Evan ran naked through the city, but he didn't have time to worry about it. Four girls were chasing him, their eyes filled with hunger. Callisa, Frida, Aiko, and Morona were chasing him with such ferocity, they seemed to be in some kind of carnivorous frenzy. He knew one thing, if they caught him, they would eat him whole. Literally. So he ran as fast as he could, but the girls seemed to be catching up.
When he turned a corner, he stopped in his tracks, terrified.
It was a dead end!!!
Worse still, he could hear the girls running towards him. They were getting very close. Suddenly, he felt a jolt from his side and heard a door slam.
"Are you safe?"
"Really?"
Evan looked around. He was in what looked like the back of a bar, and the bartender, a goat, was standing next to him.
"Here."
He handed him a towel. After wrapping it around him, he invited him into the dining room. He wasn't exactly thrilled about going out in just a towel, but then again, he'd recently been running naked through the city. It couldn't have been worse.
He was in a bit of a shock in the dining room. Among the customers were Rufus and Shawn. Rufus approached him first.
"Evan? What happened to you? And why do you look and smell like you just popped out of the oven?"
"So..."
When he explained what had happened, Rufus seemed to turn green in the fur.
"Wait! You fucked Callise!? That Callise!? You hit all three bases!? Frida fingered you!? Aiko hanjoba!? Morona fucked you!? Go back there and let her eat you!"
It was a shock for Evan.
"They almost ate me, and you care that I fucked them?!" Rufus tapped his head a few times. "Get a grip, Evan. You fucked some of the best chicks in school in one night, and you're worried they almost ate you. Especially Callis. Half the school is hitting on her."
"Even if she roasted and ate them!?"
"Some people especially because of that."
"Listen, Ru… Wait… What?
Some people in school would get eaten to fuck Callisa?! It was unbelievable. But the volume of Rufus' voice and the look in his eyes… he was serious. Then Shawn spoke up from beside him.
"Frida should chase me! Rip my clothes off, rape me, put me on a rosary, roast me, and eat me!!!" Evan, it shocked me. That scream and Shawn's dreamy expression. Was he serious!? Did he really want to end up as meat?! Has the whole world gone mad?
At that moment, a voice rang out from the side of the room.
"Evan Smith, is that right?"
He looked in the direction the voice had come from. It came from an old alligator who had something of the old-school, distinguished gentleman about him.
"How do you know my name?"
"Oh, where are my manners? I didn't introduce myself. I'm Professor Albert Gator. Professor Emeritus of Literature, former Headmaster of Tenebrae Academy, former patron of Arslan Flambe, and current Chairman of the Grand Council."
Understanding dawned on Evan's face. He was an acquaintance of Arslan's and the former Headmaster of the Academy.
"That's how you know my name."
Shawn and Rufus, however, were shocked.
"You're the Headmaster's patron?! Do you need an ashtray?"
"You're the Headmaster!? Can I get you something from the bar?" Evan was surprised by the sudden change. He whispered to Rufus.
"Is this someone important?"
"Where did you come from?"
"From another world."
"Yeah... He's a big shot. A giant big shot. The Council has more say than many powers."
Evan shuddered. Someone like that...
"Boys, calm down. Evan, I have something to tell you." The professor took a sip of brandy from his glass and began to speak.
"Evan, I suspect Arslan wanted to gradually introduce you to everything, but there's something you need to know now."
Evan had an uneasy feeling that this knowledge would shake him. The professor touched his head.
"It's about the structure of our brains. The centers responsible for hunger and desire are next to each other. Actually, they're one and the same. Desire and hunger are one."
Evan was momentarily frozen. His entire life in Carnivor flashed through his mind. Especially his friendships with the girls. Finally, a realization struck him. He looked at the alligator sipping brandy. It nodded.
"THIS MEANS THAT THE MORE THEY LIKE ME, THE MORE THEY WANT TO EAT ME!?!" Evan screamed at the top of her lungs. A moment later, the ground began to shake. It was as if a pack of wild beasts were running towards them. He dropped the towel and was left naked.
"What happened…"
Before he could finish, the bar door flew open, practically falling off its hinges. Four furry trails flew towards Evan. Before anyone could react, Evan was thrown into the air.
He landed on the table on a large plate. Before he could move, the strings prevented him from doing so. Vegetables were all around him. Sauce was poured over his body. He felt a pain in his butt. His scream was muffled by the apple in his mouth.
When he realized what had happened, he shuddered. Callisa, Frida, Aiko, and Morona stood over him. They stared at him, practically possessed by hunger and lust. He lay once again, tied up like a chicken on a plate. When Evan tilted his head back, he saw that the crotch of Callisa's shorts were completely soaked, and the liquid was running down her legs. Finally, he opened his mouth wide and his teeth began to close in on him. Evan was certain of one thing.
"I'm done for..."
At that moment, four sudden whoops of air and cries of pain rang out. The girls
rubbed the sore spots on the back of their heads. She glared at Professor Gator and the rolled-up newspaper in his hand, but then they quickly froze. The old alligator's gaze alone was enough to overwhelm all four of the hungry girls.
"Ladies. This is a GREEN ZONE; hunting is strictly prohibited here, even with permission."
All the girls lowered their ears and antennae and tucked their tails. Evan thought of one thing.
"Survived?"