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Hakan looked up at Evan, "Do not fear, she will not lose her individuality. In fact, her personality will overcome Freki's" The boy moved closer to Evan and Melissa, motioning for the man to lie the girl down in the middle of the protective rune. Freki followed him.

"It is a shame that Munin is not here. She knows the true tales. Such as why Sol is forever chased by Skoll." The boy began walking around Melissa, every few paces, making an additional rune marking to the circle.



He looked at his work and nodded, content. "It is not because he wishes to devour her, although he will when the time comes, but because he wished to woo her, but Skoll is a monster, as is his father, and his father's father. What goddess would wish such a burden on herself?"

He stepped back, his words silent on the winds, but Melissa would hear his words inside her head. "Ravenous is the wolf, and ravenous is the soul. For knowledge, for power." Melissa would see the shape of the wolf slowly dissolve and then become a woman who then merged with the girl. The woman's voice whispered the secrets of shapechanging, sharing her knowledge and her power.

Melissa would then feel a great hunger from the wolf, for flesh. A hunger as if she'd waited years to eat. Now Melissa could become not just a cat, but a wolf full grown and capable of killing. A loss of innocence if you will.For she would also know Hakan's true identity, that of the boy who would be Tyr. he who would make it possible for the gods to bind Fenrir, at the cost of his own arm, so it was destined to be, so the wolves would be commanded by him.

Someone is playing with me... someone powerful enough to hide from the wind itself...or I have lost the ability to see the world with my true senses sweatdrop *That thought actually worried her a little... she had spent a lot of time so very powerless after Gabriel... guarded by Munin and Hono, for the sake of the entire world... Karasu turned to look at him, the antique dress sleeve trailing in the snow, tracing patterns that were a lot deeper than a couple little pieces of velvet should have*A tower...old but untouched by Gaia's Breath... a day and a bit, perhaps longer if I can not find a better way around a bad looking cliff face*her scowl returned as she turned to face a quick gust tugged at her hair to get her attention* and a storm coming up from behind us...fast, I can slow it down a bit, but not by more than a day.. You know I have never been good with winter storms

In her dream she was too tired to keep up, she couldn't go anymore, and everyone was leaving her behind, becoming distant shadows. There was nothing to to do but sit in snow and cry.

"Evan, Hakan, Karusu, please come back!" she yelled, "Don't leave me here!"

The door appeared, whispers from the void were carried by the wind of a gathering winter storm.

They don't care. You're a burden, a foolish mortal who bumbles into things she has no part in. I can teach you what they would never dare show you. If you don't let me out of here though, you'll die a painful death.

"Why? You didn't make me this way to help, you just wanted to use me! I'm not listening to you anymore!"

Then you will soon get to know Hel. My spirit will converge elsewhere.





As the shape of the woman took form from the wolf the door burst open of its own accord, and the cold became intense, even in the cavern where Melissa slept, the temperature would plunge. The fire turned blue, absorbing heat instead of emmiting it. In the dream, the door was beggining to crack the dreamscape with the darkness of the void. Nails, the mere tips of Ymir's nails were tearing away at the seal, below was an icy claw the size of a small country, a spiritual manifestation of Ymir's true form. A harsh voice roared from the void.



Ymir was threatening to break the seal, sending the girl to Hel and returning his collected spirit to be dispersed througout Gaia. Nevertheless, the merger continued despite Ymir's posturing. Melissa turned around, screaming at the door.

"No, get back old man!" she yelled, "Get back where you belong, now!"

With those words, the door slammed shut, the dreamscape repaired, and the seal remained, but there was still a final whisper before the door vanished. This was for the other presence, not Melissa.

What of my progeny? And what of Narfi, and what of Vali? The grudge will not be forgiven, nor forgoten.

In her dream, Melissa felt a slight pain from the change, a change she was in control of, yet guided through step. Her eyes yellowed. Her hair turned grey before growing everywhere. There was an expansion of the ribcage, an evening of the limbs followed by an extension of the tail bone. Fingers narrowed into paws with sharp nails. Her nose extended to a muzzle, blackening an moistening as her teeth sharpened. When the change was complete, Melissa would wake up healthy, only she wouldn't be human.



Melissa was indeed a wolf physically, and a very hungry one at that, though she resisted that hunger. Mentally, she was still Melissa. A funny as she stood up, a wolf caught in torn winter clothing and a heavy coat. She pawed at the ground, shaking and pawing off clothes that were more of an annoyance in her new form. Amazingly, she felt comfortable, because she had the feeling she could change back whenever she wanted to. Right now though, the fur was warm, and comfortable, and she didn't want the pain of another transformation.

"You're a God?" she asked, sitting down.

What she said might have been clear to Hakan, but to anyone else, it would sound like a wolf panting in some indescernable pattern.

What a tangled web the ancients weave...*Karasu shok her head with a bit of a smile, spreading her hands out before her, palms facing eachother. For a moment Evan would likely be able to see the strands of pure air that she had wrapped arround her fingers, the lines crossing and weaving together to create a latice almost like a childs game of "cats cradle". Karasu studied her creation for a monet before the lines dissapeared from sight again and a wild wind wipped about the pair before racing off through the forest, shaking snow off of trees all the way down the mountain and even starting a minor avalanche* let the storm come then... but I do not like the idea of being tracked like some common prey stare

*the lady turned back towards the cave, changing back to her light grey outfit from the morning with a thought* The tea will have gotten cold buy now...and likely the children will be hungry..

*It was all a mess again, she didn't have a clue what they were after from this little quest... well she knew the story, but why go looking for trouble like this? Didn't the legends say that the girl was guarded by a giant or some such thing, Karasu could not remeber the entire tail... in fact she could not remeber where she had heard it from in the first place! But the gods of the past were all supposed to be gone, lost to the ages by now, so how was it that the lot of them kept popping up in this time? The elements were eternal, but gods were created by men and like men they only lasted so long.*

A nod, it wasn't like she could speak much english as a dog, and she didn't know if the others could speak wolf.

Melissa walked up to Karusu and apologetically nuzzled her leg with the side of her face. Everything was so confusing, first she was part cat and now she was a wolf, it made her wonder if she had been dreaming the whole time. Sharp teeth bit into her paw.

"Yelp!"

That felt real enough. This was scary yet cool at the same time, and she wasn't even worried about remaining a wolf, because she felt like she could change back whenever she wanted. Hopefully her feeling was right.



Pounce, she ran forward and jumped into him, her forepaws on his chest with quite a deal of force. If he didn't kill her, she'd slobber all over his face with puppy style kisses. Shleck, yuck, eww!

Hakan chuckled, and moved towards Karasu, "Milady, permit me. The storm will not pass this night. " He turned to Evan and Melissa, "We should also feed the cub, before she devours us.." Without another word, Geri turned and ran off into the night. He would be back shortly with food.