Come to Daddy

I feel the cold point on my back. Cutting my flesh. Hitting my bone. It is a sharp pain, but not the worst I've dealt with.

[Prayer to Fúria]

I can feel all of my pores widening and fur quickly growing. My bones shifting, my flesh bending and my muscles growing.

I can see the boy who shot at me. Easy prey, I can feel water dripping from my pointy teeth and pooling on my mouth, so much I cannot close it. 

A dash forward and a leap. That is enough to get to him. I can already FEEL my claw pier~. Did it not get into him? 

No matter, my teeth are next before he can react. I can taste it, but it isn't blood or human. I didn't even break the skin.

What is this coat he is wearing?

"Oh, Omar! There seem to be a misunderstanding." There is a bloodlust in his face so thick I can almost drown on it, "You're not the predator here."

He is drawing his bow. 

The black, thick, scales; The intimidating aura, the deadly tools. It almost looks like a beast of his one, like he incarnated a crocodile and I stepped in his range - My instincts tell me a clear message: RUN.

But my skull is thick, that won't do anything from this angle. 

Huh? 

A cold metal feeling strangling my back paw. I look down, between the paws.

[Floating Knight's Friend] 

What is this? A Chain? Where did this come from?

It is getting tighter …

TSK

I'll have to turn human to escape. 

I hate this feeling. It is like every bone is on the wrong place and I have to stretch every muscle.

Oh no! If I turned human, then

As I look ahead, I can see a blur getting past my face as I lift it. The arrow hits my ribcage. How lucky.

I still have 3 points. I can go back to prayer.

RAWRR

Sorry, Tarik. I'll leave Daniel for you and the pagan. I'll distract this one.

I dash into the city, making as many sharp turns as I can. I just need somewhere to amb~

To my left? What? Another chain? 

I managed to dodge it, but is he still close enough? Or is this someone else?

I run even fast, but I cannot go on any longer. Jaguars aren't fit for long stretches of running. 

HUFF HUFF 

Where is he? He cannot be close, I may have a chance to ambush him? My body wants me to move already. What is this feeling?

I take a breath and pay attention to my hearing. 

Behind me. Already? 

I manage to barely dodge. It scrapes my knee. 

Where is he? My body is squirming. What is this? I cannot contain my rage? 

No, that is not it. What is this? 

I look at every direction, I check every sound. Where is he? What is this feeling? My body wants to move. Do I want to kill him this bad? 

His words come back to me.

"You're not the predator here."

My blood is rushing. 

I've been to war. Countless battles, lost so many comrades, and you're telling me I should be afraid of this little kid?

NO! I'm not scared! 

AAAARR

I'm gonna murder him! I'm the menace!

RAAWWR

GRRRRRRR

Just test your theory. Show me you're the predator. 

I can't run to the gate into the forest. Choke points like that are the best for traps.

…

The first hint of your scent and you are dead meat. 

I'm
 going
 to
 enjoy
 every
 bi~

HUH? A sound to my right?

HUFF HUFF

HUFF HUFF 

 Good thing I ran. I'm sure I'd have died there. I cannot take many mo~ 

Snif 

No. It can't be. My heart is once again pounding. 

Is this him ahead of me? 

"Jumping at someone's opening of a door. What a cute, scared cat."

The third chain. I'm too chocked to move. It snares my paw, and once again I have to turn human to dodge. But a fourth one takes me by my stomach. 

That is it. There is no hope. He draws bow. 

I still have a last point, but I don't have anything to do. 

His arms were wobbling, and his eyes are wavering, but … 

There is no hope. My heart settles. Looks like he is truly a predator.