What if the creature wasn’t just a monster… but a moose caught in a time loop with you?
Every time you died, he teleported back too — reliving the same cursed cycle, unable to warn his past self that you weren’t a threat anymore. He remembered. He wanted you to escape. But his instincts, his past self, kept attacking. It wasn’t malice — it was tragedy.
And when you finally escaped, it cost him everything. You ran him over. You broke the loop. But he couldn’t stop himself. He couldn’t change his fate.
Also… can we please name him Tumble?
It fits perfectly — he gallops, he crashes, he loops. He’s not just a threat. He’s a misunderstood cryptid trying to help. Tumble deserves a name. Tumble deserves redemption. lol (had to add it lol)