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One day, while Lightclaw was watching humans in a nearby village, (as he typically did around this time of day) he noticed a sighting that angered him greatly. Terra had recently informed him of the happenings in the Spirit World that lead to the Undead being created which he loathed, yet he was thankful for new objects of chase. Terra informed him that this threat was not entirely like the undead. The scent in the air was undesirable and very similar to the undead yet the presence of *something* left Lightclaw with an ominous feeling. The worst part about it was that the humans didn't seem to notice the threat was very much among them! At that point, Lightclaw made a drastic move and changed his form while rushing towards the village. As he drew closer he noticed the air began to grow much colder and clouds suddenly filled the sky, nearly blocking out much if not all of the sunlight. The village itself seemed very much like the many he had encountered in the past yet, the ominous feeling continued to grow almost to the point of making him anxious. Grabbing some clothing from off a line, he quickly surfaced in the town as a commoner and joined the gathering crowd at what seemed to be a public execution. He was almost to the crowd when he heard the shrieking cries of a young woman. A cloaked figure stood over the shrieking woman with an ivory white dagger while two other cloaked figures forced her over a tree stump. The woman pleaded to be released and swore that she had not done a thing, then the figures forced her back down against the trunk, effectively knocking all the wind out of her and silencing her once more. Just then, Lightclaw let out an immense howl, alerting and startling all in attendance except the figure with the dagger who continued to mindlessly chant something. At that moment the onlooking crowd suddenly turned into Lightclaw with malicious intent, baring fangs that were clearly unnatural to humans. Then it became clear to him the situation. This must have been the threat Terra warned of! Lightclaw charged at the group of now confirmed creatures and began to transform. The group also charged at Lightclaw until it was too late, they attempted to dodge and avoid the giant wolf that pounced on them and began tearing through the ranks of creatures. Most of the creatures however, managed to avoid the preemptive killstrike and began reforming which surprised even Lightclaw. As he turned around to face the group he was met by multiple members of the party already preparing to strike him, “how did they move so quickly?” he thought to himself as he jumped out of the way just in time to avoid the blows. Seeing that there was no need to hold back he began to unleash his true fury on the group who quickly began to fall one by one. Just as the last of the creatures was slain, Lightclaw noticed that figure with the dagger had already made his way directly over the woman's body and in one fluid motion, the hilt of the dagger stood atop the woman's right shoulder blade, carvings in the tree trunk began to lead the blood into a reservoir below. Lightclaw rushed over and as he made his way to that side of the village, the two who were previously holding the woman down met him and dispersed into a swarm of bats. this didn't bother Lightclaw as they couldn't harm him in that form he thought to himself. Suddenly, an intense darkness came over him and everything went black. Lightclaw continued towards the sound the womans intensified shrieks and suddenly the world began to come back into view. As he regained his vision he was perplexed at the sight before him. The only presence he could see, as well as the only presence he could detect was that of the woman who still lie bent over the tree stump. She had stopped shrieking yet her eyes looked as if there was little to no life left in them. Her breath was weak but it was steady and Lightclaw made the decision to take her to Terra. Maybe she could heal these wounds. The journey was going to be a bit long and he hoped that she would live that long. By using a sheet hanging on a line nearby he hoisted and secured the woman onto his back and began to transform. About halfway through the trip, the woman began to stir in her unconscious state and Lightclaw decided it would be a good time to take a break. The two stopped in a forest clearing where Lightclaw would see to her wounds the best he could. The woman had fell unconscious once more