Wolf
Thing
"A horrid thing. A monstrous child. It'll eat other babies, it'll start fires, kill things, break things, fight things. But, yes, Still a child." Link never even stole before. But that's what he heard from the people of Castle Town. In his head everyone was mean to each other. They treated each other with distaste. It was normal to hate beings of ugliness, Link was untouchable and nobody wanted to meet him. Scare of what demon magic he could cast. But he couldn't cast anything, he could just turn into a Wolf. Which he rarely did. He didn't want to scare anyone but sometimes during the night, His powers controlled him. He would turn in the middle of streets and watch everyone scream in dread. Then the soldiers would have no choice but to put him in jail for causing a panic.
Sometimes, out of remorse, people would give him food or water. But only when he was a human. If he was half wolf or full wolf he could get kicked by the soldiers that mocked him. And on the days he would turn into a Wolf around them, he be a pet. "Hey, Wolf-thing, catch!" A soldier said chucking a glass bottle at Link who turned into a human to catch it. Wolf-thing. That's what they called him. Everyday he heard that stupid name, Link growled aloud slowly turned into a dog. "Wolf-thing, did you just growl at a soldier? Was that aggression?" Link held the bottle to his chest and felt it move to the beat of his heart.
"No." Yes, he hated them with every being. How could he not? They were parasites to him. Even now and he stood with wolf ears and nose. Fur filled claws and long tail they groaned at his ugliness.
"Careful, you don't want to become like you mother do you?" The soldier whispered this in his ear but Link had no idea where his real mother was. The soldier spoke of the wounded wolf that was spotted just outside Castle Town. They had her killed in fear, but Link knew what trama the Wolf had endured just to be killed. So he cried for the creature and when he did they laughed.
No family, no parents, no home. All he had was the familiar glow that followed him some nights. That glow kept the town silent. It pushed the rain. It gave the mindless soldiers something to do other than mock him. He didn't know what it was but he didn't wonder, he didn't care he slept good. He would sleep good again as the watched the walls of buildings glow in the light of his unknown guardian. He smiled but kept walking.