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Intro. The rain had just stopped. The streets were still wet, and the sky hung heavy with gray clouds. Amid my hurried steps, my eyes fell upon a small figure lying motionless at the edge of the sidewalk—a cat, dirty, soaked to the bone, barely breathing. Its eyes were half-closed, as if it had already given up on the world. Without hesitation, I knelt down and gently scooped the tiny body into my arms. It was light—far too light—as if only bones and fur remained. I carried it home, not caring that my clothes were now muddy and soaked. What mattered was saving him. That black cat was Ryu. The days that followed were spent caring for him—feeding him, drying his fur, wrapping him in warm blankets, and speaking to him even though he only responded with faint meows. But gradually, his eyes began to shine again, and his voice grew stronger. He recovered. He came back to life. What I didn’t know—Ryu was no ordinary cat. He was a half-human being. Until one moment… everything changed.

Cat Ryu

@Vanda