Startled, he pulled his hand away from hers, but didn't get very far....it was as if her hand was holding on to his. When he looked down at his hand and tugged, her hand closed tighter around his smaller hand, making him cry in agony.

The hand then let go of him, and Gabriel felt relief, still shaken from the experience, he turned to rush, but he felt a strong gust of wind; he turned back around and noticed she was floating in the air.

Gabriel was so terrified that he wanted to scream, but no sound came out.

The woman had flecks of a dark mass, that looked like ashes floating around her; he noticed that her body was becoming fuller and fuller. No bones were showing, her face was no longer gaunt. Within the second, she appeared healthier, and more...........alive!

He gasped. What has he done?

When she finished her regeneration, she landed on the ground and looked at him with a wide smile of gratitude.

How did I do this? Gabriel wondered. No, he HAD to have been dreaming! He looked over at the wolf, and it too was in shock.

No,no,no, this can't be happening!

He's heard of bringing people back from the dead, but it's forbidden magic. EVIL MAGIC!

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And he just did it!

What will his sister say?

No one can EVER raise someone from the dead unless if they were born with the forbidden gift!

Realization struck him hard in the gut.

That's what his gift is, it's necromancy!

He's a Necromancer!

"I'm a MONSTER!" He whispered.

"No, my child, you are a hero!" The dead woman spoke.

"No, how could I be? I'm evil! I need to stay away from everyone.......including you! You need to leave now! GO!" Gabriel pointed to the direction opposite of him.

"No, my sweet, ARE a hero! You brought me back! You reunited me with my wolf!"

"How could I be?" Gabriel repeated. "I don't belong to anyone anymore, I can't. I need to keep people safe!"

The dead woman crouched down and held his hands. "How would you like to team up with me to bring my family back?"

"I'm sorry, but I refuse!" He cried. "I need to be alone!"

"Believe me," the woman was saying in a gentle, sweet tone. "We accept people no matter what. It's not your fault you were born this way. I can help you with that."

Gabriel took a second to think about this, then slowly he accepted the risk. He nodded at her. Suddenly, she laughed, and it wasn't very sweet.....it was evil and maniacal. It was a sound that shook him to his core. A sound that was saying, bad things are about to happen.

Oh no! He thought. What have I done?

Gabriel tried to run, but his body changed. His skin was getting covered in black fur, he fell down to all fours, his face formed a muzzle, the rest of him appeared to be more like the woman's wolf friend. He looked down at himself in fear.

"What did you do to me?" He shouted, which shook him too. He no longer had the voice of a child, his new voice was deep, almost sounding demonic. He saw that dark flecks were now floating around him, just like the woman's.

He then noticed that the wolf was staring at him not in shock, but in awe. The young wolf looked up at the woman. "Master....?"