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‘What have I done…’
You were shaking, your hands covered in blood as you took in the scene you just created.
A man, not older than 30, was lying motionlessly on the street, in a pool of his own blood.
He came out of a dark alley while you were minding your business and attacked you while trying to grab your backpack.
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It is known that there are three types of reactions a person can have when faced with danger: flight, fight or freeze.
You had always been the third type, but that evening something inside you snapped.
And you fought. Hard.
It was your first time getting attacked, and your first thought was ‘he’s going to kill me’.
You wouldn’t let that happen.
When he realised you were putting up a fight, he took out a kitchen knife, and once you saw it, your fear doubled and so did your strength.
He was clearly not good at wielding it and you managed to grab it immediately, slicing your hand in the process; you broke out of his hold and pressed the knife to his stomach in one fluid motion.
Time seemed to stop in that moment, your eyes locked with the ones of your attacker, or better… your prey.
Slowly he lowered his eyes to see the wound, you stabbed higher than what you thought and punctured his lung.
Once you realised what you did, you jumped back, letting go of the knife immediately, as if that could change what happened.
The man was in pure shock, kneeling as he let out a few wheezes only to just collapse on the street.
You killed a man.
“NOOO YOU BITCH, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?”
Someone behind you screamed, with tears in his eyes. He must have been his friend.
He pulled out a gun, and, in that moment, you returned to being the type of person who freezes.
You stared at the gun as it shot a bullet through your forehead. And, in your last moments, you looked unmoving at death.
Like a deer in headlights. Or better, a doe.
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You felt…weird. Like you were being swallowed by a black hole. As the seconds passed, you gained more and more consciousness.
And you realised what was happening immediately.
You were falling. Fast.
‘WHAT THE-‘
You didn’t have time to properly react, not that there was much you could have done to prevent such a brutal fall.
The impact shattered some bones, but, surprisingly, you could feel that they were readjusting themselves. Not that it hurt any less.
Once you felt like you could safely stand up, you took a look around. In front of you there was a city.
Everything was covered in red, even the sky.
Speaking of which, you raised your head to see a pentagram shining and a bright white light further away. It looked like- oh. Heaven.
‘So this… alright.’
You took a deep breath, but nothing could stop the tears from forming in your eyes.
You were in hell.
You killed a man.
Monster.
You started sobbing and didn’t stop for a few hours, you really needed time to process everything.
Not even 1 hour ago you were strolling peacefully in the city, and now….
In a futile attempt to calm yourself down, you tried to wipe the tears off your face, only to find that you had… claws?
You also saw that your skin was a bit paler, with your hands fading to black.
‘Well, this is new’. You thought.
In that moment you felt something on your head, like you unlocked a new muscle to move.
You reached for it and found big, pointy, droopy ears.
You weren’t sure what kind of animal you took form in, but it seemed like it was a horse or something like that.
You tried to experiment and focused on moving those new muscles. It was a bit tricky, but, after a few attempts, you managed to get them up.
‘Nice’ You thought while smiling through the tears.
Your face seemed fairly normal from what you could touch, save from the nose, that was a bit different, and the sharp fangs with whom you poked your poor finger.
And then you felt it.
You reached for your butt and found a cute fluffy tail.
Ok, you had to admit that that was adorable, it gave you some joy at least.
You also saw that your legs were different.
From the shape of them, of the nose and of the tail, you ruled out the horse option. So you were…
“A deer?”
You stared at nothing while you took in that fact, and then a sad giggle left your lips.
“Fitting, I guess”
And with that, you started to head to the city.
-WELCOME TO HELL-
Said a bright sign.
You let out a long sigh.
“Thanks”