III. Born Again
White.
All I saw for the first few moments were white. Then black.
Then everything from then on was a blur.
I think that blur was me as a newborn? It probably was, because now that I look at my arms and legs on my bed it looks pretty short.
Maybe that blur was my brain developing? I don't know I'll think about that later. Man, I'm sleepy.... and hungry...
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For about the first year I was born all I felt like doing was sleeping, eating, soiling myself, and repeat. Pretty boring.
Getting over the need to suck on my mother's tit was easy. It helps when your just too hungry to care about anything else.
After that first year though, I started eating more solid food. My mother gave me cooked ground meat and offal. I liked the meat, but what I love is the offal. Particularly the liver and heart.
At first, I was put off at the idea of eating organs, but when I was being spoon fed some grilled liver by my mother, Daria, I fell in love with the taste. I'm sure glad I have the taste of a Wolf and not of a human.
Oh, Uncle didn't tell me this, but my mom's an Elf. A real beut' she is. She has golden hair and green-hazel eyes. Her beauty would be 100 percent perfect if she didn't have that weird skull tattoo on her upper chest though. She also seems to be an adventurer. I haven't met this Wolf God father of mine though.
(A/N: Uncle refers to the Creator God)
Did he go out for milk?
Nah, can't be, Mom looks too happy for that to be the case. Maybe he was here during my blurry moments. He's a God so maybe he's doing... whatever a god does.
Just then I heard a 'swoosh' and the sound of a door opening.
Daria: "Ah, your father's back from the Hunt! This will be the first time you see him since your birth, Sweetie! Maybe this time he managed to best his prey?"
Oh, so he was there for my birth, then what? He went to this 'Hunt'? Is he a workaholic? Spend time with your wife and son, damn it!
Wolf God: "Hello, Daria, I'm home."
Jeez he sound cool. His voice is deep. Almost like Kratos.
...Who's Kratos? Maybe he's from one of my past memories.
Daria: "Hello Honey. So, how did you manage this time?"
Wolf God: "The Hunt was unsuccessful yet again. The Prey was as nimble as ever. I will have to wait a few more years."
Daria: "Ah... unsuccessful again? This is the second time in a row... You bested your prey on the last hunt we had together."
Wolf God: "Yes, I did... Maybe I had failed because you were not there?"
Daria: "Oh? Trying to shift the blame and compliment me at the same time? You'll have to try harder than that, Honey."
Wolf God: "Haha, you have caught me. You know me well, Sweet Daria."
Seems my parents are lovey dovey. That's nice. I wonder how this father of mine looks like?
Daria: "Come see your son, Honey! He's grown so much since you've gone!"
Oh, he's coming. I'm getting excited.
Wolf God: "Hello, little pup. It is good to see you so big."
Whoa, he's a giant wolf! He's like the size of a small car!
his fur is as dark as an abyss and his eyes are like golden suns! So cool!
Me: "Ai! Aaaah!"
Does he not have a human form? Isn't it rude to take up so much space?
Daria: "Aw, look at our little Vali! He's so excited to see you!
Wolf God: "Yes, he does indeed! Our Valister seems to have alot of energy. That is good for his future hunts."
Valister: "Baaaiitaa~"
Oh, so Valister is my name. Mother always refered to me as 'sweetie' so I kinda got concerned that it was my name. Glad it isn't.
Father seems to react when I tried to say 'Valister' with my baby vocal chords, and starts smiling. Or I guess it's a smile. He has a dog face, after all, so it just looks like he's baring his teeth at me. It's kinda scary.
Valister: "Waaooh...."
Daria: "Volph, dear, you are scaring him! How many times did I tell you not to grin like that? You don't have a human form, so smiling like that just looks like your about to eat someone."
Mom starts reprimanding Dad, Volph is his name apparently, and he looks down with his ears back and tail drooping. Aw, now he just looks pitiful.
Volph: "Ah, apologies, Daria. *sigh* I wish sometimes I had the ability to turn into a human or elf. It would make living with you much easier."
Daria: "I know... I wish for that too..."
Now they both look sad. Way to ruin the mood with your brooding, Dad.
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If he can't turn human-like then... how was I born?
Did... Mom... no... she doesn't look like the type.... but then again, women are good at keeping their kinks a secret....
You know what, I'm not gonna think about it. It's done. Deleted. Trashed. Nuked out of my memory. Noped outta that one.
Anyways, they continued to brood a little more throughout the day and I was just bored. And sleepy.
Maybe I'll just skip through early childhood.
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(A/N: Yeah, I skipped childhood. What did you expect. it's boring.)
It's been a few more years since I've officially met my dad.
I'm now 10 years old.
I didn't just bide my time doing nothing during all that time.
My mom took her time teaching me many things, from language and basic history to magic and combat.
The basic history-slash-geography of this world are as follows:
There are four Old Empires on the single continent of this world; The Human Empire of Yami in the east, the place I'm in now, and the largest empire; The smaller Elven Empire of Alfin to the west; The Demon Empire of Zasamael in the south; And the Beastkin Empire of Primum.
These Empires are the main countries of the four races, but there are other smaller countries dotted around the continent.
The continent is in the shape of a rugged oval, with a couple of large islands to the northwest and southeast of the continent and a few handfuls of small islands surrounding the continent.
The Demon and Elven Empires are on somewhat friendly terms, but it's a bit strained since the start of the current Demon Civil War between the more conservative group of Demon Leaders, who want to improve the country from the inside and the extremist group of Demon Leaders, who want to expand the Empire by taking over some smaller countries.
Some small human nations are at war with each other. The Empire of Yami seems to have a neutral-minded Emperor, so they haven't had a war in a few hundred years. That doesn't mean the Empire slacked on military might, though, they are still one of the superpowers of the world.
The Empire of Primum is the second largest and the least politically active when compared to the other Empires. Their military is the strongest, but at the same time they are the most peaceful despite liking to fight. The Beastkin Empire's upper echelon are basically battle maniacs who settle their politics with duels. They're so simple, that they've even had a human emperor in the past, just because he was strong and won in the traditional tournament that crowns the next leader
I like their county's simplicity. Maybe I'll aim to become the Emperor of the Empire of Primum later in life.
And lastly, the Empire of Alfin. They are the least populace of the four empires, but they make up their lack of numbers with high magical prowess and magical technology. I'll call it Magitech since it has a nice ring to it. Elves are powerful magic users who use long range magic to bombard would-be attackers without risking the precious lives of their soldiers.
(A/N: Lol sorry for the wall of text.)
My mom then taught me basic fire and water magic for survival purposes. She isn't very good with those elements, she's only good with wind magic. She would've taught me wind magic, but I have no potential in that field.
After teaching all she could of magic, she taught me basic swordsmanship. She isn't an expert, as she only learned just in the case her wind magic is ineffective or when she's unable to cast magic.
It's not like I'll use the sword too much, because since I became 10, I've been able to turn into a werewolf. Although I can't keep the form up all day, only for about 4 hours.
If you didn't come to the conclusion yet, My base form is an Elf with short golden hair, like my mom, and golden eyes, like my dad. I look like alot like my mom in this form, I might become a bishōnen when I'm older. Oh well, I'll definitely be popular with the ladies, that's for sure.
In my werewolf form, I become a few inches taller, and swoler.
My fur is a golden blonde color, and my eyes glow golden like my dad.
Apparently, werewolf's don't really exist in this world. My form is just an in-between my Elf/humanoid form and my wolf form. Father says I'll eventually be able to turn into a wolf when I become older and stronger, but that I might not be able to stay in that form for very long since I'm not a full blooded wolf. I theorize that once I'm strong enough, I'll be able to maintain my Hybrid form (Werewolf) indefinitely and switch between that and Elf whenever I want.
For now though, I'll just keep training diligently, until I get old enough to leave the house.