As soon as I was clear of my house I did what I could to avoid people. I was afraid that I was still a little
too heated and might do something very public and very violent. Not that I was necessarily against taking out
my aggression, but I didn’t feel like having to use the ring to cover a mistake. Perhaps I’d kill someone I
didn’t want to and then tried to bring that person back to life and the ring couldn’t do that? I’d be in a
lot of trouble.
I gathered myself enough so that I was at least thinking clearly again. It occurred to me that I had missed
something fairly vital in creating this new version of me. I was being too instinctual and rash, too hot-
blooded for my own good. I knew that I needed to be colder and calculating. So I wished that I would have
full control over my animalistic impulses and not rush to action.
I immediately felt a renewed sense of calm. The urge I’d felt to hurt my sister was gone. I felt relieved.
I was still quite mad at her, but I couldn’t actually want to hurt my sister. Could I?
It didn’t matter right now. I realized that what I would need was privacy. Obviously my house wasn’t going
to work. I needed a place of my own. I thought back to my inspiration for my wish to be a vampire. Dracula
had a castle. I should have a castle, too. It would have to be secluded and away from prying eyes, though I
also decided I’d try to use the ring’s power to isolate it even more.
Luckily for my intentions our town had just the place where such a castle could be located. There was a vast
wilderness on the edge of the town. It was a heavily wooded area where very few people ever ventured. It was
a place devoid of civilization. No one had ever tried to build walking or bike paths in it. There were no
camping areas. It wasn’t even an area where hunters would go. I’d heard rumors either that the area was
haunted, was just too wild, or protected endangered species, but I didn’t know if any of those stories were
true.
I also didn’t care. I headed straight for the woods. As I approached the edges of the woods, I wished that
no one would notice me enter them. Since I didn’t trust my sister, either, I made another wish that no one
would worry about me being gone. This would cover my parents at the very least.
The woods were indeed foreboding and treacherous. The ground was very uneven and difficult to navigate. I
became acutely aware of my surroundings the deeper into the woods I traveled. My senses were definitely
heightened as I picked up new sounds and smells. I couldn’t identify what I heard or what I smelled, as there
were just so many. Obviously there were many different types of animals in these woods.
That realization brought my progress to a standstill. I had no idea what might happen if a predator should
find me. Just to simply things I wished that no animals in these woods would try to hunt me or view me as a
threat. But I decided this wasn’t enough, either. This gave me an opportune time to test out the shape
shifting abilities for which I’d wished.
I thought about the wolf-like creature that Dracula changed himself into in the movie. I decided I wanted to
use that form. I wanted to walk upright on two feet rather than go to all fours. But I wanted to have a tail
and a muzzle as well. I closed my eyes as I concentrated hard and pictured in my mind the form I wanted to
become. I felt something in my hands so I opened my eyes. I was greeted by the sight of my fingernails
lengthening into sharp claws. My hands appeared to grow larger as well. I instantly looked at the ring and
saw that it remained firm around my finger, even as it grew in size and sprouted hair.
My clothes began to feel tight all over. My body was increasing in size. I could feel my muscles expanding
so that they would be more appropriate for the beast I was to become. My feet ripped through my shoes. They
had grown larger and, quite like my hands, sported thickening claws and grew dark brown hair all over.
Even though my hearing had already been enhanced, I began to hear things even better than previously. I
reached up and felt my ears growing pointed. I also felt my teeth changing into razor sharp fangs. I let a
small roar out of my throat. It sounded more like a wolf than a human being. I wanted to retain the ability
to speak in this form as well as be able to sound like a wolf.
My clothes had become too tight and I ripped at them with my clawed hands. The combination of this action and
my still expanding body resulted in them being quickly reduced to shreds. The dark brown hair grew in all
over my body. My muscles continued to expand so that I possessed a very strong frame.
I looked at my penis and saw that it had changed into a furry wolf sheath. I felt a pressure at the base of
my back and felt a tail push out of my body. I eagerly swished it back and forth. My vision then blurred for
a moment. When it came back I could see better than ever before.
I felt an immense pressure in my face which soon became painful. I clutched at my face and found that the
source of the pain was my face pushing out into a muzzle. The pain subsided as it continued to grow,
fortunately, and I felt the changes end. With the changes over I felt immensely powerful and ferocious. Now
how could I test this new form?