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Within the mounded KraKara tentacle, Freedom came to the realization that he was securely entrapped. He tried to move but couldn’t; he was encased within an elemental that was highly energized. It had to be the giant monster itself, he realized. It was trying to digest him, of course, but was having difficulty; in addition to a scattering of ordinary matter, as a dragon he was comprised of a close-knit grid of energy that bound him together into a cohesive whole that was as a reflexive defense adjusting to stay out of tune with his surroundings including KraKara, such that he was nearly impervious to forces brought against him.
The monster must have eaten other elementals before though, because Freedom was being subjected to an ever changing array of powerful forces, which was costing much energy to counter: too much energy, which he could feel being lost to the monster. Eventually this would wear even a dragon down completely. When he was unable to counter, his form would lose integrity and disintegrate. He tried to counter the monster’s efforts and absorb energy from it, but his efforts were too weak and clumsy, and only resulted in increased energy loss to the monster. He couldn’t even change form to decrease his surface area; that would take too much energy and could make him vulnerable for a moment. He certainly couldn’t teleport; that would take far too much energy. He was stuck, and he was doomed, unless help came from elsewhere.
What of his Chosen? He tried to reach George telepathically, but getting through the being that imprisoned him was impossible in his weakened state. He could only hope that his Chosen was doing better than he was, and would soon come to rescue him.
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