It was a huge wolf with red eyes staring et them greedily that almost slit Asteria's throat with its sharp nails. Asteria was breathing quite hard as she tried to recover herself.
Asteria was quite shaken that she had just almost gotten her throat slit. She took a deep breath trying to calm herself. This is not the time to panic. After slightly calming down, Asteria looked at Annie who had dragged her on time.The wolf seemed annoyed that its prey had escaped and let out an angry growl.Asteria looked at Annie apologetically, but she found out that the girl currently wasn't looking at her. Instead, she was staring at the wolf with great wariness and unconcealed hostility.Asteria stood up. Her skin was bleeding slightly as she looked at the wolf with caution.The wolf jumped again and the two dodge on each side. Asteria was a bit slower and it caused her to receive another wound. Luckily that the wound wasn't deep.AsAsteria woke up with pain in her head as if someone was hammering it hard. She brought her hands over her head and put some pressure from her fingers to the scalp, hoping to ease the pain.She thought she had died, again.The wound and some scratch
It alarmed Asteria that she retracted her hands back in shock. It was almost as if electricity had struck her, but somehow this one gave a weird, pleasant feeling. She stared at the man in wonder. Was he struck by lightning before falling down? But what was with this blood? Looked like he got bitten by some kind of wild beasts, judged by the wound on his neck.The man still didn’t react, and Asteria wondered if he was dead. She wanted to confirm again, but she was concerned about that weird feeling. She analyzed the man to see if he was still alive. Asteria was sure that his skin was warm earlier, so she concluded he was still alive.The sight of red coating his neck and dripped into the ground also contributed to her worries. His wound seemed to be quite a severe one, and it seemed he was still losing blood. His wound looked fresh, as if it was caused not too long ago.Asteria winced slightly. With gritted teeth, she finally decided
The man’s eyes flickered with something. He seemed to be doubtful; as slight confusion swirled in his eyes. Asteria’s body jolted as their eyes met and the man retracted his gaze. A frown made its way to Asteria’s face. She looked unsure.“Scram.” One simple word was said. Asteria’s eyes were wide open as she witnessed the silver wolves backed away, running as fast as they could with their tails tucked between their legs.Is he that powerful? Asteria glanced at him, checking his figure before she scolded herself inwardly. Then, her eyes briefly scanned his neck only to find that it had been completely healed. Asteria was astonished.“Sir?” She asked him after seeing that the wolves had left. The man glanced at Asteria and said nothing. He walked away, causing Asteria to feel worried. If this man was going to go just like that, what’s she going to do then?“Sir, you should c
In the chilly night, the girl curled slightly, hugging herself. Her eyebrow creased as her body shuddered due to the cold. Asher looked up from his sitting position, staring at the girl across. The fire had long ago died down, leaving the dust and black charcoal blown by the wind that it somehow had smeared on her feet.She was leaning against a tree while shivering. Human, Asher thought. His eyes didn't leave her figure. Only then he did look away as she stirred, her hands rubbing her eyes. No sound came, and Asher realized that she wasn't awake at all.Asher contemplated for a while. He stood up, walking away.Meanwhile, Asteria frowned slightly in her sleep. She felt so cold that she thought her entire body had been freezing over. Her mind felt clouded.Even when her eyes had opened slightly, she couldn't focus on anything at all. Perhaps, winter had come sooner than she expected. At this rate, if she didn't find a shelter soon, whether it wolves or co
Asteria had calmed herself down after some time. Even though the reality was hard to be accepted, it was still a fact. Knowing less may also lessen your caution, so she thought that with this new knowledge in mind, she had a better chance to survive. Knowing one’s enemy’s strength was the first step to defeat them. Here, Asteria only needed to survive.Nevertheless, though her mind was still as clear as the day, Asteria was more cautious than ever. She often rested on the tree, vigilantly looking around to make sure that the area was safe before continuing to proceed forward.Now that she knew wolves had the same intelligence as humans and could turn into one, how could she not be worried? She would suspect anyone that crossed the path with her as one of those creatures.Asteria looked at left and right. She had been running around in the woods for some time. A day had passed just like that. She could only eat anything edible n
Asteria seemed to be quiet and rarely voiced out her complaints about things arranged to her, even if it was to her dislike. However, under this seemingly docile nature of hers, laid what seemed like a raging volcano. One should know that she wouldn’t be easily angered. Once she did, it was the time for the fiery lava to explode.“What a damned pervert!” Asteria grabbed the branches near her and fiercely throw them at the man who was on all fours naked. Even though he had turned around so that Asteria wouldn’t see his front, the sight of his butt was still appalling.It was not wrong that Asteria suddenly referred to him as a pervert. There were a lot of trees that could cover his body before he changed his clothes. Yet, he just transformed on the spot like that. Did that smack from the man beside her had turned his brain into a mush, or was it a deliberate act?“Wait, let me explain.” The man hastily sa
Asteria had woken up around an hour ago, feeling rather awkward. The man had brought her a roasted rabbit to eat. She had lost her appetite all of a sudden, yet she couldn’t find it in her to refuse his goodwill.It was not without a reason that she was willingly to eat this. She did not doubt that this food must be edible. In case wanted to kill her, that fragile body of hers would’ve turned into a bloody mess a long time ago just by the slap of his hand.A complex feeling showed on her face. But all of this, for what reason?“No need to feel so tangled. From now on we can be considered as friends.” The noble-like man let out a light chuckle. Somehow it sounded slightly eerie, yet not to the point of being disturbing. At least not for Asteria.“What’s your name?” Asteria suddenly spoke.“Ah, I haven’t told you my name yet. You can call me Kaizer.” He said lightly.
They were originally wasn’t this hostile toward her. Those people around the village border would only stare and usually ignore her to mind their own business. Yet, this time, the dislike and hostility on their faces couldn’t be concealed anymore.A woman in her thirties suddenly spoke. “Here I thought she was one like us, stranded in the forest with none to help.”“Mrs. Ford is right. She can’t be like us. It’s impossible to survive in the forest over three days once you got out.” Someone piped in. More people voicing out their opinions resonated in the small gathering.Asteria’s expression didn’t change at all since she had seen Mrs. Ford appearing. She knew that this old lady must’ve been seeking trouble the moment she opened her mouth.A flash of understanding appeared in Asteria’s eyes, however, it changed nothing within her mood. She was still standing the