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It had been a rather dreary day in the city and like many days before, I had spent most of my hours locked away in my tiny apartment, secluding myself from the world that waited to take my last breath from my very lungs. I had pleaded for such a thing to occur only the night before and yet fate had spared me the regret of doing so. The hunter's arrow was cast aside that late evening and I knew that death was no longer an option if I were to forge a way out of this curse. Apparently, I was not the only one to be forsaken with such a demon either.

The revelation had me longing to stay curled up in the warm, heather gray comforter that adorned my bed for eternity, watching nothing but mindless reality shows and witty sitcoms for the rest of my life. Yes, that's how I would rather finish out my wretched life than to delve deeper into this pit of confusion and misery that surrounded my problem. To every problem there was a solution, or so I had thought, and yet this one did not seem to have any answer for me. The reality of it all was crashing back down upon me again as I realized there was no easy way out - even the hunter did not end my life then and there that night.

I had been like this for little more than a month now and yet the weight of it all had yet to settle. I had no desire to find company with anyone tonight, not even someone as friendly as Isolt, but I longed to get some fresh air and to clear my head of all the muddled thoughts from the day. Very little need was felt for a shower, I had done nothing but lounge in my bed and mope about my issues until the sun set, but I changed into something quick and comfortable. Throwing on a gray tank, some black shorts and slipping on an old pair of shoes, I exited the apartment hastily. Just yesterday I had yearned for another's company so desperately and tonight could be no more different than dark was to light. I only wanted to be alone so that I can sulk in my own self-destructive thoughts, finding no solutions to creating true happiness in my life once again, even thought I had spent the entire day smothered in my thoughts.

I had actually enjoyed my time alone in the city yesterday afternoon but I did not feel the same wants to be among the concrete walls for tonight and so I hailed a cab to bring me far from the city's centre, across the bridge, and to the first stop that the car could come to once we crossed. This. This was what I needed; to reconnect with nature like I once had been and relish in what beauty it had to offer. To marvel at the untamed wilds it created just beyond a city so vast and demanding. But I knew that there were others who were like me and not all of them were as docile or subdued about their "gift". It only made sense that there were so many others - I had been turned by one, after all. The night was rather hazy, though, and the full moon was not for another couple of weeks. Surely, I would be safe enough here in mid-twilight on a day as random as any.

Danger always did have its irresistable hold upon me though.

I began to walk away from the road silently, careful as to where I stepped so that I did not make much sound, I had always been so cautious when stepping into Mother Nature's realm. The wood was thick and full of life, accented by the silvery light of the moon that was cast dully through the veil of clouds that hung low in the sky. It was on nights like these that I felt safer than ever, in all actuality, shielded by the dark reaches of the shadows branching from the hundred year old trees. They were my protectors in the night.

Little was I aware that even my guardians held foes who could end my walk early and only when a whirring sound of something flying through the air captured my attention did I realize that I was not alone. The swift movement of the arrow is seen out of the corner of one viridian eye and panic immediately ignites within my very core. A shriek escapes from my lips and in a moment, I am not where I had once been, the arrow laying erect in the soft earth where it had been aimed initially. I had.. teleported? Bewilderment flashes in my eyes as I look down at my feet and back to the arrow just a handful of feet away. No, that can't be right.. But I never could have moved so quickly to avoid the danger. What the hell!?

The shock of the moment overwhelms me and I still do not notice the hulking figure that lurks just in the treetops overhead. I am far to absorbed into whatever mindfuck is going on right now.