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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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

shaking, feel the tears beginning to form in my

what he was doing, that everything would be fine, and yet everything had still gone

helped? Was I actually

"Fine’?”

I repeated,

bleeding out! I-I don’t even have time t o call an ambulance.Goddammit,

stop the bleeding but he then grabbed my

you

"Stop," he ordered.

even

can you

look,"

I...I’ve killed you...I-I

this time, forcing me to meet

"...I said I’m fine."

back down at his chest, I found that

stopped bleeding a while

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

spun my head around to

broken pieces of furniture, the place seemed

No blood in sight.

so clearly, smelt the

that all be in my

said, and proceeded to lift

reluctant at first, still confused by what was happening, but it didn’t take long for me to realise what

that mattered was that he

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

so sorry.I fucked

hand came up and gently stroked my hair, indulging my

blanket, his warmth was helping to

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do anything

I did," I

wasn’t strong enough.Regardless of whether it was minor,

help me, it was clear that I was still

were some things that I’d never overcome.Somehow, it felt like I would forever be a

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

screw-up to add to the

didn’t seem to

face so I was forced to

was your

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly

and repeat after

was not

opened my mouth to protest but he gave me a

telling me this exercise wasn’t

I finally said in

the words quietly but he still seemed

in approval, he let go of

that was...I’ve never seen anything

slowest, most painful changes I've ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s

mean? Are you saying there is actually something

with you.But maybe more...something external affecting

metallic touching you like a piercing? It’d look

for me given

"No."

about diet.Do you drink any teas?

increasingly more confused

a moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come up with something else before, finally, he asked

tell he was reluctant to

"..What about medications?"

my body

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

By a doctor.

A professional.

least, they were a professional...employed by m

wouldn’t have though,

when

swallowed back the bile in my throat, hoping Kieran

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

show

walked to where

a bit of shuffling

so quickly,

finally said, presenting it to

from

worked,

anything that this really would be

it was rarely ever that

"These...these are suppressors,"

said in shock, slowly

designed and used in chemical warfare.I llegal now,

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