Rebirth of the last flame

Chapter eight: changing pt2

"Dakota..."

I called softly for him before everything suddenly went dark.

By the time I awoke it was already nightfall.

Opening my eyes the first thing I saw was Dakota pressing a cold cloth against my forehead.

"you're awake.." He heaved a sigh of relief as he continued to wipe my forehead. I couldn't say I felt any better, no, in fact, I felt ten times as worst. It was as though something within me was trying to tear out my muscles from the inside and it hurt, I wanted to cry, but I suddenly felt so exhausted that I could barely utter a word. I knew The worst was yet to come.

"What day is it.." I needed to be certain, there was obvious fear written all over my face and I knew he could see it.

The way his brows continued to fold in confusion and worry made me sad and regretful. I couldn't stay any longer. what would he think if he knew my secret. All he asked was my total honesty, but all this time, I've been holding back on him. I felt so ashamed of myself that tears began to form in my eyes.

"hey, you're alright now, there's no need to cry"

He was so kind to me as he wiped my tears, but I couldn't help it.

Gathering my last resolve, I tried to sit up, my head feeling heavy as though it were filled with Led.

"the fourteenth.." Dakota replied to my previous question. concern marred his face.

"The night of the blood moon...I...I need to leave,right now!!" I yelled as I tried to get out of bed only to be held back by Dakota.

"wait a moment.where do you think you're going to?.." He questioned me as his grip on my shoulder became firm.

"p..please let me go...I...I shouldn't be here.I beg of you,let me go..." I begged him, but he just wouldn't listen. I was running out of time!

"I'll let you go only if you tell me what's going on,you woke up moments ago now you speak of leaving ,where do you intend to go??" He demanded an answer but I was in no state of mind to give him one..I was a total mess.

The moon which had previously been hidden behind the clouds began to reveal itself.

oh no, its too late,I can already feel my mind turning shallow,the rate of my beating heart quickened , as the monster that laid dormant within me began to claw it's way out to the surface. my canines were itching as they doubled in size. My body soon turned slack in his arms again.."Makumi..."

*DAKOTA's POV*

Dakota had initially been outside when he heard a loud crash followed by the agonising screams of Makumi, this set him off as he dropped was he had been doing and sprinted into the house and up the stairs to where she was.

upon entering her room, a deep frown showed no his face, his heart racing as panic and anxiety began to rise up within him.

"Makumi!.."

His call was urgent as he ran to her side. what happened to her? she had fine when she went to bed last night, so what could be the matter.

Not to mention how her temperature had spiked, she was literally burning up.

picking her off the wooden floor, Dakota placed her in bed before rushing back out to go get a bowl of cold water and a cloth from the kitchen, but once he returned, the girl was already passed out cold.

until she regained her consciousness, he sat by her side. How long had it been since someone made had him worry like this?

slowly, Makumi's eye began to flutter open and Dakota instinctively heaved a deep sigh of relief. Sadly that relief was short lived.

Not too long after she had woken up, she started to act up again, going on about danger and how she needed to go. Go where?

In a desperate attempt, Dakota tried to calm the girl as she had become hysterical, crying and fighting hard to get out of bed, but he just held her back, reassuring her that everything was alright, but it wasn't as within an instant, Makumi began to convulse in pain once again before falling limp in his arms, what wa's happen?!

He was beyond confused at her display, never had he ever experienced something like this before. just moments ago she was having an episode,now she had....fallen asleep or so he thought.

"Grrrr..."

A low growl filled the room as he held her in his arms. Maybe it was a fever or something. Maybe she was delusional.

With Her eyes cast down It was impossible to read her expression and Dakota could not see animalistic features on her face now, she looked nothing less than feral now.

"are you... alright?"

Dakota asked her again as he tried to lift her up, but as he tried to do that, Makumi grabbed his arm in an iron grip as she pushed Dakota aside with an incredible force, her strength felt so unreal that Dakota couldn't believe it. it was as though she was someone else right now.

"Piggie..?" Dakota called out to her in shock, but was only met with a feral growl as she slowly lifted up her head.

The girl who once hand delicate features now looked like something

else, Dakota's expression turned sour.

Her once brown eyes were now glowing Red with specks of yellow flames swirling in them, heavy breathing as she was frothing at the mouth.

There was a complete turn in her appearance now and it wasn't just a fever.

."GRR!..." She growled again,barring her elongated fangs at Dakota.

As he tried to wrap his mind around what was going on, not even giving him a chance to react, Makumi attacked Dakota.

She had completely lost her mind now, she didn't recognise Dakota anymore. she was in pain and the pain was driving her mad.

"MAKUMI!!snap out of it"

Dakota yelled at her, dodging her attacks, he didn't want to harm her,but she just wasn't holding back. Calling out to her once more, but she was completely out of it and Dakota became uneasy.

Makumi used her razor like claws which had doubled in size to claw and scratch at Dakota as she lounged forward, pinning him down.

He hadn't meant to, but he kicked her off of him, accidentally sending her flying straight into the wall.

" Makumi, please, you need to calm down.."

Her sudden change in behaviour reminded him of a feral wolf, but she was no wolf, so what was causing it?

words of reasoning were pointless now as the moment she got back up on her feet her rage boiled over, staring at Dakota with so much hate and resentment,before jumping out the window.

"WAIT!!"

Dakota yelled, he hadn't expected her to do that as he ran to the window as well, just in time to watch her Land on the ground on her hands and knees like an animal.

something was most definitely wrong with her, he sure of it and his suspicions were affirmed by what he would witness next.

In a grotesque display Dakota watched on as Makumi's limbs began to contort and bend into off positions, her snot grew longer and her body began to cover itself in Fur, her clothes began to rip as she grew bigger in size, right before his very eyes she transformed into a...wolf?

Did his eyes deceive him? or did she truly Just turn into a wolf? how could it be? but she was a Hogllin, not a Lycan.

Dakota had many questions as he stared on, she turned to look up at me with red glowing eyes and snarled before running off into the woods,howling at the full moon.

"ma..kumi??"

Dakota was shocked beyond belief, but how was this possible??

After recovering from his initial Shock, he jumped through the window, transforming into a much larger wolf as he chased after her.

Dakota was unable to wrap his mind around it as he tailed her. she was faster and more agile than her pig form, even her scent was different, but it was still her.

Makumi was fast but Dakota was faster. His mind racing at full speed , trying to come up with an explanation, but he was unable to find any and the only person who could give him any answer was well...

As far as he could tell, Makumi had always been a Hogllin, half pig,half human. But all this while she had been a hybrid? born of two species? he didn't think it was ever possible, but he was wrong.

Taking a detour, he cut through the woods, still keeping an eye on her, once she reached the clearing, Dakota leapt through the air and tackled her to the ground.

Makumi thrashed around as he pinned her down. Seeing her up close now, Dakota could hardly believe that this was Makumi, was this what she meant when she said she was... different?

Her eyes were filled with madness, clearly she had no control over her wolf, instead it controlled her. what was more strange was the fact that her fur had a certain orange and red hue to it, almost as though she was made out of fire when she ran.

"grrr.." Makumi snarled as her features contorted in pain, her features began to morph once more, from wolf to half human to pig and back to wolf and Dakota stepped back. he wanted to help, but how?

could it be the effects of the full moon making her lose control of herself?