-Nina's POV-

Walking to the exit of the school, I tried to push the wolf ears back into my head and retreat the canines in my mouth but they wouldn't budge. My mind raced to nearby clear areas but the whole school was chaotic… My teeth chattered as short breaths left my lips in puffs of mist. My claws turned blue while my skin paled.

It was nearing the end of the day but the children were still in the building meaning the emergency alarm hadn't turned off yet. I saw the exits wide open and held myself close, shivering as I ran to the gate. Every leap, every step and every movement, no longer felt like my brain was giving orders. Every joint that moved was negotiating with the others as my muscles strained.

'I need to shift!' I panicked as I felt Malia slowly fading from my mind. 'Malia?!'

'I- I think I'm dying.' she whispered back in a weak voice. The spirit wolf was consuming her soul for energy to survive not shifting.

'You should have shifted into your wolf once a month! You went half a year without freeing the spirit wolf and letting it run in its natural form. Now look! We are doomed-' I scolded her but when my foot went past the gate, a powerful barrier repelled me, flying me back into the wall of the school building.

OW.

My back collided with the brick wall before sliding down onto the floor from the impact. I gasped, feeling like all the bones in my body were misplaced. The urge to transform was getting heavier as I struggled to stand back up. It felt as if someone had blown a large hole through me with an icy cold magnum.

"AAAAARGHHHHHHHH!" I let out an ear-splitting scream as my spine broke again.

"I can't fight it! I can't! I need to shift!" I cried out, feeling every bone in my body shake as if they were all on the verge of snapping.

'You can do it! If I can fight the shift, so can you. We need to at least get to a more secret place to shift. People wil…" Malia's voice was croaky as I felt her presence start to fade away.

'Malia?!' I called out to her but was met with an eerie silence, 'Malia can you hear me?!'. I tried to stay calm, shutting my eyes and trying to feel her soul.

Nothing.

"Okay, Okay calm down Nina. You still have time to bring her back. Come on, just shift." I told myself, determined. I pushed all the emotions and pain to the depths of my mind and focused on the white wolf.

Shift.

Shift.

Shift.

Shift.

F*cking JUST SHIFT!

Goosebumps grew all over me, fur spurted out of my skin as I fell onto all fours. Surprisingly, the more I wanted to shift, the less painful it was. My mind slipped into a tranquil state, as if I had been submerged in placid water. I felt myself expand, growing 10 times larger. It was like I was on a special type of morphine, better than any doctor could prescribe.

I grew to the size of maybe 9ft 7 towering over Sara's wolf who was 6ft 7 and she was considered big as she was royal blooded. I looked down at my paws, noticing the pads of my paws glowing gold. I was a snowy white wolf with thick fluffy, long fur.

Most wolves had short smooth fur that laid flat on their bodies but mine wasn't silky nor flat. It was wild and thick. If someone were to run their hand through my fur, the hand would barely be visible at how long my fur was. I had silky ears and gold eyes. Just like I had seen in my head, silk tails surrounded my back like I was a peacock.

'Malia? Are you there?' I tried again, nervous.

I was met with silence, no presence came back and my head felt empty.

'Malia?' I whimpered, my ears laying flat on my head. Please come back.

A feeling of grief washed over me as I realised… I was too late. I couldn't control the following whine emitting from my mouth as I let out a pained, loud howl.

The strawberry sky towered over me like a taunting shadow; the world spinning under my paws. Footsteps approached as I stopped howling. Shit. Swiftly, I kicked back my feet and sprinted away, my speed unmatchable to any other.

I can't keep running around the building, I'll have to destroy the barrier. I ran in zigzags, not knowing what to do. I automatically knew all the powers of a spirit wolf so I used that to my advantage. Focusing all my mana to the centre of my forehead, shutting out all colour from my vision.

A slight tingle started to become apparent at the centre of my head as a gold light started to glow from my forehead. As I was running past a window at super speed, I took a glimpse of my appearance.

A gold jewel at the middle of my head with a beautiful pattern swirled around like a royal crown. My silky tails elongated, wrapping around my body in a circular motion like snakes.

I ran towards the barrier, growling in aggression, I could feel Zeref and Xanxus getting closer. I didn't have enough time.

I let out a dangerous roar creating a gust of mana particles to project out of me, killing anything that it touched. Birds fell from the sky as I let out my battle cry, running head first into the magical wall.

As soon as my jewel hit the shield, the barrier shattered like glass.

It had a particular sensation like when you float your hand at the surface of the water. That little force pushing against your palm, as it's solidifying and thickening under your touch, feeling like you need to apply a slight force to push your hand under the thickness of the water.

My silk tails whipped the remaining shards out of my way as I leaped out of the school's territory like a bullet. I felt free, taking in the sensation of the wind stroking through my fur. I was in my true form, not holding back my shocking speed.