Peer closer.

"No... I don't think we're understanding this right," you reply. "You said elementals don't feel anything, right? They're mindless? But I can feel something from this beast."

"You're sensing emotion?" Snow asks.

You turn to see the naked cat, though she has since put back her ninja mask back around her nose and mouth. Your eyes peer up and down her body as you wonder why she'd think to cover up in such a way first, though it is strangely attractive.

"I'm gonna try something," you say.

"Are you sure?" she asks with concern.

"Trust me. Like Stax said. I'm the Demon King, and we gotta save them." Wielding Lauo, you sprint into the water, leaving Yin behind with the rest. As you pass Vivi who has nearly reached the shore, she takes hold of your arm and causes you to stop. It's a strange position with her standing on the surface, while you're about knee-deep in the water.

"Take this," she says. "Water Walk." From the hand against your skin, a travelling wave of magic wafts over your body like a sparkling aura. It dissipates rather quickly, leaving you wonder if it did anything at all, though you've certainly taken note of what Vivi has been doing. You take a strange step up, and when you attempt to bring it back down, it stops immediately on the surface of the water as if it were as hard as stone. Using that, you lift your other foot next, and before you know it, you're standing side-by-side with the witch.

"Thanks," you reply with a smile.

"I've got your back, go!"

You nod and begin sprinting yet again. It feels amazing to breeze over the surface of the lake like a sheet of glass.

With flailing, spindly tendrils in all directions above, you stare down the writhing blob of translucent mass with your sword in-hand. "Hey, what about me?" you taunt. "I might not be a sexy fantasy babe, but check me out!" You attempt to draw its attention towards you. There are no eyes, though you can feel it staring you down regardless. Waves move strangely beneath your feet while the magic keeps you above the surface. Meanwhile, the sky is filled with the gasps and moans of girls struggling against the erotic grappling from the beast's appendages.

Then it finally makes its move. A tentacle lashes out to grab your weapon arm, whether it's coincidence or strategy to disarm you. You let it succeed, however, even with this strike being a simple task for you to dodge. With it tight around your forearm, you bring up your empty hand, wiggle your fingers, and then slap it against the strange aquatic flesh. It feels as if you're smacking up against the surface of some water, though your hand doesn't pass through. It's somewhat comparable to Jelly in that sense. though the fluidity is far closer to water than slime.

You proceed to shout, pushing the maximum amount of mana the following spell allows. "Pleasure!"

As the magic spreads through every last inch of the so-called elemental's watery form, you watch as a wave of aggressive shivering starts at your hand, and travels to the body, and then out to the tips of the tentacles. The translucent blue quivers. It's like you've sent an earthquake through the beast. Much to your trapped companions' dismay, the grasp around them not only tightens but vibrates as well, sending them into elation for the brief moment this spell affects it. But then, each girl drops into the lake one by one. It releases you as well.

Wiggling about, the creature finally recovers. The two of you stand opposite of one another.

It then makes another move. Albeit more hesitant this time, two tendrils come towards you. With a quick strafe atop the lake's surface, you grab one of them in a squeezing grasp, and once again you shout, "Pleasure!"

Even more this time, the beast quivers wildly. It's as it was before--a quake of shaking travelling through to every tip of its body. Though this time, it goes on longer, and it begins to flail even more than before. Larger waves are thrown out and over the lake, sending some of the girls back, though you narrowly hop over the top of each like a Mario Party minigame. This is all as the beast itself shrinks. The tendrils pull back into a swirling mass of water which becomes smaller and smaller, until finally...