The imprint

chapter 1

I'd gone to Canada it was the first time meeting my relatives, there we'd gone because they knew what was going on with me. What transformation I'd been through.
"you've been near a uh changer of a sought so your body made a transformation of a sought you see." said my aunt stuttering with every word that fell out her mouth, or atleast tried to.
"A transformation? this is not a transformation this is a whole different me."
ok to put it in a simpler way there was once a tribe it started centuries ago our ancestors had looked up and beheld the sky with wonder it only happened in certain areas where the land was taken care of.
The land before the treaty."
"before? wasn't that centuries ago."
"uhm more or less, more on the more side. " she said
" but the story of the transformation was slightly different we weren't like other mortals we were different descended from wolves it was no tale that you were told. We were the descent of wolves the family line split so we'd of never known that a descendant so different would go on the transformation so we have no clue how changed you could be." Said my great uncle.

"Oh just get to the point my child shouldn't be like this."pointed out my father.
"thanks really appreciate that" I said sarcastically.
"Right." He said
"No wait I want to hear the story" i said
"Ok I can't do this, I'm going to go rest we can discuss this matter later." Said my father as my cousin showed him a room with a bed to go lay down on.
"So what's the story? " I asked again
"Does the story go something like The other children of the night made us transform to be protectors of the mortals?" I asked
"Yes actually.. how did you know that.
"I..I don't know." I replied with disbelief in my voice, I was kidding, at the start atleast.
My Aunt and great uncle stared at each other and started whispering
"If she transforms they'll come and then we'd all have the freedom to transform." Whispered my great uncle thinking I couldn't hear him.
"But we need to help her how did she know part of the story by heart." Asked my aunt
"Do you think she's a.. a" stumbled my uncle
" a what?" Asked my aunt in curiosity
"A red?" He said
"No theres no way they died out didn't they?" She said
"About that... theres still one left." Stated my uncle
"But as a child you told me..."
"Yes I know it was too dangerous." Said my uncle. Do they think I still can't hear?
"Should we tell her?" She asked
"Excuse me what's a red wolf?" I interrupted
They stared at each other "they were seers of olden they're eyes were Golden but brown when human. They were amazing but rare they had gifts that most did not posses."
"How rare? " I asked
He stared at my aunt "one in a billion there were 4 when my great aunt was young" replied my great uncle.
"Four?" I said
"What colour were they?" I asked
"Red" my aunt said
"Oh" I said.
"almost golden with a hint of autumn red" continued my uncle
"Oh" I said worried i was that colour when in wolf form.
" Well I'm white-ish brown" I stumbled.
"pick a Crystal" my aunt said.
I looked at the crystals she'd layed out.
"what are they? " I asked curiously reaching for a blue one that caught my eye at first glance.
"they protect wolves." she said.
I passed her the one i had chosen.
She put it inbetween my hands and put her hands on mine and the crystal glowed brightly, I freaked out when I first saw it, and my eyes widened, I'd never seen anything like it.
"wow" I said.
"she got a thin rope chain and attached it to the crystal blue pendant.
"here you are" she said placing it around my neck.
I looked down it was astounding.
"Well there's wolf training you might enjoy that."my aunt said
"Yes come outside" my uncle said I got up and followed them out
"How did they die?" I asked
" how did who die?" Asked my aunt
"The red?" I said.
"Oh look theres Jake" said my aunt in relief of a chance to change the subject.
"Jace this is Elara could you take her on a hunt we have something to attend to" said my aunt were they hiding something from me? they didn't seem like those people.
"So how's your first impression of this place" said jace
I looked around and couldn't see him.
"Down here" he said I was scared to look down was he an elf? I wouldn't be surprised when if he was, but don't they live in the North Pole?
I looked down and my eyes were played on a dark as night wolf with blue eyes not the same as mine when I turned, mine were gold.
"So?" He asked
"what was your first impression of us and this place?"
" this place is lovely and you guys are.." I paused
" scary,?" He replied
"No you guys seem lovely mysterious but nice." I said
He laughed "ok well that's a different description than what I'd had in mind." He replied
" what did you have in mind?" I asked
" some worrying adjectives." He replied.
And I laughed for the first time since I was there it was a nice feeling.
"So you gonna turn? " he pondered.
"Umm yeah sure" then I remembered what my aunt had said but maybe not everybody knew the tale so I turned.
He looked really surprised then stepped back, then after looking at my colour turned to my eyes he paused for a moment it looked like his heart was glowing red, I looked at it and so did he,but it quickly faded.
" we... we should go can't be late to your first hunt."
"is that heart thing normal?" I asked,trying to catch up.
"I don't know what you're talking about" he said, was I the only one who'd seen it? Was I going mad?
We went on with the hunt I felt so alive just chasing and not being chased.
"Fun huh?" Said jace
"Amazing and exhilarating" I replied
Astonished by the freedom and the colours.
"can freedom have colour?" I asked.
" I don' t think that's possible" he said smiling, we sat down to take a breather,just on a rocky mountain cliff "a rocky mountain cliff, never done this before" I said.
He smirked, he took me home after that and the day after and after that until a whole moon phased had passed. (a month)
"you're home" said my aunt, noticing my fur, I definetely should have transformed back to human form.
"you're red" she said, I looked down at the ground.
"yes" I said.
"you're a red" she said.
"Come inside we need to have a chat" she said to me and nodded at Jake for him to go back to his pack.
"take her out tomorrow too" she told him, he nodded as a chief elder in comand he had to listen to her.
I went inside, and sat on the couch ready for a talk "I'm sorry I lied" I blurred out.
"it's fine we may be family by blood but you don't know us one bit" she said,
"no lecteur? Odd I'd expect that from my father" I said.
"well I'm not your father or even a male at that" she said
"here drink this" she said grabbing a cup from the kitchen and handing it to me.
Wolfsbane, I thought in moonshine, witches used it to make wolfs their prey a coups thousand years ago give or take, How did I know that?
I pretended to drink it then followed that with pretending to instantly fall asleep.
"maybe it wouldn't be the worst idea to sacrifice her" my aunt said.
I opened my eyes.
"I knew it, you really are a red, you knew it was Wolfsbane in moonshine didn't you?" she said.
I nodded my head "I don't know how though honest" I said.
"I know, I believe you it's actually a classic red traid, you know things you never learnt" she said.
"then how come I fail at science" I said my head pounding slightly I must have taken a sip of the moonshine without realising.
"it only works with things that have to do with wolves" she said.
"I'm guessing you sipped some?" she said.
"yeah" I said.
She passed me a cup of water I stared at her, wondering if t
It was poisoned too.
"it's not poisoned she said, "are you sure? I mean if it was poisoned I'd like to know" I said.
"yes well so would snow White, but her apple had vampire blood in it the day she was born." I said.
"are you saying not only is the fairytale of snow White true, but she's a vampire? That's a bit far fetched don't you think?" I said.
She rolled her eyes "actually her name is Snow blood and she's not in commutes with the vampires we stand against" she said.
I felt a hand on my temple then another and just like sleeping beauty
I awoke eventually except mine was just hours later and i came downstairs
"hey I have a question" Jace said turning his wolf snout towards me.
"shoot" I said looking at him menacingly.
"why are you Red?" he asked.
"why are you black? I mean black wolves are hard to come by, I hear" I said staring at him.
"I don't know the answer to that myself genetics?" he said.
"exactly you don't know" I said getting up and standing on my paws, my nose started to sniff as if it had a mind of it's own, my eyes went pitch black then appeared a few dots, suddenly my eyes zoomed in. I panicked I couldn't see Jace anymore "Jace" I panted and moved my feet, forgetting I was stood just above a cliff. I felt fur on mine like someone was stopping me from falling off the cliff.
"Cliff" Jaces voice said.
My eyes zoomed in more as If I was a machine made to look for a target but instead it took me back to the town I was staying in, Roseland, I shook my werewolf head why couldn't I zoom out. They zoomed into a man teeth looking as sharp as a newly made blade.
"get out" my Aunt told the man, he didn't budge he stood as still as can be.
"I haven't seen you in such a long time, and now a tiny little girl is to be chief elder, did the world crumble without me? " he laughed.
"Zathrian where has your loving spirit gone?" she said
"Loki, I go by Loki now" he said.
Her eyes grew wide.
"says he goes by Loki now can you just change your name like that? " I mumbled.
"Loki!" Jake almost let me slip off the cliff but managed to block my path.
"what?" I said seing one of my cousins coming out the house.
"Kao go back in" she warned.
More wolves approached from behind the hill of the house. He flashed a smile and that's when I knew.
"Vampire" I said.
"God of destruction" said Jake.
"what?" I said.
"the vampires pick a leader and call him Loki it was once a werewolf name with just a simple meaning of prince of elders." he said.
My eyes zoomed out I shook my head hard the dots appeared and slowly faded once more.
"oh yeah that has a simple meaning" I said.
"they wouldn't let him come alone" Said Jake.
"what does that mean?" I said.
"it means he knows of what kind of werewolf has set foot on our lands."
He looked at me.
"I don't understand what do I have to do with this?" I said.
"your one of the lady 2 of your kind." he said.
I shivered.
"So let's go back and help them" I said.
"no, your aunt wants you to stay here and as she's cheif elder I have to oblige" he said.
"but I'm one of two of these wolves in the world doesn't that make my authority more important?" I asked.
He thought to himself for a second.
"Come on I've been her for only 2 weeks and I've accomplished nothing" I said.
"I'll take you back" he said.
"thank you Jace" I said hugging him.
"in one condition" he said, should've known it wouldn't of been that easy.
"we hunt first, if you're going back you need strength, agility, training even of the slightest, the last of your kind died protecting what they thought was the only possible red left" he said.
"one hunt" I said seriously.
After the hunt he dropped me off at home.
"there are no vampires" I said.
"you knew this would happen" I looked at Jace who was now in human form.
"they either waged war or tried to make a deal for you, either way you'll need training so the offer still stands" he turned back into a wolf and ran.
"Hi, you're home" my aunt said.
"not my home, what happened?" I said.
"so you heard then? Was it Jace?" she asked.
"my eyes zoomed in" I could've said it was Jace but I didn't want to lower to his level of descete.
"oh right" she said.
"what happened" I asked.
"I tried to reason but he wanted war."
"so I'll stay and fight." I said.
She looked at me as if she were about to tell the biggest lie known to man or wolf or even vampire and any other creature there was out there, I could've called her bluff even before she answered me but I was staying even if she didn't want me to.
"ok, you'll train with Jane then I think you'll like Jane" she said.
"ok" I said heading upstairs before stopping.
"witches exsist right?" I said
"yes why?" she answered.
"because who else would have made me faint so you could discuss my fate, because that's what it is, my fate, not yours" I said.
"just like any other red, so wise, wisdom can be very dangerous though child" she smiled.
I sat on my bed "no thinking your wide Id and I don't even know what that is, a 'red' I mean I've never met one and some stories could be lies" I ranted.
My aunt took me by the shoulders and turned me into a wolf, I didn't know how she did this, "you are a red, if you believe you are a myth no one can believe then you are free to live your life believing that" she let me go and I turned back to my human form.