A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 121: Book 2 - Chapter 15 

"Raven."

Through the darkness I heard a voice, piercing through the haze.

It sounded urgent.

Someone calling out to me.

"Raven, shift back."

Every now and then I would see snippets.

Just stilled images flashing before me, showing pictures of a living room.

Of a broken table.

Of a boy.

It felt somewhat familiar but I couldn’t place it.

"Raven! —Ah, fuck."

..And pain.

So much pain.

The voice continued to call out to me, pleading with m e to do something...but I wasn’t ready.

No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.

To try and forget what was happening.

...To pretend everything was okay.

And so, I hid from it all, blocking out the images and voices.

Waiting until, finally, things didn’t hurt so badly.

..Until I was sure the pain had stopped.

".Raven," came the voice again.

Only, this time, recognition finally kicked in.

Kieran.

It was Kieran's voice and...and I’d shifted.Changing into the wolf and...—.

Oh...no, no...Instantly, my eyes flew open...and I found myself contained within his arms, wrapped up in a blanket.

He looked down at me with a face showing signs of exhaustion, his breathing heavy.

And I immediately knew something was wrong.

I wasn’t sure how long had passed but I was back to m y normal self, implying it had been at least a few minutes.

But...there was something else too.

Something I’d come to expect from these lapses.

..I could smell the sickly scent of blood.I squirmed out of his grasp, pushing away just enough to get a good look at him...and there it was.

The source of the smell.

A large gash down the front of his chest.

Blood flowing from it...increasingly becoming worse ...pooling on the ground around us.

And, suddenly, it was as if the whole world tilted.

Everywhere I looked there was blood.

Red painted on every surface, on every piece of furniture, on every wall...curtain...and lamp.

And as I frantically looked around, I felt my breathing quicken, my heart starting to race.

...Just what had I done? This was exactly what I had been afraid of and yet I’d let it happen.

I turned back to Kieran, finding his face now so pale, and I quickly moved my hands to his chest to help stop the bleeding.

Hands that were soaked even up along my forearms already.

"I’m so sorry," I whispered.

"I-I didn't mean to do this." I'd told him that this was dangerous and a bad idea.

Why hadn’t he listened to me?

 "Raven...it’s okay," he replied.

I looked at him incredulously, as if he were insane for not seeing the amount of blood he had lost.

It was a miracle he was even still able to talk.

"N-no...no it’s not okay," I stammered.

"Nothing about this is okay...You’re going to die because of me."

feel the tears beginning to form in

knew what he was doing, that everything would be fine, and yet everything

I actually a monster? "Raven,

"Fine’?”

I repeated, my

I-I don’t even have time t o call an

bleeding but he then grabbed my hands and held

you doing?!"

"Stop," he ordered.

even

not.How can you say

look," he

you...I-I didn’t mean

yelled this time, forcing me to

"...I said I’m fine."

slowly looked back down at his chest, I found that the wound was barely more than a surface-

stopped bleeding a while

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

spun my head around to look

of furniture, the place

No blood in sight.

I had seen it so clearly, smelt the strong copper

it....How could that all be in my

Kieran said, and proceeded to

still confused by what was happening, but it didn’t take long for me to realise what this meant.I

was

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

sorry.I

came up and gently stroked my

blanket, his warmth was

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do anything

did,"

whether it was minor, you still got

help me, it was clear that I was still a failure.It didn’t matter

never overcome.Somehow, it felt like I

my life now; useless to my father, and useless at things that should have been natural for

to

Kieran didn’t seem

pulled me away and held my face

was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly cut

breath and repeat after

was not my

he gave me a look that made

telling me this exercise wasn’t

I finally said

the words quietly but he still seemed satisfied by my reply

small nod in approval, he let go of

that was...I’ve never seen anything like it,"

painful changes I've ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s giving

do you mean? Are you saying

external affecting you," he

metallic touching you like a piercing? It’d look something like silver." I thought about it for a moment before

idea for me given

"No."

drink any teas? Or regularly deal

again, becoming increasingly more

for a moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come up with something else

tell

"..What about medications?"

my body

had regular medicine I took for anxiety and post- shifting side effects; mostly the pain and nausea.But...that was something I had been

By a doctor.

A professional.

were a professional...employed by m y

wouldn’t have though,

when I

the bile in my throat,

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

you show

I stood up and walked to where I'd left my bag, finding it on

took a bit of shuffling before I eventually could

everything happening so quickly,

said, presenting it

swiftly took it from me,

he worked, subconsciously pulling the

this really would be

rarely ever that

"These...these are suppressors,"

shock, slowly

and used in chemical

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