Chapter 1
"stop!!!"
"Damn it! Don't let this beast get away!!!"
"ah--!!!"
“Meow——!!!”
In the capital of the empire, a secret underground laboratory was in chaos. A small and agile white figure shuttled across the platforms at an extremely fast speed, dodging the nets and iron claws that were constantly thrown at it.
Its body reeked of blood, but the wound was hidden beneath its long white fur, and every step it took ripped at its flesh. The wound continued to ache, but the little beast clearly didn't care about the pain, which was insignificant compared to its current situation.
God has gifted it with the excellent running speed of its species, which is the only thing that allows it to hide near the laboratory door and wait for a new life.
It waited, hoping that someone would come in from outside the laboratory. As long as the door opened a crack, it would be able to escape.
The wound became more and more painful, which was obviously not a good sign. What was even worse was that its soft belly, which was pressed against the ground, sensed regular vibrations coming from it - someone was approaching.
"Hurry up and look for him. The surveillance footage shows this beast hiding here!"
...Are we going to be discovered?
It opened its clear blue eyes and stared intently at the closed door.
The closer footsteps and the approaching sounds all beat against its heart.
What if I don't escape successfully?
Thinking back to what it had experienced, it thought: I can only be treated more harshly...
Plop, plop——
His heart ached with tension, and the vibrations from his footsteps on the ground seemed to resonate with his heartbeat, making his whole body uncomfortable.
Beep beep——
!!!
Hearing the sound of the door opening, it immediately raised its head and stared closely at the gap between the two metal doors.
"Who?! Don't open the door!!!"
"Hurry! It's going to run away-!!!"
"Meow--!!!"
The light filtering through the gradually opening door, the energy that suddenly burst forth from my tense body, and the icy cold and stinging pain on my back...
“Meow——!!!”
Freedom was just around the corner, and the great joy and excitement even made it temporarily forget the pain in its back.
The furry body squeezed through the crack in the door in an instant, and before the crack was closed forcefully, it escaped from the laboratory that had tortured it for a long time.
...and then? Then, it went nowhere.
It felt like it was getting hot, and its whole body was burning hot.
It searched its brain for memories and found some information about itself—
It is a cat, which was a very common species in the ancient Earth. But now, after humans have migrated across the universe several times, such species should have disappeared with the collapse of the sun.
This is the only solution. When the end of the world comes, humans can only prioritize the safety of their own race.
…
It walked aimlessly down the street, in the pouring rain, a harsh experience for a kitten with a fever. Soon, the cat's head began to spin, and it lost its bearings. Its body began to feel strange, as if something was emanating from it, further muddling its already dizzy mind. It lost consciousness, and could only follow its instincts.
The journey is long, and no one knows how this journey will end, but for a cat, every second of opening its eyes and looking at the world is an extremely fresh experience, which is enough to exchange for its own life.
What a wonderful world...
The kitten was thinking in a daze, not noticing that his body was no longer getting wet, and the wounds that were stained by water were no more painful.
The cat entered a very secluded place, very bright, very spacious, very...
The kitten could no longer hold on and fell to a corner, fainting.
I'd like to borrow a small space from you. Please don't chase me away...
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