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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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

could feel my entire body shaking, feel the

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

Was I actually a monster? "Raven, what are you talking about? I’m

"Fine’?”

 ‘Fine’!?" I repeated,

t o call

kept trying to stop the bleeding but he then grabbed my hands and held

are you doing?!"

"Stop," he ordered.

even

not.How can you say that? You’re

and look,"

you...I-I didn’t mean

this time, forcing me to

"...I said I’m fine."

down at his chest, I found that

that had already stopped

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

around to look

from a few broken pieces of furniture, the

No blood in sight.

seen it so

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

said, and proceeded to

it didn’t take long for me to realise what

was that

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

so sorry.I fucked

gently stroked my hair,

blanket, his warmth was helping to calm

"You’re fine," he said.

didn’t do anything

did,"

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

I was still a failure.It didn’t matter if

overcome.Somehow, it felt like I

father, and useless at things that should

to

seem to like

and held my face so I was forced

was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

instantly cut

and repeat after

was not

opened my mouth to protest but he gave me a look that

telling me this exercise

not my fault," I

quietly but he still seemed satisfied

approval, he let

seen anything like it,"

far the slowest, most painful changes I've ever witnessed.But...I don’t know.It’s giving me a weird feeling.Almost as if there’s more

mean? Are you saying there is actually something

more...something external affecting

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

for me given m y

"No."

drink any

I replied again, becoming increasingly

moment in thought, visibly trying hard to come up with

could tell he

"..What about medications?"

my body immediately

post- shifting side effects; mostly the pain

By a doctor.

A professional.

a professional...employed by m y

have though, right?

prompted when I still

my throat, hoping Kieran was wrong about

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

show

to where I'd

shuffling before I eventually

everything happening so quickly, my fingers were trembling

I finally said,

took it from

time, I silently watched as he worked, subconsciously pulling the blanket around

than anything that this really

was rarely ever

"These...these are suppressors,"

said in shock, slowly

were designed and used in chemical warfare.I llegal now, of

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