In no time at all, I reached the area of the blue beacon. Before getting too close, I scaled a building and looked behind. On the horizon, when I squinted, I could just make out the bubble. Sweeping around, perhaps 120 degrees from my bubble was another, though this one was a bit closer and I didn’t have to focus my perception to see it.

  Good. Secondary target located. I swept my gaze back to my first target. The area before me was odd. There was one large creature, and a swarm of smaller creatures flitting about, some even teleporting short distances. They were fast. Very fast. When I identified them, it grouped them all together.

  Swarm of Miniature Giant Space Hamsters. Level 72. Sometimes kept as pets by strong, chatty rangers, the miniature giant space hamsters have great control over space magic, able to push themselves through the air and blast out orbs to damage any that threaten them. Their control of space affinity mana also helps them maintain their small, cute forms. Their highest stat is Agility.

  The large creature was very much so not miniature, though it was adorable. At least it was until I identified it.

  Giant Space Hamster. Level 85. Some of these creatures decide that it would be better to optimize their ability to eat natural treasures and other such powerful objects. As such, rather than use their space magic to shrink, they use it to expand. Its highest stat is Vitality.

  The enormous hamster sensed my identify and opened its mouth, revealing rows of sharp, threatening teeth. It stood easily 12 meters tall and was at least twice that long, looking like a huge fluffy black pillow with specks of white like stars. The typically cute squeak sound was scaled up to something that reverberated through the city around me, shattering any remaining windows in a wide radius. I felt the pain ring through my ears as the swarm surrounded the big guy.

  Going all in, and for the first time, I activated Tyrant’s Due.

  Black chains erupted from my back and wrapped around my entire body. I felt my stats increase as the chains extended from my arms. I used Void Step, but ended up slamming into a wall of intense space affinity magic as the swarm pulsed out a defensive barrier.

  I felt that my hunger could overcome it, but I hadn’t expected it and nearly fell backward as many orbs of space magic came at me from multiple directions. I thrust the chains into the ground and pushed myself back, dodging the orbs that exploded the ground where I once stood.

  My stats dropped as I pushed myself outside of the range of the Tyrant’s Due, but they came right back up when I darted forward, throwing out my chains at the nearest miniature hamsters, which were really more about the size of guinea pigs than hamsters. Right before my chains connected, the little fuzzballs teleported a meter away from where they were. As I said, fast!

  Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

  I dodged more orbs as I charged the big guy. It roared and swiped at me, which I tried to dodge, but felt myself slow as it used space magic to pull me toward its elongated claws. My translucent chains sparked as the claw struck me in the chest, launching me up into the air to the eagerly awaiting swarm. Orbs of concentrated space magic struck me from all around me.

  I was blasted downward as the orbs exploded, and I groaned as I crashed hard to the ground. As I was preparing to stand, the giant hamster plucked me off the ground and tossed me headfirst into its mouth. I felt the hungry energy around me feebly try to consume me.

  My grin turned predatory.

  I’m the All-Devourer! You can’t out consume me, you adorably huge bastard!

  Both of my mouths opened wide as I dug my chains into the stomach of the giant hamster. I bit and tore and chewed. I tightened my chains’ grip as I felt the beast try to expel me. I ate and ate, quickly working my way through the insides.

  Suddenly, I fell to the ground as the hamster teleported away from me. The swarm awaited, but I had a new surge of regenerative energy from my recent meal. I dodged more and more orbs, reaching one of the miniature giant space hamsters. This time, I sent my four chains out at only one, finally grabbing it as it appeared in the location of the third chain. Not giving it any time to react, I yanked it to me and chomped down. One down.

  This small delay did send me on a spill as several orbs struck me. Then I felt a pressure as I tried to stand, the giant hamster using its magic to attempt to hold me down as the swarm charged a much larger, bright purple orb.

  I used my Ravenous Cloak to consume just enough of the space magic around me to move, and with my increased agility from Tyrant’s Due, I quickly etched some runes upon myself as I felt the orb grow and grow. The orb felt as if it wanted to pull me to it, like it had its own gravitational pull.

  In almost panicked haste, I formed a Feast Beam just as the pressure on me dropped. I felt myself being pulled toward the orb as I pushed the beam into it. Rather than explode, when Feast Beam touched the orb, I felt the hunger of my core pulse. The purple shifted from the point of contact outward the deep crimson of my Hunger affinity. I felt the control of the pull shift into my hands, so to speak, and I drifted in the air as I stabilized the pull on myself instinctually to match gravity. I intensified the pull around it, and the miniature giant space hamster swarm began to be sucked into the orb. One by one they tried to fight it but were inexorably pulled into the hunger. Any energies I had spent in maintaining the various effects I had active were instantly restored as the beam pulled back into my chest.

  You have devoured Level 72 Swarm of Miniature Giant Space Hamsters. Their highest stat was Agility. Your base Agility has increased by 41 points. Bonus stats from eating a Swarm of Miniature Giant Space Hamsters of a higher level than yourself. All stats increased by 20. Bonus experience earned.

  DING! Class: Hypocrite Revolutionary has increased from Level 34 to Level 39.

  DING! Race: Omnis Vorare has increased from Level 31 to Level 33.

  The stats gained were lower than I expected, but I didn’t have a lot of time to analyze it at the moment as the giant hamster roared in rage, not expecting what had just transpired. It teleported right in front of me and swiped down. My further improved stats only helped a little, and I felt its heavy claw stab deeply into my chest and pin me to the ground.