Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

Fenrir didn't know how much time had passed since the start of her massacre and the end. All she remembered was, by the time she had finally relieved the hunger in her body, most of her clothing had been ripped to shreds while the rest was dyed a deep red, rigid from the amount of blood that had soaked through it. If not for her ability to create new clothing with her magic power, Fenrir would have been left with nothing but the bottoms her Master had given her, and the top that she could rematerialize at will, restoring its original state in an instant.Running her paws along the bloodstained blue fur on her forearm, Fenrir watched the flecks of dried blood flakes off of her. Her Master had always helped clean her body in the past so, though Fenrir hadn't originally liked baths, she had come to enjoy cleanliness. People treated her much better than when she was dirty and, though he usually didn't seem to mind, Fenrir knew her Master was happier when she was clean. Thus, deciding that her current appearance wasn't appropriate, Fenrir mustered up her magic power and made a swirling sphere of water before using it to wash her body.Once all the blood was gone, Fenrir felt very refreshed and, though the night air was very cold, it helped to calm her anxiety and ease her mind. Knowing that the hunger would eventually return, Fenrir decided to take preliminary action to restrain it so, after finding a flat area on a stone surface, Fenrir sat down in a lotus position and began to meditate.She didn't know the specifics, but there were at least four different moons that Fenrir had seen in the sky during her stay in this world. They were a variety of different colors and seemed to go through their own lunar cycles. However, much larger than the other three, there was a pale white moon that emitted a gentle glow, always present, always full, so much so that it was even slightly visible during the daytime. Since her meditation technique focused on the development of Water, Ice, and Yin Elemental energies, Fenrir benefitted greatly from meditating under the massive moon's glow.After focusing her mind to the limit, the first phase of her meditation technique, Fenrir 'solidified' each of the images that were troubling her heart. Then, while breathing in the strange energy that pervaded throughout her body, Fenrir willed those images to fade away, not stopping until they had completely flowed out of her mind. This cycle repeated a seemingly infinite number of times, causing Fenrir to realize there were 'a lot' of things troubling her lately. At the forefront of them all was her sudden separation from her Master, the one image Fenrir adamantly refused to let go of.Even now, though they were separated by a vast and unknown distance, Fenrir could still feel the connection she shared with her beloved Master. It is what gave her the strength to continue forward, constantly striving to become even stronger so that she could one day stand by his side again. She would either have to go to him, or wait for him to come to her, but, until that time, Fenrir would never give up hope. As for everything else, even the images of all the people she had come to care about while staying in the Hearth Manor, Fenrir slowly began to let them all go...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'One day, I will return to that warm place and make friends with everyone again...until then, I need only my Master to push me forward. Please, Master, give me strength...')

Fenrir didn't know how many days had passed, as it became much easier to simply not pay attention to such things. All she knew was, for a long period of time, the only things she did were training her magic, eating monsters, and meditating to increase her control. By the time her training had come to an end, Fenrir felt like she had become much stronger than before and, for the first time, she had been able to complete her transformation.Instead of having paws, Fenrir now had hands and feet and, where fur used to cover her forearms and calves, there was only fair, white, and unblemished skin in its place. Even her hair, and the large ears affixed to the top of it, had become sleeker with the floppy ears her Master loved being replaced by to rounded humanoid ears at the side of her head. One of the things that had taken her the longest, other than making her tail shrink away, was forming the ears at the side of her head. It felt very strange to hear things from a different location than normal, but Fenrir worked hard to adapt to the form until she was able to maintain it indefinitely.However, though her physical appearance had changed drastically, those that knew Fenrir would have taken note of completely different aspects than just the change in her racial traits. Because of her Ageless body, Fenrir's appearance never changed much and, as a result of the record she had been given, her original appearance was petite, lithe, wild, and 'barren'. She looked somewhat pale and was thin enough that her ribs would show whenever she strained her body, almost as if she had no fat anywhere on her figure. Now, her skin looked more 'fair' than pale and, instead of seeming to be 'too thin', she had a softer appearance with a light layer of frost lingering around her body.Because Fenrir had been training her [Mind of Still Water, Heart of Eternal Ice] for so long, the Yin Elemental energy she had been absorbing had slowly started to affect her appearance. She now had an almost stoic and icy expression, making the scarlet in her eyes stand out even more alongside her midnight blue hair. And, though her proportions hadn't changed at all, including in the chest region, Fenrir no longer looked gaunt, but now had a healthy and jade-like quality to her skin.Fenrir had seen her appearance several times in the reflections of her ice mirror and, though she was happy about the change, it also pained her cold heart greatly. The only reason she had ever wanted to have a 'human' form in the past was so that she could be with her Master without accidentally tearing things apart with her claws. Now, even though she had a form she believed he would like, Fenrir simply didn't have the option to be with him anymore. Thus, even though the icy energy that had pervaded through her body was very comfortable, Fenrir felt very lonely and often craved the warmth of her Master. Unfortunately, no amount of longing could change the reality of her situation so the only thing Fenrir could do was mimic his voice with her eyes closed, saying kind words to herself while curling up into a ball, hoping to dream of her Master when the darkness claimed her...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'You're a good girl...You are so beautiful...I love you, Fenrir...' -said in the voice of Vahn Mason)

Though she normally didn't care about blood, Fenrir had infused her attack with ice elemental energy to freeze all the small bits into ice. Then, sweeping her hand, Fenrir made all the pieces fly away from her body without getting a single drop on her clothing. She didn't want any part of the disgusting man to touch her, not even a single drop of blood.Slowly but surely, the girl on the ground began to regain the light in her eyes as she realized her assailant had vanished. Looking around, she saw several icy chunks of meat on the ground and, even without understanding what happened, she knew the man who had defiled her was no more. Even so, she didn't feel even a small amount of satisfaction at the moment and just began to sob uncontrollably while picking up the small remnants of her torn dress. She wanted nothing more than to simply hide away her shame from the world but, no matter how much she scrounged up, there wasn't enough clothing in the world to restore her lost dignity...Fenrir had already moved away from the girl because, even though she felt bad for her, Fenrir couldn't stand to see someone like that. It was a lot like how her friend Preasia had been in the past, before Master had saved her. Though she could now protect the girl, Fenrir had already started to realize that her appearance in this world was abnormal. She needed to master her transformation ability if she wanted to interact with other people and, for the time being, also needed to deal with her hunger.Seeing the state of the girl, Fenrir's dormant hunger was surging until it had started to cloud her mind. Afraid that she might start targetting the very people she saved, Fenrir fled into the depth of the forest and began looking for prey to sate her hunger. She knew, deep down, that it would take a lot of food to make this pain go away. Without her Master to help her, Fenrir realized that, at the very least this world, was a cruel and dark place. Her Master had protected her from the darkness for a very long time and, now that she had been taken from his side, Fenrir was alone in a world where cruel people preyed upon the weak.Determined not to be the 'prey', Fenrir decided she needed to increase her strength even further before involving herself with the rest of the world. She also needed to be able to disguise her appearance to match humans since, much like her previous world, people didn't seem to be too kind to those with different appearances. Since even the people she had saved looked at her like she were a monster, Fenrir knew it wouldn't be a good idea to go into a town just yet.After moving more than a thousand kilometers away from where the attack had happened, Fenrir found the first scent trail she could find and began following the aroma to its origin. Soon after, a large red panda monster, nearly 6m tall, appeared within Fenrir's sight. It was eating strange purple fruit from a massive tree, the perfect accompaniment for the meal she was about to partake of. Still, even after consuming the panda in its entirety, Fenrir wasn't even remotely sated...Several hours later, with scarlet eyes glowing fiercely, Fenrir looked towards the waning moon and released a feral howl that sent shivers down the spine of any monster that heard it. This night, not a single monster would be afforded a peaceful sleep until the ravenous wolf girl had eaten her fill...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'It hurts...so hungry...Master...')

Chapter 27: Isolation