I was slinking down the alley in Soricid form to try and find a uitable place to sleep.
"Look at that!" yelled a boy to his friends, "That's not a normal-looking rat! IT MUST BE A HALFER!"
"CRAP!" I ran for it and phased back to human so they couldn't step on me.
I tripped and fell and they caught up to me. No, I thought, I'm not gointa kill them or fight back...not ever again!
They all looked to be about 15, 16 maybe. It was all a blur. They pinned me against the wall and pulled out small knives. They began to carve designs and slashes into my body and my face.
"Stop!" I cried, "Why are you doing this?"
One boy looked confused and replied, "It's because you're a halfer. A filthy halfer. You're not human! You're like an animal! You don't belong in the same class as humans and you don't belong HERE!" Then he put a rather nasty series of slashes at my stomach.
That made me snap.
"IT'S NOT LIKE I DECIDED TO BE A HALFBREED! NOT LIKE i CHOSE TO BE AN OUTCAST!" I screamed and tore them all to pieces. Then I sat there and cried.
He's right! I'm not a human or an animal! I'm a monster! I deserve to die! I sobbed and sobbed.
"Quite an impressive show," a mysterious voiced pierced my hideous sobs. A man stepped from the shadows and touched my shoulder gently. "We could use your talent."
"T-t-talent? BUT I KILLED THEM! I'M A MURDERER!" I sobbed some more.
'It's a talent! To be so young and yet so strong!" He picked me up and started walking away from the scene. I cried and cried. Then I slept.
