Standing in the dim light of the street, a figure leaned against a light post, sighing. Running her hand through her long, wavy brown hair, Autumn fought back the tears creeping into her eyes.

She should've known that her snarky attitude would get her fired, and since she was counting on her next paycheck to tide her through the next month in her small, rotting apartment, Autumn had nowhere to go.

~Flashback~

'CRASH!' The sound of something falling attracted everyone's attention, Autumn included. Working as an assistant in a crowded office, such happenings were quite normal, however, this time, everyone's gaze stood locked onto the brunette that had knocked over a stack of meticulously sorted files.

Papers fluttered to the floor, and everyone sent a pitying look towards the person who would have to sort them again. Autumn.

Taking a deep breath, Autumn fought the urge to scream. So far, this whole day was nothing more than a disaster. The brunette, her name Emmaline, had been determined to make her life hell, and, she was succeeding.

"Oops," Emmaline said, "Sorry about that." Yet her gaze locked onto Autumn's, showing her a smirk.

Autumn snapped, "What is your problem?!?! This whole day you've done nothing but get in my way! What did I ever do to you?!?"

Emmaline rolled her eyes. She walked forwards, stopping right in front of Autumn. By this point, the audience had dispersed, all going back to what they were doing. Emmaline was not one to offend.

Leaning forward, Emmaline whispered, "Want to know why?" She paused, before snickering, "Because I can."

That was it. The last straw. With a menacing glare, Autumn said, "Oh really? Then how would you like a punch in the face? Because it sounds like you really want one."

Emmaline immediately put on a frightened expression. She blinked, innocently asking, "What are you talking about? I only wanted to apologize for knocking over those files."

Autumn gritted her teeth, knowing that because Emmaline's brother was in a high position at the office, no one would stick up for her, and sure enough, no one confronted Emmaline about her obviously fake words.

Autumn frowned, annoyed. Then, an innocent smile spread across her face. 'SLAP!' The crisp sound rang through the now silent office. Emmaline was on the ground, amongst other files and sheets of paper, holding her face and bringing tears to her eyes.

Rolling her eyes, Autumn turned to walk away, only to be stopped by a violent grip on her shoulder. Turning her head, Autumn met the rage-filled eyes of Emmaline's brother.

Autumn blinked in shock, quickly glancing at the clock. Half-past 2, she noted. Emmaline's brother should've just arrived. 'What a cunning vixen,' Autumn thought, glancing at the pitiful figure sitting on the floor.

Autumn shrugged her shoulder, dislodging the hand holding it. As Emmaline stood up, about to make her way towards her brother, Autumn snarled, "Stay on the floor, it's where you belong after all." As she spoke, she kicked the back of Emmaline's leg, causing her to fall.

Autumn could quite clearly feel and see the wrathful gaze of Emmaline's brother, but Autumn was fueled by her rage, not thinking of the consequences.

Swallowing his anger, Emmaline's brother spat out, "Better start packing, you'll be leaving by the end of the day."

And sure enough, she was fired.

Walking back to her apartment, Autumn thought about what she would tell the landlord, but when she arrived, the sight of her belongings being thrown out stopped her in her tracks.

The landlord approached her, looking apologetic. No words were spoken. None were needed.

~Flashback End~

And as a result, Autumn now walked along the streets, staring at the barely visible stars amongst the bright city lights.

Autumn made her way into a dark alleyway, preparing for the night chill. She wrapped her jacket around her tighter, already feeling the cold.

Slumping against the hard brick wall, she slowly closed her eyes, despair overwhelming her. "I guess this is the end, huh."

'If only,' she thought, 'If only I could see the stars again.'

Autumn felt the darkness creeping in, yet she didn't fight it, instead, welcoming it. As her consciousness slowly faded away, for the first time in years, she felt peace.

Floating in the darkness, Autumn waited, staring into space. She was simply a soul now, where only her thoughts remained, echoing around in the endless space.

Autumn was an orphan, abandoned at birth. She often would stare at the passing children accompanied by their parents, envying filling her eyes.

She had been passed around from foster home to foster home. Eventually, after meeting dozens of people, none of which whom had shown any interest in her, she stopped trying.

Constantly getting into fights, her foster parents treated her as air, tired of her antics. Autumn didn't care. She was used to it.

When she finally turned 18, she left immediately, much to the happiness of her foster parents. Joy. Happiness. Anticipation.

High school was a pain. So she skipped her classes. The teachers couldn't care less, happy to get the troublesome student out of their hair.

Eventually, she had gotten a low-paying job as an office assistant, an errand-runner.

Autumn laminated at her pitiful life, wishing that she had a second chance. 'Why?' She thought, 'Why couldn't I have been normal?'

Suddenly, an ethereal voice rang out. "Do you want to live again?"

"Yes," Autumn replied without hesitation.

A figure appeared in the darkness. It was a young girl, however, she had a pair of fluffy ears on her head and an adorable tail swishing behind her.

"My name is Eclipse. I have long given up on my world. Wars rage through the lands, evil goes unnoticed, and conflicts happen frequently. I will transfer my memories to you, best of luck."

A light appeared in the distance, growing bigger and brighter with each passing second. Autumn was soon encompassed by the light before it started fading away, and with it, went Autumn.

Autumn slowly opened her eyes. Blinking, she took in the looming white and gold trees. 'This isn't Earth anymore,' She thought.

Looking down at her hands, she noted that she was probably in Eclipse's body, which meant that...she had a pair of cute ears and a tail.

Autumn laughed, not at all fazed by Eclipse's warning. 'A whole new world,' She thought, 'How exciting.' Since she was little, she had always wanted to travel the world, but her circumstances made it difficult for her to fulfill her dream.

Suddenly, an unbearable headache assaulted her. Holding her head in her hands, Autumn struggled to comprehend all the information that was rushing into her memory.

As Eclipse's life flashed through her head, Autumn felt her heart ache. The young girl had gone through so many hardships.

Her father had been murdered when she was 3. This caused her mother to go into grief and had only lived on because of Eclipse.

When she was 6, her mother had fallen ill. Eclipse's mother had endured immense pain for another year, teaching Eclipse all she knew. Now, Eclipse was 7, and her mother had passed away only a month ago.

Autumn sighed, shaking her head. As much as she was grateful to Eclipse for letting her live another life, she didn't want to spend her new life looking for the culprit of her father's murder, however, if she stumbled upon them, that would be an added bonus.

Autumn had already decided that she would live only for herself. Nothing would tie her down, she was free, free to go fulfill her dream.

She sighed, miserably stating, "Now time to go sort out my head..." Autumn shifted through her newly acquired memories, committing the necessary information to memory and leaving the rest to sort out when it was needed.

Autumn was on the planet of Everlife, in the Forest of Shadows. Everlife was where fantasy met reality, where dragons, elves, and so much more roamed the mystical world. Autumn herself was one of these creatures. A Spirit Animal.

Spirit Animals were one of the few intelligent species on Azure, looking very similar to humans, only sporting features of the animal they could shift into. Autumn was a wolf, which made her a Spirit Wolf.

There were many other species of Spirit Animals such as Spirit Dragons and Spirit Lions, but they were all predators. Spirit Fish simply didn't exist.

Spirit Animals had the abilities of the animal they could turn into, such as enhanced sight, smell, or hearing. Their human form did not hinder their abilities. Although they looked similar to humans, they were in fact, mortal enemies.

According to Eclipse's memories, her mother had portrayed them to be vicious, cruel, and evil. Autumn decided she wouldn't judge them too quickly but would be on guard in case they decided to capture her. Apparently, they liked to capture and enslave various creatures, with Spirit Animals being quite popular.

Autumn smirked. Unfortunately, most Spirit Animals would kill them on sight. So far, Autumn didn't have a good impression of the humans, she only knew that had a liking to capturing creatures, and if Autumn wanted to explore the world, being captured was not a good place to start.

Azure was much like Earth. All living beings needed energy to survive. Food, water, and Soul Stones could supply energy. A Soul Stone was the soul of a Shadow Haunter.

The stronger the Shadow Haunter was, the more energy their Soul Stone contained. They were ranked on a scale from 1 to 5, with rank 1 Soul Stones containing more energy than rank 5 Soul Stones.

Shadow Haunters had taken the energy from the surroundings and created a being made purely of energy, one that wouldn't rest until there was no more energy left in the world. The human adventurers had wanted to create a being able to absorb and grow stronger on the life force of other beings, and they had done exactly that. The population of this dangerous lab experiment could multiply at a shockingly fast rate.

Slowly, Autumn's thoughts had changed. She knew that she was in a different world, and so far, the humans were corrupt evil beings that she would need to steer clear from.

As Autumn felt the beginning of yet another headache, she stopped looking through various animals, plants, and fighting moves. Getting up, she stretched, yawning.

She quickly climbed up a nearby tree and fell asleep on a branch.

When Autumn woke up, the sun was high in the sky. She carefully lowered herself out of the tall white and gold tree.

Autumn dusted off her clothes, which consisted of a black shirt, pants, and boots. Sitting over her shoulders was a long black hooded cloak. The only splash of color was the blue heart pendant around her neck. The necklace had belonged to her mother and had the ability to store items.

Eclipse had worn all black in order to blend into the shadows of the forest, and Autumn could care less about what she wore.

Walking through the forest and searching for water, Autumn soon grew irritated at how slow she was traveling. After all, she was in the body of a 7-year-old, and her short legs simply couldn't walk far enough.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off above Autumn's head. She exclaimed, "I can shift into a wolf! How could I have ever forgotten about that?"

Shaking her head, Autumn raced through her memories, quickly finding out how to change forms. She closed her eyes, Picturing a small midnight-black wolf with emerald-green eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, her line of sight had lowered, making the already tall trees seem taller. Although her wolf form was still a pup, wolves were known for their ability to travel long distances quickly.

Autumn was soon was sprinting across the forest towards what seemed to be a rushing river. She relished in the feeling of wind in her fur, the beautiful taste of freedom.

Being so caught up in her thoughts, Autumn barely realized when she had arrived at the river, only panicking when she no longer felt the ground underneath her paws.

Her eyes widened as she fell with a splash into the rushing water. Autumn paddled through the water, struggling to escape the rough current.

Her head was pushed beneath the water and her heart almost leaped out of her chest. She could hear the blood pounding in her ears, could feel the tightness of her chest as she slowly ran out of air.

Autumn's thought swirled around her head. 'No! I can't die like this! I just got here!'

Her head broke through the surface of the water, and with renewed energy, began paddling towards the riverbank. Hauling herself up, she lay there for an indefinite period of time, breathing heavily. 'Never again,' She thought.

When she had finally caught her breath, Autumn shakily stood up, shaking out her fur and inching her way to the river. After taking a long drink of water to calm her nerves, Autumn walked over to a large flat rock and lay down in the sun to dry off, after all, she looked like a drowned rat.

Autumn blinked lazily in the bright sunlight, letting the heat soak into her pelt and lure her into a drowsy slumber.

Meanwhile, a group of adventurers made their way through the dense forest, trying their best to stay silent, yet the quiet crunching of leaves gave them away.

Adventurers were humans with more potential, and when that potential awakened, they could choose to ignore it, or train and further increase their skills.

There were different classes of adventurers, swordsmen, mages, assassins, and archers were the most common, however, there were also subclasses like priests and knights.

Adventurers were ranked from S to F, S being the best, and F being the worst.

The group of adventurers had been looking for a Spirit Animal, but it was no surprise that with the amount of noise they were making, most had fled the area, not wanting to get tangled up with them, all except a certain Spirit Wolf sleeping in the sunlight...