Chapter Nine

"Okay, when you're doing a jump. I want you to shift. I actually want to see what this wolf looks like." Seraphine announced when we started our training on the following morning. I was starting to get the hang of all this training. Each time I moved, my muscles became a little less sore. I feel like I'm improving. I watched as Seraphine grabbed the long ended sword. We had done this practice a few times, She would swing towards my mid section and then I would jump to avoid the blow. This time, instead of leaping over to land on my hands, I would be landing on my paws instead. No one had really had the chance to see Reya up close, there was something to be said about white wolves, though I never really understood the meaning behind them. My brother's wolf was an offwhite color with dark splotches, but Reya.. Reya was a stark white wolf from head to paw. I was nervous to let her out, afraid of what others would see in her. 

I ran towards Seraphine, I watched for the exact moment where she swung the weapon towards my center, I leaped, and triggered my shift. This action would shred through my clothes and as I landed down, I landed gracefully on the four paws of Reya's form. Seeing through her eyes was like seeing through a magnified glass. Everything was clearer through her. We pranced for a moment, Reya's personality was very... confident. She was a bit conceited with herself, but I never really minded it. We turned to look back at Seraphine, whose eyes had widened in response. She looked like a mixture of recognition, fear, and admiration filled her. "Holy shit!" Seraphine exclaimed and put her hand out to pet our muzzle. "That's fucking wild, can't say I was expecting that. White wolves are incredibly rare." She said and then shifted to her own dark and copper colored wolf to continue our training. 

At the end of our session I shifted back. Zayden was there to hand me a change of clothes but what was more surprising was Kaine standing behind him with a perplexed look on his face. As I pulled on the dark tanktop and leggings and slipped back into my shoes. He continued to have this hardened look on his face that I just couldn't read. "Come with me." He demanded as he reached out and took me by the hand. I could do little but follow as he practically dragged me back into the packhouse. A few minutes later, I found myself situated in a chair at the library as Kaine was feverishly digging through the books on the shelves. I didn't understand what had gotten into him all of a sudden, I sat there quietly as he dug through the books quickly. He seemed to be searching for something in particular. 

"What's the name of your wolf?" He suddenly asked. I sucked in a deep breath, opening the water bottle that Seraphine had tossed me on my way up here. "Reya." I replied, Kaine suddenly paused for a moment and then reached his arm higher for a different set of books, apparently finding what he was looking for. He settled down at the table with the book in hand and flipped through the pages until he found what he was looking for. There was an illistrated image there that looked like my wolf and then an article that followed after. 

"I don't know how to tell you this, but stark white wolves are extremely rare. Possessing a White Wolf is basically like being true Alpha Royalty. It's abnormal to have wolves of solid colors. A white one signifies not only pure blood but also primarily some unique special abilities. White wolves are like.. elders of our culture, stronger than the others but Reya in particuar. Well Wolves are given to us at a specific age. When we die, our wolves are passed along to another through the grace of the Goddess. Anyway I'll let you read it for yourself." Kaine said as he passed the book around in front of me so I could read the contents. 

Reya - The White Guardian 

Nicknamed Reya the Reaper, or Reya the Ghost Wolf. This She-Wolf is part of the sixteen Guardian Wolves. The originals of the beasts that have been granted to the Shifter Race. Primarily gifted to the True-Alpha shifters. She is known for her special abilities and above average strength that she gifts to her human counterparts. Unlike other Wolves, Reya is only reborn and gifted to a user once every hundred years. Reya's rebirth normally predates a time of great strife for her people, for each time this particular Guardian Spirit is reborn, War normally befalls the lands she is born to within a small frame of time. This Wolf is seen as The Ghost Wolf because where she goes, death and war will soon follow. A guardian of great ability, Reya is gifted to a user, at a time where her people are most vulnerable. If this Guardian Wolf is seen... Know that trouble is ahead... 

I stared at the few words written in the article there, and I closed the book. I stared down at the title of the book. The Sixteen Guardian Wolves - Alexander Thorne 

Reya, Is this true? I asked my wolf. There was quiet for a few moments before I felt her stir. 

Basically, though the nicknames are quite insulting. They believe that my appearance triggers a sequence of events that ultimately ends with mass amounts of death. I've been reported as an Omen, but that isn't true. The Goddess chooses a host for us based on many different factors. If she fears for her children, she sends a Guardian, even if that war is between factions of her own children. 

So, there's going to be some kind of serious war happening? 

At this time, it's unclear. I can't tell the future, Valeria. I do feel that something big is about to happen. There is tension already in the air, I can feel it. 

What are these special abilities though? 

Don't jump the gun. I can tell you about them, but first you need to figure out who you are. I am only born to true Alpha children. Someone with real strength to handle my form. I can spell that out for you, you aren't, and never were an Omega. You need to find your father. 

My Dad? He's just some Omega asshole that left me. 

Sweet girl. Jordon isn't your father, nor is he Zayden's.