Hey all this is a new story about Cole Nightshade. I am experimenting with it so please R&R and critic it I will accept and listen to it all anyways here is the first chapter hope you all enjoy it. :)
Cole's POV
I don't know where I am or why I am here. I slowly get up from a bed made of seaweed and look around Looking around I can see that I am in some sort of cave and can hear and feel the ocean nearby. I don't know how I can feel the ocean nearby by but I can. The cave is actually rather nice, there is no seaweed or tide pools or anything in it and it looks like someone might live here. I try to get up but feel pain all over my body. I groan and then I hear footsteps. I look up and see someone coming from the back of the cave. I don't see who it is and ask, "Who are you?"
"You don't remember me Cole?" asked a feminine voice that sounded rather sad.
"Umm. No I don't sorry. Who are you?" I asked again.
"My name is Selene, I adopted you a long time ago when your mother faded." She answered.
Selene. I knew that name and now realized who it was. I could see memories of her and her brother taking care of me and raising me, but how did I not remember her before?
"Where is your brother?" I asked.
"He faded a few months before I found you again." She said saddened.
I was sad as well. Helios was like my father and taught me everything I knew about healing and fighting with a spear and sword.
"I'm sorry, Mother." I said going to get up and give her a hug, but I couldn't before I started gasping for breathe because my side hurt.
Selene came over and helped me get up.
"I healed your wounds as best I could but it will take time to heal, you were hurt pretty bad when I found you." She said holding onto me.
I swayed, feeling everything spinning around me.
"Why was I hurt? I don't remember anything that happened past month." I said confused that I couldn't remember anything that happened a month ago.
"I remember I was looking for my sister, but I heard she went in the hunt so I left her there knowing she would be safe and I couldn't get close enough to see her without being hurt." I said.
"Yes you stopped looking for her and started traveling you usually visited Helios and I every few months, but we haven't seen you in almost a year." She told me.
"Yes I'm sorry I was tracking Lycaon." I said.
"Why? That is a very dangerous thing for you to do, but now I understand your injuries." She said
"Well I wanted to stop him from turning more innocent people into his slaves. What do you mean you understand my injuries?" I asked confused.
"You are so brave, my son. But it seems that you…well just lift up your shirt and you will understand what I mean." She said smiling at me in a sad sort of way.
I didn't understand but slowly lifted my shirt. There on my side were bite marks, marks that looked like they came from an animal more specifically a wolf. I also had claw marks on my chest, and more bite marks on my forearms.
I looked up at my adopted mother and asked, "Am I a…?"
"Werewolf? Yes son I am so sorry that this had to happen to you." Selene replied coming over to me and giving me a hug.
"But I don't understand. Shouldn't I be a part of Lycaon's pack? Not that I am complaining." I said chuckling nervously.
"Sometimes a pack of wolves will leave one of their own for dead, or they will run them out of their pack. I think that in your case, they didn't think you would survive the injuries you had so they didn't bring you into their pack. Another reason might be that you have such a different personality or were brought up differently that you separated from them and formed your own pack with just yourself." Selene theorized.
"Well I don't know what to do I need to rest, but then I need to find Lycaon and get my revenge on him." I said with anger in my eyes.
"Yes I believe you will, but I don't think I will be able to help you much. I feel that I am about to follow my brother and fade as well." She said to me.
I felt tears forming in my eyes, first my real mother faded away, and then I found out my adopted father faded, and now my mother fading as well? It was too much. As the tears started to fall, Selene came over to me and comforted me.
"Hush Cole, you are a very brave and strong young man. I know that you will do great things. But before I leave, I know that Helios blessed you and made you his champion. I want to bless you as well as make you my champion. You will be able to have a bow that will shoot arrows of moonlight." My mother said.
I wiped my eyes, and smiled, and said, "I would be honored to be your champion mother."
She spoke in ancient Greek and a silvery beam shot at me. I felt different. Suddenly I could feel my body change as I grew fur and a muzzle and went down on all fours. My mother looked at me eyes wide. I was surprised to find that I had become a werewolf when it wasn't even a full moon, like I knew Lycaon's wolves had to have to be able to turn into a werewolf.
"It must be because I was the moon so when I blessed you I gave you some control over the moon. That must be why you can become a wolf even if it isn't a full moon.
"Here my son is your bow." I thanked her. "Take care of yourself out there, and try to find you sister she will help you accomplish your goals."
"Goodbye mother, take care, and tell Helios I said hello." I said giving her a hug and then walking out the cave.
