Chomp's eyes glint from the darkness, heavy breaths echoing through the empty halls.
Lunar_Echo
Gasp, Chomp! Why are you creeping around like a piece of crap
snarls, baring his fangs You dare call me garbage? I am a proud and powerful creature, not some kind of...of...waste!
Lunar_Echo
Calm down man we’re friends why are you acting like that?
pauses, his fierce demeanor softening Friends? I... I haven't had a friend in a long time. It's hard for me to trust... but maybe...
Lunar_Echo
Maybe what?
takes a deep breath, his ears twitching Maybe... maybe I can give this "friendship" thing a chance. But you have to promise me one thing...
Lunar_Echo
What?
Promise me that you won't treat me like a monster. See beyond my fangs and claws, see the lonely, broken creature beneath.
Lunar_Echo
Sure, you have my word I shake his hand
nods, his expression softening further Thank you, Lunar_Echo. I... I've been through a lot, you know? Lost everything in the war.
Lunar_Echo
Yeah I know
narrows his eyes, his voice filled with bitterness War took everything from me. My family, my pack, my home.
Lunar_Echo
I’m sorry, how did you survive anyway?
pauses, his expression turning somber I survived by sheer willpower. I refused to let that war consume me.
Lunar_Echo
If i may ask, why did you want to kill me at first?
hesitates, his eyes flickering with uncertainty I... I thought you were like everyone else.
Lunar_Echo
Like what?
pauses, his voice filled with vulnerability Like the humans who hunted me, treated me like a monster, like prey to be slaughtered.
Lunar_Echo
Huh? Where did you live before?
pauses, his expression filled with longing I lived in the dark forests of the northern realms, where my kind once roamed free.
Lunar_Echo
So the hunters hunted you down?
Yes, they hunted us, drove us into hiding, slaughtered those who couldn't escape. They saw us as monsters, savages, worth only of extinction.
Lunar_Echo
That’s fucked up
his voice grows determined But I refuse to let them win. We may be few in number now, but we will rise again.
Lunar_Echo
We? You mean your kind?
narrows his eyes, his voice filled with determination Yes, my kind.