Chapter 74: Fluffy’s Encounter

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Fluffy’s Encounter

Fluffy walked alone.

The streets were empty. The buildings were broken. The sky was dark. She had been separated from Daniel during the fight. One moment she was beside him. The next, she was running. Chasing an attacker. Slashing him. Then another. Then another.

And now she was lost.

"Master," she whispered. "Where is Master?"

She walked through the rubble. Her small feet crunched on broken stone. Her ears twitched. Her nose worked.

"Fluffy lost Master," she said to herself. "Fluffy is bad. Fluffy should have stayed close."

She stopped. She looked around. The streets all looked the same. Broken. Empty. Dark.

"Fluffy wants Master," she said. "Fluffy wants head pats. Fluffy wants meat."

She continued walking. Her tail was drooping. Her ears were flat.

Then she stopped.

She heard something. A sound. A breath. A heartbeat.

She turned. She looked at a pile of rubble. A dark alley. A shadow.

"Fluffy knows you are hiding," she said.

Silence.

"Fluffy is sneaky," she said. "Not you."

She drew her daggers. The blades gleamed in the dim light.

"I know you are there," she said. "Come out."

A figure stepped out of the shadows.

It was an elf. Female. Tall. Slender. Her hair was long and white. Her eyes were blue. Her face was sharp. Beautiful. Cold.

She wore dark clothes. Leather. Flexible. Practical. A bow was slung across her back. A quiver of arrows hung at her hip.

She looked at Fluffy. Her head tilted.

"You’re a rabbit folk," she said. Her voice was soft. Curious.

Fluffy nodded. "Fluffy is rabbit folk."

"And you’re alone."

"Fluffy is looking for Master."

The elf’s eyes narrowed. "Master?"

"Master is Daniel. Master is kind. Master gives Fluffy meat."

The elf stared at her. Her expression shifted. Something flickered in her eyes. Something cold.

"You like your master," she said.

Fluffy nodded. "Fluffy likes Master very much."

The elf’s face twisted. Disgust. Anger. Something else. Something sad.

"You’re being deceived," she said.

Fluffy blinked. "What?"

"Your master. He’s using you. They all do. Humans. They pretend to care. They pretend to love. But they don’t. They just want something from you."

Fluffy frowned. "Master is not like that."

"You’re gullible," the elf said. "You’re a rabbit folk. You’re naive. You don’t understand how the world works."

Fluffy shook her head. "Fluffy understands. Master is good. Master saved Fluffy. Master freed Fluffy. Master gave Fluffy meat and head pats."

The elf laughed. A cold, bitter laugh.

"That’s what they do. They give you things. Small things. Meat. Head pats. Freedom. And then they take everything."

Fluffy’s ears flattened. "You are wrong."

"I’m not wrong." The elf stepped closer. "I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it. Humans are the most greedy race in the world. They take. They use. They destroy."

She pointed at Fluffy.

"You should join us," she said. "Join the elves. Help us eliminate the humans. Help us cleanse this world of their filth."

Fluffy shook her head. "No."

The elf’s eyes widened. "No?"

"No. Fluffy will not join you. Fluffy will not hurt Master."

The elf stared at her. Her expression was unreadable. Then it changed.

She started crying.

Fluffy blinked. "What?"

The elf sobbed. Loud. Dramatic. Tears streaming down her face.

"They pretend to love you!" she wailed. "They pretend to care! But they don’t! They just want something! They get into your family vault! They steal everything! Your gold! Your treasures! Your heirlooms!"

Fluffy stared at her. Her mouth was open.

"Then your family and everyone starts calling you gullible trash!" the elf continued. "They blame you! They mock you! They cast you out! And you’re left with nothing!"

Fluffy didn’t know what to say. She just stood there. Her daggers were still drawn. Her ears were still flat.

The elf stopped crying. She wiped her tears. She smiled.

"Sorry about that," she said. "I get emotional sometimes."

Fluffy stared at her. Then she turned. She started walking away.

"MASTER!" she shouted. "MASTER! FLUFFY IS HUNGRY! FLUFFY WANTS MEAT!"

The elf appeared in front of her.

Fluffy stopped. She looked up at her.

The elf’s expression was calm. Cold. Determined.

"Sorry," she said. "But I don’t want you to have your heart broken."

She raised her hand.

Metal started forming in the air around her. Daggers. Swords. Spikes. They floated. They gleamed. They pointed at Fluffy.

The elf continued.

"So I would have to knock some sense into you."

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