THE PAST: HELTRINA STREETS
Chapter 8: Alone
Ian, Kiara, Wolf, and Josh were now walking inside an abandoned store, looting food and other things. Josh nearly emptied the whole candy aisle as Ian looked for Monsters and Red Bull. Wolf held Kiara's hand as they walked through the store, looking for something healthy. They hadn't said anything to each other for a while now. His mother's death was still fresh in his mind as he looked for non rotten veggies. Ian yelled "YES! FINNALY A CAN OF MONSTER!" But then that's when the glass doors shattered and three fevered rushed through, aiming for Kiara. Wolf pulled the green blade out of the sheath and cut down all three in a swift stroke. Kiara watched in horror as their bodies fell. Josh and Ian rushed over and saw his kills. Josh looked at him "You wield the Wolfsaeiga well Wolf, but I wonder, do you want its full potential now?" Wolf looked at the blade and then to Josh, nodding. Josh sighed and went to the counter. As he pulled the red blade out it glowed brightly and as he pulled it out it curved. Wolf stared at the reverse blade sword he held. Josh turned his back so he faced the counter. Wolf saw him pull a glass from behind it and heard Josh wincing in pain. After about 20 seconds Josh turned around, his hand bandaged. In the glass was blood. "Wolf drink this, this is no ordinary blood" Wolf took it with a shocked expression. Josh quickly told him "When you drink it swallow it quickly, don't let the taste reach you…Wolf, this will hurt" Wolf scoffed "Oh please, how is this going to hurt me?" And with that he drank it like a shot glass. Wolf recoiled into a wall as the blood ran down his throat. It burned like fire as it snaked its way down into his stomach and his entire blood system. Wolf roared out in pain as Kiara knelt beside him quickly and asked him what was happening. Josh looked down on him as Wolf thrashed, holding his stomach. Wolf screamed as his teeth grew pointed, his hair slightly longer, his eyes pure, dark, forest green, and two triangular wolf ears grew on his head. Wolf stopped yelling and passed out, completing transformed. Kiara backed away. Wolf was totally changed. His appearance scared her a little bit. His hair was longer now. Josh attempted to shake him awake. Wolf stirred and moaned. "My insides hurt…what did you do to me dad?" He asked softly. Josh whispered "I made you like me; you are now one of your ancestors, a new person, a new hope. Wolf looked at himself, his nails were pointed. Wolf felt his teeth, feeling them normal, except four that were pointed. Josh smiled "This was part of your name sake, we named you Wolf for a reason, this was partly why." Wolf got up slowly and turned, looking at himself. Josh explained while he did "You are now changed, a new type of killing machine. Your claws and teeth are now ivory white, and blood will wash from them quickly unless you go into over drive. You can now jump enormous distances and smell things you couldn't before. As for your eyesight your vision can blend into the distance up to four miles, this is helpful when seeking enemies on the run. Wolf swiped at a store aisle shelve and cleaved it clean in two. Wolf sprang back in shock as Josh went on "now Wolf, on to the sword. I want you to sheath it." Wolf nodded and put the blade inside the sheath. "This blade is the Wolfsaeiga, the red one is the FallSaeiga, the Wolfsaeiga was made from one of my fangs, and the FallSaeiga was made by my claw." Wolf looked at Josh in utter shock. Was he like him too? Josh then grew serious "Ok now Wolf, I want you to think of something, something you want to protect and keep from harm no matter what, to defend and love with all your heart, then, pull out he blade." Wolf looked at Kiara and pulled out the Wolfsaeiga. As he pulled it, the blade glowed and curved, making a reverse blade sword 10 feet long and curved to the tip. Wolf looked at Josh with a pleased look. Josh then continued "Ok, now for your final test, think of a normal wolf, how it moves, how it feels, how it thinks. I know you have learned telepathy of ancient wolves, you taught Ian." Wolf nodded and continued listening. "Now I want you to feel the wolf, feel its motions, its power, be one with it, and concentrate!" Wolf thought hard, pictured himself as one, saw him moving and working in wolf muscles. Kiara gave a small gasp, Wolf kept his eyes shut. His feet didn't feel right for some reason. "Wolf, open your eyes" Josh whispered. Wolf did and saw green; everything had a green tint to it. He was incredibly shorter for some reason. He looked down and saw paws. Wolf gasped, but it was more like a pant. He turned his head and saw long fur. His tail twitched. Wolf looked behind him in shock, sure enough, he had a tail. Wolf narrowed his eyes and saw he had a muzzle with sharp ivory teeth. He spun around quickly, like chasing his tail, to get a good look at himself. Kiara approached as Wolf tried sitting down on his hind legs. It felt like normal sitting. Kiara knelt by him and looked into his Forest green eyes. She scratched his muzzle as his tail wagged. Kiara giggled as she continued scratching him and Josh said "Your ancestors could take the form of the mighty wolf, to work as a team and to coordinate enormous tasks that humans couldn't. They said that their howls literally burned their enemies to ashes." Wolf got an idea; he padded outside and bowed his head. Then he quickly brought it up and howled. The whole city echoed with the howls of Wolf as he roared without stopping for breath. As he stopped the echo stopped. Wolf was about to go back in when he heard the shrieks of the Fevered. Turning his furry head he saw two running at him across the street. Wolf growled at them menacingly and roared as he pounced over the first one. The second one was caught off guard as Wolf spun sideways and caught his neck in his teeth. His momentum and his locked jaw made Wolf spin all the way around his neck, like a catapult sideways, tearing the fevered man's neck to shreds. As Wolf let go and flew at the second, Blood washed out of his mouth and he landed on the second. The fevered scrambled at him and tried to snap Wolf's neck but Wolf recuperated and clawed his face in two. Wolf sat on the lifeless body and howled in victory. Kiara watched the whole thing from the store entrance. She waved at Wolf but then screamed and pointed behind him as a mob of at least 20 Fevered came from around the corner and charged at them. Wolf whined and padded rapidly towards the store entrance. Wolf jumped, turned in midair, and landed so he faced the group, growling viciously. But from behind him the FallSaeiga flew from the entrance and cut down 5 of the Fevered. The others continued charging as Wolf pounced and Josh came out with the WolfSaeiga. Wolf clawed, bit, and slashed, making sure none of the blood washed down his throat. Josh had the upper hand on his side until one came up from behind him and tackled him. Josh scrambled for the sword but the Fevered continued pounding him with his fists, wanting him dead. The Fevered then choked and vomited blood onto Josh, some of it getting in his eye and mouth. Wolf slashed the Fevered's back and it fell over, stone cold dead. Wolf concentrated on his original self, how humans moved and worked. Wolf opened his eyes and saw himself as his regular appearance. Wolf sat his dad up and looked at him in despair. Josh was coughing up blood and his left eye was shut up tight. "Wolf…Wolf get the WolfSaeiga" Josh coughed. Wolf took the sword and waited for Josh to answer. Looking at him Josh smiled "End it Wolf, end the suffering, I can't go on, I'm, I'm fevered. Wolf shook his head "No, come on dad don't say that, please don't leave me" Josh laid back down and closed his eyes "Do it Wolf, you've got about 40 to 50 seconds left, if you don't do it now, you'll have to do it soon" Wolf got up and through choked sobs brought his sword up "I'M SORRY!" And with that he brought his sword down.