Lunar

Ch.10: Unleashed

  Ashtyn awoke to a panther being in her face. It licked her before hopping down and leaving the room. She sat up holding her head. It felt like she got hit with a freight train. And then she froze. This, was definitely not her house. For one thing, it smelled like flowers. For another, the giant panther. She stood and looked around. She caught herself in the mirror and stared. It was like someone she didn't even recognize anymore. She shut her eye, and looked around. She went to touch a strange looking orb when she heard a bang in another room, followed by quite a bit of movement. Ashtyn quickly grabbed a set of black blades and proceeded to the room. 

  First the leopard came out, brushing by her. Then out stumbled Jackson and Lucile. Before they could even say anything, the smell of sex shot at her nose. She recoiled instantly, staggering backwards, the blades dropping to the floor with a loud clang. The Witch looked pleased as she leaned on the table. Jackson took one look at Ashtyn's posture and froze. 

   "A-ashtyn. Uh, hey heh. Um, glad you're awake. Uh, Lucile was just telling me what you are and um...how to help you control it." he stammered. He dug his hands into his pockets, avoiding her gaze. The Witch simply laughed to herself before standing next to him, putting her hand on his shoulder.

   "Yes. I well educated him." she said slyly. Jack shot her a gaze of disbelief. she ignored him and pressed on. 

   "He was very helpful to me. As I was to him. Had some things we had to let out. How you feelin my dear?" she cooed. Ashtyn's gaze rapidly changed from hurt to anger. Her eye shot open. It and her scar glowing blood red. Her fangs grew some as she growled. Something inside her was begging to be let free. And she was debating on letting whatever it was out. Lucile took a step to her. 

   "Listen. He wanted a real woman. One who could meet his needs. You just-" Her breathe was literally knocked out of her as she was then thrown through a wall into the next room. Ashtyn stormed outside. Her breathing was irregular. She started pacing back and forth. Hoping to calm herself down. It wasn't working. She started, what appeared to be, glitching. Glitching between herself and what was within her. 

   "Ashtyn?" spoke a soft, scared voice. The same voice she didn't want to hear. She turned slowly to face him, growling at him like he was her enemy. Like he needed to die. He moved step by step, slowly trying to get closer. 

   "Don't." she said in a voice that she didn't even recognize. It was all anger. She looked at him and for the first time, felt nothing but hatred towards him. Jackson stopped moving. Even he could tell, the state she is in, is dangerous. For everyone including her. 

   "Ash. Ash listen to me. You have to calm down. You're spiraling out of control. You might hurt people. I know you don't wanna hurt anybody."

  Ashtyn growled and turned away holding her head. All she could hear was something begging to be let out. It was clawing viciously at her. 

   "Ashtyn please. I-i didn't mean to. I just-" Wrong answer. Ashtyn shifted to wolf in two seconds. She had a red aura around her. It mimicked her wolf phase. Like it was an extra part of her. Ash snarled angrily as she closed in on Jack. He fell to the ground and tried his best to back up. He didn't even think to phase shift. Ashtyn was larger and angrier than anyone he'd ever known. She lunged at him, death clear in her eyes. Suddenly Lucile jumped in front of him. She spoke an incantation and just like that, Ashtyn was thrown to the side and into the trees. Jack looked at Lucile confused. 

   "What? I'm not gonna let her kill my lover."

   "No-, Lucile i'm not your anything. That wasn't supposed to happen."

   "Well it did. You can't even say you didn't want it." 

   "I-. Ugghhh! I wish I never even met you!"

   "Ha! Funny guy. How bout you stop complaining and deal with your friend who's about to lose it!"

  They looked at Ash and stared. She was shaking her head and clawing at the dirt. The red mass around her was getting bigger. As was she. Red lightning started to crackle to life all around her, causing the trees to light on fire. 

   "This...this is all my fault. I...I should've never went with you." he spat. Lucile visibly flinched away from him. The wind began to pick up wildly, throwing debris all around and into the house. 

   "But...Jackson. We could live our own life together. Don't you feel what I feel?"

   "I feel nothing but disgust for you." he said, growling at her. She looked around, as if searching for an answer to this problem. She wanted Jackson all to herself. 

   "You...You could-"

   "What? Imprint on you? Never. Ever. The girl I want to imprint on, is spiraling out of control."

  And just like that, Ashtyn was pretty much gone. Standing there, was a large being. Made of wolf and demon. Strong demonic powered coursed within and around Ashtyn. The demon laughed mercilessly as it drove it's paw straight through Lucile's house. The panther jumped out the window a few seconds before it was squashed. Ashtyn roared angrily as she turned her gaze to Lucile, who was clinging to Jackson. She growled angrily. Her anger was out of control. She opened her mouth and shot red beams at them. Jackson tackled them out the way. The beams smashed through the trees, lighting a path of flames. Their attention accidently got divided from Ashtyn. They didn't realize how fast she was. She shot more beams at them, hitting them both head on. Both Lucile and Jackson flew off the edge and down into a river far below. Ashtyn Looked over the edge, looking for any sign of them. She found none. Ash roared angrily once more, before turning away and disappearing through the trees.