Vile Rabbit

A few minutes earlier, inside the burrow, mother rabbit was resting. She was still heartbroken about the death of one of her kits. 

But even though grief weighed her down, she knew she had to stay strong for her two remaining kits, whom she loved dearly.

suddenly, an unsettling feeling washed over her. her motherly instinct told her that something bad was about to happen to kits. Without a second thought, she bolted out of the burrow, her heart pounding with urgency.

The sensation grew stronger with each step she took. She couldn't bear losing another one of her children. Reaching above the burrow, her nose twitched and her ears perked up. sensing the direction of her kits, she sped off on all fours, her figure blurred as she ran through the snowy forest, leaving paw prints in the snow.

as she ran, her mind couldn't help but drift to a distant memory, one she had buried deep within her heart.

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Like her eldest son, she was born special , well perhaps not as unique as her son, but unique, nonetheless. Not long after birth, she realized she possessed something the rest of her kin did not: the ability to think, the ability to question.

Her family members were solely instinct-based creatures, who never stopped to question the reason for their actions. Yet, despite this difference, she loved them dearly.

She grew faster and stronger than her siblings, of whom there were eight. She also had a mother, father, uncle, aunt and the list goes on. Unfortunately, two of her siblings died within the first week of their birth, three fell prey to predators, and the last three perished in a tragic event.

She could still remember the warmth of her mother's embrace, how she wished she could experience that warmth again. Her father was the leader of their burrow, and the largest rabbit she had seen back then [five feet long]. He had sheltered and protected them from predators time and time again. Their guardian.

By the time she was two months old, she had already reached the size of her father. With her heightened intelligence and strength, she took over her father's role as leader/guardian. She led her family to safer feeding grounds. They flourished under her guidance.

When she reached nine months old, she awakened something inside her, that caused her body to undergo a sudden and painful transformation. She felt her body being reorganized, felt it being strengthened and cleansed from the inside out, a process unlike anything she had experienced before.

After, her size increased; now she was six feet long and three and a half feet tall, and her fur was covered in a goo that stank. She was stronger than ever before.

With her newfound strength, she led her family to become the rulers of the area where they resided. It was during this time that she found a mate. Her mate was the third strongest in the burrow, and even though he wasn't special like her, she still loved him.

Then it happened. Disaster struck on a night when the moon hung high. Six giant snake-like creatures, measuring dozens of feet long, invaded their home. Their leader was a special creature just like her.

The snake leader hissed loudly. Before she could react, the snake leader along with two others lunged at her, while the other three attacked her family. She tried to intercept them but was blocked by the three that had lunged at her; she could only fight them.

She could only watch helplessly as they descended on her family. Only her father and mate were able to fight back; the rest of her kin was defenseless against the onslaught, and they died tragically.

Each time she tried to help them, the snake leader would block her path, forcing her to fight him. Soon her heart shattered as she witnessed both her father and mate, one after another, being swallowed. Only she and her mother remained. The only reason her mother had survived till now was because her father had protected her. But soon, her mother died as well.

The moment her mother died, something within her snapped, and her mind went blank.

Thirty minutes later, she regained consciousness, only to be met with the horrific sight of the dismembered corpses of the six snakes alongside her dead family. she couldn't remember what had happened a

Overwhelmed by grief and sorrow, she let out a scream that echoed through the forest.... The only thing that kept her from giving up, were the lives she was carrying in her womb. Determined to survive for her unborn, she relocated…...

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Her mind snaps back to the present.

suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her, she felt she had lost something important.

'No, no, not again, please not again!' she screamed in her mind. She increased her speed with all her might. In no more than three seconds, she arrived at the battle scene, and her worst fears manifested before her eyes.

She saw a menacing creature standing over her son, its razor-like claw aiming to rip him apart. A few meters next to them lay her daughter's headless body.

"Kill, kill! I must kill this creature, rip it apart!" her thoughts blurred. Consumed by killing intent... something inside her snapped, then she lost consciousness.

In this state of

unconsciousness, her body started to change: her claws extended, her teeth became pointy, her muscles swelled, especially her hind legs, and her fur became thicker. She was no longer the gentle mother but a weapon, a weapon with the sole intent of killing the creature that killed her daughter. Mother rabbit screamed as she launched herself at the creature, colliding with it. Boom! The impact sent the creature flying.

The creature got up from the ground, its anger palpable. It was ready to rip apart the creature who had attacked it by surprise, but seeing mother rabbit's transformation and sensing her killing intent, a wave of caution washed over the creature; this wasn't an opponent it could underestimate.

The creature leans back slightly, tilting most of its weight onto its legs, then launches itself at mother rabbit. Mother Rabbit does the same, launching herself at it. Their bodies collide together.

Boom!

The collision between them produces a small shockwave that causes the trees within dozens of feet to shatter apart.

They fought with primal savagery, moving at high speed, their bodies, teeth, and claws clashing, aiming to kill each other, their flesh and blood spattered the snow. The sound of their battle reverberated throughout the forest, scaring nearby creatures.

As the battle raged on, the creature realized it was at a disadvantage, but it didn't panic because it also realized its opponent's strength was temporary. The reason for its opponent's strength was an ability, and it knew abilities couldn't be used endlessly. The creature decided to put an end to the fight by also using its own ability.

Drawing on its ability, the creature vanished and reappeared behind mother rabbit, with its claw aimed to slice her in half. The instant the creature vanished, mother rabbit paused for a moment, then she spun around at insane speed, her claw slicing at the just-now-reappeared creature. Before the creature could react, mother rabbit's razor claws had ripped through its chest.

RIP!...ROAR!

The creature roared out in pain. Mother rabbit's attack had sent it staggering back. Blood spilled from the deep gash on its chest. The creature felt its strength leaving, but it didn't give up or run away. It roared, then its claws and teeth became purple and started dripping a purple goo-like substance. The creature vanished again, this time reappearing beside mother rabbit, aiming its claws at her.

Mother rabbit easily dodged its claws along with the goo. The creature vanished again and again, and the results were the same. It was as if mother rabbit could predict the creature's movements...

Left with no other option, the creature recklessly lunged at mother rabbit. All it needed was for its purple goo to make contact with mother rabbit, and she would be done for…..

{Mc.}

'Why, why, why, why?, why wasn't i stronger?'

He lay on the cold ground broken, he should have died by now, but something kept him alive, a force from his eyes spread through his body keeping him alive, and slowly healing him.

He gathered all his remaining strength and turned his head towards his mother. He saw her transforming from the once loving and gentle mother to a ferocious beast. He saw her and the creature ripping and tearing each other apart. He desperately wanted to help his mother.

Right at that moment, his jet-black pupils glowed, and the world slowed down, and he could see black glowing dust-like particles floating everywhere, just like the air itself. The first time he activated his eyes, he had seen these black particles before, but never this much; he could have probably counted them before, but now that was impossible.

He could see the small black substance being absorbed by the creature and mother each time they attacked each other. Right then, he saw the creature's body absorb an enormous amount of the particles, then vanish.

He then saw the particles behind his mother fluctuate. Knowing that the creature could disappear and reappear somewhere else, and seeing the fluctuation, he immediately deduced that the creature would appear behind Mother Rabbit.

His heart sank; he wanted to stop it, he wanted to somehow inform his mother, but all he could do was lay there.

His heartbeat rapidly, his thoughts fired rapidly, then...

"SQUEAL!"

A pitch squeal escaped his mouth. It traversed the distance in an instant, reaching his mother. It carried his thoughts.

It entered the unconscious mother rabbit's ears, then penetrated the depths of her mind, all the way to her subconscious. then echoed.

"Wake up Mother, it's behind you, wake up, the creature is behind you," it conveyed in a young and tender voice.

Mother rabbit's body, whose had been operating on its own, paused for a moment.

She regained some clarity, she didn't think for a moment and swiped her claws behind her.

Swish! Rip!