"Nice one!" He says as the large blade finally cleaves through the apendage.

Kicking the severed limb aside, Noctis also spots the other tentacle rounding for another blow.

"Hey! What are you- !" Noctis gapes for a moment as the other man intends to shield him from the oncoming attack and then his jaw sets, the situation triggering something in him.

No more sacrifices.

"Don't be stupid!" He yells. Whether Id catches the fact that he hit a nerve is up to question. "I don't need your protection!"

Noctis runs out from behind the man, bringing the blade up in a series of quick slashes, each one cleanly slicing right through the descending tentacle and littering the ground around them with chunks of sea monster flesh.

The sword vanishes and a pair of spectral daggers appear in his hands.

"We'll get nowhere just hacking off its arms. We gotta go for the source- help me find its head!"