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It didn't remember when it came to be or how it had gotten here. "Thing" ((as it shall now be referred to)), could only think of going after energy. Nothing else mattered in its mind, it could think of nothing else. Of course Thing's mind wasn't very big in the first place, so it was relying on pure instinct at this point of its existence. Using what was natural, Thing would catch its prey, ignoring the cries of pain that usually followed when it was feeding off of energy. The prey it caught were easy to find too. Thing only hunted in the dark, its red eyes too weak for sunlight, but it's body perfectly built for the dark. With it's dark hide blending in well with the blackness that came with the night, it's 12 beady legs able to grip to walls for easy climbing, the long tail it used to capture its prey at a moment's notice, and finally it's red eyes able to detect thermal energy radiating off of its prey, yes Thing was built for the darkness, even if it was sometimes difficult to find somewhere to rest during the daytime.

Currently though Thing was in an alleyway, clinging onto a wall and hiding in the shadows, currently checking outside of the alleyway for its meal for the night. Or at least one of the meals. Suddenly Thing saw something moving across the road towards the side that the alleyway was on and in Thing's alleyway direction. At least this would be an easy meal, just grab and go, though it would have to be quick to not catch any attention. It had to be careful, it had almost been destroyed before and didn't want that to happen again. So Thing waited for its prey, red eyes shining in the dark.

Well this is just too easy! Is what Thing would have thought if it could think like that. However as it couldn't, it was just agitated because of the anticipation of capturing another prey. Thing looked at the other creature with fascination, sensing quite a bit of energy coming from it. Perhaps it wouldn't have to eat as much tonight. It would mean one less meal at least.

It readied itself, crouching against the wall, keeping perfectly still so that it would not be spotted or heard. It had to wait. Wait until it's prey would be unable to get out so easily. Soon enough it was in the middle of the alleyway and Thing readied to strike, crawling silently towards the prey, closer... closer... until finally it quickly whipped out its' tail intending to strike the prey, wrap around its' neck and finally drain it of energy!

Thing was momentarily taken aback as its tail was whacked away, though it quickly recovered and brought its tail back to it, this time putting it over its head so that it could strike quickly. The prey started talking. Of course, Thing didn't understand English or any other language, so it sounded more like screeching. Still though, they prey had seen it and Thing quickly scampered back up the wall a bit, trying to once again hide in the shadows, waiting for the prey to lower its guard. Though that might take a while since it was now on the alert for any attacks.

Thing moved along the wall, keeping quiet as it moved around the prey, intending to strike at it again. Thing crawled closer to the ground now, but it was still covered in the shadows and suddenly whipped its' tail at the prey again, trying to catch a leg this time to trip the prey up so it could no longer run away.

Thing had to move from the wall to completely on the ground now. Eating was easier that way.

The prey was fighting which meant Thing needed to keep a tight grip on the prey, lest it manage to wrangle itself from its' tail and get away. The prey was beating at Thing's tail, which hurt a bit, but it was too hungry to let go. Instead it dragged the prey towards it, getting ready to pin it down and consume the energy contained in it. It ignored the prey's cries as Thing dragged it closer.

It would have to eat quickly. Thing didn't like to be on the ground for too long and the alleyway barely contained its girth to the point where it could not turn around unless Thing managed to climb back onto the walls. The prey was still fighting, but it was finally closer now.

Thing screeched in pain as the prey had managed to hit it in one of its' eyes. It quickly let go, trying to recover and ignore the pain. However the prey had done quite a bit of damage to the eye and it could no longer see out of it.

Blinded and now in a bit of a rage Thing could no longer focus on its prey and was confused now. Which meant it did crawl back onto the walls and instead just backed up a bit in the alleyway from the prey. Thing was now flailing its tail wildly, unable to get a good grip on the prey since one of its eyes was no longer working.

Thing cried out in pain once more, moving it's tail back. The prey had hurt it quite badly at this point. It was time to try and get away. Unfortunately for Thing, it's primitive brain could not think to go and crawl on the walls up to the roof and away to safety.

Instead, it started to back out onto the street, with the street lights on, blinding Thing even more as it tried to get away. It had chosen badly tonight but it wold try to get away to live another day.

Unfortunately Thing had been too concerned with getting out of the alleyway and unable to get out if its' panic had unfortunately met its timely demise by way of a car.

It still had the same thoughts before in the last few seconds it was alive, but perhaps that was a good thing, it didn't see its own demise coming.