Chapter 8
The Shades rush forward as I hopped away, my dagger doing no damage as I hacked at them, I had yet to find a way to kill these things, they where to strong and my daggers had no effect. I rolled as a claws shadow arm racked at my chest, catching the golden cloak as it did I slide away. I huffed hard, these things were just as fast as I was and where I had to dodge them, they did not have to dodge me.
I growled in frustration, how could I kill these things. I jumped and flipped back as one rushed me from behind. Landing in a crouch my cloak around me as I stood slowly they advanced again. I growled loudly my voice coming out as a small roar.
"I will not fall to the shadow of death." I howled as I lurched forward swinging at one of the things eyes, it went threw and the thing slashed at me, I was to slow to dodge and I felt the hiss of its claws on my arm. I howled in pain and jumped back. I huffed as I looked at my arm the cuts bleed freely but the skin turned black around the cut, I felt pain a burning white hot fire spread threw my body and I dropped to a knee. My daggers feel from my hands and I gasped crying. The pain swelled and I felt darkness start to fade my vision.
"Let me free!" The wolf in my head growled, the silver wolf bashed hard against the cage in my mind.
"No, I will not lose myself to you!"
"You will die if you do not!" It howled its head a inch from my own, it growled at me its gleaming white teeth showing.
"Do not let him out." I then realized that my hand had been inching towards the lock that held the wolf caged. I turned and looked at the form of my father, shimmering in the pale moon light of my mind.
"I can't save you if I am dead, I need his help." The shadow of my father shook his head.
"No, you do not, you are stronger than it is, you are the only one who can beat these monsters." I shook my head at him.
"How! They are to strong and my weapons are useless against them." I cried as another wave of pain shot its way to me.
"You are using the wrong weapon my son, your the son of the moon goddess, and she is the light in the darkness, but only because a greater light lets her reflect their light." I looked up meeting his eyes, the big man smiled at me, I nodded, I got what he was saying. The wold howled at us.
"Do not interfere old man, or I shale.." He did not get to finish as my eyes snapped open. A shade stood before me its arm upraised to strike the final blow. I yelled the animal kingdom giving my voice a boost.
"Uncle help me!" As the words left my throat a beam of light cut threw the shade in a burst of flames the shadow howled and a golden streak pierced threw the things chest and imbedded itself into the ground. A wave of fire rolled off the object and the fire passed over me harmlessly and engulfed the other two shades. I stood slowly the wound on my arm still hurting in searing pain as I reached out and gripped the hilt of the shimmering katana that was burred in the ground at my feet. Pulling it out the blade burst into flames and a voice spoke softly in my head.
"Go get them nephew." My silver eyes looked up catching the new movement as several more shades stormed from the woods. I growled as the red flames flickered to life, they lapped at the frost bitten air warming the area around the blade with an intents heat,
"Fight shadow with light." The voice of my father said inside my head, and I howled the song of the hunt ripping from my lips in the call to brothers. The call was answered as more calls filled they air, the cries understood, this was my fight no one was to interfere. I bared my teeth at the circling shade. The cage in my head rattled loudly as the silver wolf tried to break free. I felt the hands of my father slam down on the cage.
"Fight, you own battles." I then charged the shimmering katana slashing down on one of the approaching shades, it flinched then busted into flames, it let out a long gurgled howl. I pulled the blade free and turned on the others, the seemed to flinch back from me. I howled and rushed jumping over a slashing arm, landing on my feet and sprang back, landing on a hand and spring off it and landing on my feet. Slashing at another it sliced threw the things neck and howled as it dissipated in the light.
The rest hissed and back from me, my eyes shimmered and turned to that of a wolf at hunt. I growled loudly and stepped forward they flinched back from me again, my instincts slammed against the cage in my mind.
"Kill them, hunt them all, tear them to pieces!" It howled my fathers voice drowned out by the need to destroy these dead things. I stepped forward the fire of the sword licking at the air as well as my flesh, though it did not burn me. The shades turned then and fled, a pull in my gut told me to chase them but a voice at the edge of the woods stopped me.
"James?" I turned my eyes fierce and I raise my sword as if to strike, standing the was Willow her eyes side with fear and she stepped forward, her arms out raised.
"James, its alright, calm down." I breathed heavily and felt the sword sleep from my hands as her arms wrap around me, I began to cry all the grief all the fighting and now the fight in my own head taking its toll on my emotions.
"Why? What did I do to deserve this?" Willow touched my hair gently brushing it she said nothing but held me there as I cried into her shoulder, I thought of my friends and family all those I would let down if I failed. My father and mother, then of Jill and Willow, I felt a lump form in my throat as the two stood in my mind, these two girls who had helped me so far. Both in a different way, I would not fail them either. I pulled Willow away then and smiled at her.
"Thank you." She nodded and I stepped away and picked up the sword on the ground it burned brightly and I sighed. I would need a sheath for this, as I thought that a silver sheath shimmered floating in mid air in front of me.
"Thank you mother, uncle." I grabbed the sheath and slide the sword into it and slung the silver strap over my shoulder and turned back to Willow.
"Shale we then." She nodded and we turned heading back to the camp, Twilight came to meet us half way and barked happily as I petted him. I sat down with a thumb on the ground the fire still blazing as Willow sat down next to me.
"Are you feeling better?" I nodded and smiled.
"Yes thank you." She shook he head.
"No need to thank me, isn't that what friends are for?" I keep looking in the flames and smiled nodding she touched my shoulder and I looked up at her she cocked her head to the side. Her eyes held me and she smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, your not alone, I won't let you carry the burden alone, and seeing as I's way stronger than you I am sure that it will get lighter." I laughed and nodded, stood and walked to my place of sleep.
"Good night Willow." She smiled and nodded going to her sleeping bag and laying down.
"Good night wolf boy." I smiled at the all to familiar nick name and closed my eyes.
The nightmare came then. I stood before a cavern inside I head the sound of my friends screaming for help.
"Your just going to let them suffer?" I turned to fine a women with silver hair and golden eyes staring at me, her smile was cold and hard.
"Who are you?" I growled at her. Her smile spread as she glared at me.
"Oh maybe I should show you the form your more familiar with." A bolt of lighting flickered threw the sky, making the womens form flicker to that of a silver wolves then back to a women with pale skin wearing a silver slip of a dress, with silver hair and golden eyes. My own eyes widened.
"How?" She laughed as she stepped forward.
"Because I am inside you head and when you dream your cage loosens allowing me the ability to roam free in you mind, allowing me to take over slowly." I stepped back my eyes wide with fear and shock.
"No!" She laughed.
"Yes, little hunter, you will be my puppet, dancing to the way I pull your strings." She laughed and reached for me. A hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
"My son is not your toy." I looked my father stood there, his black hair pulled back into a pony tail and his blue eyes where hard and held a deep power in them. The wolf women growled and wrenched herself free form his grip.
"This is not over little hunter, your conscience will not always be here to save you." I tuned to look at my father then back at the women, she was gone nothing more than laughter on the wind.
"What did she mean?" I looked up at my father. The big man smied softly down at me.
"There is a battle raging in you my son, you must fight it." The big man knelt and hugged me.
'You will not lose I know this, but it will hurt it will try to crush you but I am here and no matter what she says I will stay to be your voice of reason."I shook my head and hugged my father back my eyes feeling moist.
"Don't cry, be strong you are my son after all." My father held me a arms length and I noticed her wore a old Greek tunic a hunting bow strapped to his back and a hunting knife at his belt.
"The son of the greatest hunter ever born."
I woke with a start and looked around, the dream had started a nightmare, but now left me with questions. What was all this about.
"You know what it was all about stupid child." The silver wolf in my mind hissed at me a harsh growl ripping threw my mind.
"Shut up!" I yelled in my mind at her. I then sighed and stood it was darker than I would have liked it to be but I felt that it was time to move.
"Willow, get up time to go." I walked to where will was suppose to be, but stopped, she wasn't there only Twilight and he was hurt. I ran to the wolf and check, he was still breathing, a large gash ran down his side. I reach out and touched it, the wolf whimpered at my touch.
"Twilight what happened?" The wolf's eyes snapped open and he growled.
"Thanatous." I hissed my voice dark and hard, he promised he would...he hadn't promised that his minions wouldn't though. I growled at my idiocy. I reached into my aid kit and pulled out some wraps blessed by my Uncle and bound Twilight's wounds.
"Its okay boy, I'll get her back." I growled as I heard the wolf whimper over not being able to protect her. I stood and howled and waited. Several calls came from the night air and before long several wolves stood will me in the little camp area.
"Watch my friend, make sure he is well, and when he is well enough to move escort him to my mother." The alpha of the pack nodded and I turned and walked away the shadows closing around me and I growled.
"Death I come, hunter now aims his fated arrow your way."
Another short chapter but I am proud of this one :3 I like how it reads :P...Now the thank yous.
Yuul: Yes Artemis Fowl.. An I hope you check it out, I have read both of those, very good I see why they won awards :3
Melikecake: Yes I guess Willow does have the hots for the lone hunter but as you have read he is having some issues :3
Jcont: Hey back lol and thank you keep readen and enjoy :3
Lord Zill: Yes I have read Artemis Fowl book 7, my book takes place two years after it :3
Okay a note of all I am looking for a beta, if you have any suggestions please point them out or heck send them my link and tell them to get a hold of me. And I am putting this one to a vote which I will be putting up soon. Should I put the Fight between the Aphrodite cabin against Jill in this story or should I make it a one shot :3 whahahahaha :3
-Ark D-gun-
