Humanity Lost, Primal Instinct Gained
A human girl turned into a panther from a long lost discovery that wasn't buried deep inside her. How will she cope as she explores deeper into the jungle of foreignness? Will she survive? Or will she be reverted back to denial? Only time will tell.
I close my chat with my friend, confused, worried, and everything in between. I've known for a while, deep down, but I've always denied it. I didn't want to be, I didn't think it was normal...but as more and more of my friends that I find out are them too...maybe it's natural? I close my eyes and lay down on my soft, fluffy pillow. Is it true? Am I in denial about being a...a furry...? I mean I must be if I can read those stories, the ones with the animals as the main characters, and even adult rated ones, and enjoy them. But it's not this black and white, is it? I mean, I do act like a cat, but I thought that was because I grew up with them, but I don't want to dress up majorly... maybe some kitty ears would be nice...
I drift into a deep sleep, my conflicting thoughts trailing off as all I know fade away into the deepest recesses of my mind, the deepest and darkest of my thoughts pushing their way to the front aggressively, feral and untamed, untouched and never seen. My whole body tingles as I feel a change overcome my being, but it doesn't hurt, nor does it feel pleasant. It's unknown and foreign to me. Then, as if I'm no longer myself, I see myself like I'm seeing from a new view. Only, it isn't me, I mean it is me, but it isn't... what I see isn't my small formed self with brown, shoulder length hair and brown eyes, pale skin, and well... a human. No, what I see is a lithe panther, not one that resembles a human, but an actual animalistic panther... her, no, my eyes are now a deep green, my hair no longer brown and on my head, but a deep, rich black that covered my whole body, my clothes gone and out of existence, my, oh wow, I have a tail. Then, my vision fades to black, my new form still burning in my mind's eye, I can't unsee it.
I wake up, laying in dusty dirt and vines, the light seeming green, and when I look up, I see a thick canopy of leaves, and even thicker trees and branches spanning in every direction upward. My body feels strange, not normal... but... right... I can't explain it. I shakily stand up and stretch, my arms reaching out in front of me, my rear raising as I yawn, I think I had a very long nap, it feels like it. Then I freeze. My hands! No, my paws! They no longer have human fingers, and each digit is tipped with a thick, razor sharp claw, and each claw is digging into the dry earth. I start to inspect the rest of my body, and indeed, the rest matches my paws. I am no longer human, but a feline. A panther. I look around, and with my humanity gone, a feral hunger overtakes me and i stalk off, deeper into the jungle I'm in, in search of prey.