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Chapter 7
As they arrived at the penguin habitat, the girls realised that it was eerily quiet. The penguin habitat was completely deserted.
Leah, body tense and ridged, asked in a hushed tone, "Mina, can you hear anything?"
The vampire listened for a few moments, and then shook her head, "No. Even the HQ is quiet", she answered. I hope everyone's alright. I'm not sure what, but there's something off about Genevieve.
As if on cue, something shot out from the fishbowl entrance. It hit the bowl, and then landed with a resounding 'thump', on the ice. The figure was a penguin, and a familiar one… Skipper. Genevieve, practically cackling with laughter, emerged next. She jumped out of the entrance, and grinned malevolently down at the leader, "I did warn you not to approach me" she said.
The girls were about to move to assist Skipper, when Mina noticed the rest of the penguins. She signalled for her friends to stop. Private, Kowalski and Rico excited the fishbowl entrance, and instantly pounced on Genevieve, knocking her to the ground.
The fox gasped at the impact, and struggled in their hold. All of a sudden, she smirked, "You fools. Do you really think that will be all it takes?" she questioned. Seconds later, the penguins were thrown off by the fox's magic. She stood, and brushed her fur, "Well, this has all been very entertaining" she said, sinisterness lacing her tone.
Leah glowered at her, "That's enough Genevieve!" she snapped.
The fox turned to her and smirked, "Oh, and what are you going to do dear, kill me?" she taunted.
The human girl smiled sadistically, "That's actually very tempting" she replied.
Genevieve laughed bitterly and replied, "Go ahead. You always have been a merciless killer."
"That's to people who deserve it. You're at the top of my list" hissed Leah.
The fox jumped out of the penguin habitat, and landed in front of the girls. She scoffed, "Do it," she locked eyes with Faith, "Just don't let the freak touch me. She's an abomination" she said.
The half-breed let out an animalistic snarl of anger. "What did you just call me!?" she roared, irises flashing golden.
Mina yelled in fear, knowing what would happen, "Faith, no! Don't do it!"
But it was too late. Faith changed right before their eyes. All in a matter of milliseconds, she transformed completely. Her body became exactly like that of a wolf, and her red hair grew to turn into fur. Her eye colour changed to golden, and two of her teeth elongated to become vampire fangs. Then, she grew to the size of an eighteen year old human.
She had phased into a Death-Wolf.
Faith growled and barked. Then, she lunged towards Genevieve, fangs bared, ready to kill if need be. The fox simply smiled, and leapt up from the ground, jumping over the enraged half-breed and landing behind her. Genevieve smirked darkly, and used her electrical magic to strike her in one of her hind legs. However, the power was intensified greatly, so it sent several shocks throughout Faith's body, causing her to yelp and whimper, like a frightened puppy. Holy fuck that hurt!
Faith stumbled, momentarily disoriented by the harm the magic had caused her. Instinctively, she remained still for a while to let the effects of the magic wear off.
Mina and Leah grabbed Genevieve, each holding her so tightly that there was no chance of escape, until they received the same treatment by magic, as their friend. However, this caused the girls to collapse to the ground in unconsciousness.
Skipper groaned, quickly opening his eyes and clearing his blurred vision. Observing the scene before him, the commando penguin leapt out of the penguin habitat. However, as he frantically searched for any trace of Genevieve, he quickly realised that she had disappeared. Shit! Where'd she go?!
All of a sudden, Faith stood up and shook her head. Seeing no immediate danger, the half-breed swiftly phased back into her normal human self. Fortunately for the penguins, her clothes were still on and intact. She spied Leah and Mina still unconscious, and rushed over to them, and knelt down beside them. "Oh my God," she looked at Skipper, "Did Genevieve do this?" she snapped.
The leader nodded, "Did you see where she went?" he asked.
Faith shook her head, and shook Leah, and then Mina, telling them both to wake up. After repeating the process for a while, the half-breed noticed, to her relief, a change in their state. Mina's eyes fluttered, before slowly opening. She groaned, "That hurt like hell" she muttered. Her eyes were cloudy with the after-effects of the electrical shock. I didn't know Genevieve's magic was so powerful.
All of a sudden, Leah's eyes gradually opened, and she placed a hand on her head, "Fuck. I can't believe I fell for that" she muttered.
Faith smiled, "Oh thank God you're alright" she said.
Her friends sat up slowly, and Mina asked, "Where's Genevieve?"
Private answered, coming out of the habitat with the rest of the penguins. "She disappeared in a bright flash of light."
Leah groaned, "She used her magic. Who knows where she is now!" she said. She could be in Mexico by now!
Kowalski asked, waddling closer to her, "Pardon my inquiry, but how to do you know so much about Genevieve?"
She sighed. I have to tell them…they deserve it after all they've done for us, her mind told her. The girl replied, not meeting anyone's gaze, "Genevieve…she cursed me. Years ago, when I was officially sixteen. As in, I'm immortal now, so I'm sixteen forever. I," she let out another heavy sigh, "I'll tell you the whole story, if you want."
Private urged softly, "Please do."
Leah nodded, and took a deep breath.
The weather was incredibly chilly on that particular winter's night. She was hurrying home to her family, dressed in layers of warm clothing to keep herself from freezing. Her long black hair blew behind her like cape, and she attempted to further pull down her hat as the icy wind bit at her flesh.
Rubbing her gloved hands together, she smiled upon seeing the light of her parents' home. However, as she got closer, she noticed something strange. The wooden steps had claw marks on them, and the door was slightly off its hinges. She ascended the small staircase, her heart pumping faster and faster from nervousness. Not only because of the strange marks, but because she was returning home well past her curfew. Her parents would be furious.
She opened the door as best she could, and slipped inside. However, the fear of her curfew vanished as soon as she saw the state of the house. It looked as though it had been torn apart by some kind of animal! Everything was shredded and torn. Worst of all, she could not see her parents anywhere.
Frantically, her eyes darted around the room, "Mother! Father! Where are you!?" she called in worry.
No answer came. Only silence.
However, that was soon broken by the sound of an animalistic snarl from behind her. She whirled around, and let out a horrified scream. A large wolf-like hellhound creature stood there, snarling at her.
Her heart pounded so loudly in her chest that she was sure that the creature could hear it. She backed up, not being able to tear her eyes away from the creature, until she felt the cold wall pressed against her back.
Her breath came in short, fast gasps, and was visible because of the cold. Her mind whirled, thinking of how to defend herself. The wolf-creature approached slowly, licking its fangs, and she spied a long metal rod lying on the small nearby table. Not seeing any other kind of weapon, she snatched the rod up, and swung it at the creature. The first try was shaky and pathetic, as was the second, but the third had force behind it. She hit the wolf-creature again and again with the rod, annoying it and causing it to move backwards.
As they reached the kitchen, she noticed a sharp knife lying on the bench. She had never been one to resort to any form of violence, especially against an animal, but the thing that was threatening her was certainly no common animal. She grabbed the knife with the other hand, and struck out with it towards the creature. It scratched it, and the strange wolf snarled in pain.
She sliced the creature again, and then once more, before it backed further away. Then, to her surprise and relief, the terrifying wolf snorted at her, and then ran away out the other door, and away from the house.
Allowing herself a moment to breath, she let the occurrences fully sink in. Feeling tears well up in her eyes, she cried into her hands.
That thing had killed her parents.
Leah wiped away the few tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. "Genevieve found me a few minutes later. She said she'd seen what had happened, and said she could help me. Then, she…she cursed me. She cursed me not only to be immoral, but to be a Guardian. It was a year later that I realised that she'd been the one who had hypnotized that Death-Wolf to kill my parents" she finished.
Everyone remained silent. They were all shocked.
Private inquired in a hushed, gentle tone, "H-How old are you really, Leah?"
She gave a small smirk, "Five thousand and four, give or take a century" she answered.
All of a sudden, Faith stiffened. She sniffed the air, and let out an animalistic low growl. Mina and Leah immediately looked at her, "What is it?" they asked in unison.
"It's them" she snarled.
All the girls muttered in unison, "Shit!"
Skipper asked, "Who is it?"
Mina responded, "The Illusion. They're here. Right now."
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