The darkness swallows me whole, leaving no light what so ever. I close my eyes, waiting for my death when a growl sounds and I feel something yank at my leg. I rip my eyes open and see his long, scaly, black tentacle wrapping itself tightly around my right leg. His crimson eyes glow brightly within the darkness and the fear of confinement floods back into my bones.

"Let go of me!" I try to scream, but no sound can be heard within the abyss. I struggle to get free from his grip as I can feel myself being lifted in the opposite direction from where I fell. I thrust my left leg into his tentacle, pushing hard to get him to let go. I want him to scream in pain and reel back, allowing me to fall once more.

But he does not, he keeps his grasp on me, tightening it the more I fight. I bite my bottom lip and kick his tentacle with my left leg again, I refuse to be captured by him again.

Instead of letting me go, he chuckles. His deep and raspy voice echoes within the abyss, bouncing off of the rocks and walls of the hole. That's it!

I try to shift my weight to one side and grab a hold of a root sticking out from the rock wall, if I can swing, maybe I can loosen his grasp on me and set myself free! I successfully latch onto the root and hold on tightly to it. His tentacle continues to pull my leg, but my grip stays strong. Pain shoots from my right leg, being a human rope in a game of tug of war is not as fun as it seems.

I let go of the branch, for my body would surely tear from the strain if I had held on any longer. I swing from one side of the abyss to the other. I ram into the rock wall on the opposing side of the wall with the root sticking out from it. I push off of the rock wall and swing to the otherside, I continue the actions as he continues to pull me away from my freedom.

"Dead or alive... you, young one... are coming with me." His deep and raspy voice echoes through the abyss once more, a hint of laughter laced within it this time.

"You are delusional if you think I will let you take me again!" I yell up at the enemy that awaits me. I finally feel his grip loosening from my leg and I take my chance to attack once more. I jam my left leg into his tentacle with all my might, hitting his point of weakness.

He lets out a shrilling screech and his grip on my right leg releases completely. I plummet towards the bottom of the endless abyss, outstretching my arms and close my eyes, feeling the wind against my body.

Soon, I will be free.

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Word Count: 500 words.