Hell's Obsession

Come on Luna, don't let it go, get it" A small voice screamed soon a giant white wolf was seen chasing a white rabbit.

Of course, the rabbit was no match for the huge wolf. In no time the dead rabbit lay on the floor bleeding

"Good girl." A hand patted its head. And the wolf licked the hand. Her giggle echoed quiet forest.

"Let's get this home" Kali said and Luna let out a howl.

She was what humans called impossible. A half angel and half demon. She was the both of them. Her long straight almost white hair was scattered due to the running. The little dress she wore was already dirty. Her skin was pale white, her bow-shaped lip curved in a smile, her straight nose stood tall in pride, and her unusual blue-grey coloured eyes shone in excitement.

"We're gonna have a great dinner, come along, let's go before any human spots us. Nyx wouldn't like that" Kali said.

She put the dead rabbit into the little sack she held and threw it over her shoulder.

Strolling down the forest, her best and only friend, Luna walked beside her.

Growing up for Kali was so hard, she had no parents and was casted out into the forest.

She grew up fearing and avoiding humans, her only companion was Luna whom she'd raised from a little pup, and Nyx, her guardian.

Nyx had been with her ever since she was a child. She looked like a normal human, unlike her, and could freely move and mingle with humans.

They lived in a hut deep in the forest, away from humans. Kali grew up with the forest as her home. She wasn't able to blend in with humans because of her rather strange appearance. She had unusual silver hair and her eyes. They changed colours depending on her emotions. If she was happy, it'll change to blue, if she was angry, it'll change to red. If she was sad, it'll change to yellow, if she was scared, it'll change to green.

Kali was a young curious girl, she always had a hard time controlling her emotions and Nyx stopped her from nearing the human villages. Nyx was also not a human, she had some magical powers that Kali couldn't explain, but she disguised herself well.

Kali indeed the impossible.

20 years had passed and she stayed in hiding with Nyx who suddenly left a few months ago.

Kali went to the village market most of the time to steal things she needed since she knew they wouldn't give her. She was so fast, that humans only saw blurs, and the next thing, their goods were gone.

This happened for quite something and they reported to the King ruling the kingdom, King Phillip. He suspected that a mystic creature might be the one behind the sudden disappearance of things. The kingdom hasn't come across any mystic creatures over the centuries. Except they had met a little girl twelve years ago with black wings and colour-changing eyes.

Little Kali had wandered off to the human village in curiosity to find out what existed outside of the thick forest. She had been seized and almost burned alive. The humans had panicked seeing a little girl with huge black wings, White hair, and colour-changing eyes. They called her a demon and immediately reported to the Castle.

Luckily Nyx had used her magic to rescue her and scolded her. She had warned her not to wander away or leave the forest. Little Kali after having a near-death experience listened and obeyed with no hesitation.

A search team was formed to comb the forest for the strange girl but she hadn't been found. The search has been going on for four years, twice in every month, men from different families would come together to search.

Kali and the huge white wolf arrived at the hidden hut they called home.

"Go fetch the sticks Luna so we can make fire, I'll skin the rabbit," she said to the wolf and it ran off.

Life wasn't so bad for them.

AT THE PALACE

King Phillip sat on his royal throne. By his right, Queen Adalyn, and by his left Lady Olivia. Those were his first and second wives.

The door to the royal courtroom opened and the two princes were announced; Prince Axel, son of Queen Adalyn, and Prince Theodore, son of Lady Olivia.

"Your Highness!" They both bowed.

"You may rise my sons" came the voice of the king.

"As you know, things have still been disappearing mysteriously and the only reasonable explanation for it is the strange girl we cast into the forest many years ago. The search team has found nothing over the years, this is why I have made a very important decision" He paused and took a deep breath

"I am getting old and I have to hand over the throne to one of you" he looked into the eyes of his two sons.

Theodore, the first and oldest looked into his Father's eyes fearlessly. He stood tall and straight. His green eyes looked straight into his Father's blue one. That was Theodore for you. He was as fearless as his Father was during his youth days. His black long hair was packed into a bun and his face was cold and straight.

Axel, on the other hand, couldn't look his Father in the eye. His gaze was on the floor, studying it like it was something special. Axel was the quiet type. He didn't like anything related to the throne or battle. He wanted a simple life with no complications but instead, he was born a prince.

The king sighed as he stared at his second son. He knew Axel, right from childhood hated things like this but he wasn't given a choice. He is a prince, it is his duty!

"Anyone of you who can put an end to the mysterious disappearance would be crowned as Crown Prince"

At the mention of Crown Prince, Axel raised his head to stare at the old King.

Crown prince?

From the corner of his eyes, he could see Theodore smirking.

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"Okay Luna, stay here I'm gonna get the thing we need okay," Kali said to the wolf who barked in return.

"Good and I'm gonna get you a treat too".

She walked towards the village market, at a safe distance where no one could see her.

She ran, She knew she was too fast for a normal human to see her. She got to the first stall and took some new dress and blankets which she'd come to love as a result of its softness.

She also took some food which humans called 'bread'. She took new slippers and some meat for Luna.

All these while, people only saw a blur. People who quickly saw it began to panic. Kali dumped everything she took into her sack and sped off.

"My bread, they're Gone!" A woman exclaimed

"My dresses!"

"My slippers!"

"My meats they're all gone"

"We must end this now, to the forest!" A man yelled holding his Axe.

He marched to the forest followed by a bunch of other men and women holding different weapons.

"Oh no Luna they're coming for us run!" She climbed on the wolf with her sack and it sped off.

They stopped at a river to wash up. Kali changed into one of the dresses she had stolen. It was really beautiful and reached her knee. She wore the slippers which were also stolen and brushed her hair with her hand.

She looked like a normal teenage lady except for the wings on the back.

She brought out the blanket and used it to cover her wings. Luna carried the sack in their mouth as they strolled back to the hut forgetting about the people who were looking for her in the woods. Kali wondered where Nyx was and why she suddenly left without notice.

Nyx was like an older sister to her. She'd always watched her and protected her, She missed her.

Soon, Kali heard heavy stepped marching towards them. She then remembered the angry people looking for her. She began to run until she bumped into someone and fell. She looked up to see a man staring angrily at her. The was the first time she'd ever been close to a human since the incident that happened twelve years ago. She held the blanket tightly to cover her wings.

"What are you doing all alone in the woods young lady!" A tall man snarled.

"You don't look familiar, Where do you live!" Another man said appearing from nowhere. Kali bit her lower lip, panicking.

"Hey, that looks like my stolen blanket!" A woman yelled, gathering the attention of the humans around and they started to gather around her.

"And those slippers too, they're mine!" Another woman yelled and Kali flinched. She wasn't used to people gathering and all the attention on her.

This was the first time she was being yelled at. She was frightened and Luna growled lowly beside her and some of the humans stepped back realizing that a wild animal stood there with them.

She tried not to show any emotion, she didn't want her eyes to change colour in front of all these people.

"Hey, did her eyes just change to green" A woman exclaimed. Her eyes widened. She blinked furiously, green?

Her fear.

"She's a witch!" Another screamed.

"Get my blanket off her!" The woman dragged the blanket covering her black feather-like wings and it sprung up.

"Ahhhhhhhhh" The women screamed and one fainted. The men rushed to them and Kali and Luna took the opportunity to escape.

Kali picked up the sack and blanket and ran away with Luna.

"They're escaping!!"

"Don't let her escape, get them"

Soon, heavy footsteps footsteps followed.

"Come on Luna run faster" Kali exclaimed seeing that she was running faster than the huge wolf. She knew her friend couldn't run any faster so she stopped.

Kali touched the tree beside her, concentrating all her heat on it, soon the tree caught on fire and fell, blocking the way. She looked at the spreading fire in sadness. She hated hurting nature and now she's burned down lots of trees.

She turned and started running away. All her days of training finally paid off.

The women were taken back to their houses. The men after stopping the fire marched to the palace.

"Your Highness" they bowed in front of King Phillip in respect.

"Speak!" The king commanded.

"Your Highness, you were indeed right. We have seen her, the strange girl with wings, she still lives"