Blood, Guts and Redemption

I watched my prey from the canopy of the forest. A blissfully unaware deer stood bellow me. I had been stalking it for the past hour or so, waiting for the perfect time to strike and right now was the perfect time. I dropped down from the tree and slashed the deer in its hind leg. It let out a yelp and took off. The chase was now on. I sprinted after it. With my prey injured this was easy for me.

In no time at all I sprinted the deer down and bit down on to its back. It let out another yelp. I grabbed it and dug my claws in to it's back before swinging my upper jaw down on to the back of it's neck. I heard a snap as the deer's neck broke under the sudden force.

I slowly removed my jaws from the deer's neck and rolled it on to it's side. With the claw on my index finger I sliced up the deer's stomach, slowly opening its internals to the outside world. I slowly began to remove the insides of my prey. I ate most of it but some I left as I didn't find them to appetising.

Ever since my return I had gained more control over my hunger. It had become easier and easier to control myself as the days went by. I tried to be more collective and calm during my meals, you could say I was trying to be more... "human" if you could still call me that.

I continued to enjoy my meal in the quite of the forest. It seemed whenever I finished a hunt a defining silence came over the forest, as if all that animals wished to stay hidden. This made hearing things alot easy... such as the hoof steps approaching from behind me.

I slowly turned my head to face the sound and there stood several white ponies in golden armour. They raised their spears at me and slowly moved forward. In retaliation I let out a shrieking roar. They stopped for a moment before continuing their advance.

I slowly stood to my full height and I watched as they seemed to go paler than white. I suddenly jumped at them and tackled the first one to the ground. He screamed for help as I dug my claws in to his forelegs. Once my claws where deep enough, I suddenly yanked them out, removing massive amounts of flesh from the stallions legs.

I heard the next one charging behind Mr and with one turn and a heavy swing of my hand I smacked him in to a tree, probably cracking a few ribs as well. I quickly picked up the first guards spear and charged down the final guard.

In a fit of panic he threw his spear like a javelin at me. I simply stepped out the way, continuing my charge I lifted the spear I held and drove it in to the guards head. I stood over the fallen guard and caught my breath. It had been a while since I moved that fast, so I wasn't quite used to it.

Behind me I heard a small click then a flash went off. Turning my head I saw a new pony. A young unicorn mare who was pink with an orangey blonde mane. She stood looking at me with a trembling lip. Just next to her was a camera floating in her magical aura. That's what the flash was. She had taken a picture of me.

She slowly began to back up before she turned tail and ran. As if on instinct I chased after her. My powerful legs kicked up the dirt behind me as I sprinted after her. I knew it would take me no time at all to catch her, after all I was definitely faster.

But I knew it was a simple question of speed verses stamina. I was slowly but surely gaining on her, as I got closer I stretched out my hands and got ready to grab her. I felt a sudden kick strike the side of my face and I tumbled to the ground. I looked back up and saw the guard I had smacked in to a tree only minutes before the chase. His was hovering in the air with his wings. He slowly landed on the ground and flared out his wings. He looked at the mare and yelled.

"Keep going, I'll buy you some time!"

"But it what if-" the mare tried to say before being cut off.

"I said go Luster!"

She nodded and continued to run. I watched her go, before my eyes locked with the guard's. I slowly got up of the ground to my full height and roared at the guard. He snarled at me and flapped his wings.

Without hesitation I charged at him. He used his wings to lift himself off the ground but it was to late. I grabbed his hind leg and yanked him back down the ground. He hit the ground with a thud and he let out a sharp hiss. I grabbed him by the face and two of my fingers entered his mouth. My other hand wrapped around the back of his neck and pushed down. With the first hand I began to pull back. He let out a pained scream but I kept going. It didn't take long for his neck to break, once it was broken I gave one last hard pull and removed his head.

I tossed it to the side and took in a deep breath. I looked in the direction the mare had ran. She was long gone. I decided to go back to the deer carcass and finish my meal.

Once I was done with the dear, I walked over to the guard with the spear in its head and pulled it out. I examined the weapon and wiped the blood off it. This would do nicely.