a tale of finding inner peace( mature )

Leila was fuming. She stomped her foot in frustration.

Jackal. I do not want to wait outside. Why does Wolf get to go in?

She was disgusting herself with her childish whining.

Hey, it it works...

Jackal sighed and moved out of the."Fine...do what you want...it will make more upset." he then sat back down

Wolf sat next to Rai."Rai...I promise you...I'll kill that bastard..."Wolf's eyes were filled with anger

Leila crossed the room to Wolf's side and took his hand, feeling his strong frame shaking in rage.
She squeezed his hand and spoke to Rai.

this is all my fault.

She turned to Wolf, tears in her eyes.

I want to help, Wolf. I can't let this go unpunished. You have to let me help.

Leila's wings fluttered slightly as her heart sped up.

Rai looked over at leila"n-no..its not your fault...should have been less reckless." he tried to laugh, but it caused him more pain.
Wolf nodded."I'll make him pay" he said Rai then sighed."balthazar is....is working for Lord Loss...he is guarding the entrance to the kingdom...he knows tht Leila would most likely try and stop his reign..." Wolf clenched his hand in rage

Leila's jaw clenched.

But I have to do something! she wailed.

I can't just sit back and do NOTHING!

And then she started coughing hard, so hard that she was short of breath.

Wolf gave her his katana."when we head out...use this if you want to fight with us...we got no time to learn swordmanship...you must have learn some nasic rapier skill from your father." replied Wolf.Rai sighed as he fell asleep

Leila nodded.

I did.... Granted, it wasn't much. But he taught me a thing or two. I won't be able to help much unless I'm young again, though.

Her eyes were hard as flint.

Brutus reached into a small cupboard " here it is" brutus took out the potion." here...about time now" he smiled. Rai fell asleep.

Leila reached out and took the potion from Brutus. She looked at Wolf before holding out the vial.

Cheers.

She laughed shakily before downing the potion in one swig... And dropping the vial. It broke, sending glass shattering around the room. She leaned against the wall, unable to breathe, coughing.

It tasted that awful.

Wow. I'm so overly dramatic, it kills me.

Wolf smiled at Leila"stuff like that isnt somethin you would want to drink everyday."Brutus tended to Rai's wounds.Rai lifted his hand up , holding a locket."took this...off Balthazar.." he said weakly.Wolf looked at the locket. his expression was that of serious and anger.

Wolf then looked at his hand and suddenly grip his head."stop it!" he shouted as his wings sprouted from his back. his body lit up in flames, changing into some kind of demon. he gave out a blood curdling roar and thrashed about.

Brutus tried to wrestle him down, but he was from back.Wolf looked at Leila, Although he had lost his intelligence, he his instincts stopped him from attacking her. he flew out of the windmill and flew south.

Balthazar finished his chant and closed the fairly large book that stood in the middle."all is coming to plan...master."Balthazar smirked before exiting the main chamber

Leila screamed as Wolf flew out the window.

Wolf! No! Come back!

She ran to the window, avoiding the broken glass, and peered out anxiously, watching Wolf's retreating form fly into the darkening evening sky. She whirled around.

Brutus! What happened??

Brutus Sighed, knowing to some extent what Balthazar planned." he was already a step ahead of us....he must have channeled some of his sorcery into that pendant, thus when Wolf saw it he immediately got affected by it...Rai was just a pawn...so was Jackal and Wolf." Rai looked away, thinking he was the one who brought this on themselves."I'm sorry" he sighed.

Balthazar stood in a throne room, a large Hulking man in armor stood onfront of him, Holding a large sword, his helmet covered the whle of his face."so is he coming?" he said, his voice was loud and almost booming."yes he is on his way my lord...the princess will soon follow.".Lord loss Look directly at Balthazar."she will know the truth about her mother...it is what she needs to know." Lord loss got up and looked at from the balcony."too many lies have been fed into her mind" he thought

Leila growled. She could feel the potion already taking effect; the wrinkles in her skin were already beginning to smooth out, and she could stand up a little straighter.

Brutus... Rai... I have to go after him. I can't let Wolf go face that bastard alone. This is my fault... Lord Loss wouldn't be here if I hadn't left. But, before I go...

She hobbled up to where Rai lay on the couch.

Here... This may help to rid your system of any toxins, natural or unnatural.

She took out the vial of faerie serum and took off the top. She took his head in her hand and tilted it back so his mouth was open, then she dropped three drops of the clear blue liquid into his mouth. She returned the stopper to the vial and stood to leave. She stopped and took Brutus' paw.

Thank you so much. For everything. You are a good friend, Brutus.

She squeezed his paw briefly before exiting the house and walking as fast as her old legs would carry her in the direction Wolf had flown.

Rai smiled and nodded."be careful.." Brutus watched as she left. he then turned to Rai."if she and wolf are gonna confront Lord loss...do you think you could ask your freinds to create a diversion?"

Jackal stood up and lifted her up onto his back." this way it will be a little faster." jackal ran at great speed, trying to catch up to Wolf."its more than likely that he is going to Balthazar." he retorted."she must not find out the truth...not yet" he thought to himself

Wolf flew lower and slower than before, he looked around for the ruined city.

Balthazar and Lord Loss eagerly watched for his return."she will most likely follow him.Balthazar replied."yes...yes she will."Lord loss began to laugh.

Leila held on tight around Jackal's shoulders as he ran along towing her.

Please be alright, Wolf.... Please. I can't live without you.

She squeezed her eyes shut and rested her head on Jackal's upper back, feeling a bit more relaxing at his steady speed.

Lord loss could sens wolf getting closer, but then it stayed at its current position."what?...he's wating for her" he thought."looks like I've got to do everythin myself" he then dissappeared.

Wolf lowered himself down onto the floor, he could see jackal and leila in the distance."he's wating for us...this might not turn out good." he said as he got closer to the beast.Wolf roared as he launch a huge fireball from his mouth. Jackal narrowly escaped

Leila squeaked in fear. She hopped down from Jackal's back and held her hands out.

Wolf! Wolf, stop! It's me! Leila! You're being controlled! Are you going to let that bastard have dominion over you?? Break free of his hold!

She gritted her teeth together, hoping her words would at least stir his humanity.

he looked at Leila, he heard her voice and a part of him tried to break free. he walked closer but somethin inside of him held him back from hurting her."I...need to break out from this!" jackal looked ontop of wolf's head and saw a small red crystal.jackal thought in the motion and threw a dagger straight at the crystal. red lightning shot out, all the while wolf held his head in agony,he let out a cry of pain. he slowly reverted back to his human form. he fell on the floor, out cold from the pain

Leila gasped as Wolf shrank down to his human form. She ran to him, and took his head in her hands, resting it on her lap.

Wolf??

Her voice was slowly returning to its normal tinkling pitch; her hair was a little blonder; she could sit up a little straighter; her eyes were more of their normal sky blue. She cradled Wolf's torso in her arms and kissed his forehead. She could feel his pulse, fast and weak, as his body reacted to the shock.

Clapping was heard getting closer."it seems you have put a nail in my plan...but then you are definitely your mother's daughter...no doubt there" Lord Loss laughed.Jackal went in for the punch, but lord loss grabbed him by the throat and tossed him aside."now...about the truth." he smirked under his mask

Leila's blue eyes grew wide and she stroked Wolf's hair in a nervous twitch.

The....truth? About what....?

From the tone of his voice, she was very sure she didn't want to hear the truth about whatever he had to tell her.

he walked closer."your father...he hid your true bloodline away from me...my daughter was his first love...thus your my grandaughter...and valefor is my grandson...you see he met my daughter on the battlefeild, they were ready to kill each other, I wont go into this too much, but they did for inlove...and when he found out that she was pregnant, he struck a bargain with me....to take away the demon part of your heritage...its a shame for valefor...half demon, half Fairy...that other part of the bargain was that valefor would rule over my kingdom when he turned 18...ofcourse your brother broke his end of the deal...so I took of his kingdom...and too make it all alittle bit more truthful...I'm the 1st shadow of Scairos..." Lord loss retorted jackal got back up and ran into him again, Loss grabbed him again and began to strangle him.

Leila screamed.

Stop it! Just stop it!

She clasped her hands over her ears, her breathing fast and shallow; she broke into a cold sweat. She weaved her fingers into her hair and began to sob, wanting to help Jackal but knowing there was nothing she could do.

he droped Jackal."consider this a gift that I let you and your freinds live...but if I catch you anywhere near the kingdom, I will destoy you and your lover..." Lord Loss laughed as he then stomped on jackal's ribs."your freind Rai...he was very hard to break..." he then dissappeared

Leila thought about the threat that Lord Loss had presented her with. Her vision began to shake and vibrate in strange ways and she heard a snarling sound.

How dare he try to keep me away from my home? My family? My people? My own kind??

She realized that the vibration was caused by her frame shaking in anger and the snarling sound was ripping out of her throat through the teeth. She blinked and stopped abruptly, blinking in surprise.

What's happening to me? I'm usually so calm and collected... I never get this angry. About anything. Lord Loss has a very bad effect on me.

Tears sprung to her eyes.

Yeah. That's more like me. The big crybaby.

Sobs rocked her frame.