Chapter 44 - Spirit Realm

I was so tired from meeting the pack and all the events that transpired in the morning. After leaving the pack, I went straight home and went to bed. I was so exhausted and I'm going to need all the rest I can get to try and survive what comes next. After I drifted off to sleep, I found myself in a very surreal dream like state. I was surrounded by spirit wolves. only this time I could see their forms. The wolves looked like wolves but they looked more like a mist or flames. Some where blue, some were golden, a lot were black, one was red, and the biggest and majestic of all, was a white wolf that glistened and was bigger than all the rest. I wasn't afraid as they surrounded me howling. It almost seemed like an initiation into their world. The spirit realm was a fairy tale in itself. I felt like I was walking through a milky way. There were giant trees everywhere that looked like they pulsated life it's self. The trees were glowing and even down to the branches it still had the tiny bulbs that illuminated all types of colors. I was fascinated by this place and I could feel it's pull on me and it was strong. All the wolves started at me in silence. I see another join, this one is a red and black; a misty flame like wolf. "Raven Star is that you?!" I ask. "Yes, my dear Luna" My wolf said. "Am I in the wolf spirit realm?!" I asked. "Yes" my wolf replied. "Why am I here?!" I asked anxiously. "To see if you're worthy" Raven Star replied. "To see if I'm worthy?!" I nearly yelled. "How do I prove that?!" Dahlia asked. "They will decide for themselves" my wolf replied. "How will they do that?!" Dahlia stated. "Have patience, Dahlia" My wolf replied. Have patience my wolf says. I'm ready to die from the sheer terror of anticipation that's plaguing me. "What happens if they find me unworthy?!" Dahlia asked. "We will both perish, my dear Luna" Raven Star replied. "Perish...." Dahlia whispers. "You may start" The white wolf spirit says. The fear I had skyrocketed but the wolf's voice alone was able to calm me. I have no idea what's going on but I'm scared shitless. The wolves start to circle me. I control every flight or fight reflux I have. I have to trust this process. I have to trust my inner wolf. Im not ready by I embrace for impact, one by one the wolf spirits dive straight through my body and land behind me. The sensation feels like a burst of power that takes my breath away. It doesn't hurt, but having something pass through you, is truly, indescribably strange. When the wolves are finished, apparently it's the white wolf's turn. This is different from all the rest, when the wolf jumps at me, it doesn't leave my body right away. Instead, this time I feel a great deal of pain in my chest, like someone is trying to rip my heart out. The sensations drop me to my knees while the other wolves observe me. They start to circle again and the white wolf exits my body, returning to join the rest. They start to howl again for a few minutes. They stop moving and the white wolf stands before me. "Dahlia, born from evil, you remain unchanged. Through your trials you remain unchanged. Born from evil, your purity is indeed of celestial blood, we are pleased that a wolf such as yourself exists. Remain yourself and we will follow you to the end" The white wolf said. "What do you mean, born from evil?!" Dahlia asked. "Your parent's were once pure but they let power twist them and ended up braking our celestial laws. They were brutal savages, that almost destroyed the royal blood lineage. You nearly didn't exist" the white wolf said. "My birth parents being evil, is that why everyone is so afraid of me?" Dahlia said defeated." "You cannot blame them, as the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree but you are worthy and of a different breed" The wolf said. "Who are all these wolves here with you?" Dahlia asked. "They are you" The white wolf said. "Me?" Dahlia said stunned not knowing what the wolf meant. "I checked where your heart lies and your intentions are pure" The white wolf said. "Who are you?!" I asked. "I am Danica the morning Star, or most commonly referred to as the moon goddess" the wolf replied. "Moon goddess!?" Dahlia said. "Yes, now go back to your realm, there's much to do" Danica said as she placed a kiss on my forehead and I felt myself flying through the wolf realm back into my own. The dream was over and for the rest of the night, I slept soundly.