In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox (Greek: Αλωπεξ Τευμησιος (Alôpex Teumêsios)) was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught. The fox was one of the children of Echidna. It was said that it had been sent by the gods (perhaps Dionysus) to prey upon the children of Thebes as a punishment for some national crime. Creon, the then Regent of Thebes, set Amphitryon the impossible task of destroying this beast. He discovered a perfect solution to the problem by fetching the magical dog Laelaps, who was destined to catch everything it chased. Zeus, faced with an inevitable contradiction in fate turned the pair of beasts into stone. The pair were cast into the stars, and will remain there forever more.
uncatchable fox vs unavoidable dog
similar to..
unstoppable force hits an immovable object
What would happen if this situation arose?
I could translate this to my character by making him have impenetrable skin and a tail that could cut through anything.
The demon character could therefore not be killed by conventional means. The only way would be to cut/stab him with it's own tail, creating a paradox.
demons goal = survival
villagers goal = survival
storyline:
1) demon kills villages for food
2) villages retaliate and discover his impenetrable skin + cut-through-anything tail blade.
3) a villager thinks + discovers the paradox
4) he then stabs the demon with it's own tail, thus creating a paradox which makes the demon cease to exist.
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