Triumph

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Waking up, my anger was gone but my heart hurt for my younger brother who had been cut down because of his first shift. Gone at the age of twelve. Shaking, I curled my fingers into my palms and cried for the first time as the loss of my brother finally hit me like a punch to the gut from Superman.

"Ethan I'm so sorry... Mom and Dad were right, I should have never let you leave home and come to town". My body began to shake and the change began yo happen yet again as my inner beast began to show through.

What seemed like hours later I finally calmed down enough to hide my snow leopard once again. Closing my eyes I let my senses tell me what wad around me. Shifters where here. A fox, an ox, and a bear. Opening my eyes I inhaled air through my mouth, the air was stale and damp almost like a basement.

"Ah, did the big bad kitty finally calm down? My name is Patrick, what is your name there pussy-cat? Cat got your tounge?"

To most humans a voice in the dark might have startled them and caused them to panic, however the slimy voice that I heard made me wanna put the annoying Fox in his place.
Being a Shifter, most of my senses where heightened to a point that most humans wouldn't be able to believe. However, one of my senses was not as strong as the rest. My sense of taste.

"I was caught after watching my little brother be shot down in the square. All because I didnt listen and brought him to town, way too close to his first shift. He mauled a young girl who go too close"

The silence was almost so thick you could have cut it with a clay cutter.

"You still have not told me your name gato. Now answer my question, kitty. My name is Patrick, to your right is Vinnie, behind me I'm sure you can smell him; is Chalis."

His arrogance made me want to challenge him but I knew my Leopard would use him to mop the floor.

"My name is Silver"