Chapter 37: Chapter 37

I followed Elsa down a long hallway and I could soon see light at the end.

It wasn't that we had crossed the hall, no.

We were still there but the decor had changed.

The hallway walls were now glazed and I could see bamboo shoots on either side, it was a bamboo garden; there were carp ponds and some small manicured trees.

It made me feel like I was in a Japanese garden and the slow pleasant sound of trickling water seemed to soothe the souls.

There was a certain peace there and I quickly felt my mind floating like a cotton cloud. We continued walking to a small room where there were several bonsai trees set up all over the room, in the corner there was a painting of a moon and its reflection on a lake.

It was wonderful.

In front of it was a ceramic bowl in which dry leaves were burning, the smell of which enchanted the room. It gave a reassuring feeling of fullness and comfort.

"These are dried lemongrass leaves, they allow purification and have a relaxing effect on the nerves. It will be useful for our meditation session."

" Meditation? I don't understand. I thought we had to get serious about training."

I frowned at what Elsa had just said. She's not laughing at me by chance I hope, I thought I had to be strong but if I have to do meditation sessions, it loses me.

I thought I had to try and sync up with my wolf half so I could transform however I wanted, but I'm not going to argue. She was the one who conducted my coming-of-age ceremony and I imagine as a veteran, she knows what she is doing.

Elsa went to sit in the middle of the room and motioned for me to join her there. I followed her and she started talking.

" I guess that you must be lost but I will explain to you. So that you can enjoy all your capacities, the equilibrium of all the energy that must flow in your body is stable. You have to know how to understand their movement and follow the right current. Let me explain to you, for each of us, three flows circulate like inner currents in our bodies. The first is the one that will allow you to control your transformation into a wolf at any time and your leisure. The second current is that makes us lycanthropes, our physical abilities.

You see, unlike humans and many other creatures, I think you have already realized this, we are not only more sensitive to our environment but we are stronger and faster than them. Controlling this second current helps you to keep your mind under control in the face of the amount of information around you. Noises, smells and visual acuity, if not controlled, can drive you crazy when the brain receives too much data per second. In addition, controlling your strength and speed is imperative, especially when you mix with humans.

There shouldn't be an accident. Being a young lycanthrope you're still developing, so at some point, it might be easy for you if you don't control your physical strength, inadvertently hurting humans. The third and final current is what we called the lycanthrope resonance. It's a combination of the power and violence of your pheromones and your unique ability."

"I do not understand this point please."

Elsa smiled at me before motioning me to look at her hand. I did it and could see currents of heat distorting the air.

" What is this ?"

" My unique ability. I can control the ambient air temperature which creates a distortion in space that can create images and illusions as I see fit. I can thus give the illusion of having modified my environment as desired and cause my opponent to have perceptual disturbances."

"What opponent?"

" The life of a lycanthrope is not easy, you know, we sometimes fight and that's where knowing your skills is a necessity."

I see, I already knew that I had fallen into a different world from the one I've always known, but fighting, and I imagine risking your life, is still new to me.

" You tell me the secrets of your power so easily?"

"Because I trust you... We're on the same side, I consider you my family."

Elsa smiled at me frankly and I felt a pang in my heart. I had other ideas in mind about her, darker ones, but she smiled at me so sincerely, pouring out her heart to me... I feel a little...bad.

I bit my lip before clenching my fists, I must not let myself be cajoled especially since I hate Soul Moon for what they did to my parents and more precisely their Alpha.

I frowned as Elsa continued her explanation.

Don't get distracted.

"We will find together what your unique ability is. The other part of the third stream is What worries me about you."

"How ?"

" Your pheromones. During your coming-of-age ceremony and again yesterday, you released your pheromones without control and we came close to disaster. Sophia, you are an alpha, and not least, you are as powerful as a certain alpha I know, and if you don't control this ability you can harm even humans. If I base myself on my feelings yesterday, your pheromones can affect and weaken not only lycanthropes but also other creatures and as a bonus humans. As far as I can remember and for centuries, it has never had any pheromones that can reach humans, the alpha I'm talking about is capable of subduing other creatures but you can subdue even humans."

My headache as I took in all this information, Elsa on her side was very happy, their Luna was amazing and with Greg having the strongest pheromones we've seen in ages, the future of Soul Moon is assured thanks to this exceptional couple.