Guardian of Evanacliffs

Let's start with me telling something about myself, shall we? My name is Olivera Lupus, I am 19 years old now and as you might have guessed, I live in a small village called Evanacliffs. The village is known for its dark enchanting forest just as its location close to the coast of the ocean. Evanacliffs become my home the moment I was born. Literally. I became bound to it the second my mother died. Everything that used to be normal started to change drastically. I don't think you could understand me now. Let me start from the beginning of the story by telling you a legend. A legend about the people of Evanacliffs. Our people. Well, people….. I don't know if you can call us that anymore. The story goes that about 3000 years ago, the goddess of the moon, named Nyx, had a dream. She dreamt about the end of species and the death of the earth. She was spooked about it and started to take countermeasures against this phenomenon. Herefore she chose twenty forests from across the earth to protect the earth and its species. This was to secure it from dying. She foresaw that the destruction would be caused by the hand of humankind which made her decision to step in. She selected twenty guardians to protect the twenty forests spread over the globe. Each guardian was a trusted warrior, created by the goddess of the moon to protect her but as time went by, her fear for the earth and its species became more important Each warrior was given a forest. It was to become their new home, live, and future. As a gift to her new peace bringers, the goddess of the moon gave every warrior an animal spirit to bind with just as a longer lifespan. One warrior named Aria Vulpes chose the spirit of a fox. He could use its cleverness and swiftness to protect the gifted area. Another warrior chose a tiger as these creatures are used to live alone in solitary but have the power to fight back when needed. One even chose a wolf to merge with because of their hearing and sense of smell. The last warrior was Cana Lupis. She is said to be my ancestor. After gaining their gifts and location from the goddess, the guardians scattered across the world to their new homes and lives. All with their new tasks freshly in mind. Time went by and the humankind started to evolve. From simple people with minds to survival, they changed to people doing everything to feel alive. Wars started and ended and the same counts for centuries and eras. The Guardians lived together in harmony with humankind. The guardians mated with humans and reproduced just like normal humans did. The only difference was the outcome of the child as every hybrid child was going through a selection process executed by the goddess herself. With every birth of a hybrid, things would happen. The baby would be marked with a small birthmark under its left ear. This mark was to predict its future life. This process also happened in Evanacliffs, the home of Cana Lupis. Even though guardians like Cana were meant to live for an extraordinary time, there would still be a time that they had to die. The next born guardian would then be selected by the goddess out of the preselected children. These children would have been marked with a blue waterdrop while the others were marked with a tiny paw print. The last group, with the mark of the paw prints, where the broad majority here in Evanacliffs as only one could be the next guardian. It was said that the baby’s, marked with the paw prints, started their lives off normal but when they reached the age of 16, they started to change into shapeshifters. They could change into real wolves while only some guardians had the power to do so. Two hundred and fifty years ago, all hell broke loose in Evanacliffs. The humans were sick of all the hybrids running around like they owned the place and started a riot against them which eventually turned into a war. The war lasted for ten years and accounted for a lot of losses for the humans as well as the hybrids. Eventually, the wolves were banished and the guardian beheaded. The new chosen guardian however never gave up its true purpose to protect the area. The humans won but still, no one dared to step even one foot in the forest. About one hundred and 12 years ago, my grandfather found my grandmother after a long time. She was just passing through Evanacliffs as she was afraid to stay too long. This was because of the story’s told within our own and the surrounding villages. My grandfather begged here to stay and for a while, it seemed that he succeeded. But of course, his happiness didn’t stay for long.