Blood Bound

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" eat or be eaten "

gluttony
glut • ton • y
noun
habitual greed or excess in eating.

Ringing pinched my ear as black splattered against the wall of the pit. Echoes of screams bounded off the walls, jarring for more.

Adrenaline rushed through my body as my skin began to crawl, my eyes darkening as a smile crept onto my lips.

"Is that all you got?" I choked out a laugh, spitting out blood.

The woman across from me visibly shook as she grew angered, her skin coated in black from both her blood and mine. She let out a mangled growl as her skin began to tear and bones began to break.

Huffing, I prepared as the woman before me shredded her skin apart and in a few seconds, a giant grey-haired wolf stood before me.

"That's better." I smirked, watching it charge forward before quickly crouching.

My blade caught the underside of her belly as she jumped over me, tearing skin and spilling blood.

A yelp was heard before it landed with a loud thud, catching her bearings as she reared back around towards me.

Bracing myself for the impact, the wolf barreled into me, knocking us both back onto the ground. Her weight rested on my chest as she viciously tried snapping at my face.

Holding her neck back with my arm, I give off an angry grunt as I struggled to reach for my blade that landed a little away from us.

Suddenly, she caught my shoulder as my elbow unlocked. Hot white pain flooded through me from my shoulder, a scream tearing through my throat as I suddenly kicked her off, taking a chunk of my skin with her.

Rolling over onto my stomach, I hold my shoulder as I watch her shake her head from the blow and lick her chops that were coated in black.

Anger pulsed through my veins as I retracted my hand to see it coated in blood, my vision hollowing.

My body shook as I watched her run towards me, my lips pulling back in a snarl.

Gripping my blade back into my hand, I quickly side step her pounce. Quickly veering over her, I shove my blade deep into her shoulder and watch in satisfaction as she whines and collapses, wriggling in pain.

My feet unconsciously make their way over to her and I grab her snout, pulling her head up and yank the blade from her shoulder. Ignore her jerking, I quickly bring my blade around and yank.

Her body goes limp as black splatters onto the ground in front of me, slipping from my hands.

The crowd cheers and bangs on the fence around me, an euphoric feeling courses through my veins as I gaze down at the now dead wolf.

"Bloodreigna!" The crowd echos as I grab onto the scruff of the wolf, claiming my prize.

Dragging my prize with me through the now open gate, I take it towards the awaiting guards.

Throwing the wolf in front of the guards, the body suddenly shifts and now lays the dead body of the girl.

They stare at me, waiting for my command.

Giving one last look at the body, I turn and make my way towards the other door.

"Take her to the kitchen, dinner starts at 3 today." I state, briefly glancing over my shoulder as I watch them grab the body and leave.

In this bunker, it's eat or be eaten.