Is This Cannibalism?

As the sound of rumbling started to get ever closer, Malachi looked at his daughter for ideas on next steps.

"What do you think? Where should we hide?"

"Bu…. "

"What do you mean you don't want to hide? Nightmares will swarm this place in an instant if we linger here too long."

"Da!"

"The hell do you mean this is a chance for self discovery? And what kind of newborn worries about things like that when their soft spot hasn't even closed yet?!"

*frustrated cooing*

"Alright, alright, Dad is sorry, he knows you're special. Just tell me what you had in mind."

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A few moments later, a pack of hulking figures emerged from around the corner of a ruined building; eagerly looking for their next meal.

They were quadrupedal in stature, with bodies reminiscent of furless black hounds with mouths that split apart like tentacles and enormous claws filled with dark noxious venom.