Briar
The moment my skin made contact with the gem's smooth surface, the world around me disappeared in a blinding flash of silver light. I gasped, the sound echoing strangely in the void I now found myself in.
Images flooded my mind, so vivid and intense that I felt like I was living them rather than just seeing them. A massive silver wolf, more majestic and powerful than any I'd ever encountered, bounded through a moonlit forest. Its fur shimmered like starlight, each step leaving glowing paw prints in its wake.
"Holy s**t," I breathed, awe overwhelming me as I felt the wolf's strength course through my veins. "Is this... me?"
The scene shifted abruptly, and I found myself in a dimly lit room. A newborn baby lay in an ornate cradle, its tiny fists clenched as it wailed. But what stru
