Chrysalis

The centipede is crushed into the stone floor of the cavern. Deep cracks appear on its carapace after the kinetic force rips through its body, shattering the hard outer skeleton.

I’m stunned.

That was one fearsome strike! If I was hit by that I’d be squashed into a pancake, no doubt about it.

Scary!

The centipede doesn’t seem to have fared much better, it twitches on the ground, barely moving. The hound steps forward slowly, a murderous glint its eye. Almost as if its thinking ’take that you bug, how dare you threaten my greatness!’.

Before it can deal the finishing blow however something unexpected happens.

Sizzling acid streaks through the air and sprays down the hounds’ left flank, immediately burning into its flesh.

Oops.

Heheheheheh.

Sorry to interrupt your proud moment there hound, but I don’t want this battle to end just yet.

Of course, one blast of acid isn’t enough to finish off a hound, but the same is also true for the centipedes.

The Claw Centipede I hit earlier has now recovered enough to once more join the fray. It advances cautiously to reinforce its three unharmed brethren against the two healthy hounds.

This is the critical moment. With one centipede essentially down for the count but still living and one wounded hound the battle has become very even.

The centipedes seem a little unwilling to proceed with the fight now. They continue to posture aggressively but don’t actively make any moves to attack against their larger opponents.

The hound I injured is mildly wounded by my acid but not badly enough to keep it out of the fight, disregarding the source of the acid it returns to the aid of its allies in fending off the swarming assailants.

At that moment.

Splash!

liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at the rocks as it desperately tries to free

the three living centipedes rush forward, hundreds of tiny legs skittering so fast the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground. Distracted momentarily,

vicious tail around to slam the centipede away. Too

the chance to manoeuvre off the roof and

howls in anger and throws itself at its attacker, striking with fierce claws and fangs. When another centipede approaches from

worse for wear. Of the four centipedes, one is hanging on by a thread and the other three

carnage however as the poisoned hound, seeming to sense its demise, pushes further into the

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almost dead centipede is finished and I quietly drag the carcass away to a secluded fold in the

reaching a climax now on the other

their poisoned spikes over and over again, trying

is labouring hard now, barely able to put up any kind of fight as the

marks and several bites, stumbles at a critical moment allowing a centipede to catch it in the shoulder with the spike, sealing its

pours all of its momentum into a massive swipe of the

incredible force has shattered its legs and deeply cracked the carapace

is left now is one wounded centipede and the burned hound, both are severely injured, barely able to put up a fight. Slowly they circle each other, watching and waiting for an

this point, the centipede isn’t much better, several legs are crushed, hindering

other! The two monsters quickly converge and bite forward, latching onto each other. The centipede has

Who will hold on?!

creatures gradually collapse, completely spent, unable to

from the shadows I behold a scene of ridiculous carnage. The three hounds have collapsed, exhausted and on the verge of

...

Hmm...he.....hee.......hu hu ha HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

were dancing in the

the entire process with my own eyes, I still cannot quite comprehend exactly how well this

of these creatures are on a sliver of health. Effectively 1 HP. This is

I lived in a normal society and wouldn’t consider harming another person, I had never been in a proper fight

being here for a few days I have already become accustomed to battles just like this. Being forced to fight and take the life of your own

I justify it by saying they aren’t people but monsters, but, isn’t

the last

I move from hound to hound, using my mandibles to apply bite attacks until the familiar and