The Goddess's Blessing

Chapter One

The moon hung high in the air shining brightly above the treetops that surrounded me lighting the path in front of me allowing me to see even more than before. There was a slight wind brushing up against cooling everything around me than what it was like in the light of the sun earlier today. As the wind carried the smell of pine needles and oak trees in the air making my body feel at ease as the smell of the forest envelops my senses. As I continued to walk forward, I could hear the slight crunch of the fallen Autumn leaves with every step I took. I also could hear the soft murmurs of the crickets and the other animals moving in the forest but at a distance from where I currently am. The moment I stepped into this forest the other animals could sense my presence and no animal is stupid enough to want to get themselves killed so they tend to stay away from me all except bears, but I've seen any tonight so far. But among the sounds of the forest, I can also hear rushing water, and I continue to walk forward heading in the direction of the sound of water.

Upon reaching my destination in a slightly open clearing I came to stand next to a rapidly running river and I decided to follow the river watching the rapids crash against the rocks in its path as it continued onward. It led to a larger section of the riverbed where it flowed ever gently upon reaching the larger body of water before it continued to the next path of the river but there were no more rapids when it left. I could tell that not only was this part of the river bigger in length and width it also appeared to be bigger in depth as well. Even in the light of the moon, I could see the crystal clear water; I could even see some fish swimming around in the moonlight. As I stood at the edge of the river I leaned forward and took a sip from the river as I knew from the smell of the river it was freshwater. As I took a sip, I felt the cool water flow down my throat, and I continued to drink from it until my dry throat and throat were satisfied. After I finished drinking from the river I stood back up and looked at the moon reflecting on the water. It was ever so peaceful and even more inviting that I eventually found myself walking forward into the water.

The water was slightly cool against my feet, but I kept walking deeper as the cold has never bothered me much especially when I am in my tiger form as my fur blocks the cold out to keep me warm. I continued forward until my entire body except my head was submerged in the water and just stood there for a moment enjoying the feel of the cool fall breeze as well as the cool water surrounding me. I looked up at the moon as it continued to shine ever brightly above me in perfect view as there weren't any trees to obstruct its view of everything below it. I looked back at the water before I took a step forward and the moment my foot moved off the rocks, I began swimming into the deeper part of the river. I swam in small circles around the river until I felt completely satisfied before swimming back to shore. The moment only my feet were still in the water I shook the water from my fur but the moment I was about to get out and continue onward I felt something was off. I stood very still as I listened to the sounds of the forest I immediately tensed as I didn't hear anything anymore as not even the crickets were singing anymore. I tightened my stance as my ears flattened against my head as I crouched slightly readying myself to pounce.

The moment I did was the moment I heard a growl right before a black wolf emerged from the woods and the size of the wolf and the scent, I could tell this wolf was no ordinary wolf but a werewolf. The black wolf continued to walk out of the woods where more wolves followed behind this wolf from different parts of the trees intending to surround me ensuring I couldn't escape. I couldn't help rolling my eyes at their obvious attack plan as well as the fact that they obviously had no idea who they were dealing with. I hear a couple of wolves snarl at my obvious sign of disrespect, and I just ignore them all the while the first wolf turns around and disappears into the woods and when he returns, he is now in his human form. He was probably six foot two with a slightly muscular build with tattoos all along his arms. He has short dark brown hair with light brown eyes that have slight gold flecks that seem to reflect the moonlight when it hits his eyes just right. He appeared to have this refined look about him even though he wore a plain white t-shirt and black baseball shorts. He had his arms crossed over his chest and his facial features were constricted in pure anger and hatred as he had a scowl on his lips as he walked towards me.