//------------------------------//
// Chapter 10 
// Story: Virtuous Desperado 
// by Dumakey93 
//------------------------------//

After what seemed hours, I sat down on a stray rock. Sighing, I looked up at the sky, and only say a tiny bit of light peer through the trees. I realized that I only had about an hour of daylight left, then I’d be alone in the dark forest.

I wasn’t afraid of the creatures or the darkness within the Everfree Forest. I already knew the limitations of the creatures and what I could handle on my own.

I kept walking through the darkness, when I saw a green flash of light fall from the sky. I assumed it was another group of Changlings that were sent to kill me, but that wasn’t true. I knew for a fact, that the Changlings couldn’t defeat me on their own. They obviously needed help from something much more powerful and dangerous. That’s when it occurred to me, that my only real hope of staying alive, was to team up with Chrysalis. It was one crazy idea, but sometimes they are the only ones that truly work.

Step by step, I had finally made it out of that damned place, thanks to a bright moon in the sky. As I paused to look up at the night sky, a star fell, leaving a white streak behind it. I became so enthralled at the sight, that I barely noticed a low growl from behind me. Turning around, I found that a timberwolf had followed me out of the forest. I prepared myself for its attack, as I began to focus my energy into my hands. Looking down at my hands, I couldn’t feel or see any changes in my form, nor was I feeling powerful.

It seemed that the power that I had acquired was not a permanent change, because if it was, then I would’ve had no trouble defeating the timberwolf in front of me. 

The wolf charged, as I grabbed at my knife. I felt only air in my hands, as my knife seemed to be missing. Having no weapon to defend myself with, I held my arms in front of me, as I prepared for the worst.

The timberwolf’s breathing was very erratic, as it charged at me. I felt an extremely heavy body on my own, as I struggled to breathe under the creature’s weight. It drew a paw back, as it swiped at me, tearing some of my skin. I was bleeding, but I kept fighting it. It opened up its mouth, revealing a set of teeth that seemed sharper than a blade. It dug into my left arm, as it attempted to tear my arm off. I could hear ugly popping sounds, as I kicked and screamed against the creature.

My breath became weak, as I started to have blurry vision. I felt an indescribable amount of pain, as my left arm seemed to vanish. My body was covered in blood, as I was helpless to stop the timberwolf. Looking back at it all, I wondered how Twilight would survive without my protection. Why had I come to this damned place? 
I felt very numb, as my last thoughts had wandered away, as I saw a figure in the distance, which dove down at the timberwolf. I could barely hear the figure’s words, as I passed out...