The universe.

So difficult to understand, even with the biggest discoveries no being could ever truly know what it holds.

Power, magic, mystery are all things it bares yet no being alive could ever know it all, maybe that's why she'd never considered her eternal death to be her enemy.

Her name is Inova.

This is her story.

It had finally arrived.

The day she'd waited for since being sentenced to 30 years in the treacherous dungeons of her mother's kingdom.

Freedom.

By now her body had crystallised into a starved hibernation, whilst her brain still kept it's full function her body lacked the passion and energy to move. Two guards emerging through the rusting doors, dressed from head to toe in Edranian armour, were all her squinting eyes could make out as the rays of light rushed harshly into the cell, attempting to overrun the shadows.

Relief foolishly flooded her mind as they carried her broken body to the royal thirst chamber.

They undressed her cautiously as to not shatter her weak frame, when the last piece fell to the ground Inova was thrown into the marble tub.

In it, gallons of thick, luscious, red.

It's empowerment ran through Inova instantaneously, she lost herself prematurely in ecstasy as she felt the weakness fade to be instead replaced with strength, the feeling coursing through me so strong that once grey flesh burned away to reveal soft skin, her dead eyes sparked up as the violet wrapped it's self through her pupil chasing away the black.

With great reluctance Inova released herself from the intoxicating hold the liquid had on her and raised to see six guards bowed in respect to their forgotten princess. Standing patiently, two young servant girls held the crimson wrap she was to be presented in, they bowed as another stood on the outside of the marble with a long cloth. Inova stepped out dripping for a short while of course she stood bare to her newfound audience.

The closest girl had wrapped the cloth around her and began to dry her bare-naked form. When dry Inova was dressed by the girls into silk robes, surprisingly her royal violet cape was secured onto her back.

Inova shuddered at the simple action of recognition.

Her long black hair which once bobbed above her shoulders had grown greatly in length now resting amongst her elbows.

"What would you like me to do to your hair my princess?" One of the girls asked, the question so oddly mundane that Inova chuckled, the sound croaky but emanating her grace all the same.

Her question was met with one in turn.

"What is your name pet?" Hesitantly she answered.

"My name is Ceria, that's Coral and she's Celia we're all sisters." As if the fact filled her with such pride, she gleamed brighter than the moon at her princess, Inova's insecurities clawed to the surface and she regarded the child coldly with her next address.

"Then Ceria, you may regard me as Inova for I am no princess... My hair requirements are nothing, I shall leave it long and straight for defiance, Any more questions?" A fearful shake of her head is given in reply.

"Good." Her sisters combed through the 3 decades worth of knots leaving Inova's hair pure as instructed. Before she knew it, she was being led to the throne room where sure enough her 'family' sat in all their glory.

"Inova!" The addressed being held back the grin she wanted to let on her face when she first saw him again.

Her brother Silus greeted her with a smile as he jumped off his throne to hug her, Inova too hugged back with shy enthusiasm holding tight to him, until the echo of a trident banging on the crystal floor ambushed their ears and they were forced to separate.

Turning almost obediently to the source of the sound Inova met the eyes of the Edranil (devil) herself.

"Silus!" Her voiced boomed into the huge space of the throne room, her tone would make any Edranian fear for their life but Inova had long since outgrown the fear she felt toward her Queen."slek ayola romre te ariknet me hej sivlak (Step away from the prisoner and be seated) we have business to discuss!"

The reference of being a 'prisoner' did nothing to sooth Inova's already uneasy nerves.

"Oh, mother dear, must we be so formal?" Inova's feigned innocence apparently wasn't the best thing for the situation, as proven in the way those deadly eyes shrunk in size as her mother glared at her.

"You will refer to me as Highness, Queen, Majesty or Royal Blood nothing else!" Inova closed her eyes inhaled then exhaled deeply before her next response.

"Of course, my Queen."

Her 'Queen' scoffed. "After all these years you still lack the compliance of a princess, defiance is not accepted among the people!"

"Oh, spare me from your royal duties lecture mother! Not accepted amongst the people or not accepted by you!? The people had nothing to do with my imprisonment that was all your doing and you know it!" Inova rose from the bow confronting her so called mother.

"You are a wench, an unlovable monster whose nature is not fit for the title of a royal nor the title of an Edranian!" Inova's laugh was menacing, her face contorted in a familiar way, Silus tried to subtly shake his head at his sister knowing she was a second away from losing her control. "That is why it has been decided. As by order of the increvit (court) it has been told you are not noble enough for the role of Edranian princess and therefore shall be exiled from Edrania immediately!" Her mother's decree bounced off the walls and between Inova's ears.

As if summoned from the fiery pits of hell a rage consumed Inova, she watched her mother's effortless gesture to call the guards into the room.

The heavily armoured vamps swarmed in at all directions, Inova tried to back away from their grasps. "Mother No! you can't your ca-" Silus tried to defend his sister, raising from his seat but mother had cut him off.

"Surnia! (Silence) By the royal decree of your Queen it has been decided, there is no going back!" All at once Inova was gathered in chains, trying to resist miserably as they were bonded to her wrists with magic, bewitched to burn the more she struggled against them.

"I will return mother, destroy everything you've created here, no matter how long, I vow it! The next time I am blessed with your presence I won't hesitate to rip you to shreds!" The vamp's screeches of anguish carried through the palace, dark curses along with just about every dark thought her mind were thrown verbally at her bitch of a mother.

The last thing Inova saw was her brother desperately trying to reach her while their father held him back, seemingly controlled by the evil Queen who sat smirking devilishly from her throne.

"I love you Silus, I promise will come back for you, don't forget that!" Then the giant throne doors shut cutting off her view of him, she felt her body go limp. No longer would Inova show her emotion to that wretched xylamane (grotesque creature) it would only satisfy her.

In her last moments of being on her home planet Inova took time to recall all her favourite memories.

They were few, her time since she'd been no older than a child had been wasted killing and training to get into her mother's favour. The wolves who they'd conquered the planet from had reigned down curses upon her name for decades meaning Inova's life had been one endless fight.

Her favourite memory was one she recalled whenever she felt down, there was a wolf boy in her youth who she'd so happen to meet in the stables of her mother's palace. He was training to be in the wolf guard, Inova had admired him from afar.

Inova was a teen with a crush, one which her mother had exploited in order to get her way just as she always had.

Her mother had found the two one night and ordered the boy be imprisoned; he was fed to his own kind the very next day.

"You are a monster Inova, love is something you will never know."

Inova knew her mother wasn't wrong; she had accepted this a long time ago.

Just like all those who were to be exiled Inova was stripped of all Edranian benefits, clothing and any other luxury. Once she was once again in the state of which she was born they put her into a transportation comet and beamed her down to a barren planet to die.

Unknowing to both the Queen and Inova someone had altered the calculations, redirecting the comets course to a planet which sustained life.

Earth.

That's how her story started, how she got to earth.

All throughout the years of earths evolution Inova remained a secret, a myth to beings called humans who possessed the substance for living which she needed.

Blood.

Along the century's names would be given to Inova such as werewolf or vampire creature of the night. To some Inova was just a story used to scare their children into submission, stories which were passed down for generations eventually exaggerated what vampires were. Inova preferred it that way less attention was drawn to herself, although at times the abandonment was enough to drive her crazy.

Peace was restored again, only to be broken all to soon as September 1st, 1939 World War 2 began. Swept again into darkness Inova became the wolf and fed on the dead. Self-loathing and pity fuelled her actions, it was during one of her routine hunts close off the German border to the Czech region that that she'd happened to be shot at.

Both her hind legs became entangled in a thick rope and the wolf staggered face first down a little cliff, not stopping until she reached the bottom.

The hybrid whined high in her throat as she struggled to get loose from the binds, in the distance she hears the telling sounds of men, smells the metallic scent of their guns. Panic takes over as she continues to try to release herself. Listening out for movement she hears their guns reload, shouts in German bound off the wind. If Inova doesn't get out of the bonds soon they'll take her- those fucking Nazi's -they'll probably experiment on her and incorporate her existence into their screwed-up ideology.

Unexpectedly, a man appears by her side, his hair is a mass of grey wild strands with a pair of circle spectacles on the edge of his nose.

To warn him off Inova snarls, the sound low and threatening but the man remains calm, staring into her eyes, his own remarkably kind. Next thing Inova knew he was moving his hand upwards revealing a knife. With a last thrash Inova halt all her movements, he grasps her leg gently patting the fur. Inova finds herself suddenly recognising this man's intentions; so, allows him to bring the knife down upon the rope with haste.

Inova's free, the man had freed her.

The wolf rose to her full height automatically towering over the man. He turns away from her to begin walking away through the snow. "Quickly, this way." The German accent does not escape her, she attempts to snarl again but this man shushes her, Inova leans her head back in shock at his bravery. "Either follow me or die with them." Wonder course's through her as the man continues his journey onwards.

Expecting her to just follow along blindly.

'He's lucky I don't see him as a threat' comes the thought as the man guides her to a clearing of trees, thick oaks blanketing the area from sight.

"Papa?" Came a young boys voice from behind a great tree. "Did you save it?" The father beams at his son, nodding briskly.

"It is female, and yes I did save her. Come on Kristoff we must get back to your mother and sister and the Americans at the docks. They've agreed to help us escape Germany." He pushes his son gently onwards but Inova can only think he can't be serious; they'll die before they even reach the outskirts. Unnaturally Inova feels a smudge of protection towards these humans and follows them.

The boy notices and beckons her away with shooing hands. "Go now, your free." Inova doesn't listen; obviously.

Bounding along after them through the snow, she took a different route through the trees pretending she left them alone. They're still walking through the snow at a too slow speed when she spots a group of soldiers also trailing them.

Guns aimed.

Inova couldn't have that, now could she? The wolfs massive frame pounced on the soldiers with ease, clawing at their body's with claws sharp enough to cut steel, they didn't stand a chance. No matter how many gunshots they managed to fire. The final body fell coincidentally right before the man who had saved her and his son.

Both stood open mouthed gawking at the large wolf. With a brisk shake of her fur Inova inclined her head in a gesture that she hoped conveyed the message of 'you're welcome'. The kind man issued his son along again but Inova stopped him from getting too far and invited both on her back. Tipping her head down to the both whilst she lowered to a sit.

The young boy clutched his father's coat. "She's trying to help us papa." That's all it takes apparently, soon under the father's instruction Inova is dashing through the snow towards their desired destination.

When they reached the docks, Inova was forced to slow down and duck behind a tall stack of crates. It seemed the German soldiers had attacked the Americans; the Americans weren't winning anytime soon.

Inova made a quick decision- needing the Americans to trust her in more than just wolf form she let the humans get off her back gently. Giving them a look, she hoped said stay here, Inova ran towards the sea with barely held back vigour. Once submerged in the waters cover, she let the change take over, her kicking fur hind legs forming into flesh ones. Inova broke through the water's surface back in her original form, swimming close underneath the dock she scampers up the wooden leg once she's close enough, pulling herself up.

The hybrid certainly makes use of her new appendages, as she tunes into her senses once more breathing in the gun powdered air, she overhears a conversation close to the action.

"Goddammit Carter!" A middle-aged sounding voice bellowed. "Where is this German bastard we're fighting for anyway?" This Carter huffs, shooting her gun at the Nazi soldier who stupidly ran straight at her.

As his body falls, she regards her colleague over her shoulder. "German scientist Mr Maddock, he'll be right along I assure you." The man doesn't seem convinced. "Need I remind you what a value he's going to be to the allies, this man could very well win us the war. I believe this guarantees him your respect." Her assertive British attitude left no room for argument and Inova found herself respecting the woman.

A split second later Inova had joined the fight, saving this 'Mr Maddock' from a bullet to the head. He barely had time to question her newfound appearance before the Germans increased their fire power.

Inova found her voice amongst the fray, "Clear me a path, I'll take out their machine guns and give you the opening, take it and you can push them back into a retreat!" Maddock nods hurriedly at her but Inova scoffs at the man running past Carter, the hybrid gestures towards her with a pointed nod. "I was talking to her." Carter smirks back at Inova before carrying out her orders.

It doesn't take long for Inova plan to succeed and when it does Inova finds herself in an inevitable confrontation between this Miss Carter and her associate.

The man, 'Maddock' is noticeably bristled, sweat drips down the sides of his red face unattractively. With enhanced sight Inova watches the droplet catch against his uniform collar and seep into the fabric. "Who are you?" Inova doesn't respond, frankly she was still figuring out what lie to tell him. "Miss, are you deaf I said who are you?" He repeats, louder this time punctuating his point by grasping Inova's shoulder. Her eyes darken, it's thanks to Miss Carter elbowing him in the ribs that he kept his hand that day.

"Now, now whoever she is I'm sure her actions here today mean she is surely one of our allies." Her gaze falls to Inova as she regards the new woman. "British intelligence, like myself judging from your earlier instructions, which both I and my colleague are most grateful for by the way." Inova shrugs, maintaining a quiet façade for the moment, people are always much more inclined to speak for you when you remain quiet. "Right then, who are you is indeed the question." Inova opens her mouth to speak but the moment she does a familiar presence speaks up from behind her.

"She is with me," The German man Inova had aided is back, his son hanging back with an elder woman just behind him. "she's my employed protector." Both Carter and Inova raise a brow simultaneously.

The red lipped woman inquires further. "On whose orders?" Inova too looks to the German for answers, considering she has no response planned herself.

"My own. She too was taken prisoner by the Nazi's and soon became a loyal friend." Carter appears surprised giving Inova a once over, she pretends to be sheepish at the Germans praise, but the truth is she just hopes they'll fall for it.

"You too are a scientist?" Comes the clever question from the clever woman.

Inova's lie is swift. "Yes, uh I was taken for my extensive knowledge of the human body but in particular the blood." The only other female nods seemingly clicking pieces of her fake narrative together with the man's own.

"You weren't there when we liberated the prison Erskine was being held in." The hybrid tilts her head slightly, so this was the man's name.

"Well they'd taken me earlier out to the woods mid-day to be killed, I'd disobeyed their wishes as a female and refused to submit." This was how Inova would convince her, appeal to her morals by playing up the woman oppression skit; if she would just fall for the bait.

Carter stares at us for a while, no one making the slightest movement until she said otherwise, when satisfied the woman hummed.

Gotcha.

"Well then," She pushed out her hand. "A friend of Erskine's is a friend of ours. Pleasure to meet you Miss-" Inova grabs her hand and recites her newly made human name.

"Violet, Nova Violet." Carter nods a little giggle falling from her lips.

"I should have guessed what with those eyes." Inova had almost forgot about her birth defect. Violet shimmering orbs stared back at the woman with a warm look. "Carter, Margaret Carter. Please feel free to call me Peggy." They drop hands and the woman goes back to giving orders, now in the clear Inova turns to this Erskine man and narrows her eyes.

He gives me a small smile and bids Inova to follow him on the boats.

When they're alone on the deck, with the sounds of soldier's song wafting upwards through the nights cold air, Inova chooses to confront him.

"You lied for me...without knowing who I am or why I chose to help. Why?" Erskine, with eyes so kind, spared Inova a pointed glance from his position beside her, then went back to admiring the waters clear surface below.

"The same reason you saved me and my son, I think." He pats my hand. "It was the right thing to do." This is interesting to say the least, this scientist seems to have figured Inova out. Usually she would have ran by now at first suspicions but there was something about this Erskine which told her to stay.

"The men... they were chasing a wolf." Inova says carefully, not confronting the elephant in the room but highlighting it quite a bit.

"Did they catch her?" He feigns innocence too and for the first time in a long time, Inova finds herself smiling.

"I think we both know the answer to that."