Part 10:3:2

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My doppel proves itself a worthy opponent. As I dodge a massive spine-like tendril, another would strike in repetition.

Crash! Crash! Boom! Crash!

I leap over its next barrage, snagging one of the boney protrusions. I pull myself up on it, keeping from the mutant-hound's vision. It retracts the tendrils back into its throat, pulling me with it.

I slip into its smiley maw, and release the tendril as I speedily equip a spear.

I taunt the dog, "yoo-hoo!"

It slams it's jaws together, I quickly compress my form to accommodate my tight situation.

Shink!

The spear skewers his upper and lower jaws, pinning then together. I roll over, and shoot my teeth through my skin. He naturally took exception to that.

He presses harder on me, attempting to crush me in his jaws. His teeth changed position in his mouth in order to crush my constantly shifting form.

I regurgitate a couple of shotguns, and set my sight on his throat. I know he can't fire his tendrils as long as his jaw is closed, unless he wants to shred himself apart.

Bang! Bang!

Blood scatters over his throat, as both shots rip through his tissue. Sunlight became exposed through his esophagus, so I fired two more shots.

Bang bang!

These ripped through his neck, as his head falls forward. I leap through the hole, turning to fire back.

Bang! Bang!

His head hits the ground, hanging from what little flesh remained on his neck.

On my descent I ditched my guns as I unrolled the flesh from my arm, revealing my teeth to him. His head raises through the bottom of his neck. Suddenly, his tendrils reemerge, carrying his head to me.

It was a sure surprise, I did not anticipate its body to be capable of surviving severed. It's teeth showed from its open maw as it rushes to crush me once more. The bone tendrils push it to me, as I brace for its crushing attack. I lean back as its jaws slam shut below me, barely missing me.

I plant my feet on his closed teeth, and leap from them. It reopens it's jaws and lashes it's tongue at me. I pull a pistol on it and fire at it. It responds by splitting in half, revealing another mouth within its tongue.

Snap!

My arms leave my body, and I fall to the ground like a rock. I splatter on the asphalt as the monster pulls its head back to its neck.

The only upside is I was able to regurgitate c4 into my wrist. The clone-hound writhes as I fire into his jaw. He charges me, ready to end my life, bit just as soon as approached me...

Boom!

I managed to hit one of the explosives, igniting them all at once. Flames engulf the entire front of him, and shower the streets in his blood as he stands in his obliterated stance.

Click

"Hello, esteemed guest! This will be the last announcement for the night! We are about to offer Alrach his power, so he shall be prime for your purpose.

And with that, I shall activate the soul trap once again!"

Click

Fuck, that's right! He turned the whole city into a rune mark.

Slash!

I am tossed to the ground by the slicing of bone. I look up to find my cloned adversary, recovered from our bought.

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