The Kitten's Limit Remastered

Chapter 8: The Hunt

(If you can play "Now" from Detroit: Become Human please do so now.)

Julius burst through the doors and began running through the school corridors as fast as he could, panting and sweating as he pushed himself to run faster than he ever had before, genuinely fearing for his life.

Gumball soon followed on all fours, growling and snarling as he chased after him, smashing into and destroying lockers and walls as he careened haphazardly around corners. He was focused on one thing, and one thing only.

His prey.

To Julius' surprise, the beast suddenly jumped up on top of the lockers, beginning to run across them. The bomb had to duck as Gumball made a swing at him,  which only barely clipped his head.

The feline jumped down again, continuing the chase on ground. Panicking, Julius looked around for anything that could help. Suddenly, he noticed an open locker.

He ran over and held the door closed, and waited for Gumball to catch up. The beast snarled, ready to attack, but as it made its charge Julius swung the door open as hard as he could, slamming it in his face.

Gumball roared in pain and stumbled backward onto the ground, dazed. His plan had worked, he had a chance to escape.

Julius made a bolt for it, running through corridor after corridor, trying to get as far away as he could from the feral beast.

He made it to his own locker, where he allowed himself to stop and catch his breath. He'd done it...he'd escaped...

Just as he thought the coast was clear however Gumball suddenly charged around the corner, having followed Julius' scent.

"HOW THE HELL DID IT FIND ME!?" He screamed as made a run for it again.

The two's chase continued, Julius sprinting through corridor after corridor as the beast closely tailed behind, jumping back up onto the lockers.

Suddenly, the beast jumped off of the lockers and swung onto one of the lights to reach the locker opposite, causing it to fall off and smash into the ground, the glass from the long lightbulb smashing everywhere. This in turn caused an electrical surge which caused all of the lights in the entire school to explode one by one, leaving everyone in darkness.

Now even more terrified Julius began running even faster, the beast following behind, eyes glowing terrifyingly in the darkness.

Julius ran into the cafeteria where confused students were discussing why the power had gone out. The bomb slammed the doors shut, but Gumball easily burst right through them, letting out an enraged snarl.

The students, terrified, made a run for the courtyard which left only the beast and his prey.

Julius panicked and ran over to the serving counter, grabbing a stack of trays. He threw them at him as hard as he could but they just bounced off, not even making a scratch.

As Gumball continued to move toward him Julius looked around panicking. He saw a fire extinguisher on the wall and grabbed it, emptying it around Gumball and creating a wall of smoke and foam before he threw the empty extinguisher at him.

He heard a clunk and nothing seemed to happen for a few seconds until he saw a pair of orange-glowing eyes appear in the smoke.

Gumball jumped out at his prey with a snarl, but Julius dodged out of the way causing him to smash into the wall instead. The beast growled, its rage growing ever stronger.