Mirrored downfall

Luca Rosner

by Luca Rosner

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Now, if that’s not one pretty example we got there. One of the world’s most dangerous plague. Responsible for the extinction of numerous species due to sincere irresponsible behavior. Causing nothing but death and pollution. And right next to them? There is an individual of their most hunted prey, existing peacefully. 

Of course one of you shows up. Pretty big words you got there. For considering yourself oh so peaceful, you’re extremely pesky.

I never said that I am the one meaning no harm. Especially not after smelling your blood. You know what they say about my species.

Shoo! I’m already annoyed enough. 

Seems like some lightning bolt hit you and crashed a wing. Somewhat ironic. How did it feel?

Oh, shut up already.

The fear. Panic slowly climbs up your spine, doesn’t it? Taking control over your nervous system, blocking every possibility to think clearly.

Stay away!

Try to make me. Can you still feel it? Does it get worse? The overwhelming stress. Not being able to react in fight or fright because it just wouldn’t be enough. 

Glad that at least I won’t grant you the fun of killing one of us though.

Look at you, struggling against the current. You never grow tired of fighting the inevitable, and you’re not very used to being powerless, aren’t you? Well, welcome to my world. Fighting is all we have left. Without it, we would have surrendered long ago. Take a glimpse of what you do to my kind.

As if. Over my dead body.

I don’t mind waiting. Also, you run out of oxygen, so I won’t have to do so for much longer.

It’s so cliché of you to come for my corpse to loot. Proof of what they taught us about you. 

You’re one to speak, hunting my kind for what? Fun and abundance, while killing the planet by doing so.

We’re helping the environment by reducing you.

Just die already with the belief system your society implanted into you.

Stop yelling at me and enjoy living then.

Does any of this resemble something enjoyable for you?! Look around! 

That’s exactly the reason why I started hunting you in the first place.

Do you truly believe you are superior because you fly above us?

It is not belief; it is fact.

© Luca Rosner 2024-08-05

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