*Meadow*I am still shaking and confused. Only Caleb is able to be near me, and well, our Goddess, which makes me both sad and happy. My children need to be at a safe distance, my new flammable state is just unpredictable. It has been two days since I woke up the new creature in me, my new animal is mythical, just like Calebs, and I don't know why we never expected this. There were signs all over; my mood swings, my calm when I was my wolf, but my anger ignited more in me. There was always something more, I thought it was only my hormones but was it just that?Caly said I need to remain calm, but just asking me this made me angry. She contacted someone, another angel, who was coming to aid us. While we wait, I am away from the others. It is not safe, for anyone, if I let go and burn someone.'You will learn to handle it and tame it… I did…' Caleb's words soothe me. I just nod and remain quiet.I hear footsteps and my heart starts beating fast again, Caleb takes my hand and caresses i
*Solveig*I can't sleep.Watching my father in his dragon form, ready to attack, flying around us then landing for a while; he is waiting for mom to return, and there is a void in him that can't be filled until she comes back.It is killing him, not being able to be with her. But she told him that it was his job to be with us and to protect us. That was a painful choice that my mother had to make.I close the curtains and toss around in bed; my body seems to be unease and I can't close my eyes without getting images of flames and monsters. My heart is beating faster for quite some time now, and it only wears me out more.A knock on my door puts me alert, I look towards it and feel a strange sense of peace; Seth."Come in," I speak as I sit on the bed.The door opens and I see his worried eyes lock on mine. "I can't sleep feeling you like this."I sigh and shake my head. "Mating should not be this cruel, me and my worries don't need to bother you."He walks closer to me, careful not to
*Meadow*As I feel the grass under my feet, I can't really put together how everything started. My mind is blocked somehow, but I know that I made it this far alone.Everywhere I look I see trees, foliage, nature. But who am I? Why am I here? How did I get here?Slowly I approach a small peaceful lake, and the only reason I am getting there is because I feel so very thirsty. Why am I feeling so thirsty though? How long have I been here? My head starts to hurt with so many questions.I kneel to the edge of the lake so I can drink, and I jump a few steps back startled by my reflection. A wolf?!I look myself up and down as my bottom lays on the grass and I can see for sure human legs. Around me there is nothing or no one, perhaps I imagined things. Slowly, crawling carefully, I approach the edge again, and as soon as I peek, the same wolf faces me. This time, I stare at it back, not backing away.'You found me… don't lose me again…'Is the wolf talking to me? This is definitely crazy, I
*Solveigh*I walk hand in hand with Seth and I feel like a bubbly person, which makes me feel guilty, because the circumstances are not the best. He has been so supportive of me and of my weaknesses that I can't stop thanking him for everything.'You don't have to thank me for all that, wouldn't you have done the same if I were in that same place?' Seth speaks to me through our mind connection and I chuckle and blush.I see my father flying towards us and as soon as he lands a few feet away, he shifts to his human form and comes to hug me. I let go of Seth's hand and squeezed my father tightly."I was so worried, so so worried. You are ferociously dangerous my child, but you need to stop endangering yourself."With a chuckle, I nod. "What are we fighting for if it isn't for our survival? If I don't help you and we don't win, then there is going to be nothing left."He rolls his eyes at me as he lets me go. "Don't try to be a smartass with me, young lady."I giggle and my father nudges
*Meadow*To feel and hear Caleb's soothing breathing makes me somehow calm. I was upset when he insisted on me to take some rest before gathering with the others, but he was right. This is good.'I know you better than you know yourself, that is why,' he teases me and I laugh.'Maybe you do, I won't argue with that.'He holds me tightly to him, and knowing that his body still reacts to mine the same way is only helpful because I was afraid my own body was not going to be the same. My own changes. My own beasts.But I am glad to be wrong; to understand that she is part of me and I am her."And you are beautiful," Caleb adds to my own thoughts and I roll my eyes. "They are looking for us, do you feel ready?"Taking a deep breath, I nod. I could sense something happened in my absence and it has put everyone on alert, which is why I need to know more.We both get up and Caleb takes my hand, squeezing it softly, as we both walk out of our cabin. I can already sense the eyes on me, and my c
*Sol*My heart is racing after hearing so many things at once. It is incredible, but it just makes perfect sense. "Caliope's theory seems to cover every angle, and it involves us all. Why can't we try it?""Because you are my babygirl, and I can't risk you!" Mom shakes her head with tears in her eyes.I don't know why though, but I am not afraid. "Mother, please listen. I know I can do this. Don't ask me how or why, I just feel it. Let me train with Seth, he heals me while I use my power, and that can prepare me a bit more."She shakes her head and buries her head in dad's shoulder. He is tense but he seems more understanding than her. "Just give us some time to think this through baby, we would be the worse parents in the world if we would just jump and say yes at the first go.""I understand, I really do. I also feel this is the right thing to do. Mother's Phoenix and your Dragon together will be so powerful. And I even feel excited at the thought of Ian's powers imposing fear in th
*Meadow*The burst of energy comes from our daughter's cabin, and I rush outside while several others seem to be attracted to it. Light pours out of the windows, and Caleb stops me from rushing into her place."It is not the monsters, it is not a portal, it is something else."I frown and look back at the cabin, that is when I see a few people walking towards it as well, and Amra stops Caly just like Caleb stopped me a few seconds ago. "What is happening?!"There is panic in Caly's voice but there is more confusion in mine. "Caleb, let me go!""Wait, I think… those are Solveigh and Seth… they are, ehm. I believe they are mating," I hear Amra say and I don't know if I should panic, clap, or cry."That's clever," I hear Caleb say and I turn to look at him frowning."What do you even mean?! That is our baby!""Mom, calm down," I hear Ian and I look at him walking towards me carefully. "You are about to get on fire."Looking down at my hands, I see that he is right, my anger is connected
*Solveig*As I walk through the doors and head outside, many eyes lay on me and I feel self conscious quickly enough. Did I miss something important? I look around me and see my father coming from behind the cabin. He looks stressed.“Father?”“Babygirl, how do you feel?” He says as he reaches my side. His hands rest on my arms and he holds me in place.I perk a brow and look at him confused. “What is wrong? I am good, why do you ask?”He takes a deep breath and shakes his head. “I am just coming from talking to Amra and Caliope, and no matter how we look at things, we still can’t predict when they are planning to attack. It is just a bit stressful.”“I see, that indeed can be something unpredictable, so far they never actually followed a pattern.” I ponder on his words and my own.“I disagree,” I hear Seth say as he walks towards us.He looks confident and I feel my heart beat fast as he reaches us and lays a hand on my back. He doesn’t pull me to him, out of respect to my father, bu