bipedal werewolf.

She felt power unlike anything before. Her muscles burned with raw energy. Her senses were sharper. Stronger.

And yet—

The curse continued to rot her away.

Lucy gave a bitter smile.

The irony of it all.

Even after evolving, she was still dying.

She looked down at the group below, her gaze locking onto Noah's.

With her final breath, she whispered:

"I will never trust anyone again. I swear"

The curse consumed her.

Her body rotted away—decaying before their eyes.

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Silence fell over Hogwarts.

The Order of the Phoenix members exhaled in relief.

James and Lily collapsed to their knees, sobbing.

Someone finally broke the silence.

"Was this what the prophecy warned us about? Have we escaped our fate?"

For the first time in his life, Albus Dumbledore felt utterly helpless.

He had no answers.

He stared at the spot where Lucy had stood moments ago, her terrifying power still fresh in his mind.

Finally, he spoke.

"I don't know."

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[System Error!]

[Error! The host is dead! Initiating revival protocols...]

[Error! Cause of death: Decaying Evil Curse.]

[Error! Recommencing revival protocol...]

[Error! The Decaying Evil Curse is permanently etched into the host's body. Reviving Protocol cancelled]

[Commencing Curse Resistance Protocol...]

[Commencing planar shift Protocol...]