*Drawn by  RhinoKing

One of the other protagonists from my story I am writing about the adventures of the were jaguar, Kit. This big bruiser of a panther will be joining up with Kit later on in the story. I plan on bringing the two together later on and for all intents and purpose making them mates. Some background for this big guy:

Derick is a native Brazilian who's father was an African American and mother a native to a tribe in the Amazon. The two are no longer alive but Derick was raised by the tribe into the powerful warrior he is now. Like Kit's tribe they know he is a were panther but Derick is a wanderer and does not spend to much time in the village. Preferring to live alone apart from the tribe he still plays the role of protector if they are threatened.

His sword was a "trophy" that he acquired while protecting his tribe one day. A group of men from various places had converged nearby in order to sell illicit goods and artifacts. Several of them decided to loot the village for any treasure as the tribe had a tendency to wear gold jewelry they had fashioned themselves. Obviously these men did not expect to find a towering and buff were panther facing them. Before any of them could even remotely go for their guns Derick had ripped out the throat of one of them and as his gurgling, blood soaked body fell to the ground, Derick lept into the middle of the men and began to slice them open with his bare claws. It was over in less then a minute. Finding the other group did not take long for the jungle cat to find and, taking matters into his own paws, systematically butchered the lot of them showing no mercy.

He took the crates the men had been transporting and gave it to the village to do with as they pleased. He kept the sword however as it seemed to call to him. Picking it up it weighed next to nothing in his paws and after giving it a few swings decided he liked the blade and has carried it around ever since. He even had a large knife crafted so as to go along with the large sword.

The toothed necklace is a recent addition, a gift from his lover as a sign of friendship and bonding. He treasures it above all things and will never take it off. It matches the necklace of his lover and mate, Kit.

The briefs he wears, mostly that's just because its my story, and the fact that big buff panther boys look freaking HOT in red and gold briefs!
(He of course likes wearing them due to how practical they are and he loves the look of them on him and his sexy jaguar lover boy hehehe)

**Yes...i know a panther is just a jaguar with more melanin...the fact his human form is a big black guy made sense for him to be a powerful and sexy panther**


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