Cloak as Red as Blood

Chapter 9: Lycanthropy Crash Course

Ever since my powers awakened my dreams have changed, and not for the better. Just like my 

recurring nightmare, these new dreams were vivid and vaguely familiar. Some nights I would 

dream of fierce battles between mankind and the forces of dark magic. Other nights I would 

dream of  young girls in white night gowns dancing around a bonfire. On worse nights I would 

dream of a man with the face of a skull and antlers sticking out of his head. I woke up each time 

in a cold sweat breathing raggedly. During one of my training sessions with Puss, I asked  for his 

opinion about the dreams. "It's too soon to tell, but it's possible you might be experiencing 

flashes of your grandmother's memory." "What, how is that possible?" "When you were tricked 

into... well...eating your grandmother its highly likely you gained her memories in doing so." 

Puss clapped his paws together three times and a book appeared before him. It was opened to 

a caption titled: Soul Eaters. "You see, Skylar, a Soul Eater is a type of witch who gains the 

memories, traits, and abilities when she consumes the flesh and blood of people ", Puss 

explained. I picked up the book and read further. "Soul Eaters are rare and extremely dangerous 

because of their ability to steal magic from the entities they consume. However most are driven 

mad with the overwhelming knowledge and memories of their victims and end up destroying 

themselves. When a Soul Eater dies, the souls she has absorbed are freed from her clutches." I 

dropped the book in horror. I thought back to my battle with Humphrey and the flashback I 

experienced before calling my dagger to me. Had that been my grandmother's power? "So what 

you're saying is I'm a cannibalistic witch who is destined to go mad and kill herself?" "I didn't 

say that", Puss protested. "I said it was too soon to tell." "What other explanation is there? It 

explains the dreams, why I'm so good at magic, and how I killed Humphrey!" Puss came over 

and nuzzled my arm with his face. "Calm down Skylar, it's not the end of the world. If you are 

indeed a Soul Eater then we'll find a way to handle it. It's just like you tell you're wolf friend, 

we're in this together." 

Hunter, it's been nearly a week since he started his training with the mysterious Tava. He's 

learned a lot from her and quite honestly I've never seen him happier than when he's around 

her. Tava is the perfect teacher, patient and kind. There's no reason for me to doubt her 

intentions yet deep down there's just something about her I don't trust. I don't know if it's my 

grandmother's unnatural intuition speaking or my own, but whatever the case I can't shake the 

feeling that this Tava is up to no good.

Last night was amazing; I experienced my first full moon without blacking out.  I was still