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When Shrimp Bait Hooks a Titan
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"Mr. Narwhal, look over there... "
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As I prepared to move, Aioi suddenly froze.
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"No. Over there, other side of the crater.
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"Oh..."
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I followed her gaze and felt a chill. Across the crater, a hulking Wild Xeno Beast crouched, its single bloodshot eye locked onto us.
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At first glance, it resembled a massive humanoid figure.
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But its shaggy fur, exaggerated hunch, and glaring cyclopean eye marked it as unmistakably a Xeno beast.
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It's hard to gauge distance with it on the opposite side of the near big crater, Even from this distance, its size was apparent—nearly three meters tall, an imposing void predator.
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A Void Titan. One of the most dangerous Wild Xeno species.
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"So, what’s the plan?"
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Aioi set her rod down, reaching for her plasma blaster. Fishing was officially over.
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Drawing my energy blade, I assessed the situation.
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Void Titans are high-risk xenos:
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monstrously strong, almost mindless, and completely fearless. They don’t see humans as anything but prey. The drool dripping from this one’s maw made that clear.
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"It needs to be dealt with. If it crosses that big crater, it’ll reach us in no time."
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"Really?"
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"Really, really. Fun fact: they’re faster than humans and five times stronger."
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"Crap."
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"But they’re dumb as rocks. See how it’s just standing there, glaring? Obvious weak point."
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"That grotesque eyeball, huh?"
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Aioi aimed her plasma bow, her focus narrowing.
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"Think you can hit it?"
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"The magnetic field around here’s tricky. If I miss, we’re in trouble."
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"True. Its body can shrug off most plasma rounds, so we’ll need to target the eye."
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If Aioi’s plasma bow were one of those brutish heavy-duty models, it might have punched straight through the Void Titan’s dense hide to hit a critical point.
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But Aioi’s precision was her strength—though her power output was still like that of a fledgling hatchling testing its wings. Realistically, we’d have to aim for its vulnerable eye to bring it down.
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As for me, I had the strength for close combat but never had the patience to finish my blaster training. No ranged attacks hit unless I use my half-spec blaster.
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"Go ahead, take the shot,"
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"Don’t say it like it’s no big deal! What if I miss at a crucial moment?"
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"A miss is fine. I’ll deal with it. Consider this target practice."
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Aioi glanced at me, then at the Void Titan, her expression caught between exasperation and determination.
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As I hefted my plasma sword, the energy humming in a low, steady cadence, she grimaced.
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"Next time, bring that weird blaster of yours, alright?"
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"Don’t call my half-spec blaster weird!"
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The Void Titan roared, its guttural cry reverberating through our comms.
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Its single eye, grotesque and bloodshot, gleamed behind what appeared to be an organic crystalline faceplate.
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Its jagged teeth—uneven and sharp—visible even through the crystalline faceplate. Filthy xeno beast. They always make me sick.
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"Neural Focus."
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A faint blue light pulsed at Aioi’s temples as her neural implants activated, stabilizing her aim in the moon’s low gravity.
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Her targeting locked onto the Titan’s eye with precision.
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"Ion Burst."
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The plasma bolt streaked across the void, a brilliant flash of energy cutting through the moon surface. It struck the Titan’s faceplate—
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—but dissipated harmlessly against its energy shields.
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"Gwohh!"
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The Titan roared again, its fury amplified. The magnetic fields surrounding its body had deflected the shot.
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"GWOOOOHH!"
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Of course getting hit but not penetrated didn't make the Void Titan forgive us. It bellowed an even greater anger
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With a burst from its magnetic field, the Titan propelled itself through the moon crater, closing the distance between us.
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"S-so, I can leave this to you, right?"
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"Leave it to me. But activate your emergency thrusters, just in case."
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"I’ll cover you from range just in case...!"
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"Wait!"
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"What?"
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"Don’t let it damage the containment pod! We need it intact."
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"Are you serious?!"
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"Think about why we’re out here in the first place!"
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"I’m thinking about not dying in the void!”
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Aioi shouted, her voice crackling through my helmet’s comms. I watched as she activated her suit’s emergency thrusters, jetting back toward the ship in a burst of blue light Meanwhile, I turned to face the Titan, gripping my energy blade tightly.
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"Well now... looks like I’ve caught something far more interesting than void shrimp."
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"GWOHH, GWAAH!"
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The Titan roared again, its massive frame hurtling toward me like a meteor.
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A towering form, nearly three meters tall, loomed even in the endless void of space.
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Its sheer size might have been intimidating, but brute force was all it had. Against advanced tech like mine, the odds weren’t in its favor.
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Even with a standard-issue energy blade, I held the upper hand tactically.
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"Mr. Narwhal!"
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If only I had my half-spec blaster. Then, this might’ve been an even fight. B
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but void combat without the right gear? That’s a losing strategy—an Old Earth war lesson etched into every spacer's memory.
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"Gah—!"
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Before it could close the gap, I swept the blade across its massive arm. The plasma edge cut cleanly, breaching its organic armor.
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The appendage twitched, useless now. With a sharp pivot, I angled the blade downward and slashed through its leg joint.
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"GWAAAH!"
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The cut wasn’t deep—barely a scratch on something this size—but the breach in pressure sent it into a frantic flail. Got it.
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"GWAAAH?!"
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Even a colossus like this was helpless when its vital systems started failing. Loss of mobility in low gravity meant no control.
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The Void Titan spun out, tumbling awkwardly through the moon craters.
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"Come on, come on," I taunted.
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"GUBOH, GWAAH!"
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"Angry? Good."
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Time to end this systematically. I needed to pierce its hide
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where the pressure loss would cripple it further—blood vessels, tendons, the works. No mercy.
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Space predators like this were notorious for feigning death to land a final blow.
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"Mr. Narwhal… you really know your way around void combat."
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"Of course."
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"But you're terrible at void fishing."
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"Hey now, it’s just an off day."
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"Realllly?"
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Why was she so smug about her beginner’s luck?
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"Alright then. Let’s call it even—next time, we’ll harvest void shrimp together. I’ll show you what I’m really made of."
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"Heh, I’m looking forward to it. Oh, by the way, how do you prep void shrimp? Heat seal? Pressure cook?"
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"Neither. You depressurize them in a stasis field for a full cycle. Processing them takes time."
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"Ugh, what a hassle."
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"You’re not wrong. I’ll bring some ready-to-eat ones next time."
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That is, if I’m not stuck filling out reports for this unexpected Void Titan encounter first.
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Xenos like this popping up in the middle of shrimping season? Annoying.
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If this one wasn’t a lone wanderer and there’s a group of them spawning nearby, it could mean a massacre for any rookies in the sector.
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How the Guild responds will be… interesting.
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