an encounter 2

"Whaaaaaa!" The man's sudden burst of panic echoed through the cave as he made a frantic dash towards the exit.

Ana, hoping to offer a friendly gesture, raised her three-fingered lizard hand in a wave. However, it seemed her attempt at a greeting only further terrified him. He sprinted away, his terrified screams filling the cavern.

".....ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

Ana, her reptilian features contorted in a comical expression of offense, hastened to finish her meal.

With a mouth full of food, she managed to mumble in her distinctive crocodile tone.

ಠ⁠益⁠ಠ. "Whagt wgas thaggat for? He was too rude.!!!"

Her words were accompanied by a chorus of amusing voices emanating from her crocodile mouth.

"Well, you can't expect a demon to have manners, right?" Said a mysterious voice

⊙⁠.⁠☉ !???

Ana looked towards the direction the voice came from.

Suddenly, a new voice interrupted the cave's peculiar symphony.

Ana's golden eyes darted toward its source, revealing a tall figure with a red mask concealing his face.

His upper body was wrapped in bandages, giving him an enigmatic air.

Clutched in his hand was a blade that bore a striking resemblance to a katana.

(⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)....

"There's no way, now calm down Ana. It's impossible, right? Right??? Maybe I did hear something wrong??" Ana muttered aloud, her crocodile voice ringing out in a comical conversation with herself.

The man watched Ana, clearly taken aback by her unexpected reactions.

He finally spoke, "....I am indeed talking to you, though giant beast."

⊙.☉

"Are you talking to me now... sir?" Ana's tone shifted abruptly, suddenly polite and formal.

The transformation of emotions on her colossal crocodile face was a sight to behold, a bizarre twist in the unusual encounter.

"Like i said yes..?"

⊙⁠.⁠☉

(⁠☉⁠｡⁠☉⁠)⁠!

"Whaaaaat!"

Ana's startled exclamation erupted into a thunderous roar, its echoes reverberating through the cave.

"Roaaaar!"