Destiny

Chapter 34 - Stories

I took a deep breadth to calm myself before starting the story ...
My story...I thought nervously.

"This  is one of the legends I had been told when I was younger. The legends that tell you how the werewolves came into existence."I gave the introduction in a timorous voice before making a start.

Renzo  furrowed his brows probably pondering on where I was headed .His head slowly cocked to his side as he paid close attention.

"We believe that once a soul leaves a body , it becomes a spirit right?" I gave a short pause ."But long long ago in a small village,  there lived a Quileute tribe among whom a very few had the control over their spirits that could be freed from their body even when they were alive and healthy .The history- I mean - legends almost sound like magic ..."My voice trailed away.

"They were called the spirit warriors ,the gifted people with their spirits .They defended and secured their tribe from the enemy's camps and even possessed the control over one of the elements - the wind -which helped them to defeat their enemies. "

I wet my lips and continued."All the stories tell us that it was no easy thing to be a spirit warrior. It was more frightening than exhilarating to be freed from one's body .This is why they  used it only during the times of need -"

I didn't proceed any further when he cut me off .

"Don't tell me you believe in spirit warriors now ." he said chuckling .

I took me a few seconds to shake my head lightly and whisper a soft 'no'.

This was my history, the legends on how I had come to existence which meant a lot to me but he was disregarding it as a joke !I swallowed hard and buried the hurt deep down and played along casually.

"Now I'd prefer if you shut your stupid mouth and listen to my words .Am I clear?"

"Yes ma'am ."He teased .
Rolling my eyes I started narrating.

"When all was going well within the tribe ...there came a conflict among the men - the spirit warriors. It all arose due to different perspective and mental outlook . One in particular actually wanted to use the magic to expand their lands and enslave even the innocent, sinless people and build an empire . "

"He was banished from the tribe when they realized and read his evil thoughts .You see, these spirit warriors could read each others mind when they where in spirit form. And so the outcast lived  in the forest until one day when he returned for the thirst for revenge and he did succeed in a way ."

"Once when the leader of the spirit warriors'  had freed himself from his body , the banished warrior got a chance and hid the  body in a place where no one could find . And hence without his body , the leader of the tribe had no means to communicate with his tribe and warn them of the banished warrior's evil doing .

He roamed around  invisible to the others in his spirit self , desperately trying to find his body but was of no avail .

Staying away from his body almost killed him inside out .Desperate to get away from the agony , he entered another body but that of a wolf this time .A wolf that was very large for its kind, gargantuan and also beautiful .

He killed the banished warrior in his  new wolf form . And that was how it all started... He was even more vigorous and powerful than he had ever been and since then whenever he wanted to free himself from the body, it was not the spirit form that was conjured, but it was a wolf...Many years later, his sons who had inherited his powers could also shift to a wolf  just like he had ,when they  reached manhood and  took after their father and defended their lands "