Chapter Five: Luna's Glow

Still running, Motus huffed and puffed the more he ran through the snow. His ears up and alert but he never heard the howls get closer as he got farther away from Atzi. He suddenly stops and thinks. After running for a good 10 minutes,  Motus realized that they never followed him. "So, if I'm not the target...then who..is..?" Motus couldn't believe it. This was a first.

Motus froze and realized they wanted Atzi,  "But..why the human...why target her?... she's not that import-" Motus was confused at this and felt a strong pulling urgency to reach her. This felt new to Motus yet familiar at the same time. It scared him at first til he realized what it meant. He suddenly and high tailed it back towards where he left her. The howls and growls grew faint then louder and his drive to reach her grew stronger. 

He ran faster and more determined despite the dull pain in his healing leg that was throbbing like crazy. His current husky state slowed down his healing abilities. Motus skidded to a stop, tossing snow up in the air as he saw the glow. Atzi's figure was glowing as bright as the full moon over the circle of Wolves. 

They all watched in awe as her body was twisting and contorting into a new shape he thought wasn't possiblefor a normal human: she shifted into a large misty gray and black she wolf. As the glow dulled a bit but still remained, the new she wolf snarls and attacks the enemy Wolves. She walked around them in a stalking  manner, with angered growls before she lunged a defensive attack. Her fanged maw gnashing, her claws slicing and ripping into hides of the guards. Each yelped and snarled and barked as the she wolf attacked the group.

Motus shook his head in disbelief at what he was witnessing and joined her in the fight. She saw Motus join, and it seemed like his prescence only fueled her to be more aggressive and protective for him.But only after 5 minutes did the glow cease and she returned back to her human self once again with ripped clothes and a shivering body covered in wolf blood. 

Atzi laid slumped into a snow pile, completely drained and exhausted as Motus chased away the injured guards as far away as he could. After getting them away he returned back to Atzi. "She's the One. The Luna that can break my curse..but her powers are weak from no use. I can't leave her. I have to help her grow strong. She's my Luna and I'm her Alpha."

Atzi began to stir awake and she tried standing, but was wobbly in her legs. Motus helped her get steady and guided her back home to rest up from the fight. Once home,Motus helps her as best a husky can with getting cleaned up and ready for bed. Atzi soon collapsed in her bed with Motus watching over her.