They called me a disgrace of the bloodline.
Monster.
Cursed.
But I believe that I have done nothing.
Except simply exist.
Apparently a female Beastkin from Cat Clan gave born of me.
I don't know.
I never seen their faces.
Even since I remember it, I already lived here, inside a wheathered hut faraway from the village alone.
But it's okay.
Lina is strong, so Lina would be doing fine even when alone.
Who's Lina? That's me.
My name.
A beautiful sister with a big shinning moon behind her told me Lina was my name in my dream.
Lina kept living alone.
Lina hunted my own prey, then cooked them.
When the hut collapsed after a violent storm passed, Lina repaired it herself.
With magic and physical power of Lina's, that's a piece of cake.
What is a cake? Lina don't know. Lina heard it from what the kids of the village when they talking with each other.
Every the last day of the snowy days, the beautiful sister with moon shinning behind her would showing herself in Lina's dream.
She counts Lina's ages, telling Lina about some useful knowledge and wonderful tales.
Lina like the moon sister. It would be nice if she could kept showing up in Lina's dreams everyday.
Unfortunately she couldn't do that so often.
She said some nasty powerful people ruling this world would punish her if she kept showing up in Lina's dreams like that.
But one night every year is fine, she told Lina.
Lina don't quite understand, but since Lina already used to living alone, Lina don't mind.
Lina think everything is okay.
Lina could hunt by herself.
Lina could eat all tasty meat.
Lina could play with magic everytime she wanted to.
Until one day—
A kid from Bear Clan showed up.
He brought three other kids with him, each with a club in hands.
Then they attacked Lina.
Treated Lina like a wild beast.
"You beast, go away from our village!"
"Die!"
They looked like Lina.
Our difference is only the shapes of our ears and the color of our fur.
So why attack Lina?
Lina asked them that while avoiding their clumsy swings.
They answered that it was because Lina was cursed, a being that shouldn't existed in this world.
But Lina doing fine?
Lina is not cursed?
The bigger people indeed always called Lina so when they saw Lina, but weren't we sized the same? Why aren't you not cursed if Lina is cursed?
Lina beaten them, so they ran away crying.
The next day, they showed up again.
This time they brought bigger people with them, all holding sharp metal weapons.
They started attacking Lina.
Why?
"You've done it, you monster!"
"We shouldn't have let her live until now!"
"She's cursed, as what the prophecy said!"
"She even started assaulting our children!"
... What prophecy?
Lina don't understand.
They looked so angry.
Why? Lina don't know.
... These people's scary.
Lina then dodged all their attacks and ran away.
Lina hid atop the tallest tree in the forest, so they wouldn't find Lina.
Lina slept there for the day while wondering why they angry at her.
Lina never attack or invaded their territory, so why they trying to harm her?
... Lina was confused.
... Lina was afraid.
Lina woke up, and she was still had no idea why they attacked her so furiously.
But after the night passed, they should have been calmed down, right?
Lina returned to the hut, but stunned when faced with a destroyed and burned remains in place where the hut should have been standing until now.
What happened?
It was okay yesterday?
What was destroyed it?
Who did it?
Lina remembered the kids and bigger people who attacked the day before, and everything then became Made sense.
So they did it?
... Lina was angry.
...
They attacked Lina and destroyed what was Lina's, so Lina repaid them.
"Stop it already, Hinmune!"
A raged calm voice interrupted Lina.
When Lina turned around, an old man from Cat Clan with white fur staring at Lina sternly.
"Don't kil—"
Lina crushed the throat of the last kid who attacked she.
Only then Lina faced the old male.
"Who?"
For some reason, Lina could sense that the pressure the old male exuded intensified.
"Why? Why are you kill them? You have commited the sin you shouldn't have done, you know!"
Lina tilted her head.
"They attacked Lina and destroyed what was Lina's. Lina just repaid what they have done first."
"But you overdid it! And your name is not Lina, but Hinmune!"
Lina don't understand.
Lina is Lina.
Not Hinmune.
From the first place, who is even this old male? Why was he so angry to Lina?
While Lina was still pondering about that, Lina's vision suddenly turned upside-down.
By the time Lina realized, Lina was already lying on the ground.
"Hah...?"
What just happened?
Ah... My cheek hurt...
"Cough! Cough!"
Lina... Coughed out blood?
The old male withdrawn his strecthed arm.
He looked down on Lina.
He's scary...
Was he the one attacked Lina? Lina should run!
"You made me look like a fool for believing that you are not the cursed one. As the man who raised the woman who give birth of monster like you, I'll be the one who put an end to you myself."
The old male slowly approaching Lina.
"Hiissss! Stay away from Lina!"
Lina backed away, but the area was surrounded by other bigger people of varied Clans. Lina couldn't find a way for her to escape!
No, Lina don't want to end as a prey of them!
Lina is strong.
The moon sister told me that, so Lina must be really strong!
Lina would become the apex predator—
"Arrgggh!"
The old male attacked Lina again!
It hurts!
He slapped Lina's cheek again!
Lina hates pain!
Lina must resist!
"Aaaahhh!"
Lina barked to intimidates the old male.
"Bark,huh? You just like a beast. What an unsightly girl!"
The old male was not slap her anymore, he used punch now.
The power is stronger.
"A-ahkk..."
No... Lina must escape...
The old male then kicked Lina's face, sending Lina to the sky.
His physique is stronger than Lina.
Lina have magic, but Lina couldn't focus on this situation.
Ah... Lina's consciousness was fading.
—Lina.
From darkness, a pair of long, slender hand gently pushed Lina's body that slowly drowning.
—My dear Lina.
Lina's gading consciousness slowly clearing back.
—Don't give up. Don't be scared. You are strong. Don't worry. Don't doubt it. Believe me... And unleash it.
—Your true power.
—By then, surely, all pain and suffering would be gone.
—Believe me.
—And go.
—Fufufufu~.