Watch and wait for an opening

You’re pinned to the floor by a slimy, black tentacle snaking its way out of the shadows beyond the dim light leaking out into the corridor. In front of you, suspended spread-eagle in the air by four more tentacles, is Lia, your catkin party member. She’s currently wearing Blythe’s brown cloak over her muddy gown, although the garment is only loosely hanging on at this point. Her back is currently facing you, while directly in front of her is a single red eye that’s large enough to nearly fill the entire corridor. The eye looks like it’s floating in the darkness itself, instead of being attached to a body{if fight_option = 3}, and it’s squinting in pain from the damage your spear did to it{endif}. Off to the side, just out of reach, is your rusty {if@ sword = true}sword{elseif mace = true}mace{elseif spear = true}spear{endif}. Given the opportunity, you could probably stretch far enough to reach it.

Lia’s screams turned to growls after she was restrained. Now, your attention is called back to her by the sounds of whimpering. Just as you bring your eyes back to your suspended friend, a tentacle lifts the cloak from Lia’s shoulders and lets it fall to the floor with a light plop. It’s hard for you to see what’s happening from the back, but you can tell that the tentacle that removed her cloak has been joined by another around her chest. A third looks like it’s reaching up her skirt, pulling the fabric up against the back of her knees in the process.

“No! Please, don’t!” she shouts. She pulls against her restraints again, but it’s a futile effort. From the back and forth motions of the parts of the tentacles that you can see, you imagine they’re playing with her breasts and her pussy at the same time by fondling them over her clothes. At least, you hope, for her sake, that the tentacle between her legs isn’t penetrating her. If it isn’t yet, you think, it’s only a matter of time. This thing is straight out of a hentai. “I’m sorry, Goddess! Please forgive me!” Her screams are getting louder, and increasingly ****. Then, her voice suddenly cracks, and her words come out low and pleading. “I don’t want this… I… Mama… Please help me, Mama. Aieee!” The tentacles fondling her breasts tear up the fabric of her gown, presumably to gain better access to her tits. The gown is now held to her form only by your tunic scrap wrapped around her midsection. The tentacle between her legs has retreated now to start tearing at the bottom half of the gown. Starting from the left-hand side, you see the skirt rip at the hip, and the tear goes all the way through until the fabric drops to the floor, revealing Lia’s cute pink panties.

Lia screams like a final girl in a horror movie, and you can’t watch anymore. In one quick motion, you stretch out your arm and grab hold of your {if@ sword = true}sword{elseif mace = true}mace{elseif spear = true}spear{endif}. With your weapon in hand, you {if@ sword = true}slash{elseif mace = true}bash{elseif spear = true}skewer{endif} the tentacle pinning you to the floor and roll to your feet. {if fight_option = 1}An{else}Another{endif} unnatural roar shakes the ground as you charge in, slamming your {if@ sword = true}sword{elseif mace = true}mace{elseif spear = true}spear{endif} into one of the tentacles restraining Lia. Your momentum carries you forward, and you manage to do significant damage to several tentacles before coming face to face with the eye.

The good news is that you hear Lia hit the ground behind you. The bad news is that all of the tentacles that were on her are now pushing you right up into the eye. There’s a moment where all you can see is red, then black, and then you feel like you’re sailing sideways through the air. Your back slams against cold stone, and you look up into the white flame of a torch on the wall. In front of you lies a dark corridor, and in that darkness opens the same massive red eye as before. Rather than shooting out of the shadows, the black tentacles creep out this time, snaking slowly towards you from all angles.