[even during the day, the Lager woods were creepy. Maybe it was Tikbalang's influence, a way to keep nosy humans out of his woods. Or perhaps it was the Fog God's doing. Whatever the cause, the dappled sunlight didn't quite filter down to ground level, and the giggling made everything eerie.
Rin had long gotten used to it. He no longer got lost. The forest's keeper had taken pity on those poisoned by the fog god and allowed them refuge there as long as they were kind to it; took only what they needed, respected its flora and fauna. Rin could still get away with just eating animals, though every day, he felt his hunger for something else grow stronger and stronger. It would only be a matter of time before he had to do the unthinkable.
But for now, deer and rabbits and small game satisfied his needs.
The bushes to Yukio's right rustle and a doe jumps out, nearly running right into him in the process. The deer is panicked, fleeing like her tail is on fire. And it becomes immediately obvious what when something jumps out of the bushes after it. Something with black fur and bat-like wings, something with two tails and a snarling mouth. The deer makes a sharp turn, and the cat-like creature flares its wings to change direction]
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Rin had long gotten used to it. He no longer got lost. The forest's keeper had taken pity on those poisoned by the fog god and allowed them refuge there as long as they were kind to it; took only what they needed, respected its flora and fauna. Rin could still get away with just eating animals, though every day, he felt his hunger for something else grow stronger and stronger. It would only be a matter of time before he had to do the unthinkable.
But for now, deer and rabbits and small game satisfied his needs.
The bushes to Yukio's right rustle and a doe jumps out, nearly running right into him in the process. The deer is panicked, fleeing like her tail is on fire. And it becomes immediately obvious what when something jumps out of the bushes after it. Something with black fur and bat-like wings, something with two tails and a snarling mouth. The deer makes a sharp turn, and the cat-like creature flares its wings to change direction]