Werewolf Hunters

By Ahura Werewolf

Her breath comes out in a mist of haze as it wreathes around her head. Her fur is disheveled as it drapes over her muzzle. Her yellow eyes scan the trees for any movement, her nose sniffing the scents on the air.

She hears a twig snap her head jerks in the direction of the sound, two yellow flashes erupt from the forest along with the sound of rifle fire. She drops to her knees she looks at her chest and sees two bloody holes. A third shot pierces the air, she feels the metal slug rip through her spine. She falls backwards as she lays on her back three humans come into her vision one of them raises his rifle and squeezes the trigger the weapon miss fires.

Her strength starts to ebb away as her body shuts down, she looks at the humans she starts to shake in fear. She whines softly, her heart beat softens to a slow pitter patter she smiles thinking “finally death comes for me” She feels herself rising from her body. She looks back at her body it is slowly breathing her eyes have glazed over her muzzle has a smile on it. She is gone from this world into a world of light and comfort.

Ahura wakes with a shock, he rubs his head saying “wow weird dream” he walks to a pool of rain water and splashes it in his face. He grabs his sword and tightens the belt around his waist and walks out of the cave. He draws in the sweat smell of the flowers into his lungs and exhales. He hears a distant howl and smiles, he howls back and runs towards the howl.

Upon a bluff he spots his mate Amani sitting over a fresh deer kill. Her fur blowing in the wind, she turns and looks at him. His heart races and he playfully tackles her and then nuzzles her. He lets her up she says “where have you been” he replies “I just got up why” she says “I have been waiting here since the sun came up” he whimpers saying “sorry” he takes a bite of the deer carcass and feels the warm blood trickle down his throat. I catch the scent of blood through the air, I say to Amani “you smell that” she nods.

We walk off of the bluff and into the forest, as we get closer the smell becomes stronger. In the middle of a clearing I spot a prone figure laying on the ground, as me and Amani approach it we see it is a female werewolf. I rush up to the werewolf and feel for a pulse unfortunately there is none. He looks at Amani she has tears in her eyes, she feels his gaze and looks into his. I look from her and to the body before me, I see three gunshot wounds to the abdomen.

A cold wind starts to blow the forest around us gets a eerie feeling. All of a sudden there is a mist and from it comes the figure of a werewolf. She says “what are you doing here” Amani says “we came to investigate the smell of blood” she looks at her and says “well I believe you found the source leave my body be” I look at the ghost and say “who did this to you” the ghost replies “humans” I growl and rap my hands on the pommel of my sword.

Amani says “why” the ghost looks at her and says “they were werewolf hunters and sadly they found what they were looking for” she looks somberly at her body. I say “we will find them and avenge you” the ghost angrily says “you best not hope they do, I ran for three days and they still caught and killed me” I say “well I have to try” the ghost floats to her body and strokes her fur saying “I just wish I could have lived one more time” Amani says “we will give you a good burial” the ghost nods and disappears.

Amani and I dig a hole and bury the werewolf, afterwards we return to the cave. Amani grabs her sword and draws it from the sheath, she runs her hand along the blade then returns it to the sheath. I look at her saying “are you sure you want to come” she nods saying “where you go I go” he nods and says “well just be careful” she whines softly and nuzzles him.

We walk into the forest and soon come across boot prints in the dirt, we follow them to a ring of tents. In the center are 12 humans around a fire, their weapons lie next to them.

I draw my sword and roar, the humans jump up their weapons in hand. I nod to Amani, we charge out of the trees swords in hand. Amani jumps onto one of the humans and stabs him in the chest as another points his weapon at her I slice him in half. Blood spurts onto my fur, me and Amani continue to slaughter the humans until. Bang a bullet passes through me and grazes Amani’s arm.

She howls in pain, I manage to kill the human I fall to the ground I look up at the sky. Amani cradles me in her arms, her eyes full of tears saying “don’t you dare die on me” I reply “I have no interest in that” with that statement everything goes back. I feel myself float free of my body I look back, my body looks like a train wreck and Amani starts to shake me saying “don’t go.”

I look from her to a group of werewolves trying to welcome me into the next world. I shake my head no saying “I cannot leave her” one of the werewolves says “why” I say “because she is my mate” the werewolf nods. I am pulled back into my body, I open my eyes saying “how’s it going” she looks at me and smiles her tail wagging happily. She helps me to my feet as we make our way back to the cave and to a new future.

Thank you Amani for letting me use your character this story is for you.

My character Ahura is copyrighted to me as Amani’s is to hers.