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!

the wounded hound! It howls miserably as the burning liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at the rocks as it

chance! At this moment the three living centipedes rush forward, hundreds of tiny legs skittering so fast the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground. Distracted momentarily, the hounds respond a beat too

around to slam the centipede away. Too late however as

to manoeuvre off the roof and down the wall, cautiously approaching the outskirts

attacker, striking with fierce claws and fangs. When another centipede

possibly fatally poisoned and other badly burned, the hounds are very much the worse for wear. Of the four

poisoned hound, seeming to sense its demise, pushes further into the fray. Emboldened, the remaining hounds

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

reaching a climax now

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

to put up any kind

hound, suffering from claw marks and several bites, stumbles at a critical moment allowing a centipede to catch it in the shoulder with

so. Enduring the pain, the hound pours all of its momentum into a massive swipe of the tail,

incredible force has shattered its legs and deeply cracked the carapace

barely able to put up a fight. Slowly they circle each other, watching

bitten by this point, the centipede isn’t much better, several legs

has gone off they simultaneously launch at each other! The two monsters quickly converge and bite forward, latching onto each other. The centipede has gripped the hound by the throat, the hound is

Who will hold on?!

gradually collapse, completely spent, unable to continue

a scene of ridiculous carnage. The three hounds have collapsed, exhausted and on the verge of death. Their opponents, the centipedes, are similarly

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

in the

I still cannot

of health. Effectively 1 HP. This is an

rapidly a persons’ attitudes can change isn’t it? Not too long ago I was an average person. I lived in

to battles just like this. Being

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

to worry about that later! I need to secure the last hit on these

using my mandibles to apply bite attacks