Fire & Fangs (GXG)

Chapter 1 - The Beginning

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Snow.

Snow crunched underneath my bare feet, but I didn't even have time to put on my only raggedy pair of shoes because I left so fast. I could still see them lying in a heap by the bed, the soles worn thin and the laces frayed. But it wasn't about luxury right now. I needed to get as far away as possible before anyone found out.

The snow was a blanket of white, and at the moment, unmarred by any other tracks, my presence was the only sign of life in this desolate place. Each step felt like an effort, my legs heavy and muscles aching from the strain of moving through this dense snow-covered forest. My breath came in ragged gasps, visible in the frosty air, as if my very soul was escaping with each exhale. My heart pounded in my chest, a relentless drumbeat of fear and desperation.

I was moving through the snow at a slow pace.

I was tired.

My mind and body...

Ached.

My mind was hazy from everything I had been through the last couple of days, and I was working off the adrenaline that was pumping through my body, through the veins that brought me life, and the veins that now carried something...

I shook my head to try and push those thoughts from my mind.

Right now, I needed to push myself.

I pushed myself through the trees and snow, glancing at the surroundings around me warily, making sure I was safe as I trudged along this white-covered path that I had gone down before but was still unfamiliar. My innate urgency drove me despite the cold continuing to try to seep into my bones; my only gratitude was for my inner heat that now ran through my blood.

Faster and faster...

Looking down, I noticed blood dripping off my fingertips and onto the white, fluffy surface down below, staining it with what I had just done just minutes before. It had left a trail along with my footprints that started back from where I came. I only looked at the red blotches that seeped into the snow for a second before continuing.

Harsh winds blew through the forest trees along with the falling snow, but...

I wasn't cold.

I should have been with so little clothing on, but I wasn't cold at all.

My blood was warm and my body even warmer.

The cold had no effect on me now.

Why would it, I-

My thoughts were interrupted because I heard something behind me.

That was a crunch.

I thought I might've been going insane, but then it happened again.

Again. I definitely heard it this time...

Maybe it was an... animal in the snow or a twig snapping, but I know I heard it behind me.

Looking back, I tried to see if anyone was following me. I had no doubt the villagers had found the carnage that was now my 'home.'

If I could have even called it a home...