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Reading Notes: Ramayana Part B - Kabandha

The two went on with their journey to find something and find a monster along the way.
The monster threatens them
They fight the monster eventually defeating it
The monster asks them to dispose of him in a certain way so that he may regain his humanity
The monster then gives him advice on their journey, specifically where to go to find help

The Witcher theme could work well here as well
The monster could be someone afflicted by a curse who then asks the witchers to free him of them
The monster could also be someone coerced into helping the primary antagonist

Alternatively, a sci fi theme may also work here
The monster could be a human stereotypically infested by some alien parasite
This could be the protagonists first contact with infestation
This would be kind of similar to the zerg infestation in starcraft or the flood in Halo
The terrans know about the zerg, but not that they can infest other species
In Halo however, they humans know full well about the flood infesting other species
The dying wish to be turned back into a human could be the human side of the infested gaining some control back as both he and the parasite are dying
This moment could be explained as the protagonists are going up to get a closer look at what they just fought and it starts speaking to them
The advice they give could point to either a place or a specific person or even weaponry to help on the journey
The monster could also be the result of an experiment of some crazy scientist that is being hunted

A zombie theme where the human part of the zombie regains some consciousness might be alright, but I’m kind of tired of zombies to be honest

Human Flood Combat Form H3
Halo Flood Human Combat Form
Source: Halo Nation

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