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Rated: GC · Interactive · LGBTQ+ · #2338097

A giant sleeping, your biggest desire is to explore. What happens is not what you expected

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Chapter #4

After the journey your tired take a nap

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Elias reaches the pits finally after the long journey, a treacherous expanse of shadowed hollows and twisting crevices that marked the final stretch of his odyssey. He descends into their depths with a mix of reverence and resolve, unaware that the pits are the armpit of a slumbering giant. The uneven ground betrays him—his boots catch on gnarled roots and slick stone, and he gets tangled, ensnared by the very terrain he’d fought so hard to conquer. His heart pounds louder now, not just with exertion but with the sudden jolt of vulnerability, as he struggles to free himself from the grip of the earth. Exhausted from his journey, Elias, too tired to continue, decides to take a nap, unaware of the danger. The foul stench of the giant’s armpit overwhelms him, growing unbearable. His vision blurs, and the rancid air saps his strength, causing him to pass out. As he slumps into a deep, unintended sleep, the giant stirs faintly, and Elias, still entangled, succumbs to the toxic fumes, his life slipping away in the rugged, shimmering reward he fought so hard to reach.

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