Elfman ran. Ran deeper and deeper into the forest as a nimble brown creature nipped at his heels. The creature looked like a wolf, yet a bit larger than normal wolves. What was strange about this wolf, was that it seemed to target Elfman in particular. Elfman had no idea why this graceful creature decided to go after him, but he couldn't help but sense a bit of a connection with this animal.
Not long after the Thunder God Tribe returned from a mission with a bruised and battered Evergreen held limply in Bixlow's arms did disappearances started occurring throughout Magnolia. At first it was a few animals that disappeared, then women were starting to get attacked, yet not one was so injured that they died, no, these women were bitten and scratched enough to mar their once beautiful appearance. Upon hearing these attacks, the town had started to call the creature 'the beast' for lack of creativity. Once the complaints and worry over the issue grew, the guild master Makarov issued the capture of this 'beast' and to try and find out why and how this creature came to be. If all else failed, then the guild members were ordered to kill and destroy the beast in order to protect the town.
Once the guild members split up into smaller groups, Elfman found himself in a group with his two sisters, each sibling wanting to make sure that the others of their family would remain safe. As Elfman's group moved deeper and deeper into the forest a bit outside of Magnolia; trying to see if they could find the 'beast' in its hideout, a soft rustle caught the Strauss sibling's attention. Out of a bush stepped out a brown colored wolf. Even though the appearance of the wolf was large and a bit menacing, the wolf was almost cautious when approaching. It's brown eyes stared at the three on almost a pleading way. Feeling pity for the creature, Lisanna tried to approach the wolf, her naturally caring personality for animals especially caused the short white haired girl to be a little careless as she tried to approach the wolf. Sensing that the girl meant no harm, the wolf moved closer and closer, causing the girl to smile brightly. But once the wolf entered that little light from the moon, the wolf's once cautious approach disappeared. No longer where the eyes brown, but the eyes of the wolf shifted until they were a bright erie yellow. The brown fur started to stand on end as the canine's teeth extended a bit before a loud terrifying growl started to rumble past the wolf's mouth. Scrambling back, Lisanna stood closer to her family, neither one making a single movement until the wolf's sight snapped in Elfman's direction. Seeing this movement, Elfman readied himself in case he had to start running. Darting forward, the wolf charged in Elfman's direction, forcing the large man to quickly move and run deeper into the woods, leaving behind his stunned sisters.
"Running a-way isn't manly," Elfman gasped out, but knew that if he stopped now, he wouldn't have much time to defend himself. Wanting at least a chance to defend himself, the tanned man pushed himself further, forcing his legs to move faster as he managed to gain a few feet of distance between the two. Skidding to a halt, Elfman used his takeover magic to alter his entire body to that of a beast-like creature. Growing taller and larger than his already impressive form, Elfman now overtowered the wolf immensely with large fur covered arms and horns protruding from his head. Letting out a roar, Elfman crouched low with his arms extended out in a ready pose. The wolf creature continued onwards until the bright light of the moon fully hit its form once more, forcing the wolf to stop and release a low growl.
With hackled fur, the wolf started to shift and form as it slowly shifted towards its hind legs and change to a more humanoid form. Keeping his stance for a few seconds, Elfman charged forth, barely catching the more humanoid wolf off guard. Blocking the attack with its bare hands, the beast looked up at Elfman with bloodshot red eyes. It struck Elfman a bit strange that those eyes seemed a bit familiar to the takeover mage. Realization hit Elfman like a ton of bricks as he took notice of the face shape and long weave of hair that the beast took. The beast was Evergreen.
"E-Ever." The beast's face twisted darkly for a second before a slight look of recognition swept across the animalistic creature's expression before a deep growl rumbled before the beast snapped their teeth out. Narrowly missing the attack, Elfman tightened his hold on Evergreen's hands, squeezing enough to make the pain unbearable, but not enough to cause any real damage. Yowling in pain, Evergreen shifted her feet, tripping Elfman slightly. As Elfman stumbled a bit, his hold loosened a bit. Quickly slipping out of the takeover mage's hold, Evergreen pounced on Elfman and pushed him back. With red eyes blazing, she snapped her teeth into Elfman's thick neck, drawing blood before she collapsed. Feeling his neck throb in excruciating pain, Elfman struggled to remain conscious as the Evergreen started to change in shape.
What was once a wolf-like beast was now slowly changing to that of a human's. Little by little, the fur that once covered Evergreen started to change back into smooth pale skin. Letting out a groan, Evergreen started to shift a bit before lifting her head from the takeover mage's chest. Suddenly feeling very tired, Elfman started to shut his eyes as his head started to pulse in pain. Feeling a bit strange, Elfman frowned a bit as his body started to tingle and a courser cover of fur started to grow over his entire body. Elfman scrunched his nose as a strong scent filled his nose, a growl escaping his lips as an unusually loud gasp filled his ears.
"Elfman." At the sound of his name, Elfman's eyes snapped open, revealing bright red eyes.
Oh man, I am running behind so much. Really cutting it close here. Well, prompt three for Elfever Week. Kinda open ended, but oh well. Fairy Tail doesn't belong to me but to Hiro Mashima. Leave me a thought before you go and thanks for stopping by.
