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I jerked up from the gruesome nightmare I was having, my body was shaking all over. "What the hell was that?" I questioned myself, my sanity. The nightmares wouldn't stop, they wouldn't change either. It was the same thing over and over, tormenting me as I slept. "Months of being on my own and I still get bad dreams." The horrible images of Ren dying in front of me in different ways kept playing even though I was awake. "Time for a walk." I practically leaped out of the mess of what was supposed to be a bed, the sheets were twisted and the pillows were on the floor; I continued making my way out not caring the slightest bit.

I opened the door and took a step into the cool air, a chill went up my spine as my bare foot made contact to the snow beneath me. The sky above was a deep dark blue with clouds surrounding the moon which poorly illuminated the area. For some reason my lips formed into a smile and I shifted forms.

"So much for a walk." I thought to myself as I bolted through the forest, the wind from running blew in my face. I leaped over fallen trees and rocks that got in my way.

I actually was enjoying myself until I heard something rustling somewhere in the distance, my ears perked up and I stalked towards the area where the noise was coming from. "No one should be here..." I picked up my pace, anxious to discover where the sound was coming from. I sniffed the ground but found nothing, "No scent..." The body has trillions of nerves and this situation was racking every one of them. I didn't like this. Quite frankly I wasn't really into having to uncover something suspicious without having someone have my back. "Your fault for isolating yourself."

I stalked closer and found myself in front of a fallen tree and a few bushes in front of it; something was rustling behind them. I growled loudly and the rustling stopped, "Watch it be a deer or something." A few moments passed and nothing happened, I was ready to jump in there myself but decided not to. I wanted to fix my sleep schedule not make it worse. "Listen stupid, you are supposed to be going for a walk not uncovering mysteries." I argued with myself and then completely gave up, I turned to walk back.

It was fast and completely unexpected, I was thrown and pinned to the ground within seconds. I was flat on my back and not in the good way, something was pinning me there; something dark. At first I thought it was a wrath but that would be impossible. I didn't want to open my eyes, an unexpected wave of fear washed over me. I had never been more scared in my life, I never experienced this much fear before. I hesitated but finally regained the ounces of courage I still had.

I managed to open my eyes, the scent that I didn't find before now filled my nose. It reeked, it was disgusting. The scent seemed to contain a mixture of blood,dirt, and stool. I almost couldn't contain my throw up. I looked up at the creature, it really was truly terrifying. It had a dog like flare to it, the thing was completely engulfed in black, its eyes were the brightest shade of blue and it's mouth was open which revealed a double row of razor sharp teeth; which made my fangs seem like nothing. "Come on Calla...do something."

I barked and snarled loudly at it, thinking it would do something. The creature opened it's mouth so wide that it was inhumane, I was terrified for the fate of my life. It's head went down to bite my throat, I moved to the side and it barely made contact with the left side of my head. I acted fast and bit what seemed to be an arm, I didn't sense a reaction. I didn't hear any noise, I bit down harder. It still didn't seem fazed.

The weight of the creature started to numb my legs, I kept squirming, hoping it would let me go. I was quickly losing hope as it kept attacking, trying to rip my throat out. It moved it's paw like arm closer to my head so I could no longer be able to move it. It's mouth was open and I could see every single sharp tooth in each row of teeth, its breath reeked of blood and some of its saliva dripped onto my face.

It lifted it's head slightly and I knew I was done for, "What a sad excuse for a life I had, only a few months of freedom and even those were filled with the pain of loss." I closed my eyes, preparing for impact. I wasn't scared of dying, I just didn't expect it to come this soon. My death is something I constantly thought about, but these past few months I haven't really thought about anything and honestly, I didn't care.

I layed still, waiting for the blow. But it never came, I felt this massive weight lift off of me. I opened my eyes to see what happened, and it was something completely surprising and unexpected. I managed to get back on my feet, my lower paws were finally having the blood rush down to them and it felt a little weird.

I focused my attention on the commotion in front of me, the creature was sprawled on its back and a wolf seemed to be attacking it. I couldn't tell who it was, but I wanted to find out. Within a few minutes the creatures stomach was ripped open and the strong disgusting scent of it's blood and insides was unbearable, exhaustion washed over me and I could feel myself getting lightheaded. I ignored it and kept my focus on the wolf who just defeated the creature that almost took my life.

The wolf turned and began walking towards me, as it came closer it became more familiar. The dark fur, the dark eyes it was all too overwhelming. "No...that's impossible it can't be." The wolf was inches away from me and his eyes were dark but full of life, his nose nuzzled my neck and something inside me became warm. I was so lightheaded I could hardly see, the exhausting began to take over. A tear escaped my eye before they closed. "Ren..."