The Avestan Viewer -- A Wolf Love Story

Chapter 9 -- A New Luna

The Luna ceremony started when the sun went down and the moon started rising. I was dressed in a simple white gown as I watched Stephen stand on a natural rock platform so he could be seen above the crowd. He was dressed in white linen, this pack apparently took their ceremonies seriously. The pack met in a large meadow nearby, the full moon was out and there were torches all along the edges of the silvery meadow.

"This is a night of solemn celebration, we are inviting a new member to join the Pine Ridge pack, the largest and one of the oldest packs in the world." Stephen stopped and looked over the crowd, there were over a thousand people gathered to see their new Luna.

"My Mate, Danika, has agreed to join and pledge her oath to protect all of you and fulfill all the duties of Luna. She is your Luna and deserves your protection and loyalty in return. With her we are all stronger."

I could start to sense something stirring in the pack, waves of excitement and small yips could be heard from various members. A pack needed both a strong Alpha and strong Luna. The Luna energy was different and cohesive, the Luna energy strengthened the pack bonds, intensified the group identity just by working with all of them, and identified and healed pack weaknesses in the social structure and systems.

"Danika, come forward." I walked up the rock platform and stood in front of Stephen. I kept my back straight and head high, even though I had something in my ass which was annoying me. I saw the twinkle in Stephen's eye as he noticed my rigid posture and the cause for it.

Keeping a solemn face Stephen continued, "Mate, hold out your hand." I knew what was coming, Stephen's mother explained it all to me. We had started spending some time together, I liked her. My hand would be cut and placed over a similar cut on Alpha Stephen's hand. Our hands would then be bound with leather straps since we were mates, and we would walk through the crowd while they chanted and reached out to touch me. It was at this time that my pack-link would become strong. Also it was considered the greatest luck to touch the new Luna during her ceremony under the full moon, it was somehow connected with the Moon Goddess. Our bonding cuts would leave a scar since the cuts would be made with a silver knife. Regular pack inductions didn't use a silver knife and didn't scar. Great. I looked quickly over at Stephen's parents, I received an encouraging nod from Stephen's mother, which helped me relax a little bit. She had shown me her scar and she was proud of it.

Stephen held up a large, silver looking ceremonial knife from a small table behind him. He quickly brought it down on his palm making a clean, long slice. Then he took my hand in his bleeding one and held it palm up. He quickly made a similar slice on my palm, then turned his hand over to merge our blood. It didn't hurt much considering all the types of sexual pain I had endured since I got here, I smiled slightly at the thought. Putting the knife back, Stephen held our clasped dripping hands high over our heads. I looked up and saw them highlighted by moonlight, and I swear I saw tendrils of white electricity twisting around our joined hands while our mingled blood dripped down both of our arms and onto our white clothes.

The astonished crowd must have seen the twisting electricity also since there were astonished gasps and whispered comments. I felt the current snake down my arms and I looked over to Stephen who just stared at me in amazement. Something was happening here that I had never heard of.

Turning his head to the crowd, Stephen yelled "Quiet!" Everyone immediately froze as they responded to the Alpha's voice and dominant energy. The silent meadow paused, even the air stilled, and the world waited for something to happen. Stephen turned back to me and took my other hand. He leaned down to kiss me and sparks flew between our lips. Ouch! Another new pain I thought as his kiss deepened and I slightly wiggled my ass, but the pain ended abruptly when our lips met. We pulled back and looked at our hands, our entire bodies were now glowing with a faint electric silver-blue color, which rippled in the air around us.