My Luna's Gifts

The Guardian looked at the man standing before him. The man watched as a giant gray wolf walked off with his Goddess, Selene, to her forested realm. All around him was an endless white void except for a single wooden door standing to his left. The figure standing in front of him, watching his every move, wore black robes, his face pale, with wide, soulless black eyes, a thin nose, and a sl*sh of a mouth. "Alpha, you have died a tragic death. Your pack was attacked by vampires, but rest assured, your pack prevailed, and your daughter has taken over the pack. She will lead in your stead. You have two choices now. You can be reborn into a new and exciting life. The fates will decide how that life will go. You could be reborn as a shifter again, or human, or maybe another race altogether." "What's my other option?" The Alpha asked. "You can watch over the lives of your family. You can also grant gifts to each generation, but those that you grant gifts to will never receive their wolf. If you become reborn, your future generations will receive a wolf when they come of age. The daughter you have now has her wolf, but her offspring will not, and neither will their offspring, and so on if you choose to stay." "What kind of gifts can I grant?" The Guardian looked deep into the man's eyes. "Strength, wealth, speed, visions, and the gift of life, which includes healing. That last one will make life difficult for whoever you grant it to." "Can I grant more than one gift to someone?" "You can grant two to any family member of your choosing of the offspring your daughter has and the generations after." "I'll choose to stay and watch over my family. Why is this an option?" "The Goddess Selene and the Lord of Life have a pact. When a wolf dies, she gets that wolf back to be reborn. If the one who dies wants to be reborn, then they get a wolf. If they want to stay, then the Lord of Life gets a soul, and the one who dies gets to become a Guardian. You can exchange your soul after each death, also for favors." "Interesting, so I am to become A Guardian to my family then." "Yes, but you should just watch and guide with intuition, but never interfere. The ones you're to guard must make every decision on their own, you are never to interfere with their own free will." "Got it, so now what happens?" "Now you watch your daughter's life, and you can grant your first gifts to any offspring she will have. Time is different here in the realm of The Guardians, so make yourself comfortable, and here is your seer crystal to watch your family through." The Guardian gave the new Guardian a crystal ball the size of a basketball. He then guided him to the door and opened it for him. Inside was a bed of clouds to sit upon to watch the lives of his future generations. The new Guardian watched as his daughter led the pack. She fell in love with her Beta, and they mated. She soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He gifted his grandson the gift of wealth. He knew that, since he would never be granted a wolf, he was essentially human, and that he would end up living in human cities. He did not want his grandson to suffer, so with the gift of wealth, whatever he put his mind to, he would be successful and provide him with financial means for his entire life. He watched as his grandson grew and eventually left the pack. He was dismayed to see this young man make his money through nefarious means. Drugs, pimping women, killing for hire. He couldn't interfere, and he was frustrated with this despicable grandson. His daughter never had any more children, and he was glad he didn't waste any other gift on this grandson of his. His grandson met and married a young, innocent girl. She was sweet and seemed to tame the monster in his grandson. They had a son, and the Guardian gifted him speed and visions. He hoped that his great-grandson would do better with his gift than his father did. He did and didn't. His great-grandson was rough around the edges. He took the fortune that his father amassed and lost it all. He never interpreted his visions correctly. He didn't use his visions for good, but for his own gain with gambling and investments. He sucked at both. He did use his speed, though, to his advantage and became one of the best underground fighters known to man. He could see his opponent's moves and counteract with speed and precision. He fell in with a rough and rowdy biker club, where he became the main enforcer and also made money for the club with his fighting skills. The Guardian watched and saw that the biker club was actually a wolf pack MC. His great-grandson flourished and accepted the life of the shifters, in turn, they made him a pack member even though he was human. He was their brother within the MC, and he ended up falling in love with the MC President's and Alpha's only daughter. She was a strong she-wolf. They loved each other fiercely. Soon, they became pregnant and had a daughter. Right away, the Guardian saw that this child was different. She was born in a field full of wildflowers under a clear night sky, with a full moon in view and pure light surrounding her. He heard a female giggle in his room and a whispered, 'You're welcome' in his ear. The Guardian looked around and saw no one. He turned back to his great-great-granddaughter in the crystal and bestowed strength and the gift of life to her. He instinctively knew that this child was special, and he couldn't wait to see what she would do.