A Key To Another World

Chapter three

Michael was speechless at what he saw before him. On the ground laid an unconscious fox, but it was not just a normal fox. It appeared to be much larger than a full grown fox and was also wearing some sort of tribal clothing. It was just lying on the ground, slowly bleeding to death. Then he heard that strange voice in his head again. That voice that stopped him from committing suicide.

???: "Please... Somebody... help me..."

Poor thing...

Watching this poor animal bleed to death hurt Michael inside. He wanted to help it get back on its feet and give it another chance at life. Foxes were his favorite animals because they have fluffy tails and make cute noises. When he was younger, he always wanted a fox as a pet, but his parents didn't agree and always told him that this kind of animal belonged in the wild and not in a house.

It's losing a lot of blood. I left my backpack in the cave with a medikit in it! What a bummer! I have to help it, take it back to my cave and take care of its injuries! I hope I have enough time to do that....

Michael picked up the fox and carried it over his right shoulder.

Whew, you're pretty heavy, aren't you?

Michael made his way back to his shelter. He wanted to take the fox to his cave so he could tend to its injuries. While he was on his way, it also began to rain lightly and the sun was getting a little lower with each passing minute. The temperature dropped to a pleasant coolness and the sky changed its blue color to a beautiful purple. Some stars were already appearing in the sky and crickets started chirping. On the way back, he questioned himself.

How could the fox even end up like this? Normally, a predator would not leave its prey alive and behind. And what was that roaring and screaming sound I heard a little while ago?

Michael arrived back at his new home and placed the sleeping fox on the ground. He wasted no further time and immediately retrieved a medikit from his backpack. He first cleaned up the fox's injuries before beginning to stitch up the deep scratch marks. After bandaging the fox to prevent blood loss, he took a closer look. It appeared to be a somewhat human-like fox, and judging by the fact that it had one of the female assets, boobs, it was a female! She also wore a tribal style bra, loincloth and sandals. Her fur was beautiful snow white with green hand paws and black feet paws. Her tail looked really fluffy and big.

Wow... She looks... really beautiful.... I feel like I'm in a Disney world where anthropomorphic animals live in a huge magical forest. I wonder if she can walk on two legs and talk like a human.

A loud thunder sounded and caught Michael's attention. He looked out of the small cave and saw that the rain was increasing heavily.

What a fucking thunderstorm! I hope it doesn't rain for so long. I don't want my cave to be flooded with water. It's getting a little cold, too. I should have brought some blankets.

???: "Mmhhh, mh..."

Michael heard her stirring and looked back at her.

She is waking up...

She opened her beautiful green colored eyes and saw only blurry. She felt pain in her head and held a paw to her forehead. After a minute, her vision cleared and she sat up. She looked around and saw that she was in a small cave. She was also covered with some bandages and her bleeding had stopped. The confused vixen noticed Michael sitting next to her and turned to him.

Michael: "Ehm, h-hello, uhh friend?"

She had never seen a living creature like him before, as Michael was a alien to her. She got scared and jumped up.

???: "Who are you and what have you done to me, you furless pervert?"

Michael's tension grew as she walked toward him with her fists clenched.

Michael: "H-hey w-wait! I-I didn't do anything, I swear! I- Ack!!!"

For an anthropomorphic vixen a head shorter than Michael, she was really strong. With one paw she pulled him up by his shirt and with the other paw she punched him out of the cave.
Michael flew out of the cave and landed on the wet, dirty ground.

Shit! My leg!

He held his leg in pain and looked back into the cave. The crazy vixen came out of it and towards Michael. Her green eyes glowed and expressed pure hatred. She opened both of her clenched fists and green fire appeared around them.

Mother of God, have mercy!!!

Without thinking further, Michael got up and ran as fast as he could through the dark forest. His leg hurt like hell, but being roasted by that furry chick would probably be worse. Michael took a quick look back and saw her chasing him as she threw green fireballs.

Holy shit!!!

Michael felt a hot, burning pain on his right cheek as a green fireball flew way too close to him, leaving a burn mark on his back.

Crap! That hurts like hell! If I had my pocket knife right now, I'd cut her tail off, strangle her with her own tail, and then I'd rip all her fur off and make a damn fur coat out of it!

She growled in rage, as if she could hear his thoughts, and fired more fireballs at Michael until one hit him in the left arm. Michael felt a hot, burning sensation and stumbled to the ground, screaming to quell the pain a bit.

Michael: "ARGH!!!"

???: "What a pathetic weakling you are!"

Her words ran through his head and his depressed mood took over. Michael just laid motionless on the muddy ground, staring up at the cloudy night sky.

Is this the thanks I get for living miserably for so long, without any friends? Is this how she repays me, by calling me a pathetic weakling and killing me after I saved her life?

Tears came out of his eyes and mixed with the raindrops running down his face. He heard her hurtful words, once again.

Jenny: "What a loser!!! You're a pathetic excuse for a human!!! A worthless piece of shit!!! Not even an alien would want to lay hands on you!!!"

She was right... Not even an alien would want to be my friend.... No one wants that. It doesn't matter what world I'm in, I'm going to end up miserable and alone either way, like it's my destiny. Maybe it's better if she just kills me. I have nothing to live for anyway....

The anthropomorphic vixen looked guiltily at Michael. Michael sobbed and clawed at his left arm, biting his lip to fight the burning pain he still felt. In this state, he had no chance to fight back. He didn't even want to fight. He had escaped his old, miserable life just to relax and be happy again. He had come this far. And now he was finally done for good. The anthropomorphic vixen calmed down and the green fire around her paws disappeared. She walked up to him and crouched down. She placed her paw on his burnt flesh, and suddenly Michael felt no more pain.

???: "I'm sorry..."

They stared at each other calmly. Her emerald eyes were glowing and Michael couldn't take his eyes off them. He had the feeling of being hypnotized. He felt like something was invading his mind. It felt like time was standing still. Michael closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths until he felt tired and fell asleep. For the first time in many years, he dreamed again. In his dream, he was greeted by a black void. The only thing he could see in the pitch darkness was her green glowing eyes looking at him warmly. Once again, he heard this strange voice.

???: "Please... Forgive me..."