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Sacrifice — A fictional story
Fantasy short story
The young buck stared up at the man standing in front of him, a question in his eyes. Marco circled him, inspecting his horns, hooves, and brown hair. It wasn’t bad for his first attempt at shifting. “Your horns are crooked.”
The buck hung his head in disappointment and shifted back to his human form. “Sorry I’ll do better next time.”
Marco had to work hard to keep the smile off his face. The poor boy had only learned two days ago that he could shift forms. “Jimmy, you didn’t disappoint me. I’m impressed with your ability to learn so quickly. I was merely pointing out something you should work on.
The boy lifted his head and smiled. “I will. It’ll be perfect next time, you’ll see.”
“Alright, that’s enough fun for -” A loud bang shattered the peaceful quiet of the woods.
“What was that?” Jimmy inched forward towards the sound, but Marco grabbed his arm and dragged him back.
“We are shifters. Some people don’t understand us, so they want to do us harm. Come, we have to go.” He continued holding the young boy’s arm as he weaved his way deeper into the woods.
Another loud pop came from behind them. Jimmy jumped forward, ready to bolt, but Marco kept him to a walk. Crunching leaves reached their ears…
