Asura was in my grasp just as we saw a small figure flying out of the rip. To my surprise, it was a small boy, no older than seven. He had wolf like ears and a furry tail. He was a Neko, much like Jenny only he was a boy! What also caught my attention was the large number of deep cuts, bruises, and burns all over his body; someone had been torturing him! I quickly sheathed Asura so not to frighten him.
The boy moaned miserably as the rip closed itself behind him then began to silently sob on the floor, quivering like an infant. "Mommy!"
Jenny gasped, seeing how badly injured the boy was and carefully took him into her arms. She gently rocked him, rubbing his back to calm him down. "You poor little thing!" Cooing, she said. "Where did you come from? Who did this to you?"
"I- I want my mommy!" Bawling, the boy demanded. "She was fighting a rogue trying to steal me!"
I stepped up to the child and used an old trick I had learned from my pen pal, John Harrison. I lit a single match and waved it slowly in front of the boy's eyes. It caught his attention immediately and he stopped crying; turning his head to look at me.
"What is your name, child?" Gently, I inquired. "Did this rogue do this to you?"
The boy looked at me, his lips quivering. "My name is Matt Moray. I got hurt real bad from..."
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