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!

burning liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at

hundreds of tiny legs skittering so fast the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground. Distracted momentarily, the hounds respond a beat too late and one is

dislodge the attacker before swinging its vicious tail around to slam the centipede away. Too late

manoeuvre off the roof and down the wall, cautiously

howls in anger and throws itself at its attacker, striking with fierce claws and fangs. When another centipede approaches from the side it is brutally slapped away with a swipe of the

Of the four centipedes, one is hanging on by

the poisoned hound, seeming to sense its

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dead centipede is finished and I quietly drag the carcass away to a

a climax now on

giving their all to survive, lashing forward with their poisoned spikes over and over again, trying to

hard now, barely able to put up any kind of fight as the poison takes

a critical moment allowing a centipede to catch

pain, the hound pours all of its momentum into a massive swipe of the tail, catching two centipedes and sending

incredible force has shattered its legs and deeply cracked the carapace

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

limping, its forelegs are badly bitten by this point, the centipede

quickly converge and bite forward, latching onto each other. The centipede

Who will hold on?!

creatures gradually

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

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the palm of

still cannot quite comprehend exactly how well this has

of health. Effectively 1 HP. This is

isn’t it? Not too long ago I was an average person. I lived in a normal society and wouldn’t consider harming

just like this. Being forced

aren’t people but monsters, but, isn’t

secure the last hit on these hounds

my mandibles to apply bite attacks until the familiar and soothing refrain