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    ~Prologue~

    A soft sadistic growl escaped my lips as crimson eyes flashed in the darkness. “You’re too slow.” I whispered to the pinned clefairy, flashing a fang before it dug into the small throat, cutting off the frightened squeal.

    “Shizuki, must you be so cruel to your prey?” A voice from behind me spoke. I lifted my muzzle from the corpse, midnight black fur covered in fresh blood.

    “I’m not being cruel, I’m simply having fun.” I responded, digging back into the now desecrated body, the sounds of flesh ripping and small bones snapping echoed through the tunnels of Mount Cornet.

    A tongue came by to lick my muzzle, making me smirk as I ate but I continued on. “Didn’t your mother ever teach you to share?” The voice asked and I scowled, leaning up and allowing the Glaceon to daintily pick off the flesh, and yet she still managed to seem savage about it. She was too thin, her ribs poked out from beneath her light blue fur and my scowl deepened.

    “Lilith…” I muttered while nudging her gently and a soft purr arose in her throat.

    “Shizuki you worry too much.” I took a step back and opened my mouth fractionally, taking in the dank air of this tunnel. Of course I worried, as gruff as I may have seemed she was my mate and I wasn’t going to do anything to endanger her life or the one she carried within her womb.

    My umbreon ears twitched, the glowing pulse circles on my body casting a faint glow to the darkness as I listened for the smallest of sounds. There!

    I turned quickly and dashed out of the tunnel into a much larger cavern where the noise I had heard originated from. My crimson eyes narrowed in the darkness, assessing my surroundings as I searched for food. There on the floor was a Pikachu, an oddity in this terrain but who was I to question a miracle such as this? The Pikachu looked wounded as it leaned against a rock, licking a small wound on one yellow paw. Its ears perked up the moment I took a step foreword, my paw accidentally pushing a small stone across the smooth floor.

    “Is anyone there?” It called out in a small quivering voice. Yes, the perfect prey. I made no sounds but the Pikachu had already spotted me, the glowing circles on my body giving me away. I continued on, and, the moment I made a move the Pikachu got on all fours, watching me with wary eyes. “Go away.” It growled and I smirked, pressing forward but this time walking towards it on all fours.

    “No.” Was my simple reply and I lunged for it. Surprisingly the Pikachu gave no fight and I realized immediately why once my fangs had snapped the neck.

    The pikachu was a scrawny little thing, no much bigger than a pichu and I growled as I felt the small pulses of electricity fade. This was hardly a meal and, with a quick decision I knew this kill was for Lilith.

    I dragged the corpse back, the blood leaving an unfortunate trail to where Lilith lay, her ribs so prominent as well as the bulge in her abdomen. “Here, eat.” I said gruffly, moving the food towards her. She got up and with a small smile and graciously dug into the flesh.

    Lately, for no apparent reason, the food supply had begun to run dangerously low, so low where only the ruthless survived. That’s where I came in. Lilith was too kind to hunt anything more than remoraid and magikarp, but I could do more and I did. I hunted everything and anything that would supply her and our baby with food, it didn’t matter, it could be a defenseless little pichu, I didn’t care. I loved my mate and I would do anything to keep her alive.

    My eyes narrowed and I growled, turning to the opening of our tunnel to see a houndoom standing there, an even louder and vicious growl in its throat.

    “Food.” The male snarled and opened its maw, revealing a frightening red and yellow glow that could be recognized as flamethrower.

    “Lilith run.” I whispered to the glaceon who had taken a step back, her ears laid flat against her head and eyes widened.

    The houndoom in front of me took one step forward, maw aglow with fire, reminding me that at the moment I was in the prey position with my pregnant mate, and then we ran.

    Down the narrow tunnels of Mount Cornet I could feel the searing heat on my back as I ran behind Lilith, making sure she was safely in my view. The pounding of my heart was all I could hear as my paws thudded on the ground, and then, a horrible realization. The houndoom had simply been herding us.

    With a quick flamethrower attack to the ceiling there was a thunderous roar and the rocks began to fall. The floor trembled beneath us as we ran, at the moment all arrogance of my skills left far behind.

    By the time I had noticed the blur in the corner of my eye it was too late. Lilith was tackled by a second houndoom and before I could even register what had happened her throat was within his maw, exactly the way I had kill the clefairy from earlier.

    “Lilith!!” I screeched, running to her but the houndoom on our heels barked loudly and reminded me I was still prey. I turned slowly, my mind not thinking, only reacting; even then it was too late for me. A sinister red beam was aimed straight for me, and by the time I had realized what had happened, I was caught.

    Damn.

    ~End Prologue~