Azure Flame Wolf 3
"Where am I?" I was sitting in a dark forest surrounded by large winding trees and shadows. The forest was thick all around me except for a small clearing where I sat. I could see nothing but the large ink black trees and dark shadows of branches that made up this dark forest.
'Welcome back.' I froze on the spot and looked into the darkest part of the clearing. There stood a tall man with long branching arms and bright red eyes. Just looking at this man made me feel small and exposed, I wanted nothing but to run but my legs were frozen on the spot.
"Who are you?" I couldn't believe how scared I was, he seemed so familiar and that scared me where would I have ever met such a frightening being. The man smiled widely reviling large white fangs and laughed with a deep and forceful voice.
'Do you not recognize us are master?' he stepped out of the trees and walked closer to me. Instantly a ring of blue fire surrounded me making the man stop and growl in frustration. He reared his head back and roared like a monster.
'How dare you keep us from him? He is ours you hear us!? Ours!' the wild flames grew larger and formed a beautiful woman with long black hair and beautiful royal blue eyes. She wore a long blue dress that shined like the stars in the night sky. She gave me a kind smile and frowned at the man. She waved her elegant arm and the man was instantly alit in flames, he howled in horror and took off like a bullet into the dark woods but not until he swore in anger. 'You will not keep him from us forever! He is as much a part of us as he is to you woman! You and your filthy husband will pay!'
'Run along puppy and don't even think about coming back.' She waved her hand and forced the fires to chase the man away deep into the woods. 'Silly wolf needs to learn not to mess with a witch.' She turned to me and giggled, I smiled with tears in my eyes.
"I missed you so much you know." She kneeled down and wiped the tears from my eyes.
'I missed you to my heart.' She sat down in the grass next to me and we both watched as the fires burned all of the trees into ash until we were in a large beautiful meadow. The fires then turned to small wisps that danced around us like a shower of stars. All this time I was smiling… but then I frowned.
"You're going to leave again… aren't you…" she sighed and pulled my head onto her knee. I laid there as she petted my head.
'Yes, I know you want me to stay but I can only stay for so long… it is the goddesses will.' I sobbed and wept at my loss.
"But I'm lonely! I have no one left! I don't want to be alone!" she scooped me up in her arms and hushed me as I cried into her shoulder.
'You're not alone Devlin. We are with you forever, if not in person then in spirit. My fire will burn away your fears and guide you on your path.' She kissed my forehead and lifted my arm and showed me her band. 'As long as you have this you will know I'm with you.' I remembered the day she gave it to me. It looks so pretty and I was so happy when she gave it to me. It was a black arm band with the goddess moon in the middle with a shining blue crest. She said she made it herself so I always cherished it. I wiped my eyes and smiled.
"Will I ever see you again?" she smiled and patted my head.
'One day my heart… one day.' We sat there together under a fire lit sky and I never felt so warm and safe, I wanted it to last forever but I knew it was not to be.
"I love you forever…" one day maybe we will meet again, I can feel it in my heart.
"Mother."
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I woke up in my new room wishing I hadn't. I missed my mom for so long, after her and my father's death I never really felt right In the world, if it wasn't for my brother I would have tried to join my mom and dad in heaven. I wouldn't ever forget that day… if only I could.
"Hey are you alright Devlin?" I sat up on my bed and smiled at my roommate.
"Yah I think so, just a dream." He nodded and stood up out of bed.
"You were tossing around for a while but calmed down around the end, I didn't know if I should have waked you…" I chuckled and got out of bed as well.
"I'm glad you didn't, it was a good dream. Thanks for the concern Jamie." Jamie was a good guy; I could tell from the start that he was kind and considerate. I wasn't all too thrilled I would have another roommate but Jamie wasn't like the other kids in the orphanage he was really cool. Not every kid has his own personal army. Jamie's mutant power was just like mine so the professor made us roommates while I summoned wolves he summoned copies of himself. Like me he still couldn't control his ability to summon his copies, if he was hit or if he bumped into someone they would appear without his permission. Still he could control his copies with his mind while my wolves here unpredictable.
"No problem, anyway we should get ready. We have thirty minutes until are first class." He though on a red sweater and a pair of brown pants and walked to the closet to get his backpack.
"Where is the class by the way?" I asked as I got dressed in my sleeveless hoodie and jeans. It was my favorite outfit my brother got me before he died. I always wore it whenever I could.
"It's here in the mansion on the first floor, I'll show you the way when you're ready." I picked up my pack and smiled.
"Ready!"
We walked through the halls and made it to a library filled with a number of different books. In the center of the room were a row of desks and on the edge of the room was a blackboard with the words [Mutant Abilities] in chalk. A few other teens sat in the room on different desks.
"Hi guys!" a few students waved at us and smiled.
"Hey Jamie, is this the new kid?" he nodded.
"Yep! Guys this is Devlin Mercer. We're the same age!" Jamie was surprised about this because he told me mutants didn't show there powers until their teen age years around sixteen to eighteen. Jamie and I were the youngest mutants in the mansion and maybe the world.
"Great another Squirt on the new recruits." Scoffed a guy messing with what I thought was a glass sculpture.
"Shut it Bobby!" shouted out a girl with short brown hair that sparked with red fire. "Sorry about Ice brain, he's just mad that he got caught trying to joyriding the X-van again."
"How was I supposed to know that the professor had an alarm installed?!" the whole room laughed at that making Bobby blush he smirked and tossed a small white ball at the girl, it shattered in a puff of powder.
"OOOOWW" everyone backed away from the girl and Bobby.
"You'll pay for that snowball Ice-jerk!" the girl caught on fire until her while body was like molten lava. Bobby held out his hands and kneeled to the ground.
"It… it was j… just a joke Amarra! Calm down… please?" she smirked and flicked a small ember at his shoes which made the tar melt. "Hay! I just bought those!"
"Maybe you'll think twice next time you toss another snowball." Amarra reverted back to her normal self letting the fire burnout and sat down while Bobby tossed his ruined shoes in a trash can. I turned to Jamie and asked.
"Are they always like that?" he shook his head.
"Na, sometimes the room gets caught on fire… or covered in ice… or torn apart." I was astonished. How does he pay for all this?
"With a lot of money Mr. Devlin." The Professor made his entrance into the room and gave a look to both Amarra and Bobby. "However I would prefer things not to be destroyed over petty differences and augments. Amarra, Bobby I will see you after class." The Class was very interesting for me. I learned more about how mutants gained their powers though the X-gene. I didn't fully understand most of it but it was great to learn a little more about myself. After the lecture Jamie invited me to play a videogame with him.
"Sure but… I never played one before." His mouth opened wide with shock.
"Realy!? Ok you need five straight hours of Super Smash Brothers stat!" before I could agree a familiar face showed itself from around a corner.
"Sorry Squirt, but I got Pup for training sessions in the danger-room." Jamie sighed and nodded.
"Ok, see you later Devlin…" I felt bad, he sounded so disappointed. But Logan was right, I needed to learn how to control my powers more then I needed to play a videogame… wait!
"The danger-room!?" The weird robot-spider incident was still fresh in my mind.
"Don't worry pup I'll be there with ya. You'll be safe enough." Logan lead me to the elevator that took us to the metal basement of the mansion from there we walked to the danger-room inside we saw someone who made my mouth almost hit the ground. He was completely covered in blue fur and looked like a ape or sasquatch just more human… ish. When he saw us he smiled widely with sharp white teeth.
"Well hello there! You must be the new student I have been hearing about. It's a pleasure to meet you." He extended his hand to me and I shook it nervously. "I'm Dr. Hank McCoy but most of the children here call me Beast. I'll be assisting Logan in your first training session." Logan growled and folded his arms in frustration.
"I told Chuck I didn't need help with the pup!" Dr. McCoy frowned at that and forced a smile.
"Let's not ague in front of the student, I'm sure he is already nevus and confused about what he will be doing so let's not add to the situation." Logan Huffed and stood quietly.
"All right then, so Devlin what powers did the professor told you that you had?" I thought back and remembered clearly.
"He said, Pyrokinesis, Umbrakinesis and Genesis." Dr McCoy smiled and nodded.
"Yes, now those abilities are very powerful on their own and very unpredictable. Not much is documented on them because they are very rare in the mutant community, especially Genesis. Now unfortunately this unpredictability caused your powers to in a sense 'fuse together' doing so caused a malfunction in your mind making this fusion somewhat lethal." My face paled afraid at what I was hearing.
"So… if I use it I could die!?" he immediately raised his hands and shook his head.
"Goodness no, the professor already dampened the affect the fusion had on you. You will be able to use it now with not too much trouble happening to your system. No harm will come to you I promise." I wasn't really reassured by that… but I had to try.
"So… how do we start?" he smiled and nodded, pleased to see I was ok with what he told me.
"Now it is somewhat simple, all you have to do is master your powers separately. Once you can control them easily it will make using them together not cause medical issues. So let's begin with the most dangerous ability, Genesis." He motioned for Logan to take his place while he walked to an elevator that led to a large dome overlooking the danger-room. "Now we will begin with trying to activate the Genesis." He entered the elevator and in turn entered the dome. Logan smirked and chuckled.
"Glad he's gone. Ok pup, let's start with the trigger." I tilted me head confused. "It's what you do to summon the wolf, like a thought or action. Now try and remember what the wolf looks like, and focus the image on the ground next to you. This is the easiest way if it doesn't work we'll try something else. No pressure Pup." I nodded and took a deep breath.
"Ok…." I closed my eyes and remembered all the times I saw it… I didn't like remembering it… for so long it was the bane of my existence. The whole resign I ran from the orphanage to begin with. I hated it! Wanted it to be gone forever to never see the light again!
'Growl' I opened my eyes to see a black mass lunge at Logan.
"STOP!" it was too late, the wolf bit down hard on his shoulder and tugged at his flesh.
"OFF MUTT!" Logan with a quick jab with his legs sent the wolf a few feet away. Before the wolf could begin another attack a large metal claw pinned it in place. It growled and howled in rage and distress I watched in fear while Logan patted my back.
"Does it have to attack me every time you summon it?" I turned to him frowning with tears in my eyes. "J… Just saying Dev, its fine… not your fault… Uhhhh….. Hey Fuzz-ball you got it locked tight right?" he said yelling up at the Dr. McCoy in the dome.
"Yes now continue with step two please… And stop picking on the student!" Logan rubbed his neck and sighed.
"Ok kid, time to control that mutt." I wiped my tears confused wondering how it was possible.
"I can do that?" he grinned and patted my back reassuringly.
"Yep, Chuck said something about it being part of you like an arm or leg and like one you can tell it what to do. So give it a shot." My eyes went wide I very much dreaded going near it but I did.
"Umm…." The moment I spoke it locked eyes with me. It stared still as the grave not angry or hungry or sacred just…. Staring at me like a zombie. I felt so freaked out and confused, "Why is it staring at me like that?" Logan shrugged and started walking toured it and when he did it went nuts!
'ROAR!' The wolf trashed, clawed and bit at the metal claw scratching it up and bending the metal which caused it to break and when it did it once again pounced on Logan.
"Got off him!" No matter what I said it wouldn't listen to me. I felt very bad for Logan as he tried to pin the wolf down getting bit and scratched in the process. "I'm sorry! I don't know why he does that I swear!" Logan finally tossed the wolf in a clamp trap which it immediately started trying to get out. Logan rubbed his wounds as they healed and sighed.
"No problem pup, I think I know what's wrong." He smirked waved up to Dr. McCoy. "I'm trading spots with ya Fur-Ball!" he chuckled as Dr. McCoy grumpily exited the protective dome in place of Logan.
"And why are we doing this Logan?" he sounded scared and I think I knew why. Logan just continued chuckling a little evilly as he made his way up into the dome.
"Just a hunch." With that he released the clamp trap holding the wolf sending it straight!... for me…
'Happy Bark!' oddly enough the wolf acted like a puppy, jumping around me happily and barking joyfully without a care in the world… it seemed so… harmless. For so long I've seen it was a monster but…. I was wrong. I smiled softly and reached out to pet it, it stood perfectly still and rubbed its head on my hand lovingly like it was… waiting for me to except it.
"But… Why is it so peaceful now? What changed?" just then It stopped its playful mood and roared and sprinted behind me to bite at Logan who entered the room from above.
"Because of me pup." Logan successfully pinned the wolf to the ground and continued to speak like it was nothing. "Wolves attack when they think their Alpha is in danger from another animal. And because I'm a feral mutant it thought I was a threat and attacked." Dr. McCoy gasped.
"That's why it ignored me and when straight for Devlin, because I'm not a feral." I gave him a look… well I gave them both a look.
"What does that mean? Being a feral mutant?" Dr. McCoy smiled.
"Some Mutants like Logan have normal mood swings and over all aggressive behavior mostly coming from a more primal state of being that some mutants gain, I see it as being closer to nature. You see I was a feral mutant myself until not so long ago." Logan scoffed.
"Ya for like five minutes and you wimped out and got tame AGH!" just then the wolf bit his hand and pinned him down.
"Well at least I'm not a target for Devlin's wolves…. Anyway you have learned to summon the wolf now you just have to control it, try and give it an order. As much as I would regret it try getting it to stop mauling Logan." I could only watch as the wolf started chewing on his arm, I felt scared once again but I had to be brave. Taking a deep breath I puffed out my chest and stomped up to the tangled mess of Wolf and Logan… and blood… lots of blood.
"Umm…. Bad Wolf!" with only that it stopped moving right when he was chewing on his leg. "Uhh… Yes! Stop hurting Logan right now!"
'Bark!' it released Logan's leg but not without a low growl that Logan returned with his own. The wolf smiled if you could call it that and barked at attention.
"Umm… Good… Puppy?"
'Happy Bark!'
"Ya Good Puppy! Now sit boy!" it obeyed and sat.
"Good boy! Now role over." it obeyed and rolled on the metal ground.
"Good now play dead." And sadly, it obeyed. It tilted its head and in a puff of smoke vanished from sight. "Wait! I didn't mean it!..." I kneeled down in horror…. Not again…. Not again! Why does everyone know have to die? It's not fair! I began to cry remembering the deaths of my family… my father, my mother, and my brother… Dr. McCoy rushed to me as I fell to the ground in pain.
"It's ok it's ok! It wasn't really… well… real! It's a manifestation of your mind; it's not really dead." I couldn't hear him. This was different from their deaths, this was my fault. I told it to die. Now I was to blame for losing another one.
"All my fault… I'm sorry… So sorry."
'Whimper' to my surprise the wolf licked my tears away. I rushed onto my knees and rapped my hands around its furry neck.
"How?" Logan chuckled and shook his head.
"Like the Fur-ball tried to tell ya, it's not alive to begin with, so you can make it go away, comeback, and even make more of it." I was so relieved that the wolf was alive that I never wanted it to leave.
"I won't make you leave ever again." Logan sighed and patted my back.
"You don't handle death well do ya pup?" I chuckled.
"That's an understatement… I am an orphan after all. Anyway, are we done for today? I don't think I can handle another session at the moment." Logan nodded and smiled.
"Sure pup, same time tomorrow. Just remember to keep the mutt on a short leash. Can't have it mauling someone who can't shrug it off like me." I looked at the wolf and cleared my throat.
" You heard the man, be nice ok?" it barked understandingly and rubbed its head on my leg affectionately. "ha-ha your adorable!" I waved good bye to Logan and Dr. McCoy and walked done the hall with my wolf.
"… You know what?"
'Bark?'
"you need a name, I haven't been all to nice to you since we first met, so it's the least I could do."
'Happy bark!'
"Ha-ha-ha ok let's see… ah! I know; my dad told me a story about a wolf once, want to hear it?"
'Nod' he barked excitedly.
"Long ago the lunar goddess watched over all of nature and did her best to protect the people of the world. Sadly she was alone and it pained her to have no one, so one night she made a plan; she would give birth to a child that would follow in her footsteps and keep her company in the dark of the night. On the day of the crescent moon she gave birth to a little wolf pup, that she loved more than anything she ever saw.
The wolf had fur of silver and eyes that shined like the stars. Its howl filed the creatures of the world with hope and its tears healed the sick and lame. And greatest of all, wherever the wolf would tread life would be brought to the land, trees would rise and flowers would bloom and all who would have seen this would be gifted with eternal life and happiness.
The greatness of this wolf reached the ears of the people of the world and they wanted the power of this wolf for themselves. So they beseeched others to capture the wolf, they asked the church who denied feeling such a beast was affront to their god. They asked the Witches who worshipped the goddess and they denied them, refusing to betray their goddess and her child. They asked many people yet no one would agree… until one day a young man heard of the wolf for himself.
You see the young man was poor and his mother very sick and with child, hearing about the wolf's healing tears he sought out to find it and ask for its help before his mother and future sibling could meet with death. Sadly he didn't know where to even start looking so he spent three days and nights asking everyone he could, after the third night he found an odd man."
'Bark?'
"Yep a really odd man with an third eye on his forehead."
'Bark bark?"
"Yep and it look super creepy to. Anyway, the odd man made a deal with the young man, 'if you can bring me a fang from the wolf I'll tell you where to find it.' The young man agreed and took the odd man's directions, he told him of a secret grove deep into the forest where the wolf met with the spirits of nature. It took him a week to find it but when he did he was in total awe!
The grove was magnificent! All around the lights of wisps danced about an array of flowers with colors a rainbow would be envious of and they all surrounded a pool of crystal like water. And in the center of that was a large tree that looked like as if it was made of light, and under that rested the great wolf. The wolf was a huge mass of silver fur.
The young man felt so scared but he knew his mother needed him so he yelled out for the wolf. 'Great Wolf! Please… I beg you my mother is ill and with child! She will not last the winter!' the wolf rose from the ground standing taller than the young man and approached him. The young man quivered in fear as the wolf got closer and closer. 'Worry not young one, I hear your plight and I am moved.' The wolf closed its shining eye and a small crystal stone fell gently into the young man's hand. 'take this stone and mix it in a broth and have your mother drink it, she will then be healed.' The boy thanked the wolf and bowed in thanks to the wolf.
He returned to his home and used the tear on his mother. She was then healed and at that same moment she gave birth to a little baby boy. In honor she named the boy Crest after the wolf."
'Adoring bark.'
"Yes it was a wonderful moment… until one day, the odd man showed up at the young man's home years later when he was fully grown. The odd man was furious at him for not getting the fang. 'You broke your deal!' he shouted and rushed into his home and stole his baby brother. The man reached for his bow but the odd man held a dagger at the baby's throat. 'You are to bring me the heart of the wolf or I will take the baby's and crush it in front of you!'
with no other choice the man ran to the grove to find the wolf. He found the wolf sleeping under the same tree. 'Crest!' the wolf rose and smiled at the man affectionately. 'Hello once again young one, it has been so long. What brings you to my grove? Is your mother I'll again?' he walked up to the man who was now crying knowing he was about to betray the one who saved his mother and now baby brother. The wolf leaned into his hand to give him another tear.
'I'm sorry!' just as the tear fell he thrust a dagger into the wolf's neck. The wolf jumped back in shock, 'But... Why?' falling to the ground it breathed its last. The man cut into the wolf in tears apologizing while he ripped out its heart. Just then the wolf's fur turned ink-black and the wisps rushed to its corpse setting it aflame until there was nothing but ashes. The man quickly ran back to his home finding the odd man still with his baby brother in his arms, he smiled wickedly.
'Good boy now smash the heart on the ground and I will return your brother!' confused but not about to disobey he dropped the heart and smashed it under his heel. Just then the house began to shake and sounds of fear echoed from his village; the odd evil man laughed in joy and trusted his dagger into the child's heart. The man cried as his brother shared the fate of the wolf. 'I thank you for killing the goddess's beloved child! I knew if I told other's about it someone would seek it and slay it for me. Now the world will wither and fade into darkness!' just as he said all light in the world faded away and all fell into darkness."
'BARK!'
"What? It doesn't end there silly! In the darkness the man cried out for the goddess begging her to appear if only so he could apologies for what he did, and she heard him and did as he asked. She was the only light in the world and she shined just as bright as the moon. 'You have killed my precious child for that evil man. I no longer wish to be in this world, I do not wish to be alone any longer.' The man shook his head.
'I'm so sorry for what I've done but please take it out on me not the world! Please, I have nothing left to live for. I give my life in sacrifice if you would return your light to the world.' The goddess stared shocked at the man. 'You would give your life for the world to be basked in my light?' the man nodded and kneeled before the goddess. 'I see now your heart is pure and kind, I will return to the world and bring other children to take the place of my beloved Crest… however I do not think my child will forgive you for your betrayal, his twisted spirit will haunt you and your children for the rest of their existence. Yet if you find the evil man who caused this mess and bring him to justice, you and your children will bare blame no longer.' With that light shined on the world once again, the odd man was never found but man and his children sought out his for generations as great hunters of the evil of the world. Oddly enough the great wolf never bothered the man or his children… you know I think he forgave him for what happened."
'Happy bark!'
"I always felt so bad for Crest… he was so nice and brought so much good into the world… I hope he's safe wherever happened to him… so anyway, how about it? Do you like that name Crest?"
'Happy bark!'
"Then Crest it is! Now let's go see Jamie about that video game!"
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