▁containing ▁elements ▁of ▁spoken ▁word ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁narr ative . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁chap ters ▁feature ▁Le ah ▁Senior ' s ▁narr ation , ▁while ▁Natural Reader ' s ▁" UK , ▁Charles " ▁text - to - spe ech ▁application ▁narr ates ▁the ▁final ▁chapter . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁chapter , ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁the ▁Alter ed ▁Be ast , ▁expl ores ▁them es ▁of ▁tempt ation ▁and ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁who ▁st umb les ▁on ▁a ▁myst ical ▁human / be ast ▁hy brid ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Alter ed ▁Be ast . ▁The ▁story ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁being , ▁who ▁slowly ▁takes ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁being ▁alter ed ▁– ▁something ▁considered ▁tab oo ▁in ▁the ▁human ' s ▁society . ▁The ▁perspective ▁then ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Alter ed ▁Be ast ▁itself , ▁who ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁murder ous ▁intent ions . ▁Con front ed ▁by ▁the ▁Be ast , ▁the ▁human ▁experiences ▁a ▁cra ving ▁for ▁power ▁and ▁slowly ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁the ▁tempt ation ▁of ▁becoming ▁alter ed . ▁Accept ing ▁their ▁mut ual ▁fate , ▁the ▁be ast ▁and ▁human ▁merge , ▁creating ▁a ▁newly ▁alter ed ▁be ast , ▁who ▁now ▁cra ves ▁even ▁more ▁flesh . ▁However , ▁the ▁Alter ed ▁Be ast ▁suff ers ▁greatly ▁from ▁absor bing ▁another ▁conscious ness ▁– ▁it ▁los es ▁track ▁of ▁its ▁identity ▁and ▁eventually ▁dies ▁of ▁ins an ity , ▁decay ing ▁into ▁the ▁earth . ▁▁