The Deceitful One

As the eggshell cracked open, a small black feline creature slowly crawled out of it. The creature had four tentacles that protruded out from the bottom of its spine as they continuously writhed around its body.

The creature had black glossy fur that covered the entirety of its body and it shone brightly as it reflected the light in Bryan's bedroom.

As soon as Bryan laid his eyes on this creature, his body froze from utter fear. The creature naturally emitted an otherworldly aura of dread and terror!

When Bryan had initially brought the egg home, he had thought that if the creature by chance happened to attack him after hatching, he would easily be able to deal with it. But now, as he saw the creature standing before him, he was scared out of his wits.

Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead as he stared at the creature wide-eyed. He couldn't move. No! Forget moving, Bryan couldn't even utter a word!

He had never been so scared in his life. Even when he fought with his life on the line in his past battles, he hadn't been this scared as he was now.

After the black creature hatched from the egg, it turned its head from left to right as it looked around in wonder. Curiosity shone in his four eyes which seemed like piercing yellow orbs that glowed with intelligence.

And if one were to stare at its four vertical black slits, they would be completely consumed by terror. Just like Bryan right now!

As he stared into those yellow eyes, he was so scared that his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

'W-What the fuck is that thing!?' Bryan struggled to even think properly.

Meanwhile, the black creature stretched its limbs for the very first time as its four tentacles unfurled. It then looked at Bryan as a low guttural growl escaped its lips.

Bryan gulped in nervousness after being stared at by the little creature. And the next moment, before he knew it, the creature had pounced on his face at lightning speed.

Its maw cracked open as its jagged razor-sharp rows of teeth now became visible.

'Fuck me! I'm dead!' Bryan thought in sheer terror as he closed his eyes and awaited his impending doom.

He wanted to fight back but he couldn't move! He couldn't believe that this was how he was going to die—at the hands of a creature the size of his head!

However, the pain that he was expecting, never came. Instead, he felt a warm yet wet sensation on his cheek.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw that the little black creature had grabbed onto his collar and was now licking his cheek.

"Eh?" Bryan was dumbfounded as he looked at the black creature, "What… the fuck?"

His brain stopped functioning for a moment when he saw the creature lick his cheeks with an adorable expression on its face.

The creature stopped what it was doing and looked up at Bryan as it tilted its head and blinked innocently, "Meow?"

At this point, Bryan was flabbergasted, to say the least. The sense of dread and terror that emanated majestically from the creature earlier had now vanished without a trace.

What replaced it was cuteness!

'Am I dreaming? What the fuck is happening?' Bryan thought inwardly as he grabbed the creature from its armpits and brought it in front of his face.

He carefully examined the creature and mumbled in disbelief, "You're just like a cat! Except, you have four tentacles and four eyes."

The creature curled its lips into what seemed like a happy smile as it wagged its four tentacles vigorously, "Meow~"

"You can understand me?" Bryan asked the creature as he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Meow~ Meow~" The creature nodded its head in joy.

Bryan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just a few moments back he had legit thought that he was about to die. But now he was having a conversation with a feline creature who seemed to be very happy talking to him.

He shook his head and sighed. Bryan kept the feline creature on his lap and gently stroked its head along with its soft pointy ears, "You really scared me back then."

The black feline creature purred in satisfaction as its four tentacles swayed slowly.

Bryan began to chuckle at its action, "You really are just like a cat."

"Meowww~" The creature replied back as if confirming Bryan's statement.

As Bryan looked at its four black furry tentacles, he mumbled pensively, "If you go outside while showing off those four tentacles, it's going to invite trouble for sure… What to do?"

The next moment, the four tentacles that were gently swaying back and forth, came together as they coiled around each other. Soon, the four tentacles turned into one, transforming into a normal cat's tail!

Bryan was dumbfounded as he immediately stopped stroking the creature's head, "What the fuck!? You can shape-shift?

The feline creature turned around as it looked at Bryan with a smug look, "Meow!"

Bryan was even more taken aback as he couldn't help his lips from twitching, 'Is it… acting smug?'

He then pointed at its eyes and asked, "Can you hide two of them as well?"

The next moment, small tendrils covered the two eyes at the center of the creature's head and soon, black glossy fur started to grow on that area.

The creature then looked at Bryan's with a face that said 'praise me', "Meow~"

"Whoa!" Bryan was instantly fascinated by the way the creature used its shapeshifting ability. Now the creature looked like just another regular black cat!

He then patted the creature's head and praised, "Well done!"

"Now, what shall I name you? Hmm…" Bryan stoked his chin as he pondered on a suitable name for the creature.

Meanwhile, the creature looked at Bryan with an expectant gaze as its yellow eyes shone brightly.

A few moments later, Bryan smiled and asked, "What about Benjamin? Benjamin Lombardi?"

The creature tilted its head and looked at Bryan as if asking what the name 'Benjamin' meant.

Bryan chuckled as he ruffled the fur on the creature's head, "I don't know what it means. But it's decided! Your name from now on will be Benjamin! And I'll call you by your nickname, Benny. How about that?"

Benny pounced onto Bryan's face again as it began to lick his cheeks with adoration, "Meow! Meow!"

Bryan began to laugh as he stoked Benny's head, "You like the name, don't you Benny?"

Benny nodded its head vigorously, "Meow~"