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Why there was an aquatic theme, it was hard to tell. Perhaps it was a particularly rainy month, or it was just the right part of the right season.

Either way, this youma had fed and was 'digesting' it's meal of a starseed before returning to the rift, enjoying – perhaps – some vestige of it's former humanity. It was a big one – Feline, like the others, but it's long body did not stop at its leonine legs – it continued, tapering like some kind of slimy eel, down into a long, serpentine tail. It's neck was thick, blending into it's head in a way that indicated that this one, unlike the catfish creatures, was usually fully aquatic.

Perhaps that was why it rested in the alleyway, it's bulky, oozing body not quite fitting. The ooze, of course, evaporated when it smeared on the walls, a thing of darkness and chaos and not of biology. But, on its body, it was slick and nasty.

Nearby was the body of a human, it's life energy devoured. Perhaps it, too, would be a youma, maybe one of the catfish spawn of this creature, if it indeed spawned. It was hard to tell with youma. It rumbled, stretching. It was almost time to return home.

The youma turned lazily around at the call, it's long tail flopping slimily as it paused in it's lumbering. It loped around, considering the senshi thoughtfully.

Well... it could always use dessert.

It arced its tail and then, with a slapping sound, slopped a blob of it's ooze at her before turning around completely, humming to itself quietly. Tunelessly – all tunes it once might have known were forgotten when it became... this.

It watched her, blinking its beady, glowing eyes in the dim light, seemingly amused that it's sludge had missed its mark. Ponderously, it came forward, exiting the alleyway bit by bit. It opened its tooth-filled mouth and yawned, a great 'whumph'. It didn't really care what the powered being did. It was fed, and lazy, and it was sure that there was no threat.

If it could wonder, it might wonder if she was even worth its bother, but it had decided she was, and so it trundled out of its hole, slowly, steadily, patiently. It was clear, though, that there was a good deal of power in this one...

It moved its head slightly, not seeming to be phased by the blow, nor seeming particularly concerned.

It blinked, perhaps in surprise, and did not move. Suddenly, it tensed, and an electrical, painful charge came through the slime covering its body as it watched the senshi's reaction, it's tail slopping the walls of the alley that still contained it as it watched, sluggishly curious, as it's electrical power took effect.

'Blop'

Was the sound the garbage bag made as it and its contents struck and nearly stuck to the slime of the youma's body.

'Slup'

Was the sound of the garbage bag falling, wetly, to the slicked ground.

'Squelch'

Was the sound the Youma made as it slowly trundled out of its alleyway hideout. It yawned, revealing its rows of sharp teeth, before wiggling once and fixing Ubasti with a slightly more awake beady-eyed stare. Well, she wouldn't go away and let it get back to its nap, so maybe it should deal with her before its master became annoyed... Yes. It thought this was a good idea.

Goop

The garbage can became immersed in the creature's copious slime, and squished to a stop. The youma stared at it impassively before simply continuing onwards, the trash can shoved out of its way and ignored. The youma looked back at Ubasti, yawning languidly as it continued its advance.

And then, suddenly, it was no longer languid. It surged forward with a bizzare sound of breaking liquid, it's stubby claws out as it charged at Ubasti, it's needle-toothed mouth open and big enough to swallow her whole...