A/N: This idea was born at 12:30 AM and I honestly don't know why I hope to think it'll be even slightly popular, much less looked at. If you enjoy by some miracle, let me know, and i'll continue it.

Ba-dump, Ba-dump

A heartbeat. Strong. Powerful. Big. Too big for a human. Too big for anything smaller than an elephant. So why does it pulse behind my sternum?

Grrhhacckk

A growl. Guttural. Deep. Loud. Too loud for anything but a tiger. So why did it resonate when I spoke?

Nhhhhhhh, huuuuuu

Breathing. Full. Threatening. Gulping more than a Dolphin on the surface. So why did it bring such relief to my emptied lungs?

Sniffff, snifff

Scents. Too many. All delicious. Everywhere like a restaurant's kitchen. So why did this cocoon around me feel like flesh?

Crssh, cruncchhkk

Flesh breaking. Skin ripping. Bone Rending like paper around a blade. So why did my cocoon make these sounds when I crawled free?

Chric-chirp, Cawww

A forest. Lush. Alive. Full of animals. So why did my brain call the things around me prey?

Thump-chrannggg, thump-chrannggg

Feet. Small. Armored. Coming closer with every step. So why did the startled gasp sound so horrified?

Shriiinnngggg, clack

An ax. Sharp. Large. Crackling like an angry storm. So why was it ready to cleave me in two?

Whuuuuuushp, bzztzasshzirpp

Close. Dangerously. Inches away. Occasionally stinging my soft flesh with bolts. So why did the woman holding it look so conflicted?

Fssh, clackclack-crrhnggg

Gone. Put away. Deactivated. Harmless as a rock. So why did its mistress look so worried as she touched me?

Hands, small as they barely brushed my neck

Wait. Why am I bigger than this woman?

Violet eyes, diminutive

Her eyes...Why are the colors so odd?

Armor, metal and hide

Why? Why does she look ready to fight?

Noise, too much

A forest? Why am I in a forest?

Smells, in every direction

So much. So much and nothing's the same.

Breathing, full and wrong

Why? Why does breathing feel so different?

A demonic whimper, pathetic yet monstrous

That...That wasn't my voice.

A strong heart, too strong

My chest. What's wrong with my chest?

"As I live and breath...A baby Deviljho."

Devil...jho…?

A monster without remorse or limit, a hunter who never stops eating.

No...that's not me…

My tail flicked, its wet spikes glistening in the moonlight.

Tail? Since when do i…?

A deep, gnawing sensation in my stomach

But I just ate. My family had pizza.

A detonation. Shredded wood. Bloody humans-family-flying away in chunks.

No...I can't be…

Reincarnation, a cruel cycle

No...i'm not a…

MONSTER

No no no...I'm not a…

A monster. A Devil.

Why...Why me?!

Deserved it.

A second chance? Or hell?!

Which would this be? Choosing to hunt or be hunted?

No...I won't!

You must. You'll starve.

I won't! I'll...i'll just not eat humans!

Too late. Wake up.

Blood across my maw. Fingernail scratches on my tiny arms. Flesh stuck between my teeth and my god it tasted so good!

MONSTER

I...wait...nononononononononononononononononononononono-

MONSTER

No...I...I didn't want to…

MONSTER

Why...why did I...?

MONSTER

No...never again!

I WILL NOT BE A MONSTER EVER AGAIN!

..we shall see...MONSTER

Now then...to wash out this...this taste of regret.