Jake's first reaction was shock.
His mind went blank for a second as he saw the bloody scene.
He had been suddenly teleported to this cave by a strange sword, and now… this.
A guild maid torn open on the stone floor, her blood spreading beneath a humanoid fish-like monster that was still chewing on her flesh.
While Jake stood there and looked on in confusion, the monster didn't blink.
It just stared at him with those lidless black eyes, a chunk of torn meat still hanging from its jaws.
Blood dripped from its chin and hit the floor in slow, heavy drops.
Soon, it began to turn its body and stood up.
The monster rose to its full height, unfolding from its crouched feeding posture with a wet, heavy motion.
It was taller than Jake had first thought... long-limbed, slick, and hunched only slightly at the shoulders.
Water and blood ran down its scaled chest.
Between its webbed toes, the maid's blood smeared across the stone.
Then the monster took one step forward.
Schlck.
