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No, instead, I rescinded into my mind further to escape.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 my entire body shaking, feel the tears

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

it because I was incapable of being helped? Was I actually a monster? "Raven, what are

"Fine’?”

repeated, my voice becoming

out! I-I don’t even have time t o call

bleeding but he then grabbed my

you doing?!" I

"Stop," he ordered.

even a

not.How can

and look," he said, cutting me

I...I’ve killed you...I-I didn’t

forcing me

"...I said I’m fine."

I slowly looked back down at his chest, I found

had already stopped

"W-what...? I don’t understand..."

I then spun my head around to look at the

few broken pieces of furniture, the

No blood in sight.

so

was no mistaking it....How could that all be in

said, and proceeded to

what was happening, but it didn’t take long for me to realise what this meant.I threw my arms around him in relief, no longer caring if my sudden attachment to

was

That he was safe.

"J-I’m sorry," I cried.

so sorry.I fucked

hand came up and gently stroked my hair, indulging my abrupt

with the blanket, his warmth was helping to calm

"You’re fine," he said.

do

I did,"

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

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

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

now; useless to my father, and useless at things that should

screw-up to add

didn’t seem to like

and held my face so

was your fault," he

"I mean it."

"But I—."

he instantly

breath and repeat

was not

he gave me

me

my fault," I finally

quietly but he

small nod in approval, he let go

never seen anything like it," he

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

Are you saying there is actually something wrong

more...something external affecting you," he said, his

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

weren’t a good idea for me given m y day

"No."

about diet.Do you drink any teas? Or

again, becoming increasingly more confused by the strange

to come up with something else

could tell he was reluctant

"..What about medications?"

body immediately

medicine I took for anxiety and post- shifting side effects;

By a doctor.

A professional.

they were a professional...employed by

have though, right? Because

when I still

swallowed back the bile in my throat, hoping Kieran was

"Yes," I answered.

"Yes. I have medication."

show it to

to where I'd left my bag, finding it on

a bit of shuffling before I eventually could locate

happening so quickly, my fingers were

finally said, presenting it

took it from me, starting

whole time, I silently watched as he worked, subconsciously pulling

than anything that this

rarely ever that

"These...these are suppressors,"

in shock, slowly

designed and used in chemical warfare.I llegal now,

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