Clinic
Theresa held the thermometer, relieved that the man wasn’t having a fever. She put it aside, and was getting back to treating the wound when the man started regaining his consciousness. Concern once again showed on her face hearing the man’s mumble. She wondered if she should break the news to him just yet.
“Don’t worry. Please hold still so I may treat your wounds.” She said in a soothing voice. “Our healers will come to your aid soon.”
Nearby area
The figure silently crept along the large tree branch, feline brown eyes watching the lone traveler below. The moment the man walked close to its range, ‘the creature’ lunged down.
“AAaaah!” Esteban screamed, barely escaping from its claws. Four claw marks appeared on the back of his jacket. He tumbled on the ground, but quickly sat up and started running. “Sh*t sh*t sh*t I knew it!!!” He had no intention of looking back to see what kind of beast was after him. He tripped over a tree branch, then got his side bag tangled in another. He tugged so hard the bag ripped, sending him rolling on the ground. He quickly got up and started crawling. Only to see the figure leaping over his head and landed on the ground before him.
Before his very eyes, crouching on the ground was something like a combination of a mummy, a man and a leopard. The person was huge, half of his body covered in bandages. But most peculiar, his arms and legs were shaped like a feline creature, with brown fur and black spots. He even had a tail. The man was smirking at him as he turned around.
“Travelling alone are you?” The man spoke, making all the hair on his neck stand up.. “You humans make idiotic decisions.”
Esteban wanted to continue running, but his arms and legs were fixed in place out of fear. He shakily moved himself backward until his back hit the solid surface of a tree.
“W…what do you want? Money?”
The man stood up. His appearance began to shift. The feline features were fading as he walked closer. “Hmm, I do want money. But what’s the fun in that? No, no, that’d be too damn boring. I’ll tell you what isn’t.”
The man’s feature changed again, now one of his arms was slowly being covered in brown fur and the claws became larger. Esteban gulped. He didn’t like where this was going. He knew his luck was going to end somehow, but killed by creepy animal man???
In his panic, his hand touched a bottle on the ground. His side-bag had been ripped, causing things he had inside to be scattered around. It was a bottle of perfume, by the feel of it. Without a second thought, he just got up and sprayed it straight into the scary man’s eyes before running as fast as he could.
“ARGH (&%$#$%&*(($#$%^” The man yelled, covering his eyes in pain and backed off.
