Heart-Eating Ghost

Shannon fell silent for a long while before slowly saying, "Because he once sent one of his monsters to attack the royal palace."

"A monster?" Angel looked at Shannon in confusion.

"It was a terrifying humanoid monster, enormous in size, tall enough to reach the ceiling of this hall." Shannon continued describing the creature: its huge mouth resembled a crocodile's, its fangs curled inward, and its gray skin faintly revealed the bluish-purple veins beneath. It had no nose bridge, only five neatly arranged nostrils. Its eyes were enormous, yet it had only one.

After hearing Shannon's description, Angel seemed to think of something. He used illusion magic to conjure the image of a small Magic Beast on the table. Its appearance was almost identical to what Shannon had described.

"Like this?" Angel asked.

Shannon was startled when she saw the illusion, but when Angel questioned her, she realized that he seemed to be using some method to recreate the monster's appearance.

"It's very similar, though its skin seemed a little darker than this one of yours, sir." After examining it carefully, Shannon made the distinction.

Understanding dawned in Angel's eyes, and he gestured for Shannon to continue.

Shannon said, "That monster came to the capital and attacked the royal palace. It was vicious beyond measure, often ripping out a person's heart with a single claw before devouring it on the spot... That night, it killed nearly one-tenth of everyone in the palace."

When Angel heard that the monster loved eating hearts, he became even more certain of its identity.

"It was a Gomito. In more common terms, it is called a Heart-Eating Ghost." Angel paused. "Generally speaking, Heart-Eating Ghosts do not belong to this world. They are summoned creatures. But they are relatively low-grade, not very intelligent, and their appearance