The howl...
That was enough to stop Shea in her path. She hesitantly looked around if she have any chance to escape from her enemies of lifetime. She wasnt fully over the last encounter with the animals back in Beijing before she jumped into the yellow sea which resulted in her days now in Busan. Shea unknowingly clutched into her sweatshirt as she was scared, her teeth digging into her lower lips in the process.
Shea took few steps back and hid behind the bushes trying to catch the scent of the blood of the animals but didnt get any scent which means the creatures are not close by and they probably couldnt have tracked her presence which gave her a small hope. She knew that she have to escape the jungle before its too late. Shea ran to the north to find an exit but as each step she took the howl got louder and louder. Shea mentally cursed herself while picking her pace until she bolted at the speed of lightening pushing past the grasses and branches which blocked her way.
To avoid the hindrances, she started climbing the trees and jumping from one to another and that was when she noticed that it was a full moon night. She let out a squeal at her own dumbness and within fraction of seconds she lost her grip and fell down with a loud thud while her back hit the ground. Shea was more than scared at this point and wished someone would come to save her from this danger. It was always Ryan or her brother who used to save her from the attack of wolves while she was small and all she did back those days was hiding at the top of the tallest tree where the wolves couldnt reach.
A tear left her eyes without seeking for permission as it was filled with both fear and loneliness. She missed her family a lot but she didnt need much time to come back to her consciousness. She could see the wolves staring down at her soul from the distance. Her eyes furrowed and fists clenched as anger started to take over her vampire side. As much as she wanted to run and hide, she wanted to fight back and kill those animals which never gave her piece of mind when she hid herself from the outer world. The days when they used to hunt her without any provocation.
Shea stood up on her wobbling feet and held on to the pine tree next to her as if for a support. The wolves walked close to her but this time, the animals were taking its own sweet time and thats when she realized.
"Werewolves.." Shea hissed getting more tensed.
The animals stood right in front her in no time and she stood there in defensive position.
The wolves springed towards her without further notice and she took a few steps back as reflex. The eyes which closed involuntarily slowly opened and she saw two men standing at the same spot with a death glare and a smirk plastered on their faces which made her breath hitch. The tall figurines send a shiver down her spine and she leaned on the tree looking either side to find a way to escape.
"Look, who we have here...a scared vampire...or a baby vampire?" The man with tanned skin spoke.
"It looks like she have never seen werewolves in her entire life or are we more scary than the normal ones?" The other man chuckled.
"Let me go. I am not here to cause any trouble."
"Coming into our province on a full moon night...you must be very brave or you are just naive." the tanned man continued while the other man just bit his lip.
"I am new to this place and I had no idea about the full moon so let me just pass by without any fight." Shea tried to break the awkward situation again.
"What a shame...which clan do you belong to?"
"I am being nice to you now...dont expect me to be like this always. My family wont spare any one of you if I am going to fight." Shea sounded confident at this point because she have seen her brother using the name of the family several times before fight and most of the time, the enemies ran away knowing that he belonged to the royal clan.
"Should we be scared or just laugh?' the pale man said ruffling his hair.
Shea had to show them whom she is and what her powers are. The royal vampires are born with basic powers which the other vampires have to develop with a lot of practice. Its not that Shea is less powerful or less skilled than the other vampires...but she is just too scared and have never realized her worth.
The nails came out of her fingers and veins started popping up. Her neck got stiffened as the blue veins became more and more prominent. The brown eyes she had slowly turned to golden and then to blood red. The power she hid behind her normal self started to take over and the only thought in her mind was to kill the enemies just like her father taught her. She didnt want to lose to the petty animals as she is a vampire since two centuries which makes her more powerful.
"Are you trying to flex your non existing power?' the man asked walking forward.
"This will be your last warning so better run away when I am giving you time." Shea tried her best to sound bold.
"Lets play it our way." with that the man leaped forward landing on her fragile body.
Shea caught the man who turned back to his wolf form just in time and he couldnt use his nails on her. Shea smirked throwing the animal to the other side while the second man had already changed his human form. He left out a feeble growl attaining her attention and Shea bolted towards the beast with a hiss showing her fangs.