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#1 Ambush

There was a meadow of evergreen that goes far beyond that reached the border of the mountains. The greenery touched the edges of the forest where different creatures lived. Animals go in and out of the trees to enjoy the delights that the meadow offers to those who eat its bountiful grasses or to play in the peaceful field where there are hardly any predators that prey on the weak, except for the pitiful slimes.

Slimes within this evergreen land are known to be pitiful compared to their superior counterpart that contains a gem within their bodies. Given a weaker vessel with less potent acidic fluid which makes it harder for these creatures to hunt since they are easily squashed and eaten. Though the slimes are weak, they are persistent little bastards that try to attack, ambush, and capture any prey to be consumed by their everlasting hunger, except they don’t have any potent offense or defense to make a difference upon their foes. These slimes don’t have an everlasting hunger, they are just hungry because of the difficulty to eat, especially since it is common for them to die quickly by any creature whether it be small or big. If the slimes did survive long enough, they gain some unusual abilities which are so simple that is to the foundation of every living being, not actual abilities, but the aspects such as the body, mind, and soul. This is also why the reason they die, the bigger the prey, the better which to late to realize how weak they are against these foes

To compensate for these pitiful slimes’ survival through the purity of the land that produces them in bountiful quantities, and due to its neutral energy, these slimes are born. It also shows how plentiful the land is for all creatures……..

One bright morning, a brownish rabbit hops toward the meadows. Searching for food to quench its hunger. It went to the same spot as last time when the little critter found it within a group of flowers. A seed is famously known by critters is called “Yummy Abundance”.

The rabbit encountered the seed when it was frolicking around the field until it hopped towards the bed of flowers. The little critter stumbles upon a seed that smells wonderful and somehow yummy for the nose. It dug into the ground and ate the seed with quick and agile motion, making sure it is inside the mouth. The hunger was fulfilled and hopped away happily.

Today, it went back and tried its luck if there are any left. Hopping within the bed of flowers while smelling to find the seed’s location without knowing that there is a creature hiding among the flowers.

The hidden half of its body with dirt and a jiggling motion can be seen if one looks at it closer. Seeing tiny ripples it made on the surface of the body with dirt sticking on its side. A bluish color with a round and almost translucent body. It was a slime, waiting for its prey to come closer. To pounce, capture, and devour for its hunger to be quenched and needs nutrients for its growth. The slime hunger… since it hadn’t eaten for a long while.

The brownish rabbit went closer to where the slime is hiding. Hopping towards its own demise while sniffing for such delicious food. It did not detect any scent since this slime has none. Unaware of how close the rabbit is, the bluish blob pounce at its prey. Spreading its body a little to capture it in a net-like way.

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The rabbit notice a shadow on its back and was surprised when a bluish thing came down at its back. The critter rolled backward from the impact while the slime smothered the prey with its body. Trying to eat it whole, the rabbit was shocked for a short moment and was able to regain its proper state of mind.

The rabbit shakes its body fast and chaotic, kicking and jumping all around to make the slime slightly move away from the back to its side. The little critter knows that the pitiful slimes of the meadows are to be messed with since their bodies don’t have a strong acidic effect and can’t spread its body widely. If it spread widely, it will only be a detriment due to how low of the length of control it has, making death closer if it can’t be contracted to its original form quickly. Slimes with a core are much more versatile to control their bodies since the core can regenerate a part of their body without causing a huge loss compared to the pitiful slimes without a core which losing a part of their body can be considered a huge loss and might cause death. The slime with a core can produce faster, while the pitiful slime is slower and relies on its natural growth process.

Once the slime slid to the side of the rabbit, it immediately kicked away the slime from its body, then went towards it. The little critter delivered blow by blow of kicks toward the slime, giving it no time to escape.

The slime struggled to move against the barrage of attacks from this furred opponent. It wanted to deliver an attack since it was so hungry. It hadn’t eaten for days. The slime carried out its plan of the ambush after finding out that the rabbit goes into that specific type of bed of flowers every day. It became a common sight for the slime, especially when it was hunting and foraging for food.

The bluish slime’s first idea wasn’t to hunt that rabbit, it became possible after seeing a fellow slime who is successful in hunting a critter. The shape of the animal was small, has a big bushy tail on its back, and the fur is a mix of color of brown, black, and a little bit of gray of color in some parts of the body, it was a squirrel. So, maybe it thought that it is possible to hunt this furry little animal since one of its kind achieved it. The slime stalked, followed, hide, and waited after half of its body is covered in the ground and the other in the dirt. It got inspired by a moving red rock with 8 legs and two big mouths raised on the side, crawling around the meadow and digging underneath the ground to hide from disturbance.

The slime somehow believed it was right, a success that is near to being grasped. It was sure that the little critter will be caught and consumed, but what did the slime get? A failed plan and a one-sided beat-down. It almost got squashed and rip apart from the strong kicks of the rabbit. Fortunately, the slime push down the instinct of attack and focused on its defenses by hardening and compacting its body as strong as possible against the barrage of impacts. Although it was an effective decision to solely defend, it wasn’t enough to be unscathed. Some parts of the body have been ripped apart, dying the ground with pale blue liquid.

The slime started to tremble once it got fatally damaged, an injury that is serious that it is in a state of collapse which is also a sign of death. There was no other choice for the slime when the outcome is clear, it continued to hold on and defend with all its might.

The barrage continued, slapping and bashing with kicks that came from high and low. The rabbit was talented in delivering significant blows. It was sure that it is close to killing the slime with anger from being ambushed for being prey by this slime, but then a whiff of smell caught the attention of the rabbit. It stops the kick from the moment of impact.

The little critter turned around and sniff the air. It was somewhat frowning at something. Finally, the rabbit hopped towards that smell, and upon tracing the smell, it also stumbled upon the seed. It was underneath those group of flowers.

The slime was left alone, evidently jiggling, trembling so much that it is almost about to collapse. Thankfully, It survived another day. Another day of hunger that is…

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