My Lycan Demigod

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HANSEL…

“You were in heat, but it baffles me since no one knows your species. If you were a human, then it means you're a syren. Otherwise, what paranormal being are you?” Prince Lean said to me, running his fingers in my hair. “I hope to find out soon.”

I took a deep gulp. One thing I didn't want to experience was leaving his side because I was a lycan. It would be better if he wants me to leave willingly.

My whole body was finally back to normal even though I was weak.

“I'll be leaving back to the mountain. I hope you'll be safe.” He stood and left the room, while I still laid there.

I stared at the roof and turned to my side finally, pondering what it meant to be in heat and what could have happened if he didn't show up for me.

What if those men succeeded in breaking the door? I hoped he wiped their memories or I would be the talk of the palace about how an eunuch went into heat.

After a while, I freshened up, which I did in minutes, dressed up and decided to leave the palace for a while to see what their festival looked like. The whole palace was quiet, which meant that it was a free night for them all.

I wasn't sure if the prince was in his chamber, and I had no plans to go meet him.

The moon was still full and bright, even though the time was fast enough that it would be dawn soon.

‘He went to the mountain.’ I recalled what the prince had said. ‘It will be better to kindly stay with him, in case I go into heat again. What if those men smell that I had just gone into heat? Or the females in heat expect me to knot them?’

I shook my head and started leaving the palace. I recalled going to that mountain with him on the night he bloodfed that official to death, but I wasn't sure if I could get the road straight again.

But I still found my way out of the palace and entered the woods. I didn't walk so fast so I wouldn't miss my way, but I reached a point where I got so tired and decided to take a rest before I resumed.

Whether I reached the mountain or not, the goal was to stay away from the lycans so I won't get myself into trouble. I sat on a tree trunk, resting my elbow on my thighs, looking around in the darkness.

“But I see in the dark. A human can't see in the dark, so I'm not one.” I muttered and sighed. “Gods please help me. I don't want to be a lycan.”

But at that moment, a lycan growl echoed in my ears and I jolted from the tree trunk I was seated on. I looked around, fear gripped me, but there was no one around the corner—just me.

I wiped my eyes, my breath hitched.

“Where did that come from? I've been hearing weird things recently. Is it because I mentioned a lycan?”

‘Weird? I'm not weird, I'm im you, your lycan.’

My lips dropped open. My what? My lycan?

I forgot how to breathe, just gripping the chest of my robe and squeezing it.

‘I've been in you for thousands of years, but something happened and I became inactive. Now I'm awake and we're going to race in the woods tonight.’

My legs gave out and I slumped to the floor.

What was this thing in me talking about? Thousands of years? Became inactive?

I wished it was all a dream that would quickly end. How could I be a lycan? Why should I be? And I've been on this earth for thousands of years? This thing would better be a joke…

I was sure tears slipped from my eyes, but it quickly dried up.

‘We are gamma and must not cry. Have you forgotten me? I'm Yummy, that's what you call me.’

I covered my ears, because I didn't want to hear it speak again.

‘But I don't have memories of our past. Why? Did anything happen? I only know that I've lived in you for thousands of years, and my name is Yummy. I don't even know your name again, nor do I have memories that we shared. Did we have a mate?’

“Stop already! Just stop and leave me.” I screamed in anger, but it only chuffed. “What are you doing? What's funny? Just leave. I'll rather be a human than a lycan.”

It whimpered and then said, ‘Then kill me after I race this one time.’

I'd definitely do that. There's no way I'm being a lycan. Yummy or whatever its name had been, I do not need it.

Uncontrollable tears streamed down my cheeks. I was so scared of what could happen if the prince found out.

‘Then, I'll race and take us to a witch doctor that will kill me if having me will put you in danger. I won't force you to accept me again.’ It said in my mind and I quickly heaved a big sigh of relief.

Better. I had nothing to do with it, so it would have to die and I would leave my life in peace.

I felt as though something was crawling out of my body, only to see furs rising from my skin. Claws pierced out, and just in a blink of an eye, my bone snapped, sending excruciating pain all over me.

My breath caught and my head flung backwards. The sound of my bones snapping repeatedly, my eyes shut and how my muscles became so tensed. I opened my mouth to screech aloud but a mighty growl tore through my lips and my eyes flung wide open.

I felt caged, as though I was into a mighty body. I could see through, perceive so much that I felt like throwing up. I had that strength that was kinda extraordinary…then my lycan took off, paws slamming on the ground as it raced deeper into the woods.

I couldn't stop smiling. It was so fun that I even forgot the pain I felt when I shifted.

‘It won't be painful next time. You will control your transformation henceforth.’ It said to me and I nodded. ‘But it's not necessary to even tell you since you're going to kill me.’

Hearing it say those things, I felt so much pity. I loved how we ran in the woods. It was so lovely I didn't want us to stop, but killing it was the only way for me to live.

‘The prince will protect you, so I'll just die after so many years of being in slumber. That's so painful, but I can't have you die in his hands if he doesn't want a lycan.’

I exhaled deeply, “Mad at me?”

‘No, I'm not. I'm just going to miss you. What about we go to the festival?’

“It's risky. They can't know my gender.” I said and shut my eyes.

‘Oh, I see. We are seen as masculine.’

I had to cheer up to cherish the little moment with my lycan because I wouldn't do this again, so I let it take over me and we raced across, passing by trees, brushing the grasses and stepping on the dried leaves.

I giggled so much.

‘We are going to meet the witch. I can smell candles and herbs.’

I almost told her not to, but gods won't save my ass.

As we were reaching a certain hut where the scent of those candles came from, my muscles began rippling back into my body.

My lycan grunted as it let me take over my senses fully again, then I found myself standing tall before the hut, wide open, with candles burning in the room.

I hesitated, tears clouded my eyes. Now I understood why the humans wished to be paranormal beings, but if the prince had no issue with his species, I shouldn't be doing this to myself when I have a close friend now.

‘Go! The prince can't be back to the palace before you or he will suspect you.’

How it wasn't even feeling bad about what I wanted to do. It still marveled me how I'd lived thousands of years.

Lastly, I summoned the courage and went into the hut. I sat there, staring at the mirror before me, until a woman walked out.

I didn't have to speak. Maybe she just read my mind with her powers, then handed over to me a cylinder bottle which I couldn't stop staring at.

“Your lycan can't be killed. You can only subdue it and it goes back into slumber again.” She said to me and sat on the floor. “Empty the container once and that's it.”

I swallowed the lump that rose to my throat.

‘Why not take it after we run back to the palace? The prince is still in the mountain.’ My lycan suggested.

I gazed at the woman and told her the same thing which she agreed on, then I gave her the little money I had with me.

“If anything, do not forget the way back here.” She stated as I was about to leave.

I couldn't hold it but broke into sobs the moment I left the hut. If I stayed with my lycan, the prince would know from afar.

I also transformed easily this time and raced back to the palace. It was before the gate that I transformed into my human form and entered.

As I reached my room and sat down, I unsealed the bottle and emptied it at once, because I knew it would be difficult if I waited.

In minutes, I felt empty again. I lost those senses I had acquired a few hours ago. I became a human without extraordinary power again.

It was painful, but I had to let go…just so I could survive in this palace.