Chapter One

A little history lesson for all my Readers, sitting between the White Sea and Baltic Sea is the Republic of Karelia, a part of what is now known as the Russian Continent and within its boundaries lies the eerily beautiful Vottovaara Mountains. When the glaciers retreated over ten thousand years ago they left behind huge strange boulders known as seidas, many of them looked like they had been intricately carved at a time when no human hand had such capability instead they had been carved by Mother Nature herself. This desolate, barren land shadowed beneath those ancient snowcapped Vottovaara Mountains was believed to harbour the original Earth Spirits and was considered sacred by those who came long after the first creatures that called this place their home. The two-legged parasitical ones eventually discovered the area as they began to overpopulate the pretty blue planet.

The snow-white She-Wolf watched from a distance as the two strange upright creatures who had entered her territory stooped in a clearing and looked around, They were unlike any creature she had ever seen as they trudged through the thick snow walking on their two back legs, which was not something she had ever witnessed before. They were covered in the fur of the animals they had killed, she could smell death on them even from this distance. Circling them she moved in closer her natural curiosity getting the better of her, one of the creatures was much older than the other, her senses told her and it was that one she prioritised. It was the weaker of the two but it would still be a good source of food for her for the next few days, she needed to separate them to make it easier for her to bring it down. Almost invisible on the deep snow-filled trail her amber eyes watched and assessed as the two newly evolved Homo Erectus plodded onward unaware of the predator about to wreak havoc with their lives.

‘She’s getting closer to them Creator.’

The Goddess watched the beautiful She-Wolf circling the Homo Erectus,

‘Are you sure this is the right thing to do?’

She looked up as he came to stand beside her,

‘I promised you a Species of your own Goddess, and the timing is right to bring them forth on this new planet, as it grows and matures so will they, it will be interesting to watch how both develop over the coming centuries.’ He placed his hand on her arm,

‘I will bring them together tonight, she is at her most fertile so he must plant his seed in her to create my magic.’

He smiled down at her and she blushed when he placed his hand on her swollen stomach.

‘Only the female can produce a new Species Goddess.’

The She-Wolf closed in on her prey, her amber eyes glittering with hunger; she had not eaten for days and these strange new creatures would keep her fed and healthy, ready for the time of her next mating. She knew she was going into her Heat, and she hoped that this time when the Alpha-Wolf found her she would finally breed again. She longed for Pups but that could only happen if he sought her out and mated with her, she had not seen him for many years and knew if she did not mate this Heat there would be no more for her. Her eyes locked on her prey, such an offering would only help her if the Alpha was near enough to scent the kill, she was not to know the Alpha male was dead killed by an avalanche two seasons earlier.         It was a time of great change for this newly evolving planet over the few centuries since it had been born and the molten fires of its birth had cooled into its centre when it settled into orbit around its life-giving Sun. The great oceans and seas had been created as the land mass began to split into the continents of the future, and the mountain ranges had been born, pushing their snow-covered tips into the azure blue sky. The huge meteor that had hit the other side of the growing planet only a year ago had killed many of the first Species that had already developed on it and it had also wiped out the She-Wolf’s Pack, she alone was its only survivor.                                                                                                                                          These Homo-Erectus were plentiful on the other evolving continents and provided easy prey for those predators who were left, their soft flesh sweet and filling for all of them. The She-Wolf was moving closer to them now, her concentration fixated on the older one as she worked out how to separate it from the much younger one. Nature herself provided her with her answer the two figures were huddled closely together as they trudged onwards unaware of the dangers the landscape provided. The fissure was hidden under the layers of thick snow and they walked straight into it with a shriek of terror the older one tumbled forward his younger companion unable to prevent his fall.                                                                                        The She-Wolf saw her chance and took it using her speed and strength she shot forward pushing the younger one out of the way of the imminent danger and snatching the older one into her powerful jaws. She timed her leap perfectly her jaws locked onto one of its flailing limbs heaving it across the fissure with her as she landed on the other side. With a swift glance over her shoulder, she saw the younger one sink to its knees as it saw what she had done, her amber eyes glowed as she sank her teeth into the new creature's thin skin enjoying the coppery taste of its warm blood. It made a loud pain-racked noise and tried to pull itself free from her pathetically struggling against her deadly jaws but hunger drove the She-Wolf on. She closed those powerful jaws around the limb in her mouth and it snapped off falling to the floor.