Chapter Sixteen

Emily's POV 

"UGH!!!" I growled. The pain of the transformation was still telling on me. My breaths came out in shallow pants. My claws stabbing against the nearby trees as I staggered, trying to get a hold of myself.

"No, no!" I growled, closing my eyes tightly. I wanted the transformation to stop. It was so painfully, and all I could smell was the metallic smell of blood that increased greatly.

"Ahhhh!" I screamed still staggering. However, my line of sight moved towards the place where I heard the sound.

My heart raced, and I was eager to know what it was, and for some reason, the urge to kill it took over me.

"Where are you..." I muttered walking in a slow pace. I didn't want my movements to scare the little guy off.

Finally, I saw a view of the I was looking for. A creature, a squirrel with blood running through it's veins. I could hear it's heartbeat, and I fem the urge to take it away from it.

"Ahhhh!" I pounced on it from the little distance, depriving it of it's acon before finally tearing it into pieces. 

My claws, and lips were at work, blood splashing everywhere as I devoured the creature whose movement had stopped.

Finally, I heaved, pulling away nothing but bones from my lips, hands covered with blood. I wasn't sure what I had just done, but I had some kind of peace doing it.

"More, I want more!!!" I growled so loud that it echoed, scaring the black birds that were nested in the trees.

I was still breathing hard, and was trying to control the urge when my eyes fell on that book.

"Huh? The book of shadows?" I muttered, my eyes fixed on the book as I inched closer. Turning into the beserker seemed to have a little effect on me because I couldn't really recall most of my memoire well.

"It was given to me," I muttered, using my bloody hands to speak up the book.

My eyes gazed at the old cover, and my hands quickly open it allowing my eyes to dart through the ink lines.

Reading through the books seemed to calm me down a little. However, it didn't restore me to my former state.

"I can't remain like this. I need to free myself from this curse," i muttered, closing the book after I had read it for a while.

My eyes remained on the cover, and when I got tired of seeing the book, I raised my head only to see that the moon was already out.

"Moon goddess help me. He'll message to becken my true self again. I am not safe to be around. I know I am not..." I expressed, feeling not so good.

It wasn't long before I stood up from where I was, wanting to start my journey. I was so scared that I would hurt people, so I immediately had to go deeper into the woods in other for what happened today to never happen again.

Seeing myself harm a squirrel caused me to feel pained. It hurt me so much.

Moving deeper, and deeper into the woods, my legs got tired, and made a decision to rest.

I darted my eyes around, and when it finally landed on the right tree trunk, I sat below it, and allowed the heaviness in my eyes, take me away.

"Emily?" I heard a soft femine voice call my name countless times, and I was forced to flash open my eyes.

The woods wasn't as dark as I remembered it, and I glanced around only to see that I already had fingers, and when I stretched my hands to touch my teeth, they had returned back to normal. Even my feet were like that of a human now.

"Yes! Yes!" I jumped up, happiness overshadowing me. "I'm free from the beserker's curse!" I laughed, and said at the same time, exhaling at the end to calm my pounding heart down.

"Emily?" The voice called again, and I slowly arched my neck over my shoulders. However, upon seeing who was behind me, I swiftly turned my body along, running towards her with my arms wide open.

"Emilianna!" I exclaimed, tears streaming down my eyes. 

"Yes my dear?" She answered, but I immediately pulled away, wave pattern forming on my forehead.

"You're supposed to be dead. I watched you die Emilianna. How were you able to track me?" I asked with raised brows. 

She giggled, and then used her hands to tuck my hair behind my ears, still maintaining eye contact.

"Your worrying about everything. You shouldn't ponder on that. What you should ponder on is your future. You have a bright future ahead of you. Try to stay alive, please..."

I furrowed my brows, and squinted my eyes, trying to understand what she was saying. However, she kissed me on the forehead.

"Wake up, and stay alive till the time is right." 

"What do you mean wake up?" I asked, but she slowly started to fade. 

"Emilianna, what's happening, please explain to me," I tried to help her out, but she maintained the smile that was on her lips until she was faded completely.

Just then I jolted up from my sleep, breathing hard. Sweat formed on my head, and I was shaking.

"What did Emilianna mean?" I pondered, but sensed an instant movement that caused my eyes to darkened immediately.

The beserker's curse was back, and this time, stronger then I could ever imagine. I felt a surge of strong energy over me, maybe it was because of the book I read.

My eyes scouted, my nostrils sniffing, and that was when I noticed a familiar scent took over the woods. 

My lip rumbled, and my lips parted revealing saliva that escapes my lips due to how blood hungry I was. 

"Someone seems hungry..." I waited patiently until his figure came in front of me. He had his hands fisted, his lips wearing a smirk.

"I'm so sorry, but I can't let you go so easily. You see, I have a throne to take over, and you being alive is a no from me!" 

I growled, lowering my head immediately. I was giving him a chance to run away, but he didn't seem to want to take it.

"Unfortunately, your precious time ends now."