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"AAAAAGGGHH! DON'T EAT MEEEEE! PLEASE FORGIVE MEEEEEEE!"
The Original Nightmare Curse Fragment believed he was being devoured, but the moment he plunged into the darkness, he found himself floating in an endless cosmic void. He looked around in awe.
"Huh? Wait… I'm fine…"
Yet he soon realized his soul and very existence were now bound by black chains formed from Elayne's shadows, permanently marking him as her "Pet."
With a wave of her hand, Elayne summoned him back.
"Huh?! I'm out! Master, you've forgiven me and made me your second-in-command?! I knew you wouldn't reduce a great being like me to a mere pet— Huh?"
To his disbelief, he had become a tiny black octopus hatchling with one large red eye and four chubby little tentacles. He looked utterly adorable and no bigger than a house cat.
"Hm! Now this is much better," Elayne said with a nod, gently petting his head. "From now on, your name will be Little Erebus."
