The monster, a super-dreadnought of a creature surpassing ten meters in height, came storming forward. It took the appearance of a tall, thin youth. Its ferocious charge trampled homes and bowled over humans attempting to flee.
A Titan.
That was the name given to these monsters who acted with such impunity. The sworn enemies of humanity.
While, as one would expect, they were shaped like titanic humans, they bore nothing like compassion in their hearts. Their temperaments were demonically savage, and in face of them humans were no more than crawling insects. The town was overrun with flames and smoke and transformed into a living hell.
Not a single man or woman with the courage to stand against the Titan was anywhere to be found. That was only natural. It meant taking on an absurd mountain of an opponent. Going up against it sword in hand amounted to throwing one’s life away. Screaming in terror and scrambling for safety was all that humans could do─except for one boy, one-eyed, known as the Titan’s son…
“Damned monster.” Kuklo twisted his face in displeasure and fixed his glare on his abhorrent enemy.
Devouring humans with the ease of a glutton stuffing his cheeks with nuts, the giant avatar of the absurd brought total destruction to the town. Could it be enjoying itself? A full smile graced its face.
The Titan then turned to face Kuklo, perhaps noticing his intense stare, and broke into a delighted grin as if it’d been reunited with a best friend.
Exposed to the wickedly overpowering presence, a groan spilled from Kuklo’s lips. All it did was look at him; already he was cowering and ready to crumple, having forgotten to breathe. How could a frail human ever hope to withstand the pressure exuded by a Titan?
Just as Kuklo faltered and shrank away, the Titan began its assault on him.
Though it was ten meters tall, it descended on him with the agility of a winged creature. Barely weighted down by its gigantic frame, it was a natural disaster on legs, a living tornado. All that remained in its wake was rubble and corpses.
Kuklo took a step back, then another, subdued by the attacking Titan as it made the ground rumble. The Titan was the one predator that regularly fed on humans. The mind could not but picture death, and the body withered as a natural response. If Kuklo’s will failed for the slightest moment, his legs might buckle. Yet he grit his teeth and stood his ground.
It will be the same no matter where I run. Once a Titan had its eye on you, it was nearly impossible to escape from its demonic grasp. The thing would chase Kuklo to the end of the world, lusting to devour his body. I have to do it. I have to kill it…
It was a reckless course of action and the only way to come out of this alive.
He drew the sword that hung from his waist and stared at the Titan as it approached with a bizarre cry.