Akihisa stood in front of Yuuko who was hidden in a cave in the burned forest facing the flaming skeleton werewolf!
Akihsia charged at I and tackled it! His fur began to burn and he growled as she pushed the thing back, behind them was a stream of boiling water!
Akihisa ignored the pain the burns and the Flaming Skeleton's punches as he kept forcing it back and back!
He was going to push it in to the water and put it out!
His fur kept burning and burning to the point like he looked like he had mange, and was set on fire!
Akihsia growled loud in pain, but he paid it no mind he had to stop this thing to keep Yuuko his mate safe!
With one last push he finally knocked the Flaming monster in to the river where it died and became nothing but charred bones!
Akihsia burned hurting, parts of him still on fire howled in victory as he fell forward heading right for the stream of boiling water!
Yuuko ran out with tears in her eyes to try and help him, but right when Akihsia hit the water the forest changed.
It became a normal forest the stream normal water, the bones were even gone.
Point of view change to Akihisa.
I did it! I beat the monster! I then fell face first into the water cooling my burns, I could feel my body already healing.
I the felt someone rolling me over on to my back to see Yuuko, My mate. When I look at her memories from my human days long forgotten return to me. I need to get her out of here back with her own kind where she can be safe.
I have to keep her safe I love her, Even if it means I wont' see her again when this is over.
She had tears in her eyes as she looked at me, How I hate the sight of that.
She placed a hand upon my face and said something, I couldn't understand. I believe from her tone she was happy I was alive and we were safe for the moment, but mad at how much I was injured in that fight.
I felt her hand upon my Chest rubbing it her eyes widened as she watched my burns healing before her eyes.
Point of view change to Yuuko's.
Ok now I stood over my werewolf lover Happy he was alive and we were safe for the moment.
I was crying at how burned he was but I looked at the burns, they where healing already, I could even see his fur returning.
I rubbed his chest and could feel it healing. "How can anything heal this fast?"
I didn't get an answer and I didn't need one, I mean after all we have clearly through logic and scientist out the window in this land of magic randomness!
I then laid down on his chest with him in the stream. I then Snuggled into his regrowing fur and fell a sleep, oh crap here comes the reverse man again I just know it!
Once a sleep I found myself back in the reverse man's room, once more.
But this time his chair was empty so either he fell out of his roof throne or he didn't bother to show up.
So I looked around and found pictures of all the place me and Akihsia had been along with three blank, and another of Akihsia human again and Me holding hands in town.
I stretched my head. What's this some kind of level tracker thing? You know keeping track of what we pasted, what we have to go, and the end?
If that's true those that mean Akihisa will be human again? Could we be together forever and live happily if we made it out of her?
Some many questions.
I then continued on looking around and found something else that didn't look right.
I was a statue of wolf bigger then a horse laying down on all four, with a native American looking woman snuggling in to it lovingly.
Above the statue was written. "The first Beauty and her loving beast!"
Wait? This was the first two in this place? And wait a minute that girl in the statue she looks like me!
I then woke up panting In the stream wet from the water and sweat.
I looked to See Akihsia now healed starting to sit up.
I then looked at the sky it was night time with a bright blood red full moon over our heads! The moon looked like it had an evil skull face on it!
I then felt Akihsia pick me up.
Point of view change to third person.
Akihsia held on to Yuuko as he moved on feeling draw to keep going.
the forest changing with them to look like a ruined Native American, with a large stone with a store carved in to it.
Yuuko couldn't help put look aloud. " Once their was a girl the female twin of the Chefs children. She fell in love with a great wolf spirit, who in turn fell for her. Both may have loved one another, but spirits and Humans couldn't be together so for braking that law they where cursed. "
Yuuko then took a breath. " But to a test were if they made it out they could be together but failure means death! They failed the first time the Beauty unable to defend herself against the many monsters, and her lover the beast couldn't fight off."
Yuuko then teared up, "But so strong their love they were reborn and would all ways try it again and again till they could be together., the Princess name, Yamka. The wolf spirits name. Achak!"
Below were an carving of a woman who looked like Yuuko and a wolf man who looked to be morphing into a human that looked like Akihisa once did.
Both then felt faint.
Countless memories of other life times returning to them.
At that moment Akihsia once more understood human tongue enough to under stand the story.
While the memories coming to them where just of going through this all before they knew the meaning.
Yuuko and Akihsia then fell down knowing they where the princess and wolf spirit from the story, reborn to pass the test to be together.
Both their hands enter locked, as they made face in their sleep the memories of dying countless times hitting them. And the fact that the dead bodies they came upon on day on was truly them.
In their dream.
A native American version of Yuuko dressed, in simple leather boot wear and a brown dress, with a head peace in her hair ran to a cave where a large ash brown wolf stood.
The wolf was larger then a horse and the past life of Yuuko smiled as she nuzzled in to his fur. 'My love I know the test we are about to face for our love will be hard, but I know sooner or later we will pass it. Because I love you, and you love me."
A flash back of how they meet then played out.
The past life version of Yuuko became lost in the forest having made a wrong turn on the way back to meet her father, when she tripped over a root fell and broke her leg!
She screamed, then came the wolf She began to shake in fear as she looked away only for the wolf's tail to pick her up and place her upon it's back and return her home.
Once she was in her village the wolf set her on the ground and left.
The past live version of Yuuko's father then ran up and hugged his daughter, " Yamka The wolf spirit has returned you to me, like the Shaman said."
Time past and with her leg healed Yamka Yuuko's past life was walking through the woods going to the wolf spirits Den to thank him for his kindness once she thought she found his cave. "Great wolf spirit Achak I came to offer you thanks for saving me."
The wolf then came out slightly and signed for her to come in.
The princess Yamka blushed and became over come with her emotions as she entered not wanting to be rude to such a powerful spirit. "Great wolf spirit I am thankful for you saving me but I most know why you did so?"
The wolf then hand her a peace of wood on it with a message on it.
Yamka Gasped she knew this written was it was her mothers. Her mother who died when she was young. The princess then read it aloud, " dear wife spirit my family line has looked to you as a spirit guild for years untold, I have become ill and I give you this message and an offering in hopes you watch over my daughter."
Yamka cried and whipped a tear from it as she placed her hands beside the wolf, "I know not why you answered the prayers of my dying mother but I wish to repay you for watching over me."
She then became over come with emotion as the wolf looked her in the eyes. And at that moment events happened that would change both of their lives forever.
End flash back.
Yamka was snuggled deep in to the wolf spirit she loved fur, " that night of passion I know you were my soul made Achak."
The wolf then said, " as did I" He then nuzzled her. " We will pass this trial to be together no matter how many life times it takes!"
The dream then Ended and both Akihsia and Yuuko awake.
Yuuko cried and held on to Akihisa memories of not just their first life but all others, fueling her feelings, " We never made it this far before, Please let this be the life time we finally pass this test!"
To be continued.