Chapter 3

-Fourteen years ago-

"Hey, sweetheart! It's already seven in the evening. Where are you?"

"I'm walking on the side road, mom, but I'll be home after a few minutes."

"Alright, I'm in the other street too. Be careful, sweetheart."

"Haha, come on, mom! I'm already thirteen, I can take care of my own."

"Ohh, but your still a baby for me."

"Haha, alright. See you in a bit, mom."

"Okay, sweetheart. I love you." 

A smile formed on Accalia's lips because of what her mother said. She grew up not even knowing her father's identity but she was fine with it because she have a mom who loves her dearly. 

"I love you too, mom," she responds. After she said it, the call ended.

'That's weird, this is the first time that my mom ended the call first... Never mind,' she said to her thoughts.

Accalia hugs herself after she feels a chill from the cold breeze, after all, the winter season is coming. She was wandering around but it seems that she was the only one who was walking on the road. Then, she heard a loud growl. Because of Accalia's curiousness, she followed the sound.

She was now walking in a dark alley, there were no street lights on it but she can still see the path because of the shine from the full moon. 

"Now, I can't seem to hear the sound, it just stopped. Weird. Maybe I'm just hearing things," she said.

Accalia was about to walk outside the dark alley but she was stunned when she saw a big black wolf that was big enough to the size of a human. She also saw a woman who was with the wolf.

'Whoa! Are they filming? It looks real!' she thought and slowly walk towards them.

She began to wander around but she can't see a cameraman or other people that might be the cast or other staff from the movie that they are making.

Then, Accalia heard again a loud growl that sound realistic. She continues to observe the woman and the big black wolf. After a few seconds, Accalia was surprised when the wolf bite the woman in her neck. Blood is now flowing in the body of the woman. And then, she saw the glare of the wolf. Accalia was stunned. Those eyes and the vibe of the wolf are screaming danger. And that hit her from realizing that everything was real.

'No way! That can't be!' 

Adrenaline rush flows entire her body as Accalia run hurriedly to get away from that place.

'No way! I'm just imagining things! It's just a dream!' she said on her mind while convincing herself but Accalia's body won't stop trembling, as well as her heart that's beating loudly. No matter what she said to herself, she know it was real.

Accalia gathered her thoughts but something hit her. 

'Those clothes... Its looks like the one that I gave to... my mom... No way! No!'

Accalia hurriedly goes back to the dark alley. But she was too late. Her body was trembling as she slowly approach the body on the ground. It was full of blood, she can't even recognize its face.

'No! It might be just a coincidence,' she convinces herself again. She thinks that this woman and her mom just have the same clothes. But for a few seconds, her mind went blank when Accalia saw the necklace that the woman was wearing.

"No!" she screams in sadness. Tears began to flow down her cheeks.

"No! Mom! This... This can't be! Mom! Please... Please wake up!" she said, as she shake her body. Accalia finds her pulse in her hand but she can't feel anything.

"No! Mom!"

-Present-

Accalia woke up with tears flowing from her cheeks.

'Ha! I keep dreaming about that scene for the past few days.'

She gets up on her bed and faces the calendar that she put on the wall. She grips her hand as she sees the number 17 with a mark on it.

'Your death anniversary is near... And guess what, it's full moon again.'

Accalia touch the necklace that she was wearing right now, it was her mom's. 

'I'm sorry, mom. I can't still find the werewolf who killed you... But I promise that I won't stop. I'm halfway there. I'm sure I will find their hideout soon. And if that happens, I'll get my revenge. Please wait a little longer.'

A sound from her phone got her attention. As she saw the caller Accalia answered it.

"What is it, uncle Lycano?"

"Your safe, right?"

"Yes!"

"I'm relieved! I thought something bad happened to you 'cause you didn't contact me that day."

"I'm sorry, uncle."

"It's alright. I'm just glad you're fine."

"Anyway, I'm going to your house. We need to talk about something."

"Alright! I'll wait for you."

"Okay," she said and ended the call. Accalia gets dressed and goes to her uncle Lycano's place while using her motorcycle.

***

"Did I hear it right? The wolfsbane only last for a couple of minutes?"

"Yes!"

"That can't be. It should last for about an hour."

"That's why I'm here. You are the one who made that medicine. What happened? I couldn't get more information from that beta leader because he was strong and the medicine didn't affect longer just like before."

"Alright! I'll examine the medicine. Maybe because he was a leader of the pack that's why that happened... The wolfsbane that I made might only just have a strong effect on the lower rank werewolves, just like the ones you've been encountering for the past years."

"Maybe."

"Wait here. I'm going to give you more weapons and syringes with wolfsbane. Take a rest for a while too. The werewolves might be after you."

"Don't worry about me, uncle. I'm prepared for that."

"Alright, but you still need to be careful."

"I got it!" Accalia said to end their conversation.

The man named Lycano is not Accalia's real uncle. When that incident happened, no one believes Accalia except for his uncle Lycano. That time, Lycano was making a medicine against the werewolves because he told the young girl Accalia that his family was been attacked by a werewolf too. Therefore they help each other. Lycano was her informant and the supplier of the wolfsbane while Accalia was the werewolf hunter.