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Chapter 5

Cancer, the King Crab

As Lexus exited the temple on Celosia, the mist began to clear. She gasped at the beautiful sight

which became clear to her; the Forgotten Temple sat on a massive cliff, overlooking lush valleys,

massive lakes, and even an ocean. "Wow..." she murmured. Raising her sword to the light, it

pointed at a spot just below the enormous cliff. "We're going down, Celosia!" she announced.

I'm so happy.

Lexus smiled as the Colossus bounded down the grassy trail which led to the Land of Forgotten

Memories. For a while they rode in silence, and Lexus marveled at the sights. The ocean sparkled

in the distance, and Lexus felt a sudden urge to swim. But she couldn't; there was work to be

done. She thought back to Azgarot's words, which were supposed to serve as a clue.

Thy next foe is...taken from its ocean home...four legs move only to the side...it is a ferocious opponent...

"Celosia, do you have any idea what it could be?" she asked the Colossus. Celosia grunted.

I do not know of my cousins. From the sound of it, it is an aquatic creature which walks on four legs. That is all I can determine.

Lexus racked her brain, but couldn't think of anything. Then they were at the bottom of the cliff.

Following the sword's light, Lexus and Celosia were led to the mouth of a cave. "It doesn't look

like you can fit, Celosia." she murmured. The Colossus examined the cave mouth.

Obviously. You'll have to continue alone.

"I'm already alone enough!" Lexus said. "Maybe we can find another way around-"

There are never two ways to a Colossus, girl. I shall wait out here.

Lexus' lip trembled as she dismounted. With a final glance back at Celosia, she entered the dark

cave. Her heavy breathing echoed on the rough stone, sending chills down her spine. She

occasionally looked behind her, reassuring herself that Celosia hadn't left. It was all she could

manage not to race back to the Colossus and bury her head in his fur. But as much as Lexus

wanted to, she had the feeling that Celosia wouldn't appreciate his fur getting wet.

Eventually, a light shone at the end of the tunnel. When Lexus stepped through, she was in a

massive cavern. Four holes in the ceiling let light illuminate the rocky room. Spires covered the

ground, spiraling to the ceiling. And moving between them was a monstrous creature, made of

rock and fur.

It was a crab. Massive and menacing, it shuffled silently to the side as its blue eyes pierced

Lexus' soul. Massive stone claws with ropes dangling from the joints snapped open and shut

simultaneously, and its legs were covered with fur. Two of its legs had rocky rings around them,

making them impossible to climb past the joint, and the crab had a massive stone muzzle just like

Runtus. Fur covered its head, and there was a set of rungs leading from its rear-right leg to its

head.

"Oh...my...god..." Lexus breathed. She couldn't fight that titan! But Azgarot's voice floated into her

mind.

Afraid, maiden? Run if thou wishes, but thou shalt doom the land.

"Stay out of my head!" Lexus screamed. The Crab Colossus halted and stared at her. She gulped;

it may have been smaller than Quadratus, but it was bigger than Runtus!

Cancer must not move if thou art to slay it.

"Cancer. Funny." Lexus muttered, realizing that the Colossus had been named after the

constellation. She crossed her arms. "Well I don't care what it's called, I can't fight that." Cancer

seemed to agree; it was completely ignoring her. That irritated her, but not enough for her to throw

her life away. Suddenly, Cancer tensed. A massive wind, stronger than any she'd ever felt,

pounded into her and knocked her several feet forward.

"AZGAROT!" she screamed in fury.

That was the work of the Colossus God. Thou must hurry.

"Fine, goddammit!" Lexus roared, charging at Cancer. The Colossus stuck out a leg and nearly

stepped on her, crushing the ground where she had just been. Lexus was already panting; how

had Wander done this? Suddenly, Lexus saw a golden opportunity; there was a portion of

Cancer's arm which was furry and fragile-looking. Grinning, she raised her pistol and fired.

Missing completely, and hitting Cancer in the eye.

The Crab Colossus bellowed and thrust one of its claws at her. Lexus dove out of the way as the

appendage collided with the rock floor, cracking it. Raising the pistol again, she took more careful

aim and fired. This one hit her target, and Cancer whined before its arms fell limp. Lexus raced at

one of the ropes dangling from its claws and leaped, grasping the rope just as Cancer began to

retract its arms.

Lexus crawled towards the Colossus' torso as fast as she could. Cancer did not like her presence

on its arm, and began to swing the appendage. "WHY DID I AGREE TO THIS?" she screamed.

As the Crab Colossus' movements ceased so it could regain its breath, Lexus sprinted up the rest

of the way and arrived at a series of ledges which ran from its arm to its forehead. She lunged and

grabbed one of them, pulling herself to the next as Cancer resumed walking.

Her chest heaving, Lexus reached the top of the Colossus and tried to refill her lungs. "Holy fucking

mother of Christ in heaven..." she wheezed.

Thou art not done yet, maiden.

"Shut your...fucking...mouth..." the girl gasped, her stomach lurching as she noticed how high up she

was. Cancer seemed to be unconcerned by her presence. Lexus stood, then nearly toppled as the

mighty giant took another step. "I'm gonna be sick..." she announced. Cancer moaned.

Then Lexus made her way over to the crown of the Colossus' head, held up her sword, then stabbed

it into Cancer's flesh. The titan whined as she thrust it up to the hilt, then twisted the blade. Cancer

froze, then with a groan, its legs gave out. The beast fell with a rumble and a quake, and Lexus tumbled

off, unconscious. A white orb rose from the diminishing creature, lowering itself into Lexus' body.

Everything went cold.

Sorry about the long wait, hope this chapter was at least satisfactory. I was trying to convey the

message that the Colossi of Spirit (my custom Colossi) are different from the Colossi of Sealing.

While the Colossi of Sealing emitted piercing black tendrils upon death, the Colossi of Spirits give off

a white, shining orb. Why did I do this? Because it'd be fun. Not to mention a plot point later.