There i was in the woods running wildly my weaknesses seem to loose power over me here, I was free, happy, no more chains when suddenly an unknown presence filled the air with fear, whose there!, I screamed ,the horror was back I thought I was free from the shadows lurking in the darkness but I was wrong,it's back again to hunt me,it'll never leave me alone ,who are you i screamed again then it came forward its mouth filled with blood so much blood i wanted to throw up. Suddenly i woke up it was a dream ,my body ached all over something kept telling me i wasnt an ordinary school girl,like i wanted to be.
I went to school, but today some thing strange kept happening to me,the hairs on my body stood ,and it itches quite badly but I endured because I hard a feeling my friends were planning to surprise me on my 18th birthday,I endured the itching ,the feeling to run, and most importantly the desire for meat.
After class,I waited for so many hours no one showed up ,not my mum,dad ,friends,no calls every where was quiet I became worried and decided to go back home, where a met my family in a pool of blood,like some animal broke in and tore them to shreds making sure that there was nothing to bury, the aging in me was too much to bear I screamed at the top of my lungs in anger ,in pain ,what was I to do now , no body was there for me any more in the world i was now on my own, i couldn't give them a good burial but i could give them "REVENGE". It was 11:15pm ,this restlessness came again ,but this time I was all alone, no sister to hug , I kept on crying in pain ,my bones cracking ,till finally I passed out. I woke up and found myself naked in bed. How do I find out the meaning of this where do I go?
While I was crying in confusion and pain,I saw a figure staring at me, it wasn't the same scary figure like the one in my dreams,this one was beautiful, with long hair ,it was moving closer to me, and although I really wanted to see it my reflex action got the better of me, and i ran ,I ran with no destination in mind ,with no friend to guide ,i ran, I was scared what if that was the beast that devoured my family, so this is the disadvantage of being an introvert, it was getting dark and this figure kept following me, all of a sudden i felt this boldness in me, the desire and the will to fight back,and teach that beast a lesson, I ran no more,i felt something taking over me,over my hands the beasts increased its pace and just when it thought it was closed i threw a blow against it,this was the first tims i fought, i jumped chasing the creature, this time the prey has become the predator,I chased it till I could not see it anymore and that was when i realized i was lost.
What do I do?, I then heard a voice it was as if something in me was talking, " hey down here, it's me I am you're feral heart" My what? "Feral heart,you're transformation is not complete that's why you do not know who you really are!".
Alright , I need to see a doctor,I must be going crazy,whose talking where are you?
" Close you're eyes, take a deep breath,don't think of anything but yourself"
In a moments time I saw a white wolf,with loving bulging eyes ,to my surprise I wasn't scared rather I felt safe, I was at peace and more than anything I needed at that moment I felt I wasnt alone. "So who are and what's the plan I asked"
" I am you're shadow,you're strength and you're resilience, and about we would work on that,first of all you need to find your pack"
My What?, are you saying I'm part wolf,part human ,but both my parents are humans I said?
" Really,have you ever heard about you're father?, or seen him, or do they even talk about him at home?"
You're right!,and with my mum gone there's no one to ask?
" There is actually?, you're father himself but his not in the right shape to answer,hopefully the pack will,you're father abandoned you're mother for fear,of his father,you're mother wasn't the chosen mate of you're and it was against the rule,for a leader to abandon his chosen mate for love,but he tried to and ended up being cursed instead,ever since then he lived alone in a cave,struggling with his beast".
"There she is,my darling ,the one I died for I need to protect her at all costs,I don't know why she doesn't remember me,maybe it's because I haven't found a body once I find a perfect host,I'll be able to get close to her,and form a bond before it's too late, my name is Erick, I was not a royal but i was hardworking and spent part of my life serving the King,but one day i fell in love with the princess,but because i wasnt royal,or a chosen mate,i was considered weak,and rejected. The princess and I decided to elope,but we were caught her scent gave us away and we were both killed, but before I was killed I was cursed by the queen, she held me responsible for her daughter's death so she cursed me,that I would never rest in peace and would never be united with my love if I try to be with her she would die, but I believe every curse has a remedy and I am sure I would find mine,for seven lives whenever i went close to her she met an untimely death but there's something special about her this time, she looks exactly the way she did the first time I met her and secondly she can see me,even without a body this assures me that there's hope ahead".
"Hey, I think you're mum was innocent,and she was killed for another reason, and we need to find out what it is, but first we must find you're father" I sensed something making me interrupt her sentence.
Whose there?,whose there?,and what do you want? I've had enough of you're trailing if I find you first you're a goober so come out!
"Woah slow down champ, you haven't even trained yet that's why we need to find your pack,you can't start challenging things are you crazy?,we don't even know what it is so stop" she said,and I reasoned with her ,although I was unhappy.
If we're going to be together all our lives you should have a name
"Really,I have several names I forgot to tell you,this isn't you're first time on earth,you've being reborn six times and although you don't remember it now I actually do ,we kept dying mysteriously till this day which is one thing i don't understand"
And you think my dad knows why?, so let me recap, yesterday I found out that I'm a wolf ,my parents died,my sisters died, then I hear a strange voice with a mark on my chest which is you,I can jump through trees,a strange scary shadow keeps on following me, and I have a dad whose cursed and evil, what a nice day, not to mention I'm hungry. Alright I've thought of a name for you I think Zuri is perfect for you ,as soon as I said so a mark appeared on my shoulder, like a coloured brown tattoo.
" Thats the first step of our bond,it means you have accepted me the same way you accepted yourself, I am glad and yes, Zuri was my first name the name you gave to me when you were born as a princess"
Wait, my father is a king,so my mum would have being a queen if she wasn't rejected, this is so sad to think she died without telling me all these, I would have vented out my anger on her, why did she hide this from me .
" Careful now,you're hungry so you're very weak you've being jumping for hours, it's time for you to rest and let me take over close your eyes and focus on the mark on your arm"
In a second , I felt like I was running but on a horse ,no wait, Zuri is actually me but wiser, I think I'm beginning to understand, I felt myself running with ease, running with four legs is better than running with two, I wonder where I'm going to right now.
"To a place where we can steal food"
"INNER PEACE"
I arrived at a jungle,which seemed familiar to me but I didn't understand why. Zuri why is this place familiar,like I've being here before and these broken buildings they feel like home,I could rest a while here, I really desire to stay where are we.
" This is where you and you're first love,died you both were cursed and beheaded as is the punishment for traitors, maybe his spirit is here thats why you want to stay".
ERICK'S POV
Yes you're right Zuri, I am here where else will I be, apart from where my soul is ,if only she could remember,wait what is that going near her is another spirit after her I haven't seen that white being in years I'll follow it and found if it's a him or her, someone to worry about or an ally.
Well, that means the palace is close by I'm I right?, i mean only a cruel person would kill two lovers far away from there home,and as I say it out loud I realize that's what exactly happened but why,are they not my parents why would they be cruel.
" Your father is a just man,who believed in living by example of he can't live by the law why should he expect the people to do same ,that's when his younger brother who always wanted to be king so the opportunity to bereave him of his only child he took it, and destroyed his lineage. He was scared that if he killed him he would be reborn and come back for revenge ,so he kept him somewhere hidden, where he is that I don't know, only Erick does, but he is dead and unless he was reborn like him youre father would be trapped forever"
Finally,after what seemed liked an unending travel I was happy to see humans or at least she wolves, the environment was filled with scary faces there was this man who kept staring, probably because he had never seen me before ,he got up from his seat and was moving towards me in a detective kind of way,Zuri was silent i took the initiative and decided to run after stealing his food of course. "Guards, thief there's a thief among us"
Zuri,Zuri wake up this was you're idea ,I got no response, I jumped as far as I could and hid in a dark cave, luckily they jumped right above us. Unfortunately,we were not the only ones hiding in that safe space.
"WHO ARE YOU,AND HOW DARE YOU DISTURB THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!!"
I ran out as fast as I can,injuring myself in the process, my scent however made it easy for the guards to catch me,arrest me and take me to the castle. We entered what they called the palace ,but to me it smelled, and needed proper clean up,and I couldn't help it so I spoke.
My goodness!!, is this the castle I've heard so much about,it's so dirty is youre king an orger, is he a skunk cause that is the only explanation for this. Then the head guard replied "Actually there is another explanation miss,this isnt the kings abode,this is where he kill and eat the prisoners who were sentence to life improvement".
What was there crime?,I asked.
"Well dear,they stole from the crown Prince", then they laughed and laughed so hard ,I got confused I came here to avenge my mother's death,and now I'm gonna die too,thats insane. In the middle of all these conflicting thoughts a strange man jumped to my rescue, killing two guards at the same time with his spear and carrying me on his shoulder, immediately he lifted me,Zuris mark on my arm started sparkling,I think she's awake.
"Hey, I will never forget the scent of a brother"
Brother,you mean he's my brother
"Yes ,my dear and I believe you're about to meet the pack!".