[HH2025] Unleashed Beast.

 

A lonely nyulop named Shuri was sitting by a lake peacefully enjoying his own company while reading a book, just as he often does to avoid the reality a little, daydream about fake scenarios and entertain himself when bored. He's used to read surrounded by nature so he usually don't lose focus in the middle of the reading, but the nyulop heard a weird rustle from some bushes nearby that caught his attention, so he diverted attention and looked around to spot what was possibly making said noise, but in the end just decided to ignore it because 'it must've been the wind anyways'.

Returning to mind his own business, Shuri focused again on his book. This specific chapter was incredibly tense, the main character was facing a big decision and filling the pages with an exciting tension, a decision that would change absolutely everything in their life and rule the trajectory of the history. All this tension on the pages contributed to his lack of attention to his surroundings... a luros was lurking in that bush, just waiting for the perfect moment to jump on him.

The nyulop got a bit scared at first, but fortunately it was just a pup trying to play tag with him, as it seemed... The pup sniffed his leg and headbutted him gently. 'Ouch' Shuri grumbled light heartedly, closed his book and then got up to play along.

The nyulop chased the pup, and tagged it. The creature layed on his back wagging his tail, enjoying the playtime, it was all fun and games because Shuri forgot that every pup has a mom to protect it. A big luros with an agressive posture showed up just in time to witness the scene of a finley with his paws on top of her childs belly, it was its mother.

Fear took over the playful atmosphere, Shuri stumbled on his own feet while the huge creature advanced towards him. In a matter of seconds, the luros teeth were sunken in the nyulop's leg. Her pup ran away, being followed by her after a deep scary growl.

Shuri could still run even with his leg hurt, he proceed to hide himself behind some boxes in an outdoor warehouse. He felt a strange sensation, something was building up inside him... A feeling, an emotion, some kind of an uncontrollabe frenzy on his guts. The nyulop began to shake, holding his own head while feeling his body tremble weak and change against his will. The bleeding wound was hot, and the circulating blood was even hotter... The strong, accelerated heartbeat was echoing in his mind while he was transforming into a luros himself. Fur began to grow, claws were getting sharper, teeth tearing the gum on his mouth, followed by the pain of his muscles stretching to match the shape of his new body. 

Long drawn-out minutes passed by, and the transformation was finally complete. All the suffering was gone along his rationality. Shuri, now a luros possessed by rage, left his hiding spot sniffing around the ground and looking for a pray. It was hunting time for the newborn beast.

 

 

Meanwhile Yuri was serenely walking around with his nephew Anya, who was under his care while his sister was missing. It was a common schedule for them to walk around the town to feel the breeze and enjoy the movement.

Around Remy's farm everything seemed calm, until a finley affected by lycantrophy caught them by surprise. It stealthily approached from behind the adult Atralit and abruptly jumped performing an attack, knocking him down to the ground. A loud 'AGH!' could be heard from him. With a big bite, it ripped a piece of Yuri's skin with brutality, and after that, its sharp teeth kept going for Yuri's throat not just once, but twice, and then thrice... The astralit writhed in agony, he tried to push it out using the gravity but his magic wasn't strong enough to levitate the creature completely while in pain.

Anya was completely petrified and didn't know what to do... her uncle was being bitten by a creature and for some reason wasn't defending himself properly. The tought of helping her uncle was there on her little head but the fear of being bitten was screaming louder.

At a moment like this one, the Astralit would've fought back if dealing with a random luros, but anyone could see this luros that attacked him was just someone who got bit and was now completely out of control. Yuri didn't want to hurt this guy. His mind began to blur out and as he was losing blood he realised violence was, in fact, the only way to get rid of the animal right now. If he pushed the luros out at once, it would take a bigger piece of his neck with it, capable of killing him through hemorrhage.

Yuri locked his jaw and clenched his fists, aiming for the luros stomach. A single strong punch was enough to make Shuri, the agressive luros, open its mouth and let go off his neck with a painful cry, that after a couple of seconds limped away to some bushes nearby. The astralit remained thrown on the floor while the hot blood ran through his skin. There were hair tufts from his fluffy neck everywhere, some of them embedded in dark red plasma and some still graceffully gliding through the air.

U-unkie?' The tiny pink astralit walked to her uncle, trembling with her tiny hoofs stumbling on eachother and tears welling up her eyes.

With the adrenaline slowly leaving his body, Yuri took a deep breath, sat up and replied to his nephew 'I'm fine little sunshine, I just-' Before even finishing the phrase, he felt a sharp, sharp pain in his neck and pressed it immediately. 'Shit.' The wound was gushing blood.

'I'm s-scared' Anya hugged his free arm sideways 'I don't want to get bitten and don't want you to get bitten either'.

I know, and i won't let anything bite you... can you help your uncle get up?' Yuri spoke in a weak, trembling voice, and the tiny astralit lent a hand helping him to get up. '...I need some help with my neck, quick, let's get going'

Anya, still silently crying from the anxiety and fear, nodded to him and didn't let go of his hand from the moment she helped him to get up till the moment they found someone to help him with his open wound.