Human Nature

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Sadly so... -VQ

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Restless feet dig into the underbrush, thick thorns biting bitterly at the soles. Sacrificing skin for the intrusion of nature’s home bartering blood for the business of greed. A stake is driven into the heart of a sweet maple, an innocent victim to a most monstrous being. Draining it of its precious milk, suckling savagely from the spout before letting the rest of its life force pour onto the forest floor.

The sweet aroma attracts a hungry mother followed closely by her cub. She nuzzles it forward to fill its belly, instincts to nurture her kin kicking in. Standing guard until it’s her turn for a taste. A massive creature with a beautiful chestnut coat. She takes another glance at her baby before crouching down for a drink. A metal click resounds through the trees, a sharp shrill as it slices rapidly through the air.

A bone crushing thud as a heavy body slams onto the wet soil. Terrified shrieks of grief and panic as a scared and motherless cub scurries off into the woods, defenseless to the wild. The sound of footsteps as a shadow emerges from the bushes. The monster has returned for its kill. An insatiable appetite for murder in its gut. Senseless and relentless, it takes yet another precious life. Claiming dominance over all creatures, falsely believing it is the superior race. Sadly, such is human nature.