I continue to stay airborne but I will need to come down at some point.

My first priority should be to pacify the smaller beasts.

While keeping my distance from Fenrir, I try to lock on to the smaller beasts and then let loose several sedative shots from my hand weapon.

The shots land on five of the six smaller beasts and they fall unconscious.

With those five incapacitated I can begin my focus on Fenrir while being able to incapacitate the remaining smaller beast.

I make land fall as far away from the remaining smaller beast but facing Fenrir.

Fenrir prepares to attack using its massive front appendages as I ready the exosuit’s main weapon’s initial attack.

Steadying the long barrel, I let loose my first shot and it lands.

“GRRRRRAAAAWWWWRRRRRLLLLL!!”

Once the shot lands a most curious thing happens.

The spectral disruption occurs and the body expels some of its mass.

The expelled masses appear to be in the shape of various fauna and persons.

A most curious occurrence indeed.

My modifications were to only separate the spectral forms from the body so they could be collected after the battle was complete.

I must continue this assault to see if I can continue reducing Fenrir’s mass and release the imprisoned spectral forms.

After recoiling from my initial attack Fenrir is able to ready a counterattack using his front appendage.

I begin my evasion but the smaller beast comes full speed towards me and provides a distraction due to my preoccupation with the result of the initial shot.

Fenrir’s counterattack lands and sends me hurtling away from Fenrir.

The smaller beast changes direction to follow my trajectory.

Prior to my impact with the ground, I stabilize the exosuit and ready my legs for landing.

Fenrir also begins his pursuit and quickly closes the distance between us.

I land planting my feet firmly on the ground and prepare my counteroffensive.

The smaller beast closes in on me and I am able to incapacitate it with my hand weapon.

With the smaller beast no longer a threat, I begin to ready my modified main weapon as Fenrir closes in.

Just as Fenrir brings his paw back to attack, I fire my second shot.

“GRRRRRAAAAWWWWRRRRRLLLLL!!”

More masses are expelled and Fenrir is reduced in size.

While Fenrir recoils and yells from the shot his tail swings back toward me.

The tail sweeps my legs out from under me and I land face first to the ground.

My main weapon goes flying from me.

Fenrir recovers just enough to bring his left paw down on me, pinning me under his still massive paw.

“VITAN, YOUR EFFORTS WERE VALIANT BUT, THIS IS WHERE YOU MEET YOUR END.”

Fenrir’s massive paw applies more pressure on me.

“Exosuit integrity is down to seventy-two percent and dropping and primary armor integrity is down to ninety percent, master.”

Fenrir begins exerting more pressure as I reach by my leg and I am able to grab my hand weapon.

“Exosuit integrity is down to fifty percent and primary armor integrity is down to eighty-six percent, master.”

I change the form into a piercing weapon and am able to plunge it into the paw.

“RAWRRRRR!!!”

The pressure lets off a little more but I am still pinned down.

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With the piercing weapon form still embedded into the paw I convert the hand weapon back to firing mode and let loose five shots into the wound I made.

“GRRRAAAWWWRRRR!!!”

With that volley of shots, Fenrir finally retracts his paw in pain from me.

I ignite my thrusters on my exosuit and skid across the ground briefly before I am able to upright myself and enter the sky.

The distance from Fenrir enables the main weapon to rematerialize back on my exosuit.

I make landfall with some distance from Fenrir and fire off a shot from the main weapon.

“GRRRRRAAAAWWWWRRRRRLLLLL!!”

Again, more masses are expelled which reduces his size as well.

There is still considerable distance between myself and Fenrir so I fire another shot from my main weapon.

“GRRRRRAAAAWWWWRRRRRLLLLL!!”

More masses are again expelled but this time the size reduction is extensive reducing him to that of a slightly larger version of the smaller beasts.

“You think that just because I am no longer same size, I was when we first that you have won.”

“I never take my adversaries lightly. That does not change with regards to my battle with you.”

“That is good to hear. I will not relent.”

After finishing his statement, he lunges at me.

I drop my main weapon and prepare to receive Fenrir.

Fenrir lands on me and tries to bite at my neck.

I reach up and incapacitate his head by pinning it to my chest.

“Computer, I need you to analyze this enemy in my grasp to determine if there are any other spectral forms housed within.”

“Analysis complete master. Including the primary Soul of Black there is still twenty-seven remaining spectral forms housed within the entity.”

Still a few more to release.

Fenrir’s head wiggles around until it gets a little bit of freedom and clamps down on my arm.

I bring my arm back and punch him off me.

We both recover and ready an attacking stance opposite one another.

I jump into the air and gain more altitude as Fenrir tried to attack me.

The distance in the air allows me to distance myself from my main weapon and it reappears in my hands.

Steading myself in flight I ready another shot.

It should take one or two more shots to release the remaining spectral forms.

Steadying myself I fire my shot and it reaches its target again.

“AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”

It appears the final masses have been expelled from Fenrir but I should verify with computer first.

“Computer, confirm the remaining spectral forms within the beast you previously scanned.”

“There is only one Soul of Black remaining within that beast, master. All others have been expelled.”

Once I have received confirmation from computer, Fenrir regains his composure and attacks with a much greater ferocity than before.

Just as he leaps at me, I flip the switch on my exosuit’s main weapon and out comes four containment array orbs.

They form around Fenrir and trap him in a field to prevent his movement.

“Vitan, if I ever get free again you will regret not killing me.”

“Oh, your fate will be much worse than death. You will be joining the other Souls of Black that will be sent for destruction.”

As I complete my words to him, I bring out my main hand weapon and fire a shot to sedate him.