The Goddess

Samuel is the former lover of Arnanta's daughter. He chose to leave the kingdom of Werewolfia for a while because he still could not accept Arnanta's departure. However, here he meets a human named Brizella who has disturbed his sleep.

"So, do you belong to the wolf nation?" asked Brizella to the point.

"The wolf nation? Why do you know all about that? Do you also know about my people's enmity with the vampire nation?" Sam pressed.

Brizella could not possibly tell that she knew all this from her boyfriend, Jeff, who is a vampire.

"I'm just looking at the fairy tales I've read," said the girl.

Her smile was very sweet. Her eyes were a yellowish hazel color, similar to the eyeballs of the wolf nation. Her hair was a light brown color, as light as her skin, reminding Samuel of someone.

"I am indeed a wolf nation, I can change shape at will and then return to human, but during the full moon, I turn into a wolf temporarily and cannot return to human until the full moon is over," Sam told us a little about himself.

Actually, Brizella already knew a little from Jeff that the wolf nation would transform into wolves during the full moon.

"Hem, then what did you go to a dangerous forest like this for?" the man asked back.

The girl was silent. There was no way she could tell him that she wanted to find her parents. She was afraid that Samuel might ruin her whole mission.

"Just going on a temporary vacation," the girl replied casually.

"Vacation? In the middle of this very dangerous forest?" asked Samuel in surprise.

"I actually came here because I wanted to find my biological parents. My mom told me she found me in this forest," said Brizella, who was finally honest.

Brizella's smile, eyes hair was similar to someone Samuel knew.

"If you only rely on information from your mother, are you sure you'll get it? Did your mom give you any other clues?" the man asked.

"Here!" Brizella shows us a bracelet with 'Na' written on it.

Samuel was increasingly convinced that this beautiful girl in front of him was not an ordinary human being. Her bracelet that she said came from her biological mother, plus Brizella is not the child of her current mother.

"I can help you find your family, don't worry I'm not an evil werewolf!" he explained.

"But you almost pounced on me earlier!" said the girl.

"That was, when I thought that you wanted to disturb my sleep!" she chuckled.

Samuel finally told me that he lived in the kingdom of Werewolfia, a kingdom inhabited by thousands of wolves. The kingdom was led by a chieftain and king named Marcus and his wife, Giselle. Unfortunately, their daughter, Arnanta died because of a fight with vampires. Now, they are in a quandary because Giselle and Marcus have no other offspring besides Arnanta.

"Then I heard rumors of a prophecy that a goddess of mixed blood would come to save my people," he explains.

"A goddess? Why is she called a goddess?" the girl asked curiously. 

"Because she was born of mixed blood. According to my people's beliefs, a person born to a wolf nation and a pure human is a goddess and a god. One day she will save the two nations from the cruelty of the vampires," he said.

"Was there ever a goddess in the kingdom before?" Brizella was getting excited to ask.

"There are already 6 goddesses who saved my people. My ancestors were saved by all of them. However, we are still waiting for the 7th goddess," he retorted.

"Don't you hate humans too? But why do you consider the child born between humans and the wolf nation to be your savior goddess?" Brizella was even more astonished.

"We may hate the human race, but those goddesses are special children because they were born in an unusual way," Samuel did not tire of explaining to the girl.

"Then, why don't you just marry a human and give birth to many gods and goddesses so that your nation will be protected by vampires?" Brizella was still curious.

"Generally, my people are strongly opposed to human-wolf relations. If it is already done, they will exterminate the human who has a relationship with the wolf nation. After that, they marry off the wolf people to fellow wolf people," he said.

"How cruel!" chirped Brizella.

"That's my nation!" he chuckled.

"Your people amaze me because you hate humans, yet you privilege the children born to them," she said.

"Because their birth was destined. The power between the two nations made them born very special. That's why we privilege the gods and goddesses so much because they are so great at surviving to be born in the midst of this hostility," he explained.

Brizella nodded in understanding. Now, she knew why the wolf nation was desperate for the 7th goddess, because it wanted to destroy the vampire nation.

"But I wonder about your bracelet, it doesn't look like a normal bracelet!" Sam voiced his opinion.

"I don't know, maybe I'll find out for myself later," the girl muttered.

"Do you want to come with me to werewolfia?" the man asked.

Jeff's shadow returned as he said "no! don't follow him!" he pleaded.

"I don't think so, I'm afraid of being eaten by your people!" the girl chuckled.

"No, I'll definitely tell them first," Sam was still trying to seduce her.

"Thank you. But I still want to find my mom," she explained.

"Who knows, you might find the answer to your question there," Sam said.

"Sorry, I still can't," Brizella followed Jeff's shadow this time.

"Alright I won't push you anymore. I also have to prepare for the war with the vampire nation, bye! May we meet again!" Sam waved goodbye.

Brizella replied. She was very happy to meet a friend like Samuel even though he was a werewolf who was the enemy of her lover's own nation, Jeff.

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Meanwhile, the wolf nation was gathering in the kingdom of Werewolfia. They are strategizing in order to paralyze the vampires. While they were all strategizing, Marcus returned to see his wife, he hoped Giselle knew a little about the existence of the goddess who was predicted.

"Giselle, I know you are still saddened by our daughter's passing, but we must also think about something far more important, the war, about our lives and the safety of our people," he explained.

Giselle was still silent.

"I want to ask you, when your father gave you to me, I accidentally heard that you had previously had a relationship with a human nation so your father was angry and told me to marry you. Now I want to ask, did you have a child from him?" asked Marcus which made Giselle round her eyes.

No! Giselle did not want to reveal that she had a child named Anna. She didn't want her daughter's existence to be disturbed. She just wanted Anna to live in peace regardless of who was taking care of her at the moment. She was afraid that if Marcus found out about the child from her illicit relationship, he would kill her.

"That's just a story from my father isn't it? I don't have any human children. My only child is Arnanta," Giselle was forced to lie.

"Really?" asked Marcus to confirm.

Giselle nodded vigorously. She tried to make Marcus believe in her and not bring up her past again.

Because he was disappointed not to get an answer from his wife, Marcus finally chose to leave. He will focus on the war and forget the prophecy about the existence of the goddess. Because according to Ghevana, fate itself will bring the goddess to Werewolfia.

"Dead or alive, I will defend my people!" he thought.

As for Samuel, he had returned to Werewolfia. His meeting with Brizella earlier made him keep smiling at the thought of her sweet face.

"Arnanta, I'm sorry. It's not that I wanted to forget you so soon, but it seems that my wish came true that I wanted you back in a different form and that was Brizella," he said.

Sam has no idea that Brizel is the lover of Jeff Alderson, a vampire who is the sworn enemy of his own people.

"But, why do I feel that Brizella is not an ordinary human, she seems to have her own power from somewhere," he thought.

Sam then recalled when he wanted to attack Brizella as if there was a light protecting the girl and he was the one in pain.

"That girl, it's like she's being protected," he said.

"That light is very dangerous. She seems to be protected. I firmly believe that she is not an ordinary human. He must be a creature like me or a vampire. But, why don't I smell her?" he wondered.

Brizella, does not have the odor of a vampire, wolf, or human. So, what kind of creature is she?

"Is she the goddess we've been looking for?"