e a fluid organism. The very shadows themselves danced and curled in terror, attempting to engulf them into despair

s!" yelled Kellan looking

s and panicked. "We cannot just kee

e," Kellan said with fierce resolve in his gaze. "There's

ing for action due to her lineage. One of the shad

spoken by the figure resounded back in her; the prophecy that came along with her being and an ancie

saw a large hole in the hill – the

ve's interior was shrouded in darkness, particularly thick, however; Kaida experienced an od

"What present number d

not to dramatize the situation. "We need to formulate a strategy. That silh

n't just keep on running away forever. I have to be able

ally ready for this? I mean it's a threat

rength growing within her. "But it would not r

ave to train. You must be able to shift without any help, to c

heavy his declarations were. "What if

d hoping to calm her down. " But the thing is you will ne

sparked inside Kaida. "Then Let us

without," Kellan commanded. "Shut your eyes and concentrate. Pictur

s with the cold air of the cave. Gradually, she let go of her confinement and reached out for the sh

ow, picture your wolf. Picture the pow

eling was much more intense than it had been before, almost as if the darkness beyond the walls was compelling her to

ft!" Kell

olding, muscles elongating and contracting, as well as the itch of fur growing as she shape shifted. Whe

contentment. "So, let's work on yet another task – shifti

ed back to her human form and then to her wolf f

your body," Kellan cheered.

learned to wield her wolf. But there was a lingering dread somewhere i

echoed around making Kaida shiver. "What was that?" she

ace fell.

contorting, and then a familiar dark form appeared again. Its eyes w

?" it spat, its voice laced with venom. "You

e took a step forward, a fierce purpose coursin

iek aroused in the cave, sounding rather ridiculous. "My, my, how did you underesti

one ready to pounce on the opponent, with every fiber in h

its palm. The shadows that were behind and around Kaidan and Kellan jutted forw

lan yelled, anguish

ond striking back within her. The intimidating shapes approached her, an

" Kellan pleaded j

conquering the capture. The power of the wolf was invigorating within he

summoned a wall of shadows to shield their advance. "Weaklings! Do you

er just below the surface. Kaida grunted menac

her body hitting the shadows. Her impact on the wall triggered small waves of movement within the

n!" She sho

the power to buttress the wall. The shadows inside thrashed, as if to kee

aged fiercely. "I know we c

ogether they moved, the barrier splitting u

parting around them. But just when they thought they had managed to get t

ou have experienced only the slightest fraction of the true scope of

arkness and caused Kaida and Kell

?" Kaida asked breathlessly,

nged to that of shock. "We managed to push it b

and despair. No such battles had yet concluded, an

ation steeling her resolve. "I won't allow it t

ty of their situation was omnipresent. The void was

ted with unflinching resolve.

miration on his face. "We will get throug

s aware that her mission was only just starting. There may be a persistent shadow