
“Well, I have destroyed planets for less…”

“Well, I have destroyed planets for less…”

“It’s probably nothing more than a small tentacle.”

“Ohhhhh, I see. How unfortunate…”

“For them.”

The yokai didn’t need to guess whom Cinder was referring to — he already knew. He slouched deeper into his throne with a frown that seemed to hang from his face like a wet noodle.
“I am afraid so…”

“I am about to make this YOUR last summer!”

“The teeth of Aku are nigh indestructible! Of course, if I chipped one all I would have to do is shape-shift a replacement.
…
What, you can’t grow a new one? I thought humans shed and regrew their teeth every few years. Am I wrong?”

“Perhaps you are right. I feel as though my worries are about to end!”



“Not so fast, Mortal.”
The hacker’s laptop smoked and sparked as a black tentacle burst through the screen and wrapped itself around his neck in a tight choke hold. Then the Earth split open beneath his feet and he was yanked into the flaming depths below.
“Thou shalt not steal… from the Mighty Aku!”
