Many times, I nearly died.

One bite sent me into a world of brume and cold for three days.

One sting froze my body into a block of ice for four days

Twice bitten in one night, I visited the Land of the Dead and walked among them.

Yet, I survived. Each time stronger than the time before.

Creatures and monsters, bit, stung, and cut.

In the end, I was the deadliest one.

The Centipede of Biwa,

For many, many years, those living around Lake Biwa (Biwa-ko), the largest freshwater lake in Japan, told stories about a man-eater creature that liked to hunt by the lake.

From the moment they could walk, all children living near Lake Biwa would be warned about the giant centipede with a taste for human...

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