Katerina’s heart yearned to be with her daughter. The first kill was always the hardest. “You are still so young…” The wolf demon thought as her feet kicked up dust as she ran through the village. She was headed towards the docks. While she continued to think of her daughter, her mind drifted off to when she killed her first. It wasn’t hard for her and she didn’t freak out as much as she should have. Maybe because she had people around her that understood what she was going through. The friends that became family. She had watched them die, and she hoped she wouldn’t watch her daughter die like she did them. The curse of long life.

Pushing the thoughts away, her eyes went onto the smoke that rose in the sky. The destruction the man was doing with the boat was working pretty well. Most of the pirates had ran off because of their poor ship. The ship that was now gone because they chose this village to attack. Today wasn’t their lucky day like they had hopped.

The cowed of pirates made her feet slow until she saw the giant wave of water coming toward the man she joined up with. “Damnit!” She cursed under her breath before she ran faster then jumped with all her might. While coming to her landing, she aimed for the Pirate with the trident who was pointing it at the fire master. Tackling him down the the ground, they both rolled, he didn’t let go of his trident, but his hat flew off into the water. The wave that was coming at the fire master stopped as soon as the Captain’s eyes were off of him. The both got to their feet in a hurry. A grin lining his lips seeing another one to take down.

“Lady, ye is stupid to think ye can match I.” The Captain said with a laugh while pointing his trident at her. Holding out her hands, clouds of cold smoke wrapped around her wrists to her elbow, and soft sparks shot out from her palms. Katerina didn’t say a word while watching the Pirate Captain for his next move. He was in for a surprise. The crowd beside them just watched waiting for their Captain to kill them both. A laugh left the Captain's mouth once more  as he shot water towards the wolf demon.  A grin was the only thing that lined the wolf demon’s lips as she shot out her power at the water. The water from his trident turned to ice all the way up to his trident. The sudden ice that covered his hand made the Captain gasp before dropping it. “Ye is going to diiiee!” He yelled over his pirates. “Kill them both!!!”

Katerina smiled as some of the pirates came towards her. Stomping on the ground, a four feet tall ice spike wall appeared before them. The wall gave her time to transform. Closing her eyes, she waited for the pain that was going to come. She had got used to the pain over time, but now it made her bones feel uncomfortable. In a matter of seconds, the human woman was now a seven feet tall wolf. Her white fur almost seemed to glow in the sunlight.

A growl erupted from deep inside her making the pirates stop in their tracks. “What are you waiting for??? Kill the beast!!!!” The captain called, taking out his sword. The men hesitated for a moment before charging around the wall of ice and heading towards her. Their swords slashing this way and that, but they were no match for the wolf demon that tore off their heads and kicked them deep into the sea.  

Seeing his pirate companions die all around them, the Captain dropped his sword. “I…I have to get out of here…” He said before turning and running out of the village, a few of his men following behind him.

Hiro was in a spot of trouble, maybe he had gotten a bit over his head, but his fears were dispelled when Lady Silverstein appeared and started freezing the Pirate Captain in place.  He quickly grabbed his blade and brandished it toward any of the pirates that were looming toward him.

"I'm not out of the fight yet, you bastards!  Anyone fancy losing a limb or two?"  He still had the strength and the will to fight.  His magic may have been temporarily nullified due to all the water soaking him, but maybe if he focused enough magical energy into himself, he could dry himself off and be able to cast normally again.  But it seemed his plans were unneeded, since the woman warrior started giving off a tremendously strong aura as she transformed into a huge werewolf-like creature, stunning the young knight.

"I . . . holy shit!  She could have done that at any point, right?  It's not a full moon, is it?"  Hiro mused out loud.  He didn't know much about this woman, other than she was a powerful warrior with ice magic.  And was apparently a werewolf, or some similar creature.  The aura he was feeling from her was dark either way.  The remaining pirates and their Captain fled with their tails between their legs,  "And don't come back!  Don't even think about it!"  Hiro yelled at the pirates, then turned to watch their ship slowly sinking into the sea.  "That was amazing, thanks for the assist.  You saved my life, and the lives of all the villagers, well done!"  Hiro wiped the blood off his sword with a cloth, and sheathed it on his side.  "You . . . have control of yourself like that, right?"  A sudden fear that an out of control werewolf or similar wolf creature popped up in his mind.  He hoped she hadn't done something reckless by turning into that creature.  She would probably rip his head off like those pirates she decimated, if she wanted to.

With the last of the men dead, she mentally sighed. Katerina hated pirates most of all. Ever since her Uncle she has ran into them over and over again. They also always had the same sense of hunger for riches and would get them with any means necessary.  Her eyes narrowed as her eyes danced around the area making sure they were all gone. Only one got away. She would get them later.

Hearing the words of the man before, a mental smile appeared in her mind. With an arm hanging from her jaws, she slowly walked before the named, Hiro. A soft growl came up from her chest as she stared down at him. Her mouth dripping with blood. “Goodbye.” She thought. It was time to get her daughter and get out of there.

Dropping the limp at his feet, it was time to stop joking. Katerina nodded at the man and ran off into the village. As her paws dusted up the dirt behind her, her body suddenly shined for a moment, her appearance changing into her human form. She didn’t stop as she continued to run. She needed to get to her daughter.

“Mom!” Kiyomi yelled as her mother appeared, their arms circled each other and stared there for a moment.  Words of “Thank you” was heard from almost every villager. The wolf demon pulled away to nod once. She glanced around and saw everyone was okay. It was time to get out of there. “Goodbye all, I am glad your okay.” With those lasts words, they walked away from the village.