Death

My eyes stung, knees wobbles as I struggle to stand upright, I smile, the undead goblin was dead at last, level three complete. The world turned then my vision went pitch-black.

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10 YEARS AGO…

Lauren and Xerno walked with their father out of the camp, Lauren held hands with her brother as they walked out.

"You kids are in big trouble." Reiter growled, his lustreless eyes fixed on Kane as he moved forward.

"What? We just wanted to take a look…" Lauren started, her eyes lowered averting her father's stabbing glare as she pressed her lips into a thin line.

"The first rule specifically told you not to leave camp on full moons!" Kane yelled, pointing his index finger at Lauren as he strode off towards her.

"I know that." Lauren replies irritation clearly visible on her face, she locked eyes with her father, her emotions erupted.

"Don't you dare talk to me like that." Kane growled, a growl that wasn't human, a growl that was very wolf-like, he was now only inches away from Lauren.

"Stop this!" Reiter yelled as he step between father and daughter, his eyes seemed to say, 'Careful, she has lightwolf blood in her genes' as he placed his hands on Reiter's shoulder.

''Well, she is my daughter and she doesn't have the right to speak to me in such a manner.'' He frowned, his eyes flashing dangerously.

"Calm down, Kane." Reiter said as he shifts to the side, his eyes darting between Lauren and her father.

Kane exhaled, he smiled slightly.

"Okay, Dad I need answers now!"

Lauren had a sullen look on her face, her father told her everything she needed to know, from the werewolves to the dark dragons, and even about the light wolves.

Xerno sat up, his hands curled into fist, a glimmer of determination in his azure eyes, a frown on his face, and brows furrowed.

"No." Lauren choked, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked up to Xerno.

"That monster!" Xerno's hands vibrates rapidly as he thought about Darkred, the werewolf who made his father's whole life miserable.

"I will kill him!" Lauren shouts, no humor in her tone, her voice was stern and the flicker of determination in her eyes grew.

"No yet."

Lauren couldn't sleep well that night, she rolled and thrashed about in her bed, she was having nightmares again.

She rose up, panting and sweating profusely, her bed totally wet from sweat, her mind was racing.

She had just died. She dreamt that she was killed by werewolves, huge red werewolves, she had tried to fight, but they overpowered her. She was still screaming when she woke up. .

*Crash!c

She slammed her fist on the alarm before it rang, letting out a low groan she jumped out of bed, heading outside.

She came out of the tent, it was about twenty feet tall and one hundred and twenty inches wide, it had a reddish hue and polka dots all over it.

She inhaled, breathing in the cool forest air, the sounds of wind sweeping over the trees, taking in every detail of the black forest.

The milky light of the moon kissed her fair skin, she felt something calling to her, she felt the urge to just rip off her clothes and become the animal within.

Lauren loosed herself in the bask of the moon, she felt the comfort it gave her and somehow she sensed that when under the moonlight she felt complete.

"You can feel it too right?"

Lauren spun, she locked eyes with her father, vigilance on her face, her brows arched and a slight tug to the right on her lips.

"Ah, no need for that much negative energy." A young boy walked up tomorrow her, his eyes fixed on her face, and his lip corners was curved up in a slight smile.

"Who are you?" Lauren relaxed slightly, no bad intent was sensed from the boy, except he somehow smelled different from anything she had ever smelled.

"My name is Aegean." The boy replied, his sapphire eyes studying Lauren, he watched, and if she so much as twitched he would snap.

"Relax, I am definitely not your enemy…" Lauren turned her back to the boy and her polite smile vanished, "Yet."

"Sorry for disturbing you." He apologized immediately, with quick light steps he backed away from Lauren.

"It's okay." Lauren smiled, her eyes shaped like crescents, and chin held high.

"Thanks." Aegean smiled back, he glimpsed back towards the camp, and in a blink runs back.

"Hmm…"

Xerno sat down on a wooden chair besides his father, engrossed in a rather important conversation, he ignored Lauren who walked past.

Lauren padded across the forest, she was going into the forest again, and this time, no one was going to slow her down.

Unknown to her, Reiter had been silently following her without saying a word as they strode off deeper into the woods.