{"sf1_id":766742,"sf2_id":"dePJylwn","title":"Amber Silverblood: Chapter Twenty Six","author":"ThisAdamGuy","words":1388,"posted_at":"2014-10-11T12:40:00.000Z","tags":["Demon","Fantasy","Ghoul","Mage","Magic","Transformation","Urban","Warlock","Werewolf","wizard"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/766742-amber-silverblood-chapter-twenty-six","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/dePJylwn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/34/ae/34ae3a90-8774-4f18-8f05-47f45b0924f1","description":"#26 of Amber Silverblood\n\nAmber sets off the see the damage Hendricks did to her old house- with an unexpected companion. Is Tyler up to something?","content":"Chapter Twenty Six\n\nI stared at Tyler in shock.\n\n\"You- you're coming with me?\" I asked when I finally found my voice.\n\nTyler shrugged.\u0026nbsp; \"Too dangerous to go alone,\" was his only explanation.\n\n\"O... kay,\" I said, and sidestepped out the door so I wouldn't have to take my eyes off him.\u0026nbsp; If he was offended, he didn't show it.\u0026nbsp; His eyes drooped like he was half asleep, but he followed after me and shut the door behind him.\n\n\"My house is...\" I began, but he cut me off with a wave of his hand.\n\n\"That way,\" he said, pointing towards a nearby grove of trees.\n\nA shiver ran down my spine.\u0026nbsp; Those trees were just close enough to each other that anyone casually glancing at them wouldn't be able to see us.\u0026nbsp; But as he lumbered toward them, I found myself going after him.\n\nOnce hidden, he turned toward me and pulled his shirt off with one swift motion.\u0026nbsp; I recoiled, my back striking a tree behind me, all of my fright from earlier instantly coming back to me.\u0026nbsp; I should have known this was coming.\u0026nbsp; I should have run the moment he I stepped outside.\u0026nbsp; I should never have tried to leave in the first place!\n\nIn the midst of my panic, it occurred to me that he hadn't advanced on me.\u0026nbsp; He was just standing there, looking at me expectantly.\n\n\"What- what are you doing?\" I asked, still not convinced that he was about to... you know.\n\n\"We'll get there faster on four feet,\" he explained calmly.\u0026nbsp; \"But you can't change with your clothes on.\"\n\nRelief flooded my veins, and I put a hand to my chest to still my pounding heart.\u0026nbsp; That's all it was.\u0026nbsp; He wanted us to go across town in our wolf forms.\u0026nbsp; I almost laughed, knowing that he wasn't planning on, um, _YOU KNOW_.\n\n\"You,\" I said tentatively, \"want me to do it right in front of you?\"\n\nThis gave Tyler pause.\u0026nbsp; \"You're new to this, aren't you?\" he asked after a moment of silence.\n\nI nodded, blushing, even though I couldn't think of any reason I should be embarrassed.\u0026nbsp; To my relief, he turned and looked the other way.\n\n\"No peeking,\" I said, and immediately wished I hadn't.\u0026nbsp; I sounded like a six year old!\n\nNot giving myself any more time to think about it, I tore my clothes off and threw them into a pile by my side.\u0026nbsp; The night air nipped at my skin, chillier than I thought it would be, but I ignored it as I reached deep inside of myself the way I had a couple nights ago.\u0026nbsp; The fight with the other Silverblood was a bit of a blur now, but I still remembered what I had done to initiate my own change.\u0026nbsp; You know those gigantic levers mad scientists pull in old monster movies?\u0026nbsp; Imagine having one of those inside of you.\u0026nbsp; It's hard to pull the first few times, but the more you do it the easier it gets, like the hinges are loosening.\u0026nbsp; The main difference is that instead of bringing a monster to life, you _turn into_ the monster.\n\nIt took me almost a full minute to do it, not being guided by my primal instincts like before, but I finally felt fur begin to sprout over my body, and a few seconds later I was on all fours again.\u0026nbsp; I looked up at Tyler and gave a little bark to let him know it was okay to turn around.\n\nTyler stripped with none of the hesitation I had shown, but I looked away just to be polite.\u0026nbsp; Still, I couldn't help but notice how his body was absolutely rippled with muscle.\u0026nbsp; There wasn't a single ounce of fat anywhere on him.\u0026nbsp; It was no wonder D.K. kept him around- nobody in their right mind would want to go up against _that!_\n\nOnce shifted, his black fur shimmered in the moonlight, and his nostrils flared as he sniffed the air for threats.\u0026nbsp; He jerked his head to the side, and to my surprise the body language was crystal clear: _Take the lead._\n\nThe night wasn't getting any younger.\u0026nbsp; I took off into the forest, with Tyler close behind me.\u0026nbsp; The cold night air flattened my fur as I ran, invigorating me.\u0026nbsp; My paws stepped swiftly over the carpet of dead leaves, silent even while running.\u0026nbsp; Tyler was right behind me, I could hear him as his hot breath fogged the cold air.\u0026nbsp; He was holding back, of that I was sure.\u0026nbsp; Such a large and powerful wolf could outrun me easily if he wanted to.\u0026nbsp; Instead, he stayed a couple of steps behind me the whole time, never once overtaking me.\n\nThe scents of the forest overwhelmed my nose, and I couldn't stop my mouth from watering when I smelled a rabbit scurrying for cover twenty feet away.\u0026nbsp; My stomach growled, reminding me that all I'd had for dinner was half a box of stale crackers, and I stopped running.\u0026nbsp; Tyler came to a halt by my side, looking at me like he was waiting for instructions.\u0026nbsp; My tongue lolled from my mouth as I panted from the run.\u0026nbsp; I felt great, and I wasn't even halfway to my neighborhood yet!\u0026nbsp; The wolf in me- no, the wolf I _was_wanted to hunt now.\u0026nbsp; I growled excitedly, pointing my nose in the direction of the rabbit.\u0026nbsp; Tyler got the picture, and bobbed his head in approval.\u0026nbsp; Without a moment's hesitation, I streaked off in pursuit of the delicious, juicy treat.\n\nThe rabbit was fast, but I was faster.\u0026nbsp; I caught up to it before it could get ten feet, and closed my teeth around it.\u0026nbsp; It writhed and squirmed in my mouth as I lifted it up off the ground and shook my head side to side.\u0026nbsp; Just like at the funeral home, the taste of blood electrified me, and I didn't stop shaking it until long after it was dead.\n\nDropping the carcass on the ground, I turned and saw Tyler standing nearby, watching me.\u0026nbsp; Part of me wanted to bare my teeth and snarl at him, warning him against trying to take my prize, but I knew that would be wrong.\u0026nbsp; He'd offered to escort me, after all.\u0026nbsp; With Hendricks out there somewhere, that might prove to be more dangerous than he'd imagined.\u0026nbsp; The least I could do was offer him a bit of the rabbit.\u0026nbsp; Facing him, I leaned down and nosed the dead animal in his direction, hoping the massive beast wouldn't take too much of it.\u0026nbsp; Luckily, he shook his head and turned to look out in the distance, standing guard while I ate.\u0026nbsp; If I had had a human face, I would have smiled at him.\u0026nbsp; Since I didn't, though, I proceeded to tear the rabbit apart, savoring the taste of the meat as it slid across my tongue and down my throat.\n\nWhen I was done, the rabbit nothing more than a pile of red-stained bones, I tilted my ears toward the sound of running water and followed it.\u0026nbsp; A tiny steam was nearby, and I gratefully sank my snout in it to wash off the blood, and then lapped at it until my thirst was quenched.\u0026nbsp; Tyler drank too, and I took the opportunity to look him over while his nose was in the water.\u0026nbsp; His fur was as black as shadow, the perfect disguise for hunting at night.\u0026nbsp; His massive size as a human had only increased after transforming, and I estimated that he was nearly twice as big as I was.\u0026nbsp; Even with the muscles that stood out under his pelt, he moved with the calm grace of a dominant predator.\n\n_How in the world had D.K. become alpha?_ I wondered._\u0026nbsp; Tyler would just have to step on the little twerp's head and he'd be in charge!_\n\nTyler's massive head swung up to look at me, water dripping from his nose, and I averted my gaze as quickly as I could, hoping he hadn't seen me staring.\u0026nbsp; It was time to get going again.\u0026nbsp; I looked around to get my bearings, and then took off.\n\nNEXT TIME: Huh, Tyler seems like he might actually be a nice guy.\u0026nbsp; But... but... He's in the _SWAG PAG!_\n\n\u0026nbsp; How is that even possible?!\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Amber Silverblood","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/764340-amber-silverblood-chapter-twenty-five.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/769527-amber-silverblood-chapter-twenty-seven.json"}}