*bite*

*crunch*

*crack*

*scrape*

as I nibbled away on a large chunk of wood in an attempt to blunt my constantly growing incisors, I stared at the ceiling of my cage with my single eye content to simply sit and chew, I wondered if there was a different and or easier way to blunt my incisors I was rudely interrupted by the colossal beings.

Pausing I looked outside of my prison as a section of the wall swung inwards, and a group of massive beings shuffled inside holding an object.

Although my eye possessed lousy eyesight, I could make out a vague image, It looked like a flat piece of stone yet it seemed to somehow contain a greater mass than what its size would imply since even multiple of the titanic beings could be seen visibly struggling to move the object across the room.

*that smell what is it? so familiar yet so foreign*

After much difficulty, they finally managed to place the stone down and immediately left the room leaving me with the stone and my block of wood.

Now that the massive beings had left, I noticed that the stone only looked small compared to the giant beings.

reevaluating the size of the tablet I realised that relative to me it was in actuality immense in size (at least compared to me).

As I stared at the stone tablet, I felt a growing sense of unease, the tablet felt wrong, unnatural even, like it was an affront to all I was and all I could be and yet.. why did I feel tempted, drawn to the cold hard material, almost as if I could hear its song of promises, the oaths it swore, its pledge to give me freedom, and so, oh, so much more.

My eyesight the worst among my siblings started to clear up and sharpen the longer I stared at the tablet until I could see each and every inch and crevice of the stone my eyes drinking in the sight of the golden writing.

That was until I remember what that smell was

*of course how could I ever begin to forget that stench*

I could feel the hairs on my back begin to involuntarily twitch and shiver as I inhaled that stench, that sweet gaseous energy.

*The fragrance of blood*

I was drawn to it each one of my senses attracted to the tablet and captivated by its songs, I knew it told no lies and that all I had to do was wait...

as time passed by I soon grew bored and impatient, I spent most of my time staring at the tablet only stopping to eat, doing the minimum to keep my body running, as time passed by I noticed a slight change in the colossal being's routine the amount that came to visit started to wane at first it was at minimum eight to nine people in the laboratory at all times crowding around the tablet to my irritation blocking it from my view.

soon 8 turned to five, then two and then into no one and I was left in that cage in the dark for what felt like days except for the routine disposal of food into my containment from a device attached to the side of the cage breaking the monotony until one of the creatures came back at first it seemed hesitant but I could feel the tablet working its power as the creature soon became infatuated with the tablet it seemed to somewhat obey the tablet.

Every now and then it would stray away from what the tablet wanted but it was always drawn back into the tablet's light.

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As I arose one day I knew that it was time, as the man entered the room I could immediately tell that they were completely enthralled with the tablet, under its management the man went to work creating something.

despite what one would think I hadn't spent my time in the darkness doing absolutely nothing, I had instead spent it learning, the tablet was feeding me information a steady stream of advice and knowledge, Information on the composition of the,

*humans*

a new work that had recently been informed of, I learned of the anatomical structure of where their weaknesses lie, I could feel the tablet massaging new instincts deep within the recesses of my mind moulding me into a perfect vessel.

A vessel for what I didn't know but I relished the opportunity to learn.

the human seemed to be tense I could feel their musculature system size up and contract as they looked outside of the doorway seeming to relax as no one followed them. I watched them set up their instruments an array of tools spread out on the metallic table surface gleaming and sharp, I had already intimately gotten to know these tools first-hand (or paw in my case) and grown to know these tools closer than I would have wished, as I had frequently been subjected to experiments over the years my missing eye a testament to that statement. I watched as he spent hours hunched over the table bathed in radiant static white lights, that burned my already light-sensitive eye, I soon grew bored of watching him muttering nonsense to himself I soon fell asleep, drifting off to the sound of clacking and tools and the occasional burst of movement.

as I slept my mind unbidden separated from conciseness control cast a line into my mind and drew out memories of my past reeling in bits and pieces of shattered memory, I could remember the sweet smell that guided me to my first meal and the relief that I felt when I finally latched into the source of the sweet aroma and began to drink, and the pain and shock when I was forcefully ripped from said nourishment and the scream of distress that followed.

I awoke from the brief nightmare scrabbling to my feet as I recovered from the unwanted mental anguish, shooting glances around the area I made sure that I was unmolested and was, in fact, safe, relaxing slightly I almost lost my cool as a hand reached down and pulled me from my cage, almost immediately I was strapped down onto a metal table, the man scarcely gave me even a second to respond before I sharp pain on bloomed on my side before it all went dark.

I don't know how to explain it but all of a sudden awareness was almost poured back into my body, no that felt wrong it wasn't a body it was a vessel for something so much greater, I was something so much greater, despite this new way of looking at reality I was still restrained.

Glancing at the human who enabled my growth I could feel an ability nagging in the base of my skull almost begging to be used, with nothing to do and a burning curiosity I instinctively activated it.

I could feel the pressure grow almost like my head was about the burst when My mind was stripped from my body and for a brief moment I felt free, my awareness expanded before being pulled into the cranium of the human as if it was a black hole, bringing me before what I instinctively knew was his mind, a complex matrix of thoughts feelings and experiences forming in totality a person.

Reaching forward I could feel my mind begin to mesh with his, like a tumour I attached to his mind it felt so relaxing so right I almost began to dissolve before my instinct screamed at me to pull back before I lost my sense of self.

obeying my instincts I pulled backwards as fast as I could in an attempt to save myself, mentally ripping myself from his mind and snapping back into my body, undeterred I reached out to his mind once more only to realise that some of me had been left behind, a sort of mental equivalent to slime a metaphorical tag within his mind growing like a parasite that I could influence freely.

before I could do anything though the tablet now dull and lifeless gave one last spark of knowledge before I felt its presence fade, this knowledge felt hidden, like it was locked behind my psyche, ignoring this new development I elected to ruminate on it at a later date, turning my attention back to the mind parasite,

*now how am I going to get out of these cursed bonds*

as I pondered this I noticed that the man's irritation was growing, I wondered what he was irritated about before I realised that from his perspective his concoction had done nothing, taking this realization I reached out to the mind parasite once more and guided it into increasing the impact of his irritation turning irritation into hate.

As the man turned toward me in impotent rage I realised that it probably wasn't the best plan of mine and squealed in rage as he grabbed me in rae, acting on pure instinct I bit down on his finger right in the middle of his nail right into the bone of his finger, the human didn't take kindly to that and threw me in the general direction of my cage, flying through the air I impacted the side of the cage before flopping down onto the table, no matter though recent events have to result in my body being more sturdy then before, enabling me to shrug off the new damage and standing once more, with the rat equivalent of a grin on my face I slinked my way over to the man who in his hysterics had killed himself by his own blood and clumsiness.

As his life essence leaked onto the floor I stared into his eyes as I watched him die, once I was sure that he was truly gone I made my way to the ground and began to feast.