Instead of coming slowly like the wolves they rushed me I thought I was dead so I closed my eyes to shield me from seeing my own death. But I didn't hear the tearing of My flesh instead I heard whimpering and slashing. I opened my eyes and before me I saw a tall beautiful man so beautiful I thought he was a girl at first with long white hair and pale skin his eyes a piercing red welding a sliver sword as he defended me against the wolf men. "are you safe o' mother of death?" He said his voice came sharp though the chaos.

  "Y-yes" I said meekly. He then picked me up and ran out the woods. It was a blur he ran so fast we got there before I could even blink.

  When we finally stop moving I told him "please go back." I cling closer to him and gave him my best pleading eyes. His though was tinged with annoyance "and why would you want to do that?" "My friend Charles he's still back there!" After I said that his brows furrowed and he placed me down, he took his silver blade and stabbed a tree. It started to weep black blood from its bark then it's bark started to crack in such a way it looked like a mouth screaming in pain deep canyons began to resemble eyes as a haunting screech bellowed out of it.

  It was horrifying to watch. "This woods is infected with the blood of my master. Soon everything will be." His eyes were apathetic as he uttered these words. He brought his eyes to mine and said "if you go back there you will die. If the lycanthropy don't get you the rest of the forest will." "Why do you care?" He ripped his blade from the weeping tree and placed it in its scabbard as he responded with "my master has ordered me to protect you.". "Protect me! I don't even know you or your master" with that said I pressed forward into the woods but with a sudden sword pressed against my neck I stopped "my orders was to protect you whether you like it or not. By force if needed" his eyes were stern.

  Oh God in heaven why do I care? It's only Charles, he only saved my life a couple times but that doesn't warrant going into some creepy evil woods full of wolf-men and having a sword pressed against my neck. I stumble back and ran off towards the castle.

  This isn't great this isn't at all great. He's still following me and for some reason I'm still worried for Charles I need to get him off me, maybe that book. My thoughts are interrupted by a gaggle of servants rushing towards me as I step back into the courtyard. They said things like "where were you?" And "your mother has been asking for you" I tried to push through them but one of them grabbed my arm. unthinkable grabbing the arm of royalty I couldn't break his grip but I refused to submit though I didn't need to refuse long. As the white haired man drew his sword the servants neck and simply said "let go or die" of course he lets go.

  Maybe he isn't all bad but still if i'm going to save Charles he's still a problem. I hurry and run towards the library as I do I hear a servant yell "your mother won't be pleased!" and in response I yell "good!".

  I made it to the library though I had a close encounter with my mother but I was just out of her eye sight but of course that man followed me. I rush to grab miss savea's book somehow the book flung open on it's own and to the page I needed 'warding out evil' it says that demonic beings are weak to silver but to truly purge evil but to truly purge someone of evil you need water infused with the blood of light.

  But where would I get that? Just then words appeared on the page saying 'read this Catherine' what? How does this book know my name? But I shouldn't be dwelling on that and I start reading the words "ego praecipio tibi ut aperire!". When the words left my mouth I heard gears turning and things falling into place behind the bookshelf after everything was done moving the bookshelf fell into the floor. I look in and I see a cove with lots of anti-witchcraft items. When the man realized what this is he tried to grab me but I already entered and when his hand crossed into the cove it was instantly set in a blaze. It appears that he can't pass though when I realized I laughed.

  But now isn't the time I need to get the light water. Just as I thought that a bowl of water flew into my hands along with a silver dagger. Before I could even question that a book sitting in the middle of the room flung open and wrote on itself it said 'bathe the dagger in the light infused water to save your friend' "what! The book is talking to me?" I exclaimed in disbelief but the book just responded with 'there's no time for that! You need to stab your friend while he's in his lycanthropy form!".

  The book's right. I need to go now! I rushed out of the room but I didn't get far as the man stopped me with a blade to my neck. "That sword of yours somehow always finds itself to my throat." I quiped in contrast he responded in dead serious fashion "I told you before to not enter the woods" "you don't control me! Besides your orders were to protect me wouldn't killing me be in violation!" His eyes widened as I pointed out the fallacy but quickly returned to his usual stern gaze as he says "I can still injure you." I step closer to his face with a grimace on my face "but I can kill you and by looks of you I bet weak to silver.". We start at each other until he holsters his sword with a sigh "stay by me the entire time." "No promises." with that i started walking off until he suddenly picked me in bridal position. "No not again!" I say as he takes off running fast then the fastest bird can fly.

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  We quickly arrive back at the village were the wolf men lived. It was empty with claw marks

  All around. "Charles!" I called out with no response, it was very disheartening. "Princess!" The man called out he was bent down at the dirt "there are tracks in this direction l think it was a group of lycanthropy." "Is Charles there to!" "I don't know." My face drops in sadness but then I look up in determination and run in the direction the tracks. The man comes up behind me saying "don't run off like that." "You could catch up to me in a second." "Yeah but still." He's interrupted by the low growl of a group of wolf-men.

  They were devouring some woodland creatures. They viciously riped into the creatures flesh I almost closed my eyes but then I realized one of the wolves eyes were browner then the rest, it had to be him! I knew it in my heart. "Charles!" I instinctively called out. Immediately they turned towards me baring there teeth then lunging towards me they didn't get close to me the white haired man cutting down the closest one.

  "Princess! Please hurry and stab your friend." He slashes like he has a vendetta. Though he clearly is struggling to keep them from getting close to me. I dip the silver dagger in the light infused water and run towards Charles. As I get close he slashes at me with his claws though I doge it I just don't think I could do that again. I slash him across his chest he screams a bloody cry and whimpers it was so loud and painful it made me hesitant. Charles takes this as an opportunity to slash at me again this time it's stopped by the white haired man's blade "stab him now!" He cries out. I grasp the dagger and I start running full force at his chest and as I impaled him on my dagger steam started to emit out of him and screams bellow out of him and he starts to return to normal.

  I could hear is bones crunch as his body returns to normality. He looked and disheveled his clothes torn and the knife was pushed out of his body. The hole that would have been there normally healed up instantly along with all wounds and scars recent or not.

  I couldn't focus on him long as the other wolf-men are nearing. The man with white hair puts me and Charles over his shoulder and he runs deep into the woods. Eventually we lost them and the man put us down. I go over to were he placed Charles and I place my hand on his cheek his eyes open slightly as he said "Cathy" very weakly before closing his eyes again.

  "How sweet" screeched a low gravely voice. I jerked my head to see where the voice came from and I saw an owl but it looked dead and black blood flowed from its mouth and eyes just like the wolves. "The dark creator is calling you mother of death. Your protector will guide you to him don't take long he doesn't like to wait."

  With that the owl flew off.

  "The dark creator?" I questioned "my master" the white haired man said his voice quivered in concern. "We need to go." "What about Charles?" "I don't know leave him. But we need to go now!" I look at Charles and I try covering him with leaves and I say"I'm sorry Charles I will return soon" with that I turn and walk the white haired man guides me.

  On our journey to his master I ask him "your master the dark creator what is he?" His voice stoic he response with "the dark creator is the creator of all before the Creator of all. He filled the universe then the light creator came into being and he and his messenger banished to the forgotten realm. Though his presence in this plane couldn't fully be erased." "Why did they banish him?" "It's a reason lost to time." My face grows more serious as I ask my next question "why is he here?" "Because you are here, you've meet the witch have you not? That chance has set fourth a series of events that has begun a grand play, a play in which my master is eagerly watching for the end."

  Before I could question him any further we arrive at a broken down cathedral and we enter it's dark and silent until a voice rings out "oh how are great mother" the voice was deep and o so slightly feminine. I looked closer till I saw a figure it was a girl about seven or eight she and wore a ripped dress. Her face was ghostly and her eyes were sunken in and black blood spewed from them there was symbols from a language I didn't know they went down both of her arms and her finger tips. They made deep canyons in her skin and black blood flowed from them.

  She did a poor attempt at a curtsy at me before walking up to me "you know mother I called you here because I wanted to thank you in person for what your about to do for me. Here's a little token of my appreciation." She walks forward arm outstretched I recoil as she walks forward.

  As she continues to press forward I continue to walk back until the white haired man swung his blade cleaving his masters head clean off her body black blood sprays from her neck as the head is removed. "What! Do you betray your creator sable!" She said with anger as a disembodied head. "No master you have ordered me to protect the princess at any cost currently you are a threat to her!" He declares. I'm so happy to hear him say that but my feelings are interrupted by laughing from the head of the dark creator "I guess I did order you to do that whoops." The laughter subsides "I really need to get this done though." And her body runs even faster then I've seen the white haired man... I mean sable run. She grabbed the underside of her wrist and with the symbol of her finger tips burns it into my skin. The pain was unbearable and I screamed loud as it happened.

  After it was done she said "tell we meet again" and suddenly black blood flooded out of her body and head out of every orifice it drained her body of nutrients and by the time it was done she was shriveled up.

  I look surprised at the body then I look at the underside of my wrist and see the symbol. And sable says "that's a beacon, it makes it easier for him to find you." He turns around and clasp my hands "princess, this is only the beginning of something greater and I promise to protect you!"

  The End