Forgive Me My Dark Sin
Xena turned moving through the forest trying to run to faster as she following the bloody trail which was thick on the leaves and the ground. The deep muddy paw prints could be seen clearly in front of her stretching out in to the distance. The intense moonlight was breaking through the trees pouring its light on to them. She breathed in pushing her damp fringe back it was so quite as if all life had been sucked out of the forest all around her. She moving her hand to her sword only to stop, no that was a bad idea and this situation had already gotten out of hand. Now she'd just have to make the best of it and hope that no one saw her doing what she was about to do. Her thoughts were cut off by a scream it was a long and drawn out and it chilled her to the bone. She moved faster seeing the small clearing ahead she could already see the huge form with its long ears and huge mane of golden fur as well as the huge wolf like jaws which were wide open showing of the dagger like teeth which were blood stained.
The massive body was seven feet tall in height with huge muscled legs and arms which allowed the being to stand up and walk on two legs. Or move forward on all fours balanced by the long wolf like tail. At this moment the huge creature was on all fours leaning over a sprawled out man, whose shoulder was a mass of torn muscle and flowing blood. A huge clawed hand was shoving the wounded man's body in to the wet mud, his eyes were filled with utter terror. Who wouldn't be filled with terror though? He had been dragged here in to this darkness to meet his fate. She moved forward but she knew it was too late and she couldn't bring herself to stop what would now happen. How could she? The bastard deserved it he had murdered three men and four women in cold blood. No one wanted to bring him back alive and he had over stepped his mark. He shouldn't have been in their room, not at this time not when the full moon was up. Gabrielle hadn't chained herself up, it wasn't her lovers fault she couldn't help it.
It had been her curse for over a season now and they'd just learnt to live with it, she watched as the werewolves green eyes which were identical to the human ones looked down for an instant then the jaws came down and the screaming started a new. She closed her eyes hearing his throat crack, his flesh tears like material as his life is cut short as his last dying screams hit the night air. She opened her eyes watching as the dead body was tossed full force against the nearest tree sending blood spattering across the trunk as it hits the floor in the dying light. Gods this was such a mess! It wasn't her lover's fault when she was this way she became all rage, anger and desire. Her primal self taking over as her human mind fell in to slumber. She stepped forward looking at the dead man, she didn't kill people though she normally killed animals most of the time it was life stock. It was odd how many times she found herself lying to people and telling them it was just wolves hunting to cover up the dark truth. The truth was much too simple she loved the younger woman, she'd do anything to protect her from others and even from herself.
Gabrielle had never harmed her in this form although there had been very strange moments of sexual desire where Gabrielle tried to push her on to the floor, it was as if she forgot her form. These moments always ended painfully in that her wolf self seemed to realize the truth and gave up and moved away to sulk in the candle light of the room. She stepped forward watching as her lover rose up on to her hind legs her roar hitting the air as she came forward until she was standing over her. She looked at the huge towering form with its long bloody clawed hands on each side their blood dripping down. She looked up feeling the sadness hit home as the jaws closed slightly and the anger melted away as her lover recognised her. She eased out her hand slowly running it down the golden fur on the chest knowing that no harm would come to her. It never did and she believed that it never would. Her lover seemed to calm fully her jaws closed as she moved her huge frame down putting it against her shoulder she breathed in deeply moving her hand through the long mane.
Once more she was holding the gentle soul the being who craving her attention and loved her presence and was so far from the monster that had torn out that man's throat not more than two minutes ago. Gabrielle would not remember what she had done, she never did and she knew what the consequences would be if she ever told her. Her lover was safe knowing that it was always animals she killed if she knew tonight that it had been a person she would leave fearing that she'd cause harm to her. She couldn't stand the thought of her not being there and she knew what she had to do. She breathed in deeply stroking the long snout with its warm fur. She would have to lie she would say that it was just a deer, nothing different than it had been before. No one would know and no one would care. A man who was condemned anyway was as good as dead and there were always excuses she could make for his death. It would be her dark secret to keep the woman she loved.
Silvermoonlight
Early concept for Up On The Reaches Of The Darkest Moonlight based on the 1999 story called Not Human Anymore this idea was ditched as the werewolves were turned in to sentient beings who could choose to be good or evil.