Sleep, My Dear Child!

"Huff! Puff! Haah…shit! What the fuck is this?" Running through the streets of Narkn, the Capital City of the Varahan Empire was an Empyrean Boar, his expression twisted to the extreme, out of absolute fear.

Once every second, he turned around and stared back in terror, watching a vacant street greet him in response. His eyes trailed into the house to his left, observing through its open window to stare at a family of four that were in a state of deep sleep.

[Sleep Well!]

"Urgh!" His eyes drooped while the adrenaline rush pervading his body began to cool down. His muscles grew lethargic while an urge to curl up on the floor and enter a state of slumber allured him.

Thump!

He used his nails to pierce a hole in his stomach, using the pain to forcefully jolt his senses back to normalcy, using which he could continue running. However, a couple seconds later, a powerful lullaby played around.