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Night Whispers of Revenge
Who are You?
It was still the hour of twilight in the deep forest and an eerie silence blows through the canopy. Gentle whispers of the wind approached all those welcoming its soothing rhythm. A lone figure sits upon a hill, looking over the valley watching, waiting for something not yet known. Besides her lays the body of an unconscious Shadow; bandages all around his wounds. Her sliver-blue eyes turn to face him, wondering where he came from. So many questions plagued her already confused mind and one in particular really puzzled her.
"Why am I here?" She asks the wind, hoping to get an answer.
The wind picks up, playing with her long locks of black and sliver hair before dying down. Shadow moans softly as he begins to stir. Thinking quickly the girl hides, not really sure how the dark hedgehog would react. Shadow's eyes open to the view of a cloudy sky, he stares blankly at the sky remembering what happened. "Dam girl knocks me out and leaves me here." He muttered.
He stood up the best he could, gritting his teeth as pain shot up his legs. His body aches all over; form the gaseous fumes in the atmosphere. His once lovely ebony fur was now gone, at least the bandages covered it up.
"You're still weak and shouldn't be standing." Her soothing voice called.
"I told you it's not your concern."
"Tisk tisk Midnight...I guess it wasn't my concern when I saved you either huh?"
"Thank you for your help, but I don't need it anymore." He mumbled and started to walk away.
The girl watched him leave and couldn't help feel sorry form him. She knew something he didn't and in 5 seconds he would find out the hard way. "Three...two...one." Shadow clasped dead on his face as his legs gave out. He cursed a few times before trying to stand again. Amused the girl watched him struggle to his feet and fall flat on his face once more.
"Are you done Midnight or do you like the taste of dirt?" she mocked form her hiding spot.
"My name isn't Midnight its...Shadow." he replied rolling over on his sides.
That name brought another series of images to her mind; although they weren't detailed, she felt much pain and sorrow. Her hand garbed at her chest as if her heart would burst out any minute. Shadow could hear her heavy breathing and muffled words. The images passed quickly, but deep down the pain remains. "What do these images mean and why can't I remember?" She muttered. Deciding not to think about it, she looked towards the ebony hedgehog.
She had been tracking the scent of blood and found this hedgehog falling from the sky. Not giving it a second thought, she saved him form the fall and bandaged his wounds. And now she would heal him completely. She didn't even know why she bothered helping Shadow, when it was obvious he didn't want it.
"Well Shadow I can heal you...if you do me a favor." The girl said a bit of lust in her voice.
'I don't like the way she said that.' Shadow thinks, not really having a choice. 'I have a promise to Maria and I won't let this girl distract me form my task.' "Very well but first show yourself." He commands.
The girl hesitates at first but concludes there's nothing to hide. She does what Shadow commands and jumps down form a tree. He's crimson eyes fall upon an almost all black wolf; her tail, ears, and the bottom half of her hair is sliver. Two long bangs flow in the front passing over her white muzzle. Shadow notices the outfit she wears, shows off her beautifully curved hips and breast. 'She's beautiful.' He thinks not taking his eye's of her. He has never seen a wolf before and not many socialized with what could be consider dinner.
"I know what you're thinking." She moves closer to Shadow. "How can I heal you?"
Shadow sighs in relief, thinking she could read his mind. "I guess you could say that." He replies frankly.
Her sliver-blue eyes narrowed dangerously at Shadow. She seemed to question whether or not he could be trusted.
"First you must swear to me, that you'll tell no one, second you will be in debt to me, and third I'll ask one favor. Do you understand?"
"I understand everything except why you're doing this for me." Shadows tone was calm and causally.
The wolf looked at Shadow and then into the sky. "I have my reasons." She states, before closing her eyes and chanting some words. The dark hedgehog looks on with curiosity as her hands glow a bright sliver. The light surrounds his body, levitating him and the wolf off the ground. He watches the scenery pass by, trying to decipher were he is exactly. Form what he can see, there's nothing except forest all around and far over the horizon an ocean.
"Enjoying the view Shadow?"
"Where are we exactly? He asked looking at the wolf girl beside him. She stops her acceleration and ponders this herself. They two figures float in the air as if gravity didn't exist. The hedgehog waited for her response before say anything else.
"Where in the forest known as 'Crescent Forest', that's all I can tell you...for now.
After a few more minutes of quietness, they reach their destination and descend into the valley. Upon arrive Shadow can see ruins of a city or village, which reminds him of the Mystic Ruins. They venture deeper into the village and come across a barrier. The midnight wolf and Shadow walk straight through. On the other side of the barrier lies a beautiful hot spring.
"This hot spring has healing properties and I will allow you to bath in it." She speaks, removing Shadow's shoes, gloves and bandages. She slowly levitates him into the water, then removes her own clothes and slips into the hot spring. She relaxes in the warmth of the water and the cooling night air calms her mind. Shadow flinches at the touch of the water against his bear flesh.
"Umm..." He began, thinking how he could say, what needed to be said.
She turned around facing towards Shadow. "Yes. Is there something wrong?"
"Thank you."
"Pray tell. It's me who should be thanking you. You're the first person I've meet since..." She seemed to trail off in thought.
"Well you helped me so go ahead and ask your favor so I can go." He huffed.
"Very well Shadow." she moved closer to him as a smile crept across her face. "But first lets' get out of the water."
The ebony hedgehog get out, followed by the midnight wolf. He averts his crimson orbs away from her wet body, not wanting to be disrespectful. The wolf laughs at his modesty and walks over to Shadow, her tail swaying in the process. Shadow looks up into the cloudy sky, not sure what else to do.
The wolf draws closer and gently places a hand on his cheek. He stiffens to her touch and moves away, but her tail quickly warps around his waist. Shadow notices that there inches away from a kiss and thinks how he's never experienced one before. The wolf brings Shadow out of his thoughts, as she begins to play with his white tuff of fur. The other clawed hand rubs against his lower abdomen.
"Shadow..." her voice coos in his ear. "How did you come in possession of this crystal orb?" She asks, levitating the object up.
"It was given to me."
"Who gave it to you?"
"A girl and if your satisfied with my answer, why don't you tell me who you are." He said with annoyance.
The wolf releases the dark hedgehog and disappears, reappearing behind him fully dressed. She tosses the orb back to him with a sad expression. She knew her name at least, but everything from her past was a mystery. Deep down she knew that where the stood use to be her city, though she can't remember way it's in ruins or where everyone had gone to.
"My name is Moon-Lily and this use to be my home. I can't tell you how or when it fell to ruin, because I can't remember. It was only tonight that I awakened to find it like this. Now I've been searching and waiting for something to show me what happened." Moon-Lily pauses looking at Shadow. "That's when I found you and that orb you possessed."
This all sounded too familiar to Shadow, thinking how he went through the same thing. The thing that puzzled him was how she could just awake up and not know what happed. 'Was she locked in an animated stasis too' he thought.
"So you can't remember your past. I know how that feels." He said with compassion.
Her sliver ears perked up. "Really" she replied feeling a bit comforted.
"Yes. I'd forgotten a promise I made to this human girl and...."
"WHAT"
Right at the moment something clicked inside the wolf, sending painful memories to her head. Moon-Lily snarled angrily, clenching her fists. The orb in Shadow's hand had responded to Moon-Lily's anger; turning a blood red and then the darkest black. He released the sphere, as it spun out of control. The clouds that once filled the sky, circled over head, revealing half a blood red moon. Shadow's eyes widen at the sight, his attention turned back to the orb and wolf. Moon-Lily's eyes were no longer blue, instead they were completely white.
The ebony hedgehog was shocked at what happened next. The images she saw and the pain she felt were transferred to him.
[Flashback]
"Congratulations it's a girl."
The mother holds her child in her arms and notices the crescent moon birth mark on her shoulder. The child makes baby noises and plays with her tail. The wolf cub looks at her mother, her bright sliver-blue eyes beaming.
"My sweet Moon-Lily, you are the chosen one."
{Fast forward}
"Mama what's a Celestial Guardian?"
"Huh...well that would be you dear. You bear the mark of the chosen one and that makes you a special wolf called a 'Celestial Guardian'. When you get older you'll understand better."
The little girl smiles and returns outside to play.
{Fast forward}
"Happy eighteenth birthday ML" A boy said approaching the wolf.
"Hi Lae, shouldn't you be with the rest of your friends?"
"Yeah but I wanted to give you this." He hands her a moonstone necklace. "I made it from a moon rock a found, as a ceremony present."
"You're a good friend even if you're a human." Moon-Lily says sincerely.
The two friends hug each other goodbye.
At the Ceremony
ML stands at the alter ready to receive her powers. Her training would soon come to an end as she takes her place as Celestial Guardian. Half way through the process human raiders came, in hopes of stealing the 'Moon Crystal". Unable to stop the process and help her tribe, Moon-Lily watches the destruction unfold. To make thing more chaotic, an eclipse causes her to take in more dark powers; resulting in her color change from all sliver to black.
Shadow still watches the images with a heavy heart. It was just like his experience with Maria and how he watched her die, right before his eyes. The scene changes to a destroyed city, bodies lying everywhere; both human and wolf. In the middle of it all is the only survivor, crying over a dead body. Blood cover the once beautiful creature known as her mother, her blue eyes still wide open.
She whispers three words. "I promise revenge." Her fists are tight in a ball as the tears stream down her face. She takes one last look at the destruction around and stands up slowly walking away. This time the scene changes to a sleeping wolf, enclosed in the crystal.
[End of Flashback]
Both Shadow and ML fall to the ground. The ebony hedgehog looks over to Moon-Lily, who seems to be back to normal. She gets up, wiping the sweat from her forehead and turns to walk away.
"I can help you. Trust me walking down the path of revenge isn't the way." He calls out.
The midnight wolf turns to face Shadow. Her eyes widen at the metal machine hovering a few feet way. Shadow's crimson eyes follow her pointing finger, uttering his words bitterly.
"G.U.N"
A/N: Please tell me what you think of my character so far and sorry for any typos.
One more thing the other chapters might be short, cuz I'm writing some chapters as I go.
I already have the ending it's just filling in the in-betweens, so leave nice reviews.
Peace.