After Skolris had stormed out of the arena, she had went to the office, where she would be assigned her level. The arena was silent behind her.

     "And you are Skolris Kromel, correct?" The lady at the front desk asked. She nodded her head and the lady looked at her computer. "You are level...... Strong." The lady said. She turned and entered some information into the computer before printing out her tag. It was white with black letters. The words on it said her name, werewolf, and strong on it.

     After thanking the lady, Skolris sprinted out the doors and into tge courtyard. The school's large doors were open and free for 8th graders to leave. She turned into her silver wolf but she added a burst of speed.

     Skolris sped home and arrived there in one minute. She opened her door and was met by her loving mother, who hugged her. "Hey mom, can i go to the beach and just hang out?" She asked. Her mom nodded,"be safe honey!" She said.

     Skolris shifted into a seagull with her lime green eyes before her mother opened the door and she flew out. Skolris flapped her white wings to gain altitude and flew towards the beach. The light yellow sand gleamed in the faint 12:00 light.

     Something about the ocean always made Skolris feel safe and comfortable.

     She landed just by the shore of the ocean and watched the tide role in. She could hear kids screaming and playing in the ocean. Crabs crawled around her feet. They were probably wondering why she didn't eat them.

     She had come her to think. What if everyone at school did find out about her powers. She knew that everyone had the first piece of the puzzle. Ariau had the second.

     Would she be sent to some lab to be studied and experimented on? Would there be people out there who would want to possibly kill her?

     Her mother and Antariel never thought, or at least showed, that they thought her powers were dangerous and cursed. They never acted like anything was abnormal. They just treated her like.... Skolris!

     Hours had passed by and the sun was beginning to set. Almost nobody was at the beach now. Or at least near her at the moment. Skolris decided to have a little fun.

     She shifted into a black panther. She gave it glowing blue stripes on it's feet and night vision. Then, rising from her spot on the beach, she walked on the sand and towards Antariel's house. She approached silently and waited outside her door.

     She waited for roughly ten minutes until she heard the door open. An unsuspecting Antariel stepped out with a trash bag in her hands. She hadn't seen Skolris yet. Then, she turned her head and screamed, throwing the bag across the yard.

     Skolris quickly shifted back,"hey, hey! It's just me!" Skolris could barely contain her laugh. Antariel broke into laughter also,"Skolris! Don't scare me like that. Now i have to walk a couple mire feet then necessary!" She chuckled.

      "Sorry, friend." Skolris apologized. Antariel shrugged. "I feel very bad for you. I was worried when you just left the arena and i couldn't find you anywhere in the neighborhood. You wern't even at the beach!" She said.

     Skolris laughed again,"actually, I was a seagull, at the beach." Antariel tossed the bag into a trashcan and pointed to the beach. "Pphht! That was really good." She complimented.

     "Hey, it's getting late. I better go. See you at battle practice tomorrow, Antariel!" Skolris called before jogging to her own house.

     That night, Skolris was laying in her bed. She couldn't sleep. She felt, weird. Suddenly, her arms turned into paws then back to arms. She grew a cat tail that disappeared as soon as it appeared. She turned into a small griffin then back. What's going on?

     The next day, Skolris had a headache. She sat up in her bed and remembered last night. What? Her blankets had small holes in them from claws. Maybe it was just me imagining things in my sleep?

     Skolris was reluctant to go to school, considering what happened yesterday at the arena. What will people think about me now? She forced herself out her front door and turned into a silver wolf. She then sprinted to school and arrived in five minutes. She walked through the gates and into the battle room. Everybody was already there, including Antariel. As she entered, people stared at her.

     Day three of the shapeshifter, what fun! "Ok, today you will be fighting against an equal. Vampires against vampires, you get the idea." Said the coach. Skolris was assigned to Gildra droakelle. They were the second battle group.
   
     When it was her turn, Skolris shifted into her silver wolf and Gildra shifted into a dark gray wolf with white paws. The teacher announced the battle partners. "Skolris, Level strong vs Gildra, Level expert." She is one level higher then me!

"Fight!" Gildra never moved. She stared at Skolris with yellow eyes. Her tail swished smoothly in the air. Then suddenly, she leapt forward. Skolris dodged her leap and swiped at her with her claws. She sliced open the skin on her foot and Gildra snarled in return. "Now you're really gonna get it!" She shouted. To the people, it sounded like barks and snarls.

     Gildra ran at her but at the last moment, sprang upward. She landed just behind Skolris and bit her back foot, a yelp escaping her mouth. Caught off guard, Gildra slammed herself into Skolris's side. She was pinned down under Gildra's weight and she won the battle.

     A strange feeling washed over her and even though Gildra had gotten off, Skolris couldn't move. Whats happening? She crouched there, her legs shaking. It felt as if she wasn't.... herself anymore. As if an animal had taken over.

     She could barely feel a hand touch her shoulder but it was enough to cause the wild animal inside to take over.

     Her fangs snapped at the hand and her fur spiked along her back. Her eyes were narrowed and Snarls erupted from her throat. Her ears were flat against her head. The edge of her vision was red.

     She had turned on the coach, who was backed up against the wall. Stop! Stop! Stop! She could mildly feel her take control if the animal, one step at a time. Her pupils widened every second. The redness in her vision faded as she regained control of her animal form.

     Skolris realized what was going on. Half of her fur was burned and black. The coach was against the wall infront if her and all of the 8th graders were were far away from her. Antariel looked as if she wanted to help but was too terrified to.

     What have i done?