Ultima, Octavia Of The Black Moon

Chapter Eleven-Feminine Creatures

Bringing forth my wolf side on command was a challenge at first. I knew I could do it, I just had to focus. Tessa just watches as I attempt our only real chance to turn her. My vision grew more defined, no matter how far away something was I could enhance it simply by focusing on it. I clumsily stepped towards the mirror to see for myself what I was doing. My orangish red curls draping my shoulders with my black glossy eyes staring back at me. Tess waits patiently staring at my attempt.

I focus on my nose and ears like I saw Hailey do, next my body grew slightly, along with my snout and ears. I could hear everything everywhere around us and outside in the woods, it was so much. The smells! I could smell the flowers on the opposite end of the castle and down a few floors where someone was growing them in their window. I could taste the ooze dripping from my elongated teeth, I smiled in the mirror, sure enough I look sinister. Dark red fur with rust colored highlights came forth out of me. What could any one see me as now but a beast?

Tessa comes up to me so I take her gently. “Once I start I cant stop” My voice deeper than before.

She nods, so I tilt her head to the side to prepare myself for if she tries to fight back. My fangs slide into her with ease, she jolts but stops herself from moving. I gently hold her as I feel a part of me slowly wash over her, spreading warmth through her from within. When it reaches her toes I feel the moment is complete and slowly retract from the base of her neck.

She had stayed silent and looking at her now I could see it was not out of fear. Tessa was sharpened and fixated on her bodies changes though she seemed alright. A bit sweaty but nothing a cool cloth couldn't fix. I however can taste her still in my throat. Sweet apple jelly like Mama use to make in the fall. It's more than that though. I can taste how powerful she will be, my hearing was alerted with hers to the bustling outside. Things must be underway for the ceremony. Her hearing was better than mine, but I could still feel how much more powerful I am than she is. I've always been so close to Tess, this is deeper, more bonded. This is where we are meant to be. Tessa begins shaking before collapsing down to lay on the floor.

“Hold on Tess. I remember coming in and out of these sweaty shivers last night. You're scent has changed too, you smell richer and sweeter. I know it worked You will just have to stay in for the night and I will come check on you as often as I can. No one will be expecting you at the ceremony and I can explain this all to Eso at some point tonight." I draw the bed for her before laying her in it, she may be warm now but soon she will be wanting all these down feather comforters to warm her. Lifting her is now effortless, my strength as a wolf is easily ten times more than it ever was before. I gently place her head on the pillow before kissing her cheek good bye.

“Rest Tess.”

She's already passed out but a part of me knows she understands what I am telling her. My garments now hung loosely and I realize I will have a difficult time explaining this to Hailey. Leaving her room I smelled something unpleasant yet vaguely familiar. Instead of turning left to go to Lord Eso's room I went right, to the spiral staircase. I followed the stench to the lower level to a gray door. I heard the faintest of mercy whimpers, I opened the door to find what my senses suspected.

Before me sat a woman with shoulder length wavy brown hair, wearing a green sleeveless dress. The bottom stopped at her hip on one side then tapered down to her calf on the other. Her knee high boots and waist belt were of brown leather and brass details. She wore a style of glove going to the elbow, that tied around the middle finger making a 'V' shape. However I was in disbelief seeing how she was using a hot rod. It is used for heating hair spun around it to form curls but was instead being pressed against a small woman with olive skin and straight black hair. Her face had multiple burns on one cheek, while the brown haired woman pressed the rod firmly to the Black haired servants other cheek.

“STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AT ONCE!” I'm still shocked this is needing stated!

The brown haired woman released the rod with arrogance, letting it slip to hit the floor. The servant woman fumbled to grab it before holding it on the wooden end. She placed it back in the container of hot stones before bowing and standing with her Lady.

“So this is the little pet Alpha has brought home to command us.” Her precision was deadly, She is a much stronger Wolf than these maids. “You will need to toughen up princess unless you want to end up my play thing like this Omega” Her face expressionless as she spews her words. She reaches out slapping the omega hard enough to make her adjust her footing.

“Enough of this.” My voice deep and powerful

My eyes I'm positive are glistening black. Her energy shifts to hone in on me, I don't loose track of her as she hurls the chair she was sitting on directly at me and I take the hit letting the wood splinter out across the room. I know not to loose sight of her as she lunges, pinging off the wall to come attack me before the chairs' slivered pieces hit the ground. Her eyes meet my awaiting sights and panic sets into her as I give her a spin kick to her obnoxious head. I make contact then rush at her, ready to slice open her face before a strong arm wrapped around my stomach, stopping me from continuing any further damage.

It was the Beta Alcrea. “What have you done Isaura!”

“Making sure everyone stays in line” she gently snarls at him “I never laid a finger on the precious luna. She is the one who wanted to challenge me.”

Alcrea looks around at the scene and at the Omega standing diligently, “Not this again Isaura?”

Rolling her eyes to meet his she stated “The Omega got my curls wrong. If the rod is too hot it burns my hair...” she tilted her head and widened her eyes to the Omega. “Now she's learned if the rod is too hot it can burn” using the most sarcastic tone she could manage while blood dripped from her lip.

“Omega go get a new assignment, send one of the others to replace you of your duties for your Gamma Female.”

The woman scurried off past us when I realized Alcrea's arm was still around me, keeping my eyes still focused on this Gamma Isaura I demanded “Alcrea release me”

He gave a slight breathy snort befire stating clearly, “Luna, forgive me but I fear the moment I release you, you shall pounce on our Gamma Female Isuara and continue to test out your new found powers. Though that sounds delightful for many, I'm sorry to say now is not the time for it.”

“I said, release me” My skin burned like it was on fire and I knew he could feel it. I was ready to hurt her pretty little face like she was doing to that Omega woman.

“Until the ceremony and until you beat our highest ranking female, I am not bound to follow your orders yet Luna. Only Alpha's” He was enjoying not letting me get my way.

He pulled me back slowly from the room before closing the door on Isaura's and My locked eyes. His hand annoyed me so I took it, positioning my thumb in his thumb's squishy like base, pressing and twisting his wrist upward as I stepped behind him with his arm locked there in my grasp. I was fast and with out warning. The surprise was all mine when I felt his foot meet my elbows knocking away the grip I had so that he now stood facing me.

“You're very aggressive for a Lady human. Are you and your sister both this way or is she more the feminine type.” His smirking face taunted me.

I began throwing jabs at him making contact only a few times but when I did they shocked him with how much weight I was putting behind it. He made jabs at me but he refused to make contact, which in turn only frustrated me. I don't give in or let up, its only when I finally manage to get on his back and wrap my arm around his neck that he concedes to me.

He taps out before standing to stretch, “Alright Luna. Feel better now?” He asked while offering me a hand up.

“I guess so.” I didn't like that he wasn't giving his all but I honestly felt better just getting the aggression out.

“Alpha wont like that You are being introduced to everyone before he makes the announcement officially here in just a little while.”

“Why not?”

“He is proud to have finally of found his mate. I am happy for him, I've known him for years but I have never seen this side of him. I'll have to admit, that I am excited for myself just the same.”

I lifted an eyebrow in curiosity “What does him finding a mate have to do with you.”

“Once a Beta is declared, the Alpha creates a magikal bond with him. Its done so that Beta's won't know who their mate is until his Alpha has claimed someone as their own mate. Guaranteeing the Beta devotes his full attention and life to his Alpha and that Alpha never leads alone. Not all Alpha's choose to make this bond but Alpha Eso did. So even if I were to be around my mate everyday I wouldn't entirely know who she was to me because of the bond. She might know but would never fully feel that way until the bond with Alpha was broken”

“Oh I see, so this is sort of a big day for you too, me being announced as the mate of Alpha and future Luna releases you of that bond. So what will you do if you find her here tonight?” I asked him

“I would be so happy to know we found each other, I would want to spend every second with her learning every breath it took to make her just so right for me. Until then I will continue entrancing available women to satisfy my needs” He chuckled

Yup, he was a smooth talker. Very handsome and well dressed. If he uses his charms on my sister I will fight him and not hold back. “Luna, I am going to escort you to yours and Alpha's chambers where you will need to remain until you are escorted to the ceremony later this evening”

“Understood.” I pout. “You know you are a pretty decent fighter”

“Your praise is appreciated Luna. I was going to say the same to you, its unlike most humans who have been turned to be so quick to adjusting to Werewolf life. You are a remarkable creature.”