The golden-backed, red-bellied fish was tipped from the basket, revealing itself to be a demon. The moment it sprang free, it soared into the air before the pavilion, swelling to a monstrous size, tens of feet long. Its scales glinted like sharpened knives, its fins stood stiff as war banners, and from its mouth issued the pleading voice of a woman.
“Elder, I swear I will never harm another human again! Please, spare my life.”
The great,
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