Octo is one of Fido’s Ghosts — a monstrous, volatile presence born of rage and unspoken guilt. He is not one of Anne’s ghosts — and she knows it. That gives her a kind of strength she never had with her own. And she doesn’t hesitate to use it. But Octo is not used to being challenged.

With more teeth than tentacles — and teeth even on the tentacles themselves — Octo is the most aggressive of the ghosts that roam the Desert. His eighth tentacle was severed by Fido in a previous encounter — and Octo has never forgiven him. He wears the wound like a crown — turning pain into power.

When the ghosts gather to judge Fido, Octo is the first to demand execution. His fury is absolute. He sees no use for mercy — especially when Anne tries to intervene. He nearly attacks her — but the ritual is interrupted by the theatrical entrance of Mr. Quirk.

Octo is not just a beast. He is a warning: that denied pain becomes violence.

– Tentacles = suffocating judgment, restless accusation

– Teeth = anger without reason

– Severed limb = a wound turned into identity

– Swollen silhouette = pride too big to contain

– Silence = not absence, but tension before an eruption

Each of us bears marks on our body from battles with this predator. His cruelty knows no limits, his heart is carved from stone, and the ruthless blows of his sword spare no beauty…

Do you see? Your guilt is absolutely and indisputably proven.

What, are you trying to make us look like monsters? What kind of normal ghost would go around hating a child?

Usually, terrible stories describe us as transparent, evil spirits who deal with the dead. But as you can see, we’re just ordinary beings like anyone else — and even beautiful.

📘 Book I

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📗 Book II

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📙 Book III

– Appears as the most aggressive and dominant figure among Fido’s ghosts

– Demands immediate judgment and nearly attacks Anne

– Is interrupted by the theatrical intervention of Mr. Quirk, who reveals the truth about the ghosts

– Gradually comes to accept his origins and begins to reconnect with Fido

– Changes — from judge to ally — and joins the group

– Plays a key role in the final part of the story, helping the heroes reach the new city beneath the volcano

– The missing tentacle may be the price paid for a failed attempt at revenge

– Unlike Anne’s ghosts, he doesn’t hesitate — he imposes

– His rage may be directed not just at Fido, but at the silence that followed

– When he disappears, no echo remains — as if his voice was never meant to stay