Brace Yourself
From Create Your Own Story
You lower yourself into a crouch and your claws tighten their grip into the solid darkness at your feet, ready for anything.
The creature’s eyes close to slits and in an instant, throws itself into the air, extending two claws towards you…
In that split second as you dodge quickly to the side, you identify it as a Persian.
It’s like no Persian you’ve ever seen. Of course, it’s not like you’ve had a chance to see any, but you know what they’re supposed to look like, and this one looks absolutely nothing like it should.
Instead of having creamy-colored fur, it’s completely black, with little puffs of darkness spewing from its flanks every so often, like smoke. Its whiskers look charred, and the gem on its forehead is dark purple and cracked.
As it lands, it spins and opens it mouth to let out such an ear-shattering screech that you’re convinced must have beaten a world record or something.
For a few precious seconds, your sight loses focus and a headache crashes through you. As things settle again, the Persian launches itself at you and scratches your side in rapid succession. You leap away from its Fury Swipes, and curse yourself as you stumble.
