Soaring Paws ~ The life of a Cheetah // Prologue up!

Prologue


Dry, brown grass flew up in my wake with the sun beating down as hard as ever onto this barren savannah I called home. My target raced ahead of me, but only by mere strides. I was gaining quickly, my paws barely grazing the parched ground as I soared over the earth. It wouldn't be long now.

Within a few beats of my rapidly pulsing heart, my quarry fell and tumbled over the grasses from a swipe of my paw. I quickly overtook it and held it tight until the life left its body, its spirit ascending to the great, blue sky above. With a bow of my head, I thanked my Sky Spirits for the good prey, a plump gazelle, then tore into it.

I had to eat fast, faster than I ran it sometimes seemed. Cover was nowhere in sight, and what little was around simply was too far away to drag my food. I had to eat here, stuffing my face with delicious chunks of meet I barely chewed. I had to eat more vigorously now; I wasn't eating for just myself anymore.

Not even half had been eaten before a male lion strode over like he owned the whole moor. He knew that I didn't stand a chance in a fight or keeping my prey, but my belly was already fat and full. Thankfully, I had been able to eat enough before he came along.

I stood and trotted in the other direction, the sun hanging high in the sky and scorching everything below its mighty, burning glow. With it as my companion, I walked across the open grass land, wondering simply when my next meal would be.

As the sun made its way across the great blue, I laid down in the rock outcropping from which I had made my home. At least, it would be my home as long as a leopard didn't come to claim it as their own. that happened a lot, sadly.

Inside my belly, tiny things began to move, kicking at their warm enclosure. It wasn't long before a ripple of pain passed through me, and I knew exactly what it meant. It was time. luckily, I had had one other litter before, so I knew exactly what to do, but that wouldn't stop any predators from strolling by. For safety, I could only pray.

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