Howl's Parting

Chapter 8

The sun was high in the sky, spreading its beautiful light to it's surroundings. The sky was bright blue, and some clouds were floating with silver linings. Butterflies were flying here and there, manifesting the start of spring.

Leanna was sitting in a greenfield meadow, picking some flowers when a youthful face called her from behind.

"Leanna! Come on. Brother is waiting for you." Emma said as she remembered how her older brother, Ace had asked her to go and get Leanna because they were leaving.

"I was picking some flowers for you. Sunflower is your favourite right?" Leanna said, a smile grooving the structures of her face. She gestured Emma to come closer, lightly touching the yellow petals of the flower.

"Is it really a sunflower?" Emma's excitement started to pour out of her smile, as she ran towards Leanna.

She looked at the flowers, and carefully started to tug at them. Leanna picked up a small conversation, and soon they started to talk. The sound of their laughter warmed the place like a verging candle.

However, suddenly the light sky begin to turn into something dark. The mighty peace around them started to get replaced by heavy winds, and thundering sounds.

Wicked clouds took over the lovely horizon, the sun deciding to hide itself from the clouds. The gathering butterflies which were fluttering earlier started to run out of fear.

The world around Leanna was spinning, trapping her in the repetitive ring of pitch blackness. She found herself in an remote area, everything around her gloomy and evil.

Emma had disappeared from sight, and was nowhere to be seen.

Leanna started panicking, her pulse speeding up to the maximum. She felt like she was being devoured by her surroundings. Her chest started tightening, and hands begin shaking with tremor.

She started running, breath disappearing from her lungs. She called out Emma's name, distress hazing her tongue. There was no response, silence echoing inside the empty place.

Leanna took a turn to the left, the sound of her rapid footsteps rushing in her ears. A small figure appeared in the shadows, and she halted in her steps. She stared at the figure with horror, body frozen in place.

She looked closely, and her eyes widened as she realized that it was Emma.

Emma looked different. Her skin was pale, hovering about the indifference of a deadly corpse. Dark circles surrounded her eyes like stormy typhoon, ready to split apart at any secokd. Her soft long black hair were now viciously cut into half, fright holding their lengths. A devilish smirk played on her lips, as if she intented sin.

The sight of her flipped Leanna's stomach upside down, her chest spinning with unexpected rawness.

"You helped him Leanna, you took his side." Emma said, every word filled with loathe. "You helped the one who killed me, and now I will kill you." Her eyes held cold immorality, as if light was never there.

Emma started laughing with destructive malevolent, mocking Leanna's growing fear. It seemed like she was enjoying this, as if this was a game for her.

Suddenly, she stopped laughing and licked her lips. She stared at Leanna with a face that was deprived of all emotions.

She started transforming into her wolf, her bones breaking with vital force. Her skin started to change it's color, fur starting to appear in sight. Soon, she was standing on four legs.