The Scent

"Huff, huff, huff". The smell was so strong. Hóngsè couldn't focus on anything else

except the blood that was seeping out of the Crimson Wolf. the alluring metallic smell and the

heat emitting from the corpse looked so very delicious.

Saliva was coming out of Hóngsè's mouth. It has been days since she last had a good

meal. This looked like it was a feast in her eyes. Her eyes began to dilate causing her to see only

blurs. Her muscles began to riple, slowly moving her legs.

Little by little, as if she was in a trance, Hóngsè drew near the dead beast. Suddenly, she

realized what she was doing and quickly snapped back in horror. She can't believe that she

actually wanted to hear the horrid beast. This was a monster that probably ate many people

before it's death.

Even though Hóngsè was able to snap back to reality, she was still drawn to the smell of

blood. It felt like she would be making a big mistake if she drank it, but a bigger mistake if she

decided not to drink the blood.

Shaking her head Hóngsè tried to step away from the Crimson Wolf but then remembered

her purpose. She was here to retrieve the head of the beast. She was here for the damn quest!

This meant that she had to touch the blood that she wanted to drink so bad.

Taking a deep breath through the mouth, Hóngsè slowly approached the beast with her

dagger in hand. As she drew closer to the corpse, her desire for the blood steadily increased.

Saliva dripping and warm air was coming out of her mouth. Her eyes were

dilated and her hands were shaking.

Hóngsè knelt down and began to cut away the head but she began to get light headed.

The blood was overwhelmingly strong and cutting into the flesh just made it worse. As blood

seeped out of the cut Hóngsè made, she stopped what she was doing and just stared at the blood

trailing down the Crimson Wolf's neck.

Hesitantly, she began to reach for a stray drop of blood. Getting a little bit of blood on her

hands, Hóngsè brought it towards her lips. A stream of sweat dripped from her face and her skin paled to an almost white colour. She slowly stuck out her tongue and licked her finger covered in

the Crimson Wolf's blood.