Manticore
It possessed the powerful body of a lion, its muscles rippling with a terrifying strength. But unlike any ordinary lion, its head was a grotesque parody of a human – a cruel, twisted visage that spoke of its taste for human flesh. The Manticore’s true terror lay in its tail. No ordinary appendage, it was a deadly weapon – a barbed stinger, tipped with venomous spikes, capable of launching like a deadly arrow.
This monstrous hybrid, the Manticore, earned its name – a chilling translation from the Persian tongue, meaning “man-eater.” Its very existence was a cautionary tale, a monstrous embodiment of humanity’s darkest fears.
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