Silas managed to endure the screech and instantly rushed out of the door into the streets, where he noticed a huge tiger-like beast standing over the roof of a house, smashing its paws on the roof while screeching again and again.
"That's not a nice kitty..." he frowned, and his eyes scanned the surroundings, trying to find something he can use to protect himself and others if needed.
And just as he was doing so, suddenly people started to come out of the houses, grabbing their heads in pain; the people who were packing their things in vehicles outside also witnessed that horrifying sight.
"What's happening?!"
"Is that a tiger?? M-monster?!"
"Run! Run back to your houses!!"
"That's huge..."
Silas noticed the people coming out of their houses to see the cause of the loud roars, and those outside were seen rushing back inside frantically.
"Get inside! Get inside!!!" Silas shouted, "Don't come out!!!" He pleaded with the people again.
Most people followed his command, rushing back inside their homes, as the crowd vanished. Silas's eyes narrowed towards the direction of that beast.
His gaze flicked between the massive beast and the house it was pounding on. Each slam of its colossal paws sent tremors through the roof, dislodging tiles and cracking the wooden frame.
'Species - Phantomclaw Tiger
Grade - Yellow
Width: 2.5 meters
Length: 6 meters
State: Agitated
Strength: Sonic Roar, Night Vision, Phantom Claw
Weakness: Noise Sensitivity
Speciality: A race known for strong territorial instinct, known for strong protective instincts towards their packs, and don't like to be isolated from their pack.'
"Agitated?" Silas muttered, and his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings; people were inside their homes but were still curiously staring at that beast from their glass windows and such.
But the beast wasn't even glancing towards them; instead, its sole focus was fixed on that one house. It was so devoted to tearing it apart as half the roof had collapsed already by now.
"Gruff!"
"Ruff!"
Silas suddenly heard his pups; they were standing over the window in his room, just awaiting his command, with Asra already carrying the sharp metal rod under her fangs.
'Wait...' Silas commanded, and he cautiously started to move over towards that beast, which was just 4 houses away from his location.
"As expected..." he remarked with a realisation, "It's not interested in other humans..."
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He muttered, and just then, information popped up inside his mind; his eyes widened in an instant as his flickering eyes rushed towards the house that that beast was tearing off, and inside that house, Silas sensed the reason for the chaos.
He spotted her—a young girl, no older than seven, standing barefoot in a corner of the room inside the house, along with her parents, tears streaming down her face. Her tiny hands gripped the sides of her head, her small frame trembling in confusion and terror.
"Mommy! Mommy! Kitty's mad! Kitty's mad!" she sobbed, her voice cracking with fear.
The beast's movements became more frantic at the sound of the girl's voice. It slammed its paw harder against the roof, claws scratching deep into the wood as if it were trying to tear the house open.
"It's that girl!" Silas exclaimed and immediately rushed towards the beast as he commanded, "Asra! Zerath!"
The two pups immediately jumped down from the window of his house and rushed over towards Silas. Silas grabbed the two metal rods they carried over under their fangs, and with a flash, jumping over the walls and balcony, he casually arrived over the roof, which the beast was trying to crush.
"Easy! Back off!" He shouted with a threatening look in his eyes; the two pups also growled, but the beast seemed even more enraged as it felt Silas was meddling with her.
"Grarrrr..." It growled with bloodlust towards Silas. The beast's head whipped toward him, eyes narrowed with saliva leaking down the corners of its fangs.
"Calm down, big girl," Silas muttered, lowering his posture, keeping his gaze locked on the tiger's eyes without looking away. His voice was calm but firm as he cautiously moved in front of the beast.
But watching Asra and Zerath, the beast's muscles tensed. It was ready to pounce, but Silas reacted first.
"Asra, Zerath, stay back," Silas ordered his pups, and they immediately obeyed, retreating with cautious but watchful eyes.
"I get it..." he said softly, "Don't worry; your little girl is safe; just be patient," he explained.
The beast's growls suddenly faltered, and its tails, which had been lashing like a whip, started to slow down.
"Just trust me..." He crouched down, setting both metal rods on the roof. The two pups still maintained caution, ready to pounce anytime, but Silas decided to take the risk.
"Just one minute, trust me for one minute," he said and decided to jump down from the hole in the roof; the beast didn't cause any more rampage this time as its gaze was fixated under the roof.
Silas landed flat on the ground, and crashing the door locked him in; he went straight over to the other room where the family was hiding in a corner, and the father was standing in front with a metal bat in his arm.
"Don't come here!" The father warned Silas; he himself was scared, but family was a responsibility he couldn't afford to let them be harmed.
"Please calm down," Silas tried to negotiate. "I know you feel threatened, but believe me, that beast isn't going to hurt anyone. I take responsibility for that.
"I don't care! Nobody touches my wife and daughter!!!" The father roared, getting more cornered, but for Silas, the time was slipping away.
He turned his attention towards the little girl hiding under her mother's arms.
"Hey, little one," he called out softly. "Do you know this big girl outside?"
The girl blinked, rubbing her eyes. "Y-yeah... that's Kitty. She’s my Kitty," she replied. Silas nodded gently. "Then you can help me, alright? I need you to be brave. Can you do that for me?"
The little girl sniffed, but she nodded, and as she was trying to stand, her mother tried to pull her back, "You can't!" She shouted, full of caution and worry.
But the little girl drowned in chaos and worried, "Kitty's sad... She’s sad, Mommy." She pleaded in tears, and standing up, tried to reach Silas, but the father stepped in again.
"You still can't; she has changed! Can't you see it trying to destroy the whole house?!" he shouted. Silas understood his worries. "I know, but you have to believe this time that cat is a pet from your house, isn't it? You raised her..."
"So did Mr. Smith! Now he is dead; it's not beauty and beast fantasy! It's my family! I'm trying to protect! Leave if you don't want to help! Don't cause trouble!"
"I'm not causing trouble! I was the one who killed that hound! I will kill this one too if it even scratches your daughter, but you need to believe in me for just a moment!!!" Silas pleaded, but the father seemed to have made his resolve already; he wasn't going to risk it.
"We can talk about this later then..." Silas released a deep sigh and suddenly vanished from the sight of the parents and, in a flash, grabbed the little girl and left the room in a flash.
"Hey?!" the father screamed in horror, and both parents rushed after Silas in horror, "You damn fucker! Release my daughter!!!"
They pleaded and cursed, but Silas didn't stop, and in a moment leaped over the roof with the girl safe in his arms.
The beast's eyes darted towards the girl the moment she saw her. She was about to pounce in excitement, but Silas roared, "Stop!!!"
The beast's fur crawled up in goosebumps. "Easy, girl. She's right there." Silas muttered while cautiously approaching the beast.
The tiger lowered its head, nostrils flaring as it sniffed the air. It let out a deep, rumbling purr—a sound so powerful that the ground beneath them vibrated.
'... You aren't looking like a friendly big girl.' Silas's expressions are darkened; the actions the creature used to do as a cute looked cute, but now the same reactions looked like a predator's eyes over its prey. His eyes moved towards the little girl in arms, expecting horror in her eyes, but to his surprise,.
The little girl smiled. "Kitty!" she cried, reaching her tiny hand towards the beast.
The tiger stepped forward slowly, pressing its large nose against the little girl's arm. It didn't make any sudden moments. It sniffed the girl’s hand, breathing her in. The rumbling purr grew louder, and its body slumped into a relaxed position.
"There you go," Silas said, wiping sweat from his brow. "Safe..." Silas just felt relaxed, but just then a metal bat struck right over the back of his head.
"You fucker!!!" the father of the little girl screamed, and as he was about to strike again with his bat, the wolf pups tackled him down over the roof, but before they could tear him down, Silas paused them.
"Easy!!" he commanded while casually rubbing off the sensation of pain in the back of his head; the strike was just mild pain for him, and understanding the position of that father, he pointed towards the little girl closely hugging the huge beast and the beast just purring without any harm.
"It's safe..." he stated, "There is no danger to your daughter," he explained, showing a warm smile.
The father watched the sight in a daze, releasing a deep sigh of relief with his eyes wet in tears as he stayed down on the ground with a deep relief.
And just as the atmosphere was feeling warm and easy, Silas's gaze spread over the surroundings with people staring out of their balconies and even out on the streets and roofs, all gazes fixated on Silas and that sight of the first human and beast union to human eyes.
"Silas..." Even his own parents were in a daze watching him.
Silas finally sighed, "Everything is going to change..." he muttered, "From today."