Intertwined

Aria

The adrenaline rush is almost palpable. It keeps urging me forward and I embrace it. This is like deja vu. It seems as if I have experienced this before.

As I keep running, the most unusual thing happens. It is an out-of-body experience. I start seeing myself running but my appearance makes me gasp. I cannot find words to describe how I look. I look hideous. Scary even.

Although I am running with my two legs, they are forty and even my face is full of hair. Instead of my normal hands, I have claws with sharp talons. It is as if I am half human and half something else. Even my mouth and nose look elongated. Almost like I have a snout.

I start panicking. This cannot be me! This can't be happening! In the midst of all this, I spot a woman walking through the clearing. I rush toward her and I am surprised by how bloodthirsty I feel. For some reason, I can detect her heartbeat from a distance and that makes me feel hungry and thirsty.

Even more baffling is the fact that all I smell