The Immortal Beast

Prologue

Throughout time there are stories of ancient and mystical creature that roamed the earth. If you're lucky you get to see these creatures just once in your lifetime. But the story you are about to hear if far better than any of that. My story has been going on for centuries the reason why that is, is because when one life ends my mind, my memories come right back into a new body a new life and I live all over again. This all started a long, long time ago in the year 1000, I was only 19 years old and was consumed by grief at the loss of my husband due to some unknown illness. At a lost in my grief, I would have done anything to bring him back. I wandered through the woods looking for an abandoned cabin inside was an old an ancient force. I wandered the woods for what felt like forever and finally when I was so close to giving up. But over the tree lines I see a long trail of smoke I push through the trees and make my way to the cabin. Placing my hand on the door handle I feel power radiating from the door. When I push open the door, I find a demon hunched over a burning fire. It fleshes looked as if it was peeling off it was so thin you could see the outline of his bones. The demon turned to me its eyes no longer there nothing but a black hole where its eyes should have been. "Who dares to come into to my home." It said its voice was like rocks grinding together. "I am here to make a deal with you oh great demon." I said my voice shaking as I felt my pulse in my ears. "What deal are you wanting to make mortal?" It asked me. "I want you to bring back my husband I am willing to give you anything." I stated as tear welled in my eyes. "I deal like that would cost you greatly are you sure this man is worth it. You are young you have so many chances to meet someone else." It stated. "I am sure he is the only one for me." I stated. "Fine then, mortal, but know this: it will cost you your mind, body, and soul. For this deal, a curse shall be laid upon thee. I condemn thee to spend this life and every life thereafter as a beast of pure terror. You shall embody the form and power of every mythical creature ever feared and whispered about in nightmares." It stated. I felt a wave of pure energy wash over me, and an overwhelming pain consumed my body. All these dark thoughts flooded my mind. A sinister desire, an insatiable pull to hurt people, surged within me. I craved their blood, their death, and I could not stop feeling this way. I couldn't stop it, this agony, this torment. What if I went home and ended up killing my husband all over again? The mere thought sent shivers down my spine, the memory of his lifeless eyes haunting me. So, I fled into the depths of the forest, away from civilization, away from those I once loved. In the shadowy embrace of the woods, I fought to gain control over myself. Days bled into nights, and nights into days, as I wrestled with the beast within. The howls of the wind echoed my inner turmoil, and the whispers of the trees became my only solace. My humanity slipping away, I hunted in the moonlight, the thrill of the chase both a curse and a twisted comfort. Each kill brought a fleeting sense of relief, but the hunger always returned, more ferocious than before. I carved runes into the bark of ancient trees, hoping to ward off the darkness. I found a cave and made it my refuge, hiding from the world, praying that time would dull the monstrous urges that plagued me. I avoided the paths of hunters and travelers, fearing that one encounter would end in bloodshed. Every rustle of leaves, every snap of a twig, set my nerves on edge, a constant reminder of the predator I had become. A year passed, and slowly, ever so slowly, I began to reclaim fragments of my sanity. The woods had become my prison and my sanctuary, a place where I could confront the demon within without endangering others. Yet, the fear never fully left me. What if one day, despite all my efforts, the beast inside broke free once more? The thought was a constant shadow over my fragile peace. Even now, as I stand on the edge of the forest, I hesitate. The world beyond calls to me, yet I know I am forever changed. The curse lingers, an ever-present threat. For now, I remain in the woods, a lone figure caught between two worlds, forever haunted by the monster I have become. I stepped into the light of the village I once called home. The paths were lite by fire light I walked up the home I once shared with my husband, and I looked through the window and what I saw almost made me lose all control I had gained in the past year. Looking through the window I see my husband with a small boy who could possibly be three years old. My husband sitting on the ground with the small child and a very pregnant women walking through the house holding her large stomach. How was this possible I was only gone a month or two how did this happen. All the control that I had gained was slipping away and all I could see was red I wanted them dead all of them dead. Before I could stop myself, I burst through the door of the home. When I awoke from my blood fueled rage, they were all dead the child the wife their bodies laid around the floor torn to shreds. Their blood covered my body and behind me stood my husband. "You killed them." He stated mouth agape. "I gave up my life to bring you back for us to be together and the second I leave to try and get control over the bloodlust you get with some adulterer. Who you must have been with before you died because that child was far older than a month!" I screamed. "You will pay for this you monster!" He vanished into the town gathering the people ready to kill the monster. As I starred at the bodies of the poor innocent child I had just killed. What is wrong with me the men of the village came through the door and saw the carnage that I had created. They grabbed me and dragged me out of my home and tied me to a post in the middle of the town. "Today you will burn for your crimes against the people of the village you monster. It's time for you to back to the shadows from which you came!" Stated one of the men in the village. The villagers set the pole I was bound to in fire and as I felt the heat of the fires consume my body, I thought about how I got into the mess and vowed never to fall for a man again. Being in love has never done me any good so now I say no more. I close my eyes and let the darkness overtake me but before the darkness could fully take over the light came into view, but I was a baby again. I was so confused but then the words of the demon came into my head "this life and every life after that." In the deal that I had made I had become some form of immortal for every time I die my mind will move into a brand-new body. Walking the world as a beast the Forever Beast my true names marked by a tattoo on my upper shoulder that would follow me through every life.