Evily Ever After

#2

My mother mourned the loss of her wings. She had always known that humans were ungrateful, but she still became close with one of them who betrayed her. My mother had always told me the story about how a human came and took her wings away from her.

"They were beautiful, Malanea. They were so strong they could carry me above the clouds. They were so magnificent." She would tell me every single time she told me the story.

"But a hero took them away from me. He was promised by a king that he who took my beautiful wings, would become king in his dying days, and he took them, my beautiful wings." She would always tear up, you could see how hurt my mother was. Everyone thinks heroes are supposed to be good, but that hero only brought sorrow and sadness to my mother.

" Don't worry mommy " I would always say stroking her shoulder " I will take revenge on humans and bring you a happy ending by taking your wings back from them " at that moment my mom would always wipe her tears away and looked at me with the most beautiful evil smile anybody could achieve. " I know you will my beautiful baby. And for that, I will teach you the ways of evil. "

Since that day I devoted myself to avenge my beautiful mother. I will be trained in the arts of dark magic. I will learn hand in hand combat, I will learn how to become fast, strong, both mental and physical.

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I could fill the wind roaring alongside with me. I swiftly ran, my surroundings being a part of me. I hastily climb a tree in front of me. I knew this routine well. My mother would always send off her creatures to chase me, and I had to escape. "Understand Malanea you have to understand that knowing how to escape is as important as any other situation." She would constantly repeat to me every time I failed. I quickly change into my dragon form but then remember what my mother had told me "Malanea you have to learn that if you don't change into something that can blend with the environment, what good are you physical change abilities for? They would just give you away" I sighed in frustration, I was acting like a child I had to understand that I had to be smarter that my opponent.

Always smarter.

I changed into a little forest mouse. Better, I thought. I jumped off the tree and started running through the crunchy fallen autumn leaves. I heard a piercing howl near me. Shit, I thought. They had caught my scent. I quickly change into my human form and take a second to remember the enchantment to cancel my smell. " Malanea, remember magic is always your ally, but it always leaves a trace magical creatures can track. Sometimes you just have to think like a human" Mother told me every time I used magic for simple tasks.

Another howl sounded, but this time, it was closer. Dammit, I cursed under my breath. I quickly looked around to find a patch of mud, that would cover my scent and give more time to escape. I looked desperately around the forest and I found a small puddle of mud lying underneath a couple of leafs near the roots of a tree. I quickly covered myself with mud and took off running as fast as I could. I could hear the leafs crushing under the feet of my hunter. I turned around and I saw it.

My mother had send a pack of wolves for me. I had to be smart, " Think Malanea, your brain is stronger than anything else. If you use it to control all your other abilities nothing will be able to stop you." I climbed ad fast as I could a tree, that would give me hight and time to think. I started to debate with myself which would be the best course of action. As i made up my mind I could see that the wolves where at the feet of the tree where I was sitting.