The pit | I fell in the pit

Oh. Remi hadn't been even a little bit worried about his physical state. He'd thought only of Ronin and Zero and whomever else he might have interacted with. Looking down he took a quick stock of his injuries: claw marks on his back and legs, deep scrapes across his knees, and several bite marks on his lips. He must look nearly as horrifying as the lion did, covered in blood and mud as he was. "I will survive." Remi acknowledged softly. He might have said "I will live" but just now it didn't feel that way at all. As soon as the bodies dropped from her hand, Remi could feel the beast stir. His stomach muscles clenched as he visibly rocked forward in an effort to keep himself where he was, contrary as that might sound. His fingers flexed to paws that gripped tightly around his biceps where Remi was forcibly holding them fixed. Shutting his eyes (not that it helped), Remi could feel the lion scenting the voles as their scent wafted towards him. Digging his feet into the mud, Remi shoved his aching back against the circumference of the pit and moaned forcefully as he grit his teeth together as if the flat edges might prevent fangs from growing. Inside he could feel the steady pulsing of the beast's mind, its hunger and thirst for blood. The metallic aroma suddenly filled his senses as the lion remembered the taste of his mother. The voles would be nothing like that, but they would crunch and break and slurp just as the rabbits had. Momentarily Remi could feel his own mouth begin to water, before he spat into the dirt and lowered his head, summoning all of his will to fight this off. "Nn-n--nn" He groaned, m rocking back and forth as the claws on his hands continued to dig into his arms. His toes curled in his shoes as his entire body fidgeted and his mind flailed wildly. Self-control had once been something Remi was so good at. And then he'd given in, and now it seemed all that work might have been for naught. [say"V-v--vaaaai" He moaned miserably as his curls grew out and became tawny. Tears sprang from his clenched lashes as the beast inside waged against the alchemist's failing barriers. remi roar