You stop crying, you can only wait for deat...
***
Hidden among the branches of a tall tree, Kardok observes the beautiful creature, who's sitting almost motionless.
"Maybe he's ill" the Jungle Lord thinks. "Or maybe he's an orphaned puppy... then, he could live at my home and be my mate... his smell is delicious..." he licks his lips and grins, baring his enormous fangs: lust always makes him hungry!
Kardok has a great sexual appetite, and knows everything about sex, being more than a hundred years old; but he's like a man of 18 or 19 years of age, because the ones of his own race have a very long life.
But Kardok is the last of his race, destroyed almost a century ago... that's the only thing which makes him sad.
Not being able to find a sexual partner of his race, the lone King had sex with a lot of other creatures: some of them made that willingly, the others were forced by Kardok's invincible strength.
He ofted brought some of those creatures to live at his home, trying to find a lifemate, but everytime he failed, and the partners were left go, if they were lucky.
The unlucky ones went in Kardok's belly...
"I want he come with me of his own will... I'll make him happy!" Kardok decides.
In the jungle, a "marriage proposal" must be made not with a ring, but with FOOD; Kardok wonders what the beautiful creature eats.
Well, no matter, Kardok's able to provide every type of food. He quickly goes hunting, and soon an unfortunate bird dies under his lethal claws; the Jungle Lord devoures its head, but keeps the rest for his loved one.
Then, Kardok goes to a near river, and with his bare paws captures a big fish (he's always been very good at fishing, since he was a little puppy). Then he grabs a lot of sweet fruits from the trees, and finally hurries back to the place where his maybe-future-mate is...
***
You shiver, hearing a strange sound: someone, or something, is coming towards you.
You think about running, but suddenly you see...