Chase was quiet and watched as Nyx shook one of her legs and scratch marks appeared on it out of nowhere. The poor girl gave up as a particularly deep scratch was made, and she lowered her leg back to the ground. Chase looked down, wondering if the invisible cat was still holding on, and suddenly felt very cold. His vision had fogged over without him realizing it and an anger welled up inside of him, almost feeling like the emotion had a mind of its own and was taking control of him. Before he realized what he was doing, he'd lifted his foot and brought it down near Nyx's-- unknowingly stomping directly on Zero's tail... and making contact.<br/><br/>As soon as the deed had been done, the strange feeling faded away, and Chase thought he heard the sounds of a cat moaning and hissing somewhere far away. He blinked and moved his foot into a more natural position. "Wow.. that felt..." he raised a hand and pressed the heel against his forehead, which was throbbing now. "I don't know what happened just now, but it was weird. Hey, Nyx, did you hear something like a wounded cat, just now? I swear..."