Episode 4

Mardel:

I recited the spell, but I didn't feel anything strange.

Anya: now you don't smell like yourself anymore.

I headed home and when I arrived, I put away the book as best as I could.

When I woke up, I closed the doors and windows of my room and started studying the book. I read all day to learn as much as I could.

I have a photographic memory, so I knew exactly what every page said.

Late into the night, I carefully put away the book and went to sleep.

When I woke up, the first thing I did was think about all the information I had received yesterday. I was still very surprised by it, but even more surprised that my mother never told me anything. I understand that she doesn't love me, but why did she keep that hidden?

What was she thinking?

My aunt told me not to tell anyone, not even her, and to act like I didn't know anything.

And that's what I'll do for now.

Akeem: What should we do? Are you going to wait for our mother?

Mardel: Talking to you still feels strange and unusual. Tell me about what a werewolf is. I don't know much, just what our aunt told us.

Akeem: Well, our goddess, to whom we pray, is our mother moon, or Selene, the moon goddess.

Akeem began to tell me the whole history of our ancestors.

Akeem: I don't know what our mother is like.

Mardel: You won't like her. She is a very despicable being.

Akeem: From what is in your memories, she seems like a snake.

Mardel: You can say that again. Since I was a child, she made my life miserable. I don't know our father. She took it upon herself to despise me because I said we resemble him. But Aunt Anya says things aren't how she says they are.

I just want to know her version of events, if he really abandoned us or what happened so he couldn't be with us.

Akeem: We'll find out. We're intelligent, we can find him. Hey, take me for a walk. We need to strengthen this little body. Sure, we may be omegas, but it doesn't mean we have to act like girls.

Mardel: Omega? What's that?

Akeem: Well, I'll tell you later. For now, let's go to Aunt's house. We'll give her the book since we know everything we need to know from it. We have to give it to her before it falls into the wrong hands.

Akeem: Let's go, hurry up.

After putting the book in a backpack, I ventured into the forest where I took off my clothes and put them in the backpack.

Mardel: What do I do now?

Akeem: Just concentrate on my voice, let yourself go, try to relax and...

My bones began to crack as if breaking, and I fell with some pain.

Akeem: Now open your eyes.

When I saw myself standing on all fours, I was still amazed at what my body could do.

Mardel: It will always hurt when we transform.

Akeem: It won't be just a few times until we get used to it. Now let me take care of the rest.

Feeling the air on my face was amazing. What used to take me an hour to walk, I did in 20 minutes.

But I was exhausted. I had never done so much exercise before.

We stopped behind a tree where we paused and I returned to my human form, changed my clothes, and walked the remaining distance to my aunt's house.

Anya: My child, how are you doing with the book?

Mardel: I've studied it all and memorized it.

Ivan: That's my pup, now you can transform.

To my ears, I heard my uncle's voice.

Mardel: Uncle, I approached him and he gave me a hug.

A warm hug, as always.

Ivan: Now you must strengthen that body of yours. I can't teach you anything other than self-defense because I'm a mere human, but your aunt can teach you magic.

Anya: And I'm ready to channel your power so you can perform different spells. You not only need to know how to recite them, but also how to conserve your energy without getting exhausted, or you'll end up aging quickly.

We spent the rest of the day practicing, and this continued for about two weeks. I was lucky to have already graduated, as I didn't have the burden of classes and could take a gap year to strengthen myself and confront my mother to leave home. She thinks I'm a good-for-nothing, but she would be surprised at what I am capable of.

The little that Uncle Ivan could teach me in terms of self-defense would be helpful, considering I have more strength than a normal human.

Akeem: We are good.

Mardel: No doubt about it.

Akeem: When will mother arrive?

Mardel: We don't know, but we must definitely do something to leave.

Akeem: Why don't we leave now while she's not here?

Mardel: Because we have nowhere to go, we don't have money, and we're still poor. We know mother has the resources and money, so we have to wait for her to return and lure her into her old ways. That's when we'll steal the necessary money to flee to a distant country. We've already troubled Aunt Anya enough, we can't ask her to give us the money to escape, as it would put her in danger.

Akeem: So we'll wait.

I said goodbye to my aunt and recited the spell to leave without leaving a trace of my scent, as one never knows who is watching.

When I arrived home, I got rid of my clothes and entered the bathroom.

After a long bath, I came out and went to sleep, keeping the spell in case my mother appeared.

Practicing with my aunt was worth all the effort. I could now recite spells without much difficulty, and I didn't tire easily. I could handle casting three spells in a single day, but that was nothing compared to what she said I should train my body to endure, much more than that.

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