Hunters moon

27: Wrath of the Queen

Cleopatra still strolled around Naomi thinking when she flicked their fingers.

Two Anubis men came and took her by her arms, then walked with her down the hall of the catacombs, but instead of turning left at a point towards the dungeons, they turned right, towards the sacrificial chambers.

Cleopatra followed close behind, When Naomi realised where they were headed, she semi started to resist, kicking back, but the men overpowered her.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked unsure.

"Silence, you know where this leads" Cleopatra said.

They entered a large room with a stone altar in the centre, the men strapped Naomi down in the belts that were nailed into the rock, she fought vigorously against it but was useless. Cleopatra came and placed a silver choker around her neck, like a leash it was tied to the altar by a long chain.

"Blair placed us Anubis in charge of removing the wolf from the body as soon as it was needed, but Blair isn't here anymore, and she's been gone for a very along time..." Cleopatra said taking up a rod the size of a knitting pen, and it had a sharp tip shaped like a harpoon.

"Trans nasal craniotomy was always the best preferred method we used to remove the brains during mummification, but it won't work on a werewolf now would it? Your brain would just heal again... But this rod has been silver plated, so it will be a different story with you won't it?"

Naomi panicked "No, no please! Not that! I beg you!" She yelled but Cleopatra slapped her face so hard the noise echoed through the stone hallways.

"One Amarok can stand against a pack of werewolves, now what damage do you think an Amarok can do, if it cant even be killed?" Cleopatra hissed at her. Naomi, dazed by the hit Cleopatra gave her, couldn't understand what she meant.

"Since Blair isn't here anymore, I altered her laws a little! Instead of removing the wolf, I will remove the human in you! You will be nothing more than an animal! A trained dog who will follow my every command! An Amarok with no mind, but unable to die thanks to that!"

"No! No you can't do this to me! I'd rather die!" Naomi begged again but Cleopatra grabbed her hair and jerked her head backwards, Naomi tried to realm jump but it failed on her, Cleopatra noticed her aura stir at the attempt then laughed.

"This silver collar I placed around your neck blocks you from using your element, a little secret only a few werewolves know of" She lined the rod up "Oh, and one last thing Naomi, I wouldn't have told you otherwise, but since this is the last time you'll be able to reason, I guess it's ok for you to know..."

Cleopatra came close to her ear "You were the one who killed Quintin's parents"

Tears started to flow "Why? How could you?"

"It was for the purpose of having him, but that doesn't matter now does it!"

In a quick jab Cleopatra struck the rod into Naomi's nose, and broke the thin bone in the top of her nasal cavity, allowing the rod to enter her brain, Naomi screamed of agony as Cleopatra started digging her brain out piece by piece "Instead of thinking of the pain Naomi, try and remember the good times, because soon, you won't remember anything at all"

Naomi screamed her breath away, until she could only gasp for air, it was true, she could really feel her memory slipping, with each painful spike it felt like she dwindled back in time, forgetting all she learned, like reverting back to a child again, where she was? What she was doing there? Her clan? Who's this woman hurting her like this? Quintin!? Who's Quintin? Who is she? Her name? Is this pain she felt? What... Is... Pain...?

Cleopatra placed the rod down and took up the bowl of brain matter she dug out, with a spoon she started eating it "It wasn't all a waste, I do enjoy the brain the most after all" She sighed looking at Naomi now blankly staring at the roof, a line of blood ran from her nose down over her cheek.

"You might not understand me anymore, but what I did, was remove your frontal cortex, which is responsible for problem solving, language, memory, judgment, impulse control and reasoning, Basically the part that makes you fully human, I only left behind your hindbrain and medulla, which focuses on instinct, as well as your cerebrum, which allows movement of muscles. Now my dear, you are not human anymore, you are my wolf!" She said loudly making Naomi's body twitch.

Slowly but surely she started to shift, claws grew from under her nails, fur grew like gloves up to her elbows, and like socks up to her knees. Fangs in her mouth, wolf ears grew to the top of her head, Naomi started to grunt and rumble, then sat up, but the restraints kept her back so she got angry, her transformation continued, a tail grew from her lower spine, and her feet lengthened, giving them half the look of the double jointed hind legs of a wolf, her muscles grew larger until she managed to break the leather straps, her eyes black, lifeless and unforgiving, she turned and saw Cleopatra, then snarled, exposing her fangs.

"There's a good girl" She said and pointed down "Sit!"

Naomi obeyed, Cleopatra came over and petted her "You'll be the one to rip Quintin's heart out my dear, but to make sure you don't fail me again, there's one last step to be taken"

Cleopatra stood back and waved a hand "Lunar black sand" She spoke and the black smoke like dust, sparkling like onyx came floating out of the shadows and enveloped Naomi, who was confused at this, but then again, what wolf wouldn't be.

Cleopatra held a hand to Naomi's face "Mummification hibernation" She spoke again and Naomi's eyes shut, going into the sleep. "Lunar limestone catacomb" Cleopatra spoke a last time and the onyx like dust formed together a large black sarcophagus, the sand holding Naomi up lifted her, Cleopatra took the silver collar off her neck and allowed the sand to lower her into the sarcophagus, more sand brought waves of ribbon cloth and enveloped Naomi until she was completely covered. Cleopatra then made a lid for the tomb and allowed it to shut.

"Sleep now my dear wolf, grow your strength, for next time I release you, you will fix what you have done wrong"

***

The black sand enveloped both Nina and Claire, Quintin landed a few yards back "Naomi! Stop this!" He yelled.

"Naomi is not here anymore..." He heard a different voice, out of the plume of smoke and sand she came out like a ghost, the Egyptian attire and glowing blue eyes confirmed she was Anubis, but she's not shifted into a wolf, and Quintin has never seen her before.

"Let go of them!"

"No"

"Forget about us! Run heathen! She is very powerful!" Nina yelled above the sand, the woman waved her hand and all the smoke, with the wolf and hyena, as well as herself, disappeared like they were never there.