Perhaps 'luck' was something reserved for those who persisted. Though, I doubt that was the only factor.

[ Being prepared for a horrid outcome could keep one from experiencing something horrible.

All the same...in a heartbeat, that creature could have chosen differently. Forced someone to kill, and it could have been either one of them. But, the fact of the matter it wasn't. ]

...I wouldn't doubt you would, whatever the circumstances of how you could have ended up being a murderer or would-be killer.