Chapter One

As the two officers waited for the ambulance, they failed to notice the creature returning. "Hey, Kosho, do you hear anything?" Nakura inquired, standing up, he pulled his gun and glanced around nervously.

"No. I...wait; I think there's something out there. Do you thing its come back?" Kosho asked as he leaned one arm on his raised knee; absently, he checked the girls pulse to monitor her condition. She seemed to be doing well for someone in her condition.

"Hell, I'm not taking any chances. That was no normal dog...I mean it was bigger than a wolf and as far as I know, the zoo hasn't lost any wolves lately." Nakura replied, his eyes repeatedly scanning the alleyways and sidewalks. With each noise that sounded in the darkness, he flinched and whirled to face the direction it had come from. He gulped and a bead of cold sweat ran down his temple. He had a really bad feeling about sticking around. "Hey, Kosho, I think we should take the girl to the hospital ourselves. I don't think it's a good idea to stay here. Ten people have been killed in incidents like this one. Ten people are too many for it to just be random attacks. Do you think that thing is responsible?"

"Relax. No, I don't think it was responsible for those attacks and we'll find out what ever is responsible for those deaths. It was only a stray dog. We scared it off so, I don't think it'll return," Kosho turned his eyes towards the girls wounds and gasped in surprise as right before his eyes, they began to heal at a rapid rate. "What the hell!" Turning, he yelled towards his partner, "Nakura, you've got to see this! I've never seen anyone heal this fast before!"

"What are you talking about, you moron?" Nakura growled.

"I'm telling you, her bite has totally disappeared!" Kosho answered his partner, pointing towards the wound.

"Hmm," Turning his attention from the previous sound that had drawn his attention. "Nakura knelt down to inspect the girl, however, that was the last mistake he would ever make as the thing that had attacked the girl, sprang from the darkness faster than the human eye could follow; tearing out his throat before it lunged for Kosho. "Oh my god! What the fuck is that thing?" Kosho muttered before his throat was torn out by the bloodied fangs of the beast. Neither had time to scream before their blood stained the walls of the ally.

Several hours later as the pre-light of dawn slowly crept is fingers across the sky, it met with the long figure of a girl as she slowly let herself into her home and closed the door. Even though she had been gone for most of the night and had been attacked, her wounds had miraculously healed. A bit dazed and disoriented, she made her way home with none the wiser.

Lying down, she signed quietly, closed her eyes and finally dreamt. As the morning wore on, her dreams were slowly filled with thoughts of moonlight nights and the pounding of her paws upon the moss covered earth and the blood of her kill, dripping from her fangs.

Poor innocent child,

You roam the earth as night takes hold,

Moon song so strong, it pulls you towards its

grace, just for a chance to see its luminous face.

I long for the sight of you but, fear what I become.

I hunger for the blood of the innocent upon my

fangs. My soul cries out, but no one can hear me,

help me,

for I am damned.

Yet, I yearn for you my love, my soul mate.

Though denied, I am by my curse, we are linked.

Your love will be my only saving grace as the

moon rises high and shows its luminous face.