Shifting Eye Method Novels & Stories

Then I spoke to Malessia, saying, “I want to go for a run and practice more.’ ‘Yes, practice is good,’ Malessa said excitedly. ‘But first, I need to learn that shifting technique.” I rose from the bed and closed my eyes. I had to focus on the light in the center of my head. Meanwhile, I let my body and arms relax while the bones changed and reformed. In about a minute, I stood on four limbs and opened my eyes slowly. ‘Not great, but faster than our usual time,’ Malessia noted. ‘Then, as Alpha Salem said, I need to practice again and again until I reach perfection.’ I shifted back to my human form and repeated the exercise.

The hand suddenly dropped her ankle. "What the fuck?" Sean studied her in shock. When she rolled to her back and they locked eyes, his mouth dropped open. Her eyes were glowing gold, and her body was contorting in front of him. He finally realized what he was looking at. She was a shifter but, obviously, had never been taught how to shift. The change was progressing in slow, agonizing motion.

And then I let it come. Not the shift — I was not going to shift in a clinic room with monitors and staff outside the door. Just the eyes. The one thing I could do with control and precision and no physical change required — the thing that had scared her before, that she had seen twice and told herself she had imagined both times. The gold that came up behind the gray when the wolf was present and acknowledged and no longer hidden. I let it rise. The gold pushed through. My eyes changed. Ember's hand flew to her mouth.

But holding it required concentration that shattered when Morgan moved. "Maintain it while defending." Impossible. Every attack broke Elena's focus, eyes reverting to human. Morgan's patience never wavered, correcting technique with mechanical precision. "You're trying too hard. Partial shifting should be like breathing…automatic, unconscious. Stop commanding and start allowing." Hours passed. Elena managed to hold golden eyes for thirty seconds while stationary. Claws came easier, her hands shifting when anger spiked. But control remained elusive, changes happening in response to emotion rather than will.

So, I stayed. Hour four was the hardest. The urge to blink became a form of torture. My eyes felt like they were filled with hot sand. I learned to "micro-blink"—closing one eye while keeping the other fixed on the glass, then switching. It was a rhythmic, exhausting dance. Every time I slipped, even for a second, I would see its fingers curl over the edge of the medicine cabinet, or see its torso lean out of the frame like a man stepping through a window.

I can still see but it’s like I have stepped away from directly behind my eyes, like I have stepped into a room behind them. Very good. Now this next part, it’s going to hurt at first. It’s going to be hard, but I need you to try to relax completely. We are going to shift. Are you ready? Yes. I can do this; I am ready to fully meet you.

Lastly, I put my mouth back and start to breath both mentally and physically – focusing on warmth and healing. I’m breathing slow and deep when I hear a sigh and then tell-tale sound of bones moving and the sound of shifting start. My eyes fly open to see the she-wolf getting up, turning to her hands and knees and start to shift. Her wide blue eyes look at me with shock; her long dark red hair gives her some modesty as she groans with another contraction, rocking back and forth on her hands and knees.

I'm not ready. "Don't resist it. Breathe and let your body do its job. It won't hurt as much if you try to relax. Next time won't be nearly as bad." Val remains in her human form, and Tae helps me out of my chair. My vision blurs, and the fire in my joints rolls down my limbs and up my spine. My jaws throb, and my fingers pop. Val told me shifting isn't painful, but this is excruciating. With Tae supporting my body and Val's voice comforting me, I take a deep breath and listen to her advice. "You're doing great, Hazie. Almost finished." Val is so close to me, rubbing my back, and I'm afraid I'll hurt her.

A sudden chill came over me, one that my heavy fur couldn't protect me from, and I instantly calmed down, seriously not wanting him to get vexed; even my wolf respected herself. " Good girl. Now, let's help you get the hang of shapeshifting", he came closer, " look, shapeshifting back and forth may be tricky, especially for first timers like yourself, but you can do it, just focus on the color of your eyes, envision it, see it in your mind", I nodded, " now try", he said and took a few steps back. I did as he instructed. I focused and envisioned my eyes, as red as I remembered them to be, holding my breath - still, nothing happened.

"You're right. A secret technique like that is too precious. You and I are just friends, so I can't expect you to pass it on to me. Just pretend I never asked you about it." Severin smiled bitterly and explained, "Since it's just you and me here, I can explain why it's a little difficult. The first step to learning the Mind's Eye technique is to open your Mind's Eye." "My Mind's Eye?" Sofia frowned and looked puzzledly at Severin. Severin nodded. "Yes, to open a person's Mind's Eye, that person will have to lie naked in front of me. To open their Mind's Eye, I will use a combination of dry needling and pressure point treatment to their body..."