Squid's Game

Lilith reached into her clothes and retrieved her throwing knives, one in each hand. The blades were glowing an ethereal blue.

Elias drew his sword and activated it, fire coming to life over the flame. "Do we even know how to hurt that thing?"

"We'll figure it out." Ren grinned.

Thorn clenched his jaw and took a defensive stance. "We always do."

The squid surged forward, ink trailing in its wake like smoke.

"Form a circle!" Ren barked. "Thorn, Zuzu! Flank it! Elias, Stay back. Attack if you see any opening! Stop it from targeting any particular person!"

"Alright!" Elias retreated.

The squid reached them, a limb lashing out. Lilith leapt high, slicing clean through it. The severed tentacle exploded in black mist, reforming almost instantly.

Ren ducked under one of its tentacles, and with his fingers, tore out a chunk of its body. The ink sizzled where he'd torn off, but the creature barely flinched.