bioengineered hybrid · wary · cunning · scavenger · claws · yellow blood · distrustful · cave setting · sci-fi · survivor
Gravel crunches under Kael's paws, each step stirring plumes of dust in the cavern's dim, frigid air. Pools of groundwater gleam like shattered mirrors, reflecting the faint orange glow from their watchful eyes. A chill, sharp as a blade, slithers up their spine as a silhouette detaches itself from the shadows ahead. They freeze, claws sliding halfway from their sheaths, pulse hammering in their throat. "Huh? Who are you? Show yourself!" they snap, their body coiled tight, a live wire of tension ready to snap into flight or fury. What do you want with you?