Hello friends! Or readers, whatever. I'm back after a long break! Please enjoy this prologue of a new story I'm working on!
She walked out in the open, under the dim moonlight. It was a dark night, but it suited her; she hated the day. She didn't come out a lot, for fear of her most savage side, but hunger was tearing at her and she couldn't bear the pain or resist the delicious smell of humans.
Humans! Oh, how she longed to taste them again, after so long holding back. She sniffed the air with her powerful nose. Someone was nearby, she noticed, someone with sweet blood. There, under the tree. A young woman. She looked up and saw her approaching. The fear smelled so strongly, she had to keep herself from drooling in anticipation. The woman screamed and ran away towards the nearby village. The scream sounded like music to her. It had been way too long since she had adventure outside. The primitive side of her started to take over and she changed back into her true form, growling with bloodlust.
She strode as calmly as possible towards the intoxicating smell of human blood. The villagers were already panicking and locking themselves in. She loved it, the powerful smell of fear mingled with the sweet scent of blood. She searched for the most promising house. There. It smelled young and healthy. She felt the humans' shameful relief when she passed their houses; it meant she wasn't going for them this time. She grinned as she arrived at the door. It was locked, of course. Stupid humans. She punched easily through the door, one, two, at the third hit it crumbled half to pieces. Tearing through the lock was easier, but she preferred to make it more of a challenge.
The human cowered in a corner as she prowled gleefully towards him. Some part of her deep down, a reasonable one, was telling her that this was wrong, that she shouldn't be doing that and that she didn't even like to attack humans, but that was too deep down in her mind and she ignored it, overpowered by her bestial side. The human brought out a gun. Did he really think he could bring her down with his weak little machine? The villagers here didn't know her weakness. There was no way they could actually hurt her. She jumped at him and swiped the weapon away disgustedly. He long, sharp nails accidentally brushed his skin and she caught a strong whiff of blood. Her mind swam with the lust it was causing. Too long. It's been too long! She dived into the human flesh.
She couldn't think. The warm blood was swelling in her throat, driving her mad, making her crave for more. She didn't want to kill the human, even in this savage state, but she didn't feel like she would be able to stop. The human was moaning in pain and terror.
And suddenly everything was stopped by a sharp pain in her back. She hissed angrily and turned to the person who dared interrupt her meal. Someone was in the doorway. A tall, large, cloaked man. He was pointing a smoking gun at her. She snarled. Attacking her from behind! She was going to kill this one, once she healed the bullet wound. But the pain wasn't receding. The man smirked under his hood, sensing her confusion. He waved the gun and she understood. No way!, she thought. This man knew her one weakness. Who was he? The bullet was slowly sucking her strength. She had to get away, fast.
"You're mine." The man said. He aimed at her again. She punched through the wall next to her and ran. She wasn't going to get captured, whoever that man was. Her speed was incredible, but she was weakened and the man caught up to her. As a last resort, she sprouted wings from her back, large, bat-like wings, and took flight under the stunned eyes of her pursuer. The wings were a secret, and she was reluctant to show them to that man who was going to report them to whoever he was working for, but she couldn't let him catch her. She got a glimpse of a symbol printed on the back of the cloak, before flying away as far as possible. It was them again. Of course. She gritted her teeth furiously, frustrated at them. Couldn't they just leave her and her species alone? It was the sea over there, and she could see land on the other side. She flew that way with her last remaining strength, trying to get the bullet out of her body. It was somewhere around midnight; no one would be there to save her. No one would help a strange creature flying in the dead of night anyway. She thought it was better for her to die out there in the sea than captured by the organizations that were pursuing her. Land was too far away; she wouldn't have the strength to reach it.
"Damn it," she said, and fell into the sea.
I wonder if that prologue was alright... Do you think you can guess what creature she is? Yeah, you probably can. It's easy.
Btw I'm not sure about Ace being in love with Luffy this time. We'll see. Or you can help me?
See ya~
Next update should come anytime. I'm quite busy with school, and new ideas keep popping up in my head, and I still have to update on my first fic... You get it. I hope.