A Very Short Story
"I believe I have underestimated you" the young champion remarked. His opponent did not reply. The man waved his bat high above his head, sending it down with a thundering crash. He missed.
"I have yet to be defeated by those much bigger than you!" he shouted. Still, there was no response. The enemy's big eyes stared up as his feet scrambled backwards. He backed onto something thin and sticky. He climbed.
The fear was evident in the hero's eyes. The audience too, was quivering. They had never seen their hero so threatened before. The young man gathered his courage and swung. Stifled gasps could be heard throughout the crowd.
The opponent lay dead. He was a harmer of no one, but an enemy of all. His body lay crushed beneath the bat, his eight legs splayed and lifeless.
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