Howl Your Appellations

Game Over

Lissana Mons

  Ah god! f**k! Why was her skin so hot?! I could barely keep my hands on her arms. Why was she burning? Did the stench manage to seep through her skin? Aggghh!! She left blisters on my palms, what in the f**k? What is happening?! Gah!! Aghh…

Stay still, Lissana. It's just burns, it's not the end of the world. She just somehow manifested something, and it might have something to do with the faes. She read the book, but I don't think it makes things easier. It's old and the only valuable information in it is the places Skia managed to find. The Appellations she wrote down are way out of date and the information about the faes is common knowledge by now. Boen can't possibly fend off the faes and us Weres just by reading a book. When she leaves, I'll grab all the faes and bring them back to Prince. I don't know what he'll do to them, but he's been mourning for them for so long, the only way to make sense of this is to have him reunited with his fallen comrades.

In the meantime, I'll lie low above this tree, and wait until Boen leaves. The stench isn't too powerful within the cliff but the house and the cave tunnel might kill an unsuspecting animal…

I hope I made the right decision. I didn't mean to get too rough with her but her body was so hot I couldn't find the right amount of strength in my grip. But if that's the reason why she'll leave then, I guess, good for me. This will be the last time I'll see her, which is for the best, for me, for her and for the forest.

The sun's beginning to prepare for Luna. I wonder when she'll decide to leave. If, by any chance, that she doesn't leave, I'll be forced to wreck her entire house and lose the chance of befriending her again in a hopeful future I still allow myself to selfishly root for. But there's a low probability of her deciding to stay. Not only did I threaten to destroy her house, I also threatened to make her leave myself. If she's smart she'll leave. And I know for a fact that that girl has a brain.

As the time slowly bites away at the sky, more and more animals and Weres get sucked inside an Airy where they turn into non-sentients. I can feel Prince's hostility as I lay in wait. The trees and ground feel so tense and bothered, it's like there's just too much sadness inside that boy's body, that the earth and the wood decided to take on that burden as well. Prince lost his mother, the Queen, during the Calamity and I can empathize with that. It's a mother's instinct to protect their children. They're built different, or maybe get rebuilt when they become mothers. The sense of self they have extends to their children and I think it's insane. I don't think I'll ever see myself as a mother, I'm too damaged from having one I loved too much. I wonder if Prince feels the same.

I didn't think she'd leave so soon, she's still wearing the same dress I dirtied earlier which makes me guilty, admittedly. I wish she should have at least changed for a cleaner outfit but who I am to tell her what to wear when I've given her so little time to prepare.I don't remember what necessities regular humans need to bring with them to the city, but she's only carrying one bag. It feels light. Maybe she doesn't own the place after all? She's just a squatter who got the shortest end of the stick. And speaking of sticks, why is she carrying a fancy one with her? Is it because she's scared of Krolo or something? A stick won't be much of a match against an experienced Were like Krolo, but she doesn't have to worry about that. He's busy with other things and doesn't want to risk his pack getting mauled over by a bunch of trees and s**t.

I stared intensely at Boen until she entered the tunnel. That will be the last time I see her, it's not ideal but, well, at the very least I got to see her go. She'll be safer in the city, she doesn't have to worry about the faes, the Weres and me. She'll be happy.

I jumped down the tree and tried to make out what's going on through the tunnel. The thick purple stench still pulsates through, so I couldn't really see anything. I worry about Boen but she seems to be immune from the stench, so the trees probably won't squash her. No sound of harm or anything crashing down either. She'll be alright.

Up the wooden stairs of the cabin I go. Wow, s**t’s actually a pretty fancy cabin. They got automatic lights and sprinklers and everything. It would be better if I was in full form but something's telling me that I should enter as a human. I have to be careful even if the scent is faint. I still don't understand why it's split between the cabin and the tunnel, but it makes it easier for me to free the faes. I could have sworn there were two hanged from up the balcony. Maybe I remember wrong. Take a deep breath and be as quick as possible.

The whole living room is a mess except for the center. I can't believe this. She actually figured it out. She was untying them all the whole time but why does it feel like she intends to come back for them...she can't possibly...Shit!!!

Shit! s**t! s**t!! s**t!! Why didn't I notice her bag?! Something was clearly inside it that felt off. How many is she carrying? Does she really think she'll get help in this sort of situation? ...Oh no... She's going to look for Reese, isn’t she?!!

Shit! For f**k's sake! Boen that whole-ass i***t! She's going to get herself killed. The f**k should I do?!? Prince, Krolo or some other pack, who's going to find her first?! s**t, I got no f*****g time to think, if I run at full force might be able to save her! If she dies, what am I going to do with myself? I have to risk it. Going on High mode won’t guarantee that I’ll save her, but I’ll be able to buy time until someone else can…

Just let out your howl, scream your appellations, “I’m Bone and Fang! Pack October’s Alpha! The Hybrid Monster! YALL BETTER LISTEN AND f**k OFF!! BOEN IS MINE!!!”

I need to stay conscious until I find her. I smell rancid, every tree, bush and fae are going to make sure I get ripped to shreds, but they’re no match for my appellations. Go on give it a try you s**t f***s. You’re all just sticks and leave in the end. 

The forest is even more out of shape and distorted than it was before. Everything is trying to trample me which makes me thrilled beyond comprehension. My body and bloodlust is at its prime. I was born to destroy everything in sight. No giant wooden puppet’s gonna come between me and f*****g s**t up for the idiots who’s going to hurt Boen. I can smell her! She crossed the stream! I smell fresh blood and dry flesh!! s**t please let me make it! 

I don’t know if it’s fear or bloodlust that surged through my body, but there’s too much blood for it to be just Boen’s. The further I go in I see injured Weres, mostly wolves from Krolo’s pack. I’m about to lose my senses. There's too much gore. I reach a certain clearing that never existed before and there’s a puddle of blood with a severed human leg. And Krolo’s head that has been bashed in, his wolf form unable to withstand the impact of the monster’s arms. Prince is standing in the middle of the blood puddle. He’s holding her bag, but where’s Boen?

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Everything that happened after that was a blur of red, black and blue. I remember Reese and Imus instructing me  to do something. I don’t remember anything that happened after that. Everything about me felt heavy and all I could see was red.