Yahoo! Two chapters in two days! I had fun writing this chapter, figuring out the origin of werewolves. BTW, I have a new Artemis Fowl oneshot on my account called Monster. It takes place when Artemis is falling into the Atlantis Complex. Please read it and review it too because I really want feedback on it. But for now, enjoy the fourth chapter of Creature of the Night.
CHAPTER 4
"But werewolves aren't real." Butler said without thinking. Then he realized he was talking to an elf, one of many species that "weren't real". "I mean, werewolves are real?"
Holly nodded. "Very. It's kinda complicated, but basically werewolves are sort of descendants of a race of fairies called lycanthropes. It's a long story."
"I've got time. Until Artemis wakes up, we have nothing to do."
Holly nodded again. "Okay. Artemis probably already knows this because it's in the Book. Long ago, before the battle of Taillte, before fairies lived underground, there was a race of the People called lycanthropes. They weren't like the rest of us, though. They weren't civilized or even humaniod like elves, pixies or sprites. They weren't reptilian like goblins either. They were more closely related to trolls then anything else. They were about 6ft tall, covered in fur, had padded feet, walked on to legs, and had a long snout. They basically resembled beasts. Most of the time, they were intelligant though. They never spoke, but you could see it in their eyes. They understood you.
Except at the full moon. Lycanthropes had the ability, or curse, to shapeshift into a wolf. But they lost all intellect and memory. They truly became beasts, attacking and killing everything and everyone in sight. They were feared by human and fairy alike."
"This is interesting and all, " interrupted Butler, "but what does it have to do with werewolves and Artemis?"
"I'm getting to that. Anyway, one night on the full moon a human was hunting in the woods near his home. What he didn't know was that tonight he was the prey. A lycanthrope was hunting in those woods and when he spotted the human, he attacked. The human was a brilliant fighter though. The human managed to kill the lycanthrope with a silver knife, the only thing that can kill lycanthropes in their wolf form, but not before the lycanthrope bit the human.
The human went home and treated the wound like nothing had happened. And for awhile, nothing did. But the next month, there was another full moon and when the human was exposed to moonlight, he transformed into a wolf, a wolf with pupils the color of his eyes, and terrorized the village where he lived, killing dozens and biting others, who later became what he was. A werewolf.
Not long, the Battle of Taillte happened, and the Book was created. Among the spells and rules that were created, a spell was cast that prevented lycanthropes from attacking humans. Well, by then lycanthropes had grown dependent on human flesh. Everything else wasn't good enough anymore. They slowly died off and became extinct. The lycanthropes were no more. But the werewolves remained. They were able to spread their shapeshifting powers. There were also certain side effects. The infected gained strength and speed. Their senses became heightened as well, though not even half as much as when they were wolves. Wolf form senses were twice as high as human form senses.
After awhile, the attacks slowly waned. We, the People, assumed that they were dying out. But as you can see, apperantly not."
Holly looked at Artemis in his deep slumber. "They're still out there. Alive and hunting."
So yeah this is basically an explanation chapter. What do you think? Believable? Crud? Please review! I love hearing your thoughts! Review in Pandora's box below and have a nice night!