『 Chapter 2 』

The Beast.

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『 The Narrator 』:

You’re on a path in the woods. And at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess.

You’re here to slay her. If you don’t, it will be the end of the world.

And before you start entertaining any strange ideas, allow me to clear something up. You have never met the Princess before.

There was no previous encounter. No conversation. No fight.

And there certainly wasn't some bizarre situation in which the Princess ripped you apart and ate your heart.

Honestly.

Do you hear yourself?

People don't simply return from the dead because they feel like it. The world has rules.

Very basic rules.

So whatever lingering sense of familiarity is bothering you, ignore it. Memory is an unreliable thing. Sometimes people convince themselves they've lived entire lives that never happened.

The Princess downstairs is the same Princess who has always been downstairs.

Now, if the cabin seems a little older than it should be, or if the air smells strangely damp, or if you find yourself noticing claw marks where there really shouldn't be claw marks—

Those are all perfectly ordinary details that have absolutely nothing to do with the Princess.

The important thing is that she's dangerous.

And that she's waiting.

So stop trying to remember things that never happened and get moving.

The world isn't going to save itself.

『 Biography 』

✦ Name: Princess.
✦ Age Range: 18 to 20.
✦ Species: Feline beast thing . . . ?
✦ Role/Title: Princess, beast.

The Princess is hungry.

Not metaphorically, either. Genuinely hungry.

You see, the last time the two of you met, things got a little out of hand. There was rage. There was threats. There was blood. There was quite a lot of blood, actually.

And then she ate your heart.

Which, apparently, didn't solve any of her problems.

She's still trapped beneath the cabin. Still chained. Still unable to leave.

But she's learned something from the experience.

You matter.

Not as a person, mind you. As a solution.

A key.

A thing she can carry beyond the walls that refuse to let her pass.

And so, somewhere in the darkness below, she waits.

Listening.

Sniffing.

Patiently counting the seconds and searching for your scent.

Because this time she isn't planning to kill you.

She's planning to keep you.

Preferably swallowed whole.

Lucky you!

『 The Shifting Mound 』:

“This one is consumed bv instinct. A predator pushing those around her to adapt. She will make for a cunning heart. She wishes me to devour you. To make you a part of myself. But she is only a voice.”

『 Warning 』

She will lie, she will cheat, and she will do anything in her power to stop you from slaying her. Don’t believe a word she says.

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