Episode 3

Mardel:

My aunt leaves the kitchen and enters her room.

But what did I say, uuu, I've never liked coffee, but that exquisite aroma is tempting me to try it.

It doesn't matter, I'll do it anyway, yesterday I got drunk and drugged, so there won't be any problems if I have a little.

I pour myself some coffee.

Aaa

How delicious.

I'm such a fool for having missed out on something so exquisite for so long.

My aunt enters the kitchen and is surprised to see me drinking her coffee. She brings a book with her and shows it to me.

Anya: You can read this.

I take the book in my hands and start reading.

Mardel: Yes, aunt, I can read it, but these seem to be some kind of rhymes. What are they?

Anya: Son, do you have something to tell me? I mean, something strange happened last night.

And now what do I say?

Yes, aunt, I got drunk to the point where I could barely walk home. I didn't realize I was also drugged, and now that I remember, I even hallucinated that I was a wolf.

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Akeem: You didn't hallucinate, I am your inner wolf and you are my host.

That damn voice again.

Aaa, I knew that too much intelligence would bring me problems.

I'm going crazy, I just hope I don't end up like some mad scientist, unhinged.

I always thought that the intelligence I inherited from my father, just like everything else about me, could be beneficial, but now I see that madness has also caught up with me.

Akeem: You're not crazy, I'm really your inner wolf.

I just hope it's not multiple personality disorder and my other self is a killer.

Akeem: Well, I'm not a killer, but if I don't like something, I don't usually respond in a good way.

Anya: Mardel? Are you okay? What's wrong with you? Tell me what you have.

I tell my aunt everything that happened to me last night, even what I heard in my head.

She becomes serious, searches in the book she brought a few seconds ago, and finds a page.

Anya: Mardel, listen to what I'm going to tell you. I know it might sound funny or silly to you, but it's not. Do you believe in witches, werewolves, as well as vampires?

Mardel: How could I, aunt? Those don't exist.

Anya: Of course they exist.

Mardel: Do you think that if these people existed, they would have already been killed?

Anya: They would have been killed, yes, I know that. That's why everything has remained in the shadows. Werewolves can pass as simple humans, just like any other different creature. Fairies, witches, vampires, elves exist.

Mardel: Like in Harry Potter and Twilight?

Anya: Real elves, my son, and yes, like in Twilight, but, on the other hand, we are real and more beautiful. But getting back to the point, son, you are a werewolf, and last night was your transformation, I suppose because you are a hybrid.

Marbel: Wait, wait, wait, aunt, stop right there, what do you mean werewolf, hybrid?

Anya: I know it's not easy to understand just like that, but it's true. Your mother is a wolf, a crazy wolf, who went crazy when she met your father and became obsessed with him. She was capable of anything to have him, but in the end, she didn't succeed. I am cursed by a black witch, I cannot speak or reveal information about your father. Your mother made sure to leave me like this when she left with you. I spent years looking for you until I found you. I met your father, but I can't speak, son, until the witch who caused the spell dies, or a witch with higher power can break the spell.

I was sitting there trying to comprehend everything my aunt told me.

Anya: Son, you are a werewolf, just like your mother, your father, and your whole family, but you are a hybrid, half wolf, half witch, just like your father. That's why you can easily read this language, because only witches can do it. I know it's difficult for you to assimilate it, but think about it, what sane woman lives on the outskirts of the city, in a cabin at the entrance of the forest? Or how do you explain that my cabin is in the middle of the forest? Or the people you've seen wandering around at night or during the day, the wolves that have never attacked you, what happened this morning, the wolves lose their clothes when they transform, that's why they take them off first.

She smiled playfully.

It didn't seem funny to me at all.

Anya: And when they return to their human form, they are naked, that's why they always try to wear clothes. Son, what I'm telling you is true, please don't tell anyone what I told you, okay? Not even your mother, because I'm sure she will do something worse than what she has done to you all your childhood if you tell her, my dear.

Worse than what she has done to me?

I hand her the book.

Anya: When you leave here, recite this spell. You will be able to smell other people, know what they are. Look, fairies have a strong overly sweet aroma, witches smell like forests and wildflowers, except for black witches, they smell like mud and decay, demons smell like sulfur.

Mardel: There are demons too?

I asked, surprised.

Anya: Yes, and many other species that you will come to realize exist. But none of them will harm you, we are all in a time of peace thanks to your father. Please don't tell anyone about what we talked about. Recite the spell, and don't tell your mother about this. Try to read the book and understand the spells in there, because you never know when they may come in handy.

Mardel: Why do I have to cast the spell?

Anya: This spell will help you go unnoticed by other wolves who might want to harm you, like your mother. She must not know that you've already had your transformation. If she asks anything, act like you don't know anything. This spell hides your being, hides your wolf from others. They won't be able to smell or sense anything from you. If your mother asks about your birthday, tell her it's in a month, so I can think of something to get you out of that house, okay?

Still bewildered, I nod, and she hands me the book.

Anya: Recite the spell at least twice a day, every day while you're in that house, okay? Don't forget to study the book and if you go out, always carry a backpack with clothes and don't let anyone see the book.

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