Ugh, it's been three days already when will they stop chasing me?! 

I'd had no sleep, food or even water for the past three days and the effects were already starting to have an effect on my body - luckily I'd leveled up or else I doubt I would even be able to stand let alone run with my severe lack of stamina.

"Grrrr"

A series of growls came from below me, I knew it was another patrol of tigers stalking the forest looking for me - luckily it seemed they couldn't pick up my scent, I was sure that it was due to be entering the shadow realm multiple times the trail they were following had been lost when I started to escape - but if I continued to stay here I know I'll be found.. Beads of sweat were streaking down my brow and my clothes were already beginning to get soaked in the already cold sweat from the past three days of running, I felt like I was running with a lump of iron wearing these clothes but they were the only clothes I had and I doubt I'd come across any more in the wilderness here.. Not until I crossed this damn forest, Old man you asshole! I silently cursed him in my mind but no amount of complaining could redeem me from my current situation.

I looked over the side of the tree I was hiding in and saw the patrol passing by, I shuddered at the sight of the five tigers - I was sure I could take at least two in a fight with my current strength, that level-up had seriously boosted my physical attributes, not only that but tiger meat would surely give me some of my energy back from these past few days of running but I could only stare at them silently not able to do a thing.. I felt pained seeing the XP just walk away and not look back, why couldn't they patrol in groups of one?! Weren't tigers meant to be proud? Where was their pride, their honor?! Operating in packs like wolves... 

"ROAARRR"

Immense pressure seemed to land on my body, I shuddered as sweat began to run down my face like a waterfall - my clothes which had begun to dry from my recent rest had become soaked once more, "Wh-what?" I was dumbfounded, whatever that came from was more than enough to kill me with its aura, it was even more overbearing that than of the old man's it felt on par or stronger at least... I shuddered at the thought of something so strong, I couldn't even escape from him.. let alone the owner of that roar.

A loud echoing roar spread through the forest, the Tigers stopped in their tracks.. and seemed to bow?! What the hell! Where was the logic in this, they lowered their heads as they walked away as if they didn't dare to be higher than the source of that roar - what was that? I thought to myself but it'd be best if I didn't stay to find out... it'd be dangerous if I was caught by something that gave me such an overbearing pressure just by the sound of its roar let alone its actual physical prowess.

"HUMAN COME OUT." 

Instantly I felt a strong aura lock me in place as I struggled to move to grab hold of a branch to keep myself in the tree I was shaken to the ground in an instant - the full impact hit me as my mind went blank. 

I'm so fucked.

The ground beneath me began to shake as I was left lying motionless on the ground, I couldn't even move a finger. 

I felt powerless, a feeling that made me feel rage in my heart yet I couldn't do anything about it. 

I was too weak and the opponent was too strong.

A towering figure came from the distance, the trees parted as it moved and the leaves seemed to avoid touching any part of its body - it was if the trees were literally parting themselves as if to avoid angering the being before them.. it was only seconds before the full image of its body came into sight. It was huge, enormously huge - red and white stripes scattered its fur as it made its way towards me - a face full of rage could be seen as it looked at me. I felt as if my entire body was going to explode, I closed my eyes and waited for my eventual end; there was no way for me to escape I couldn't help but accept that. I'd already escaped death once so I guess this was just delaying the inevitable... but I didn't want to give in like this. Not like this. NEVER LIKE THIS

The thoughts streamed into my head in an instant uncontrollably, it felt like I had no control over my own mind as a foreign entity forcefully planted itself at the root of my body. I was a Ruler, a Monarch, A KING and yet I was being suppressed by a mere mammal - an inexplicable rage was bubbling in my soul as I opened my eyes once more, the towering tiger was right before me now. 

Rage still clearly expressed on its face but as I stared into its eyes that seemed to change.. a hint of fear filled them, I'd never truly known what it was to see the fear in someone's expression before but I felt like that was it. As he looked back into my own eyes I felt like the predator instead of the prey and he clearly felt the same way as he took a step back almost stumbling on an oversized rock.

"Peace." Was the only word that I uttered before my mind collapsed and I fell into a coma-like state almost instantly, my last thoughts as I felt my consciousness drift away was the clear expression of horror in that tiger's eyes as it looked at me.. as if it'd seen something in me that could scare even something like it.. and that scared me ever so slightly.. That something horrifying even to something with immeasurable power to the current me looked at me with eyes such as those.

...

"That aura.." King felt a pain in his chest as he fell to the floor, "Why is he here.." He muttered as he stared off into the distance, the clear glass windows separating him and the outside world seems non-existent as he tried to 'see' the events of where that aura came from.

"Fuck off.." The words were casually uttered in his mind but he broke out into a cold sweat almost immediately, it was him.. he was here again.. "Fuck, fuck, fuck." Curses which he would normally not bother to do, instead retaining his saint-like appearance spilled from his mouth like a sailor cursing. 

"I've got to report this.." King mumbled before disappearing from the room, his throne left empty yet the silhouette of a shadow like a figure could be seen sitting on it with its legs crossed, a cruel sneer on its face as it slowly disappeared back into the darkness it had come from.

...

Meanwhile, the Tiger King was carrying the human in his teeth, the eyes he had seen earlier had scared him.. he shivered thinking back to those eyes. They were dark like an abyss but they felt violent like a demon as he stared into them.. someone at his level of power knew the truth to the words "The eyes are the window to the soul." and words like that rung true in times such as these, this humans soul was pitch black.. like a demon of countless wars who had slaughtered millions, just thinking of it made him shiver once more. 

The only thing that had made him concede to the humans request for peace at the end was out of respect for the soul inside of him, such a soul deserved respect even at the cost of one of his children - he groaned thinking of his wife's reaction when she found out he hadn't killed him.. again he shuddered - it was comical, the proud King of Tigers had felt fear so much in one day; he wanted to dig himself a grave to crawl in but didn't even have the guts to do that.

"Honey I'm home!" He roared into the Tiger Clans home. All the while thinking, "She's going to kill me.."