Shifting Methods Novels & Stories

I whispered back to Chase. "Shift change and newbies is what it boils down too. We need to get more training in. Shift change is taking 20 minutes and it should only take 3-5 minutes. I don't like the kids who are on this patrol right here. They play around too much." Damion explained

‘Khaisha, you have only a few seconds to explain exactly what that—’ ‘Sh-she’s shifting.’

I smiled, though a tiny, cold wire of anxiety remained coiled tightly around my heart. "Now finish your coffee. You have a nine o'clock lecture, and I have fifty-two medical transport routes to log before the afternoon shift changes."

The shift did not hurt. That was the very first thing I understood, not thought, but understood, in the specific way the biology understands reality long before the human mind catches up. I had been braced for absolute agony. Every fragmented account I had ever half heard about shifting wolves described it as a primal torment, bones dynamically fracturing, the flesh rewriting itself, a violent transition that extracted a heavy cost before it ever granted power. I had prepared for that physical cost the way you prepare to force open a door you know is going to be impossibly heavy.

“I need to practice shifting, obviously, we need to see how synced up it is, how quick, how painful. So get ready to shift at least twice today. I will be working on precision of the elements as a human, and I also want to see if I can control the elements while in your form.” “Alright, all those sound good to me. All you need to do to initiate a shift quickly is to pull me forward in your mind. Don’t verbally call out, but pull myself and my form towards the outside with your mind. You’ll know what I mean when you feel it. Once I feel that pull I will immediately shift.” Juno replied. “Perfect. Well first, I’m going to practice with wind for a moment to warm up. Brace yourself, its less tha

“But, if we are talking medical, then we should stick to the topic at hand. I’m not as well versed in theology.” “Right. What about the first shift? It lasted a few minutes for Mia. Will it be like that for us?” Sin asked and I can tell that is what makes her nervous. “Turning is different from shifting. It isn’t pleasant and I have witnessed it twice in my life. Both times, it was the same. It will hurt. The first shift doesn’t require a change to the DNA or other anatomical changes. A person born a wolf already has those things. I cannot sugar coat that for you. I can, however, be there and ease some of the pain with sedation. Towards the end though, there won’t be anything I can do.” I sa

"If he's gonna make it I could use your help getting him home, before he bleeds out!" A moment of hesitation was all Ezekiel got this time, before his brothers all moved back into the shadows and De-Shifted. The change from Shifter to man, or as his people called it De-Shifting; was always accompanied by an intense blast of energy all along a Shifters skin. Most felt it like a hot wave across the skin and face, which is exactly what Ezekiel felt cascaded across the still night air, times three. Sharp heat prickled across his skin, as he watched his three brothers meld from one shape into another.

“Hold it out flat. Now envision exactly what you want to happen.” I bit my lip. I thought as hard as I could, but still nothing happened. I let out a breath I hadn’t realised I’d been holding in a great huff. “It’s not working,” I whispered. “I can’t do it. I can’t shift.” “No, of course you can! Don’t say that. You’ve just forgotten how, that’s all.” “But what if I haven’t forgotten?” I blinked up at him helplessly. “What if I could never shift in the first place?”

To have a full moon for your first shift means the Moon Goddess is looking out for you. While it was painful and not something I ever want to go through again, my first shift went faster than I thought. Your body is not used to shifting, and the first one is always the worst. Every bone in your body breaks; fur grows out of your skin, and it can take thirty minutes to an hour to shift. Once you’ve done it, shifting becomes easier. Not that it still not painful, but less. And Atlas shared that it will take seconds for me to shift with time.

Mystra explained with a frown. Another slide was put up which showed a diagram of a siren unshifted and one that was shifted. Unshifted looked human just like we did. Shifted, however, was a huge transformation. Their features sharpened and became even more vibrant, more alluring. Then there was the tail which looked like it was covered in scales of jewels.