The Giant Octopus, Battered and Bruised

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She the giant octopus was hungry.

Thats only natural.

Lately, shes been so busy with her important task that she hasnt even eaten.

The energy required to sustain her giant body is enormous.

Frankly, the stage where she could recover by catching and eating small fish in the forest has long since passed.

Even though her work is finally done and shes free, its too late.

All thats left is to journey to where her partner should be waiting.

Thats how it should have been.

But she found it.

A small small but an unseen two-legged creature, with a jet-black color, harboring an enormous amount of energy!

If she eats that

If she eats that, her stomach will be full.

Life will once again fill her body.

The giant octopuss instincts told her so!

So she immediately commanded her body

Hunt it kill it!

It was the kind of impulse that she would normally suppress with reason, if she was calm, if it was a normal time.

Shes inherently an intelligent creature.

An unknown creature is scary.

Just because it has a lot of energy doesnt mean its not poisonous.

It might even have too much energy.

Probably, under normal circumstances, even if she had found the jet-black two-legged creature she would have retreated to her den and hidden herself.

But shes hungry now.

If she does nothing, shell die anyway.

Then, for the last time.

Shell challenge it.

Shell show it that shes not going down without a fight.

She finally made up her mind

And extended her arm towards the jet-black two-legged creature Emi Rune who was leisurely exploring the ruin!

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The giant octopus, having lifted Emi into the air by wrapping her legs with an arm.

Her next action was swift.

The giant octopus swung Emi up even higher and then slammed her against the ground with all her might!

The giant octopus knew.

That the ground around here, though covered in berries, is actually paved with white, smooth, hard stones.

Shell slam her prey against that hard ground using her monstrous strength.

Thoroughly again and again!

ZUGAN, ZUGAN, ZUGAN, ZUGAN!!

A gruesome sound of impact echoed through the silent foggy forest!

The giant octopus was desperate.

She desperately slammed Emi against the ground, again and again.

She didnt have the luxury of checking her condition.

Just quickly thoroughly kill it!

That was her only thought.

But her fierce assault didnt last long.

After slamming Emi down for the umpteenth time, the giant octopus felt something strange in her arm.

Concerned, she pulled back her arm.

And then, that arm

The tip of that arm, which should have been firmly wrapped around Emi, sealing her movements

Was cleanly severed by something sharp!

!?

The giant octopus, not understanding what had happened, was surprised and confused.

And then, her eyes moved from the tip of her severed arm to the ground where she had been slamming her prey, and she was even more astonished.

There, the jet-black two-legged creature

Emi Rune!

Despite taking the giant octopuss fierce assault!!

Was standing there nonchalantly!!!

What Emi was holding, as if cradling it, was the severed tip of the giant octopuss arm.

Emi quickly bit off and swallowed the entire thing, which should have been quite large, hard, and elastic, and

Muttered a single word.

Delicious.

The giant octopuss instincts!

The instincts that had irresponsibly ordered her body to hunt and kill that creature!

Now sounded the alarm with all their might!

Run!

Run, run, run!

Run away!!

Its obvious to anyone.

Despite being slammed against the ground so many times, its still unharmed.

Theyre on a different level.

Theres no way she can win!

But the giant octopus didnt run.

First, even if she runs away now, she has nowhere to go.

Second, she doesnt think she can escape.

Third, her pride wont allow her to run away after coming this far with such determination.

And fourth if she sacrifices herself here and satisfies its hunger theres a chance that something precious to her will be saved.

So she didnt run.

She swung all her arms around wildly, attacking Emi.

And then

Her body was sliced in two by a jet-black greatsword that Emi had created at some point

And she died.

Please be satisfied with just my body.

Wishing that