Episode 4

Few years down the line, now fully acclimatized with this new home environment of mine, I've now become a full grown teenager, almost leaving that stage for the life of adulthood.

17years of age. 

The day was gradually going down and it became cold.. the type of coldness that reached into my bones, as if my heart was a door left wide open to the icy wind, slamming only to open again. The only thing to do was to keep being covered, as frost grew over the windows even as the duvet kept me warm a bit. 

I watched the ice-crystals grow and glow in the almost dark sky for a while, allowing my brain to be empty of any kind of worry, content to exist and be. 

"The morning would bring the beauty of the ice for sure, that crunch under boot and the bold greeting cold air brings." I encouraged myself as I watched the evening sun cast long shadows on the ground. The slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky.

Gradually, all faded, and before I could process and understand everything, it was midnight already. It felt like the day was fast forwarded right before me. 

The entire family just had a slap-up meal for dinner and everyone was now based in their respective rooms. 

I felt press, needed to empty my bladder as I struggled to lift myself off my bed. Getting to the cloakroom and sat, I heard a loud growl coming from outside. Fear gripped me, reminding me of my past experiences. I struggled to get a hold of myself and peeped through the window and looked up at the blanket of stars that stretched to infinity. 

The pale and fairly full, crescent moon suddenly moved to my view, and shone like a silvery claw in the night sky. 

I took a deep breath and sighed, still observing my environment.

The night was so silent that you could hear a pin drop to the ground.

I wonder where I got such courage from; maybe I needed to take note of every scene so I could tell the tale whenever the need arises. 

Right before me, the shimmering moon became completely full, and as such, the occasional bark-whorl of a faraway dog broke the silence as it was communicating with the moon, increasing the whimpering sounds of wolves each passing second.

I suddenly began to feel my entire body changing… and moulding itself into its new shape; a lot taller and broader than my usual human body, and somewhat slouched.

Hair sprouts all over my body… 

My once normal human hand became mangled and my skin peeled away like a banana… scarily replaced with the large, hairy, dangerous clawed hands of a beast.

Longer fingers…

I could feel my eyes changing too… radiating from their sockets.

Yes! That yellow glowing obs of a predator.

And now, stripped of all humanity and replaced with that of a hunter, as my pupils dilated.

My vision became excellent and extraordinary!

My ears elongated upwards… 

My bones began to snap, lengthy and popped through my skin and back. Repositioning…

Stretching and tightening my skin over my new form.

My face contorted and splitted as my snout forms.

Fangs followed suit. 

My entire system was like it was set on fire from the inside, blazing hot, and I was groaning in excruciating pain. 

My life felt worse… my organs were like they were being torn and ripped apart… my quivering feet kept lurching… my senses heightened… I felt something like a stiff hand dug into my body, ripping my heart off my chest like it was being slaughtered into shreds. 

I've never felt such in my entire life before!

I looked down to my feet, and saw how they grew longer before me.. 

I cried… expecting to get help until Alpha Rocksmire and Luna Emirallia rushed in to see my entire body changing drastically. 

I became butt naked.

Belletta's personal guard, Smart, was trying to come close to help out, but Alpha Rocksmire held him back, and Luna Emirallia hurled a dead stick which she was holding, at me. It got to me and immediately broke, shattering into bits. And my hand which I flung into the air, trying to dodge the strike, struck the iron pole of my bed behind me, producing a clanging sound like two irons struck together, with a lightening effect and sparkles in the room.

My heart leaped with fear and tension as I turned and saw that the iron was bent, and I watched myself become different and stronger, having no idea what it was, as my view on my window reflected in my eyes. 

I tried to release the tension by shedding tears as I felt like crying, but the tears refused to drop… all dried up in their sockets.

Belletta came over, so did the other guards, but none could stop me. My sight became irritating to them all, but they didn't look it... and the chief chef let out a loud cry, 

"Get a hold of her.. don't let her go..!"

I just couldn't stand them watching at me anymore, so I tunred back to the window and made a loud growl, facing the full moon.. Then I hopped out through the window, dashing off far deep into the woods, on all fours. 

My speed intensified… the darkness of the forest became thicker and blinding. 

I had no idea where I was headed but I kept sprinting until I got to a strange, small hut; a hut made of fine ancient bricks and mud, glistening like a diamond.

I paused, trying to peep through the fairly shut door. Fallen grasses dangled around the door knob, almost thwarting me from holding it. I turned the knob, pushed the door gently and it made a high, groaning sound, like a rusty gate swinging shut. 

"You're welcome, Irisha… Feel free to come in.." I heard someone say. 

I retracted.

Suddenly, a man walked through the door… His face was cloudy. 

I howled as I saw his eyes burning with flames, with thick hairs plastered all over him. I could hear myself from about eight to nine miles away.

"No need for all these now, Irisha… you've finally gotten here…" he said, walking towards me as I walked backwards, slowly. 

"Now come here!" He commanded as he gripped and yanked me closer. 

I could feel the tension welling up in my eyes as the usual energetic self had already left me. 

I screamed so loudly, almost breaking my voice completely. A loud, hard knock plastered on my head like a blasting thunder.

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"You still here, Irisha?" 

I heard my name faintly, but couldn't comprehend if I actually heard correctly. 

"Did you just hear what I said, Irisha…? We're running late already… let's get going..!" The voice spoke again, this time, accompanied by a soft but hard slap on my cheek. I adjusted my fingers a little. The pain wasn't that much.

But I still didn't budge. 

It was when the last one struck me, I shrieked and popped from my chair. 

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