Kenji lay on the ground, his body broken and battered, his blood mingling with the dirt beneath him. The Shadow Beast loomed above, its massive claw frozen mid-air as Shreya's voice cut through the tension.
[Host, your efforts have proven futile. Host seems incapable of defeating the monster. Would host prefer to tame the monster?]
Kenji's eyes fluttered open, his vision blurry, but the weight of Shreya's words pushed him to consciousness. Tame the monster? he thought, the idea ludicrous but strangely enticing.
The Shadow Beast snarled, its crimson eyes narrowing as it descended its claws upon Kenji! This was the end...again. Kenji was too weak to dodge; even standing up felt impossible, let alone avoiding a powerful attack from a ten-foot-tall creature. It was just hopeless.
