Cat 3

Warren stabbed it to ensure the animal a quick demise, and then backed away.


Once again, the lifeless body began to pulse and roil.


"I'm not too keen about this pattern," Warren said darkly.


Moving in close, he began stabbing the churning mass of fur and bone and organs. With each wound it seemed to grow, and so he retreated to let the process finish.


The reborn black cat no longer looked like a domestic animal. Not only was it much too big, the paws were proportionately larger, with crueler claws, and the ears were now tufted like those of a lynx. Still entirely black, the lynx let out a fierce yowl, showing intimidating teeth.

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