Lamia (S Rare Soubi no Niau Kanojo)

Lamia (ラミア) is a character from the Japanese manga series S Rare Soubi no Niau Kanojo. She is a monster who entered the real world from the mobile phone game Encircled Grimzelia and is the primary antagonist of the series. True to her name, she is a Lamia, or half-woman half-snake.

Characters Consumed

 * Yuki Ea
 * Yurina
 * Seko Daigo
 * Kirino
 * Yuki-Onna
 * Lolivia
 * Medusa
 * Yamada Rinko
 * Princess Titan
 * Utsugi Ami
 * Utsugi Riho
 * Kurusugawa Mayu
 * Kashiwagi Saori
 * Honoka
 * Marimo
 * Rin Mei
 * Karasu
 * Nanao Haruka
 * Rebecca

General
Lamia is a very wicked and driven monster who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Although she is willing to cooperate with other monsters and even humans, she ultimately sees them as nothing more than pawns for her own ends and will betray and devour them as needed. She is also self-assured in her abilities, believing there is no one who can defeat her. She usually takes great pleasure in devouring her prey, seeing them as nutrients for her to absorb and become stronger, while also savoring their flavor. When devouring Daigo, she does so somewhat reluctantly, believing he won't taste very good.

Motive
She has varying reasons for devouring her victims, but generally she does so in order to further her goal of creating a new generation of monsters, increase her own strength, eliminate those who stand in her way, or simply to sate her hunger.

Background
Lamia is an incredibly powerful monster from the world of Grimzelia who comes to the real world seeking the Second Demon King so she may procreate a new generation of monsters.

Chapters 16-20
After learning of Yuki Ea's ability to summon monsters from Grimzelia, Lamia plans to capture her and exploit her ability. Disguised as a normal woman, Lamia approaches Ea, Yurina, and Daigo and asks for Ea. After Ea identifies herself, Lamia changes to her true form and ensnares Ea with her tail. Lamia then pushes Ea into her predatory mouth and swallows her whole. Lamia attempts to leave, but is stopped by Yurina who wants to get Ea back. Yurina attacks Lamia, but she easily brushes it off and, seeing the fear in Yurina's eyes, declares that she will eat her as well.

Lamia quickly defeats Yurina by piercing her body with her tail. She then swallows Yurina with her predatory mouth as she had done with Ea. Inside Lamia's stomach, Yurina attempts to free herself and Ea, but Lamia stops her by activating several sharp appendages that spring forth from her stomach and pierce Yurina's body, rapidly depleting her strength and digesting her. Before Yurina succumbs, however, Lamia is attacked by Haruka, an ally of Daigo and Yurina, and the blow knocks Yurina out of Lamia's stomach.

Lamia then has a fierce battle with Haruka, from which she ultimately emerges victorious. With no one left to oppose her, Lamia leaves with Ea still inside her stomach. Lamia later releases Ea and forces her to summon monsters from Grimzelia.

Chapters 44-48
Lamia is confronted by Daigo, Yurina, and several of their comrades who have rescued Ea and wish to stop Lamia's evil plans. Lamia and her fellow monsters battle Yurina and the others as they wish to mate with Daigo who since been discovered to be the Second Demon King. During the battle, which becomes an all-out brawl, Lamia commands another monster girl to capture Daigo for her, on the pretense that she will be the first to mate with him. The monster girl successfully captures Daigo and throws him through the air towards Lamia. However, to the surprise of everyone, Lamia catches Daigo in her predatory mouth and swallows him. After consuming Daigo, she absorbs his Demon King powers, changing into a new form capable of self-procreation, which had been her goal all along. She then injects her eggs into most of Daigo and Yurina's comrades, using them as incubators for her offspring.

Shortly afterwards, Lamia is approached by her ally, Kirino, who praises her newfound power and revels in their plans for the future. However, Lamia promptly betrays her and engulfs Kirino with her mouth. Lamia states that she has no further use for Kirino and swallows her whole. Desiring more power, Lamia grabs her other allies Yuki-Onna, Lolivia, Medusa, and Yamada Rinko, pulls them into her mouth, and swallows them as well to absorb their abilities. Lamia then turns to Princess Titan and shoots out a large organic flap from her mouth, engulfing her. She pulls Princess Titan into her mouth and swallows her. Lamia then faces off against Yurina, Ea, and Haruka, the only three left to oppose her.

In the ensuing battle, Lamia's mouth is forced open by Yurina, after which Ami, Riho, Mayu, Saori, Honoka, Marimo, Rin Mei, and Karasu all forcibly enter her stomach to rescue Daigo. The eight manage to release him, forcing Lamia to spit him back out. However, Lamia maintains her form as she has permanently absorbed Daigo's Demon King powers and is still capable of producing eggs. Lamia also fully absorbs the other eight girls as they are crystallized inside her body.

As the battle continues, Lamia grabs Ea and Haruka with her tails and feeds them into her mouth, almost completely swallowing them. However, Lamia is quickly attacked from behind by Rebecca, her former minion who has been equipped with extremely powerful Gear, and she is forced to spit Ea and Haruka back out.

After being momentarily overpowered by Rebecca, Lamia delivers a critical blow and grabs hold of her. Lamia then injects digestive fluid into Rebecca's body, tenderizing her and making her tastier, making it clear to Rebecca that she had always planned on devouring her. Lamia then feeds Rebecca into her mouth and swallows her. As she absorbs Rebecca, Lamia's body begins to bulge and distort before she transforms once again, becoming even more powerful.

A short while later, Lamia engages in combat with Haruka, who has been upgraded with powerful equipment. Lamia easily evades her attacks and promptly swallows up Haruka with her tail. However, before Lamia can completely devour her, Haruka suddenly appears on the cusp of Lamia's tail. Lamia tries to swallow her again, but Haruka reappears once more, explaining that her Gear's skill allows her to transport herself outside of Lamia endlessly, thus blocking her predatory tail.

Lamia is soon after defeated by Yurina, who pierces her with a powerful blade. Lamia is reverted into a small lizard-like creature and everyone she had devoured is released from her body.

Method of Consumption
Lamia has a large "predatory mouth" located at the front of her body, right below her waist, where her snake half begins. After weakening her victims, she can feed them into her mouth and swallow them whole into her snake half. If need be, she can rapidly digest her victims by activating several pointed appendages that protrude from her stomach walls that then pierce her victims and inject digestive acids. Lamia is able to absorb the powers and abilities of whomever she devours.

After devouring Seko Daigo, Lamia transforms and grows several tails, which she can use to grab and ensnare her prey from mid-range distances and then force them into her mouth. She also becomes capable of firing out a large organic flap from her predatory mouth to ensnare her prey. Using this method, she can devour prey several times her own size, as seen with Princess Titan.

Lamia transforms once again after devouring Rebecca and absorbing her immense power. In this form, she possesses a long tail with a predatory mouth at the end. It has incredible suction and she can use it to swallow all forms of matter, people included. Alternatively, she can simply engulf someone with it and pull them into her body.

Appetite
Lamia has a voracious appetite and regularly devours many people. Although she generally does so for the practical purpose of furthering her goals, she does occasionally have bouts of hunger and will devour people to sate it. There is no limit to the amount Lamia can eat, as, aside from her organic stomach, Lamia also possesses a large seemingly infinite dimension inside her, which her prey can be transferred to.

Status of Swallowed Prey
Prey in her organic stomach generally remain conscious and can potentially affect an escape, though this is extremely difficult due to Lamia's immense strength (no character ever successfully escapes of their own volition) and they remain very much under threat of digestion. Lamia's weaker victims may fall unconscious, as seen with Ea. Her stomach juices are very acidic and can eat through a victim's clothes in minutes, leaving them naked. Prey in Lamia's infinite void are captured and encased in crystal by the monster Queen that resides inside Lamia. Presumably, they remain unconscious and trapped in the crystal for eternity or until they are rescued. In Daigo's case, he was only partially crystallized and was held in Queen's grasp.