I felt the chill hit me like a sack of bricks. My body rose as I felt a sharp burning sensation hit my gut. I shot up in a cold sweat. I wasn't home! Where am I? Did I sleepwalk?
" What the fuck!" I screamed before trying to get up. I groaned as I felt the pain spread. I lifted my tank top to see a bullet hole in my gut that wafted wolf's bane. Oh No!
" Fuck! Where the hell am I? Someone help! I've been shot!" I screamed as I saw a door slightly open. It was massive and looked heavy. I ran at it and bounced off with a shield-like barrier keeping me inside. I fell on the ground with a harsh thud.
" Are you fucking kidding me!" I screamed as I saw mountain ash bordering the room. Several slots of shelves aligned the metal-plated walls. I saw a hole busted inward via a stone that was scattering moonlight.
" Mountain Ash? What! Help me!" I screamed. I was hoping that someone would hear me crying for help. Why was I here?
" Someone let me out!" I snarled as I felt my eyes blazing with anger and rage. I growled out in pain as I saw the wound pour the poison deep into my body causing me to fall on the floor to breathe with severe heat.
" God this blows!" I growled as I gritted my teeth. What am I going to do? Am I stuck here to die? Then a thought occurred. I felt a familiar weight in my pocket.
" My phone! Stiles! He can figure this out!" I yelled in gratitude. I pulled it out and tried to dial him. My hopeful attitude fell as it went to voicemail four times. I growled out at the peril I was in. I saw my percentage was at a very low life. I can't panic! Not when I've been poisoned.
" Derek! He will help me!" I groaned as I pulled up his contact. I pressed his icon and prayed for an answer.
" Pick up Derek! Come on!" I pleaded as I heard the phone ring before his voice was hit in my ear.
" Raven? Where are you?" Derek asked as I slid down on the floor.
" Derek." I say with worry and fear crawling and seeing itself in my soul.
" You gotta help me." I said as tears began to well up in my eyes.
" What? Where are you?" Derek's voice was frantic and full of worry.
" I don't know where I am. I'm trapped. I've been shot." I said as I heard some shuffling on the other end.
" What!" His voice was panicked slightly.
" There's mountain ash keeping me stuck. The bullet was laced, I could smell it. This place is so cold. I hear the wind. This place smells rotten and wet." I said as my heart was pounding in my chest. My skin felt as if the heat was oozing out of me to let the cold reach me faster.
" I'll come find you." Derek said as I heard the disconnect tone. Fuck! As I tried to dial my brother, I heard papers shuffling, someone was here with me! The call picked up again!
" Raven?" Derek's worried voice was loud, I groaned as I felt the poison leaching for healthy blood cells.
" You have to find me. You have to save me. You have to promise me." I said as I pushed myself to get up and place my hand on a pillar.
" I'll find you sister." Derek told me with vigor.
" I have to go." I said as I heard the shuffling echo in the room.
" What? Why!" Derek asked as I heard him stop.
" My phone's almost dead. You have to find me." I said as I felt my eyes glow. There is someone here!
" I have to go. There's someone here with me." I said before the call dropped. I pulled it in sight and saw my phone screen no longer lit up. It was dead!
" Who's there?" I called out. I see a figure behind the pillar.
" I'm not having a fun time. Come out." I growled. I see bare feet walk out into view. Before me, I see this woman with this sun-kissed glow about her. She wore a lavish white robe with gold and red accents. Her hair was black as obsidian and flowing like a swift river. Her face revealed this mask resembling a wolf's head with flames adorning the side.
" Where the fuck!" I yelped as the poison hit me again in a serrated pain.
" I'm Trying To Help You Understand." She said as she sat down. She put me here! Who is this?
" What? Helping me? I'm stuck in a personal hell! Trapped in mountain ash, I've been shot with wolvesbane, and you say this is helping? Can't you see what I have been going through!" I screamed as my eyes flared with anger as the Alpha in my body rang harshly.
" You Have To See." She replied as she stayed where she was. The nerve! Who the fuck is this!
" See What?" I growled as I balled my hands up tight. I felt my claws trying to form and pierce my hands.
" That What Lies Ahead Will Be Dangerous And Blood Will Spill. Death Will Follow." She says as I just shake my head with anger riling me up.
" Nothing I haven't faced before. Plus being shot! Nice additive." I said with a sarcastic smile that permeated my face. I saw her look up. I could see the eyes. They had this intensity about them that made me cautious. Was she going to kill me?
" There Is A Bigger Fight Coming For You And Your Friends." She said in a calm but angered tone.
" What?" I asked as I placed my hand on my head. I gripped my hair lightly as the stress began to hit me.
" One Filled With Anger." She said as I felt this overwhelming rage hit me causing me to stumble. Screaming echoing in the room like a freight train.
" Agony." Her voice carried thousands of cries and the scent of rotten blood.
" Lives Lost." Her growl boomed as I heard what sounded like hundreds of bodies falling in unison.
" Can You Live With The Brutality?" She asked as I felt myself shaking with fear. What did she want with me?
" What do you want from me? Why am I here? What did I do to deserve this!" I asked as my anger burned through me.
" To Rid This Town Of A Great Enemy That Will Slaughter Without A Second Thought. To Let Innocent Souls Power His Anger And Malice." She replied as I felt this aura of intense purpose wafts my nose. I fell to the floor as I saw the smoke and heat radiating off of her. I dare not see what she looks like.
" Are You Done Throwing Your Temper Tantrum?" She asked as I growled.
" Maybe, not sure yet. Being shot with a poison I can't fight off is a real show of fucking ignorance if you want me to listen and fucking comply." I growled as I still felt pissed off at this.
" Do You Not See That You Are Not Shaking?" She asked as I looked at my hands. They were still. Oh no!
" Haven't noticed due to my rage and being shot." I told her as my hair came a bit in front of my face.
" I'm Trying To Keep You Safe. Long Enough To Be Found." She replied as she sat formally. It, however, didn't stop my outburst.
" Then Let Me Fucking GO!" I screamed out as I felt myself shift.
" You Will Be Rescued. Safe And Sound." She replied as if scolding a child. I didn't back down, my anger flared with deep bravado.
" Till When!" I snarled. Then I saw it—the stern look as her eyes manifested with this sharp glow of authority. The mask flared up as the golden accents began to flash with heat. I fell on my ass seeing this.
" Come. Sit." She said calming down. I felt myself shift back and breathe. However, the posion caught me off guard as I took a hitched breath.
" If it gets me out of this Hellhole." I grumbled before sitting before her on the cold concrete.
" I Understand Your Anger. Believe Me. I Didn't Foresee This Event Happening So Soon, But Time Has Forced My Hand." She replied as she played with this paper fan that had gold and silver tones on it.
" And I'm a Vessel?" I asked as she nodded.
" I'm Sorry That I Had To Choose You. But I Saw You. The Battle That Took Place Here. I Saw That Spark. The Fight In Your Eyes That Roared Something I Haven't Seen In Many Millennia. The Ability To Hold Your Ideals And Your Resolve Till A Near Dying Breath. I Was There To Heal You From The Inside. Saving You From The Brink Of Death. I Saw The Despriation In Your Eyes. I Saw The Deep Love For Your Friends And Family Burn Bright. The Almost Blinding Love You Have For The One Named Stiles Stilinski. That You Would Do Anything To Keep Him Safe And Loved. That's Why I Chose You." She said as I felt the tears I was holding back begin to fall.
" Wow, don't I feel special." I said in a heavy tone. Why was I chosen because of these reasons?
" Not Many Do A God Chose For A Divine Purpose." She told me nonchalantly.
" I guess not. Wait did you say a Fucking God!" I said startled and in disbelief.
" I Did Say This." She replied as she closed the fan and gripped it tight in one hand.
" Why does that thought hit a bit harder?" I asked as I heard a small chuckle.
" Mortal Beings Can Be Easily Overwhelmed With The Divinity Of A God." She replied as I let out a laugh.
" No fucking shit. Pardon my french." I said as the cold began leeching harder on me.
" Pardoned." She replied in a monotone.
" You chose me for this? What exactly am I doing? Why did I get chosen?" I asked as I was infuriated. Give me a fucking solid answer. She pointed her fan at me with a poignant purpose.
" You Are Going To Help Me Extract A Malice Spirit Harboring A Teenager And Trap It." She replied. This all made sense. The spirit those Oni things are looking for is the same thing she is looking for.
" How malicious?" I asked her.
" This Rabid Animal Feeds Off Of Chaos, Pain, And Strife. It Loves To Feed On Bad Energies And Evil Intentions Around It. It Will Always Seek One That Is Vulnerable To Manipulate And Puppet Till They Throw Said Vessel Away Like A Useless Husk Of Their Former Self." She explained as I sat still. All of this info was like a reality slap.
" And what about you?" I asked as I heard a dreaded sigh.
" Sadly Inhabiting Your Body For As Long As I Have Has Began To Take Its Toll." She revealed to me. What? What does this mean?
" Toll?" I asked her.
" You Must Have Known. The Fatigue, The Heat, The Emotional Toll." She said as I remembered it all. The sleepwalking, the emotional outbursts, all of it made sense!
" I've noticed yes." I told her.
" I Have Realised That There Is A Way To Lessen The Effects Lightly." She said as she again gripped the fan tight.
" How? Please tell me." I begged as the answer was something I sought.
" If You Allow Me To Take Over Your Body Anytime That Danger Is Near Or My Target Is Out Causing Pure Madness. It'll Allow Me To Release Some Divine Aura. When My Target Is Near, I Will Rip The Spirit Out And Save The Host. I Don't Take A Life Kindly. I Want To Save Both Of You. The Host Of This Dark Entity And You As My Chosen Vessel." She said as the heaviness of this decision hit me like a truck. All this is to save lives and for the greater beings of all.
" Every Time I Take Over, It Will Be Like An Echo. You Will Be Able To Hear What I Do, But Not See." She said as I understood. Did the malice bear a great burden to those who have the option to see?
" Keep me alive and help me save my friends." I said as my eyes flared up at my resolve.
" I Will Do Well By Your Moral." She said before opening the fan to let flames release to the walls. I turned to see the harsh flames eating the ash.
" The mountain ash is breaking." I say as I feel the heat brisking my skin, yet not affecting the cold feeling in my skin.
" Your Hero Is Arriving." She said as I felt like I wanted more answers.
" Before I'm rescued. Do they know who you are? Do they know what spirit is possessing the other person?" I asked as something was growing.
" They Not Know Of Me. They Know Of The Dark Spirit. Now Wake Up." She told me as I saw her get up. At that moment, this atmosphere began to rapidly shift.
" No. Stop. Please! I need to know!" I said as I heard the earth shifting under my feet.
" All Will Be Made Clear Soon Raven." She said as I felt this blast of wind hit me.
" NO!" I screamed out as I felt this force dragging me. I saw everything around me changing shape. The world growing differently. I felt my consciousness shift as the world around me disappeared. I felt myself being pulled away.
" Help! Stop! Please! Wait!" I screamed and wailed as my claws caught flesh.
" Raven! It's ok!" The man's voice pierced my ears.
" Wait!" I snarled out as my fangs tried to bite and tear.
" Raven!" The man's voice called out, wait! That voice?
" You are ok." Derek's voice caught me. I opened my eyes and saw my brother holding onto me.
" Derek?" I asked as I saw I had clawed his arm up pretty gnarly. I also saw that I wasn't shot.
" You are safe." He said as I looked around us. I was in the basement of our old home. How did I get here?
" You found me?" I asked as the cold bravado hit me hard.
" Yes, I found you. I promised you I would. God you are freezing. How did you get into our old house's basement?" He asked as he picked me up and began to carry me out.
" I don't remember. I'm fucking cold." I said as he held me tight and began to run through the woods. He got us to the Hummer and put me inside before driving us away. I felt so fucking cold. We soon arrived at the hospital. Derek parked and carried me inside where I heard so many voices.
" Get her treated now! She's borderline hypothermic." A doctor called out as I was set on a gurney. I saw the fearful looks on Scott, Melissa, and Noah as I was wheeled away. I was treated and warmed up. Sleep had caught up to me. I finally got rested. I woke up the next day to doctors telling me that I was going to have some tests. I had finished some food before Scott and Melissa came into the room. Derek had left earlier for whatever reason.
" You ok sweetheart?" Melissa asked as I nodded.
" I feel warmer." I said with a smirk. I was trying not to worry them.
" They want to do tests on you?" She asked as I nodded.
" To see what's wrong with me." I said as I saw Scott's worried look.
" Stiles also went missing not long after you and they found him." Scott said as worry and panic filled my body.
" Why didn't you say that first? I have to see him! Stiles!" I called out in a frantic tone. I was almost in tears as they held me back on the bed. Why would they do this?
" Raven, you have to calm down please!" Scott pleaded with me. I growled as my fangs bared themselves.
" I need to see him! He's probably worried sick! Stiles!" I called out frantically. I was worried sick! Why they were looking for him, I was missing! What was happening to us?
" Raven, calm, please. We will take you to him." Melissa said in a motherly tone. I looked at her with a pleading look before I stilled. I huffed before letting my fangs recede.
" Alright! Alright. I'm calm." I said as I was still a bit jittery but calmed.
" Alright." Scott said as he let me go.
" Grab that wheelchair, Scott. You have to stay in the seat." Melissa said before I sat down.
" I understand." I told them. I was wheeled out of there and soon saw Stiles in his room on his bed. I felt my tears welling up.
" Raven?" His voice was shaken and filled with emotion. He looked so pale and tired.
" Please." I pleaded with her. She wheeled me over there.
" Are you ok?" I asked as Stiles took my hands in his.
" Am I ok? Are you? Dad told me they found you four hours after me." He asked and that did it. I wailed with tears.
" I was so scared! I was trapped in a constant flow of nightmares." I cried out as Stiles then pulled me into his arms. I was still in the chair. I was almost in hysterics.
" Can she hop in the bed?" Stiles asked as I looked at Melissa.
" I'm not supposed to, but the two of you have been through a lot in the past few hours. Go ahead." She said to us. I scrambled in the bed and wailed some more. Stiles kept rocking me back and forth. It was a bit before I was just hiccuping. I calmed down right as Noah came into the room.
" Thank god, you two are ok." He said as he stood tall before us.
" I don't know what happened." Stiles said as he kept a hold of me.
" All I remember is heading to bed after texting Stiles good night." I said wiping a tear away from my cheek.
" I'm still glad you two are ok. The doctor wants to do some tests." Noah said before two doctors came in.
" It's time for their tests." Melissa said before I was put back in the chair.
" Don't worry, I'll see you soon Rave. I love you." He said before planting a kiss on my lips. How I missed it. I pulled away as I was being wheeled away.
" I love you as well Stiles." I replied before I was wheeled out. I was taken to an MRI room. As the doctors begin to set up, Derek comes in.
" We will figure this out." He said as he rubbed my back. I sat stoically.
" I'll be right outside Lottie." He told me as I looked up at him. In the reflection of his eyes, I saw a shell of myself. I looked pale, tired, and lackluster. I was pulled into a hug before he was taken out of the room.
" Raven, this is Dr. Kipps, you're going to hear a lot of noise during the MRI. It's due to pulses of electricity going through metal coils inside the machine. Uh, if you want, we can get you earplugs or headphones." The doctor said as I shook my head.
" I'll be ok." I said as I laid my head down.
" Alright, here we go." The doctor said as I heard the clicking grow louder and louder before I felt myself pass out.
I saw I was in the MRI room. The spirit was on the other side as I saw my body in the machine.
" It's Time Raven." She said as I nodded.
" You told me it would be like an echo." I said as I saw the slow nod.
" You'll Feel, Hear, Smell, And Touch Everything That I Do, However, Sight and Voice, Won't Be Permitted. I Will Hear You At All Times." She replied as I knew this would be for the better of us all.
" I put my trust in you." I told her.
I watched as the flames around the mask went out. Her hair falls flat as the black is washed away by a deep luscious red. One hand trails up to the mask and takes it off. The mask falls to the floor with light clacking. Before me stood a form that was a mirror image of myself.
" Be Prepared." She said as I nodded. I felt her flare engulf us before I was pulled into this harsh reality.
" Fuck!' I screamed as I felt as if I was shifted into a new place. I saw I was in my loft. It looked like a normal day.
" That's right. My agreement." I said before sitting on the couch. I was occupying my mind while the divine spirit was in control. The sounds of voices soon pierced my ears.
" Do you know me?" A woman's voice asked. I felt the smirk on my face as I couldn't see before me, but I could feel everything else.
" I Don't Know You Fox. But I Know What You Did." My voice beckoned the woman. I can smell her anger.
" How?" She asked as my body felt heated and the power radiated off of me like a deep bass.
" I Know Many Things That Whisper Through The Celestial Plane." The inhabitant said as I felt the anger still pouring through the words spoken.
" I'm going to stop him." The woman said with anger and persistence in her voice. The inhabitant chuckled with a violent intent.
" With Your Little Fireflies? You Misjudge The Dilemma At Hand. Stay Out Of My Way. I Have A Fox To Battle." The inhabitant said with a rage that boomed loudly. I wish I could see what she was doing, yet I will abide by the deal.
" I see. If you get in the way, I'm not afraid to put you down." The woman said loud to my possessed body.
" Not Very Wise Fox. Stay Out Of My Way Before You See The Consequences Of Thy Actions." The inhabitant said before I felt my body turning and walking away.
" Let's save Beacon Hills." I say with pride filling my being.
" Let's Begin." The inhabitant said with vigor as I felt tired.
" Rest Now. I Have Work To Do." She told me as I let the heat run off my skin. I let my eyes shut and fall into the darkness.
