The Rejected Phoenix novel Chapter 8

Chapter eight.

Subtitle: her firebird.

** Melanie's POV **

I winced in pains as my eyes flew open.

My head hurt and my eyes where painful and burning as if a fire was set upon them.

I was laying on the dirty, dusty ground of the lonely dangerous desert where I remember was the last place I was before fainting.

I made to sit up when I realised  a shocking thing has happened to me.

I wasn't human anymore.

I was feeling how huge and disastrous I was even without anyone showing me or looking in the mirror.

My whole body was huge, my height was as large as anything,  I had a pair of four legs instead of two legs and two hands.

I was lying on my left wing which was red and feathery.

I was terrified beyond words at how I had transformed and turned into.

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhh! "

I yelled with terror through the huge desert as my voice echoed in the dust and horizon.

It made loud monster sounds but it was still melodious.

I began to sob which came out as a growl as I made to stand up which was successful.

I still hard the necklace the old grandma of mine gave me in my left paw.

I began moving a little and with each step I take it shook the earth beneath me which made me anxious and frightened.

I imagined how I would be if I was still in my human form and as if it did the trick I was back to my human form after a red light shined and seconds passed.

I had successfully transformed!

I tried thinking about my beast form again and I was already a beast again in seconds.

It did the trick!

I just had to think of it and it will happen.

I transformed yet again to my human form and exhaled happily.

But then when I looked at my hair, there lay a wavy red hair upon my shoulders instead of the curly brown hair i had.

I almost shouted out once more but surpassed my anxiety and kept quiet.

I had already being reborn from the ashes and even I can feel my own renewed strength.

I opened my palm and the necklace was still there, after which I slipped it into the new hood I had on earlier.

Surprisingly, when I transformed I discovered that my cloths do not tear up like they use to do in case of wolves who transformed.

I looked around the desert which was now somewhat brighter.

One can now see the vast non ending horizons of the desert.

I began roaming around the area and soon found the firebird egg I was given by my grandma.

I took it carefully from the floor and hold it in my hands.

It was glowing red which was a sign that it was ready to be hatched as. I guessed.

"now how do I do this? "

I thought to myself and cast the egg a quizzical look.

'you have to give me a name before you command me to hatch using my name! '

I heard a mild voice echoe.

Somehow I felt like it was the bird in the egg that was talking to me.

I smiled for the first time in a long time.

This little birdie seems interesting....

I thought of a name which will suit her more...