The Weakest Beast Chose Me

Introduction

MAIN CHARACTERS

LIRA VALE

The Eclipse Mage

Lira Vale is a young mage who has never been interested in following the path everyone expects her to take. Quiet, observant, and stubborn when it matters, she possesses a rare and mysterious form of magic known as Eclipse Arcana.

Unlike ordinary elemental magic, Eclipse Arcana allows Lira to manipulate the structure of spells themselves. She can sense mana, unravel magical attacks, redirect spells, and eventually rewrite the nature of magic. But her power comes with a price. The more she uses it, the more it strains her body.

At the academy’s Beast Bonding Ceremony, Lira is expected to choose a powerful companion.

Instead, she chooses the weakest beast in the sanctuary.

A tiny black fox.

Everyone laughs.

Lira doesn’t care.

Because when she looks into his silver-violet eyes, she feels something she cannot explain.

Recognition.

And the moment she touches him, a mysterious crescent mark appears on her hand.

Then she hears a voice inside her mind.

“Finally.”

NYX

The Eclipse Fox

Nyx looks like an ordinary black fox.

Small. Quiet. Almost completely lacking in magical energy.

Compared with dragons, phoenixes, wyverns, and spirit wolves, he seems pathetic.

Yet Nyx possesses an ability that should be impossible for such a weak beast.

He can devour magic.

Spells, curses, enchantments, and magical energy can disappear inside him, becoming power that he can use or give to Lira.

But his greatest secret is far more terrifying.

Nyx is not an ordinary beast.

Centuries ago, he was known as the Eclipse Divine Beast, a creature powerful enough to consume even divine magic.

Those who feared him could not destroy him, so they sealed his power, erased his memories, and buried his name beneath history.

Now he remembers almost nothing.

Except a promise.

A battlefield beneath a black moon.

A woman reaching for his hand.

And a voice telling him to wait.

Then Lira finds him.

And suddenly, the memories begin returning.

THE HUMAN FORM

The Eclipse Guardian

When Nyx’s seal begins to break, Lira discovers that her little fox can take human form.

He becomes a mysterious man with long black hair, silver-violet eyes, a crescent mark upon his forehead, and nine spectral tails that reveal his true nature.

His personality changes with his form.

As a fox, he is quiet, mischievous, and strangely adorable.

As a man, he is calm, intimidating, and fiercely protective of Lira.

He claims their relationship is nothing more than a magical contract.

Lira doesn’t believe him.

Because the way he looks at her feels less like loyalty...

and more like remembrance.

THEIR BOND

What begins as a simple contract slowly becomes something neither of them expected.

They become companions.

Then friends.

Then each other’s greatest source of strength.

Lira can strengthen Nyx’s sealed abilities, while Nyx can consume the magical backlash caused by her Eclipse Arcana.

But their bond has a dangerous secret.

The deeper their connection becomes, the more their souls begin to merge.

If the contract is broken, Nyx may die.

If their synchronization becomes complete, Lira may lose her humanity.

And there are people who know exactly what their bond means.

Ancient enemies are awakening.

Kingdoms are searching for the forgotten Divine Beast.

The heavens are watching.

And beneath the academy, an ancient seal is beginning to crack.

The world believes Nyx is a monster.

Lira believes he is the beast she chose.

But what if she never truly chose him?

What if he was waiting for her?

What if their souls have already met before?

And what if the love growing between them is not something new...

but something that survived death?

When the truth finally returns, Lira will have to choose between saving the world and protecting the one person who has become her entire world.

And when the heavens finally descend to reclaim Nyx, Lira will discover the most frightening truth of all: the creature everyone fears may not be the greatest danger.

Perhaps the greatest danger is what they become together when their bond is finally complete.

Their story has just begun.

Because some bonds are forged by magic.

Some are written by fate.

And some...

were never meant to be broken.