I went back to pick up my backpack and headed into the woods to find my way back home.
I was in pain but my mind was more focused on who it was I just encountered back there.
Now Ethan will find out my little secret. I am injured and he is going to demand a cause.
I felt both angry and disappointed. My body was aching. I could use a nap but it was getting late. Not that I was afraid of the dark but not going back to the pack will raise suspicion. I don't want the others to ask a lot of questions.
As my mind wandered about, trying to guess who could be responsible for the attack I suddenly felt a change in the atmosphere.
The air felt charged with electricity, and a sense of unease settled in the pit of my stomach. My heightened senses were on full alert, and every rustling leaf and snapping twig made me jump.
This was strange. Although I have experienced weird scenarios in the past where something strange just happens, it has been a while and it has never made me this nervous.
I stopped walking. While I was skimming around, my eye caught sight of a glint of silver, it was lying on the root of a big mahogany.
"Pick it up" a voice in my head suggested and I picked the silver up. It was a small medallion. Curiosity getting the better of me, I picked it up and examined it closely.
The medallion was made of silver and was intricately carved with strange symbols and patterns. It felt heavy in my hand, and as I turned it over, I noticed that there was a small inscription etched into the back.
"Embrace your true nature," it read.
As soon as I read the inscription, I felt pain vanish from my body. I noticed the wounds were gone. It's as if I never got injured. I felt a surge of energy rush through me and my claws extended.
"What's going on?" I asked myself. "Is anyone there?" I asked fear evident in my shrinking voice.
I picked up my pace and continued my journey. All I wanted at that moment was to see myself in my room.
As I walked deeper into the forest, the signs became more frequent and more peculiar. I saw trees with claw marks etched into their bark and strange symbols carved into the ground. I even spotted a few feathers from what looked like a giant bird.
The road looked different. It's nothing like the forest I know. Even the trees and plants were different. It's as if I was in another world. The trees and other plants looked odd. Nothing like what I have ever seen before.
Yet there was something about this place that looked familiar. It's as if I have been here before or that I belong here
It was then that I heard a low growling sound coming from somewhere up ahead. My senses were alert, and slowly, I crept forward, trying to pinpoint the source of the noise.
As I turned a corner, I saw a massive wolf standing in front of me. Its fur was a sparkling white colour, and its eyes glowed with an otherworldly light. I froze, unsure of what to do.
I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand to ensure it wasn't a dream because right now, that is what it looks like. But, it wasn't a dream. It was real.
The werewolf bowed and started speaking to me with his mind. I have never experienced a thing like it before. I couldn't understand why or how I could hear him.
"Alyssa the alpha," said the werewolf in a deep and rumbling voice.
"Greetings to you The one and only daughter of Samantha.
"I am Dong and It is a great honour to finally meet you one on one. I am a loyal servant of yours and I have followed you even before you were born. The things you have been through and the way they treat you are common knowledge."
"Your pack and every other person who rejected you will soon find themselves in a pool of regret for the daughter of Samantha is not to be demeaned."
I was confused by the things he said. "Who are you and how do you know me so well?" I asked with curiosity evident on my face.
"I'm a reflection of your true nature and your servant for life. You and I have a lot to do together. When the time is right reality will unfold itself. Until then, this is all you need to know."
"You must always remember that you are a unique creature of immense power and ancient lineage."
The potential in you is mighty and rare."
Until we meet again. Goodbye"
With that, he turned around and disappeared into the forest.
Everything came back to normal. The forest now has it. If it was nightfall, I would have sworn it was a dream because even right now I am having a hard time believing it is not a dream
I am just an unlucky werewolf who lost her parents at six and who has been treated with disdain all my life. What is this thing he said about being the daughter of Samantha? Who is Samantha? And what potential was he talking about? He even addressed me as Alyssa the alpha, how can I ever rise to be an alpha? I'm certainly too weak to be an alpha. I don't even have a true pack, alpha to what pack?
There I was again left with more questions than answers. I wished the werewolf had stayed a little bit longer, I had a lot of questions I needed him to answer.
"What a day" I sighed and continued my journey.
That night, I had a terrible dream. In my dream, I saw Ethan and his packmates with whom he had travelled to the other village. They were in a festive mood.
They were discussing a topic I was not sure of over a drink with some members of the pack they had visited. Ethan was doing more of the talking. It's as if he was sharing a good plan because everyone seemed interested in what he was saying.
They were all paying close attention. Judas appeared from behind and stabbed him in the back with a knife. As soon as he was stabbed, everyone in the room started growling and laughing hysterically. Those whom he was talking to initially were no longer the ones seated at the table. They have all transformed into members of Jackson's pack.
Ethan could not shout, but it was evident on his face that he was in severe pain. Jackson gently laid him on the floor. Nobody cared to help him. They all seemed to enjoy watching him die. He lay still on the ground in a pool of blood.
Someone whose face I cannot recognize ran toward Ethan's body and called out
"Ethan" but there was no answer, he touched his body which was now stiff and cold" He looked at Judas enraged
" You have killed him," he said growling. I will kill you too"
He pounced at Jackson but before he was able to disarm him, he stabbed him twice in the heart. He slumped and died instantly and the sound of roaring laughter took over the room.
Just then, I woke up from my dream sweating profusely. "What sort of a dream is this?" I was worried for Ethan. I couldn't bear to see any harm come to him or could there have been a connection between what happened and this dream? I thought about that for a while, then I hoped that the dream was just a dream and not a sign or warning as some dreams would turn out to be.