Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby

Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Storm Heart

Chapter 249: Storm Heart

Dr Aine Calista Riverstone was, like most of her fairy kin, a healer by nature. Yet her path had diverged early. A fascination with supernatural bloodlines had gripped her, and when she found the knowledge of her people lacking, she ventured into the surface world to study among humans.

She earned her BSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Oxford, followed by an MSc in Genetic Engineering at the Karolinska Institute. Her academic ascent culminated in a PhD in Evolutionary Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Her doctoral thesis bore the title: "Unidentified High-Stability Retrotransposons and Their Role in Rapid Phenotypic Expression: A Model for Atypical Heredity," in human terms. It was a veiled exploration of how magical traits were encoded and inherited.

Her career expanded beyond genetics studies. She became a Visiting Scholar at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, researching human genome sequencing. Later, as a Senior Research Fellow at CERN, she investigated the possible influence of exotic particles on biological systems. Her final human post was as a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Mythology at the University of Tokyo... a convenient cover that allowed her to cross-reference genetic data with ancient mythological records.

Three years ago, she returned to Kvernheim and joined the Ascendance Academy of Midgard as a Research Assistant under Professor Arwen Briar Silverbell, the head of the Bloodline Institute. In the academy, research assistants were regarded as officials, and thus she wore the white robes of their station.

When Eleanor fainted on the bed, Dr Riverstone did not even glance at her. Her focus remained fixed on the monitors, which displayed Eleanor’s vitals in stark, fluctuating lines and numbers. Awakening a dormant bloodline was somewhat like a second birth. The body shifted at the cellular level, rewritten from within. The academy’s potions were marvels of craft, yet even they could not wholly eliminate risk; there were several cases where cadets had brushed peril, even death, in the process.

In her three years at the academy, Dr Riverstone had witnessed many awakenings. When Eleanor’s body began to crackle with tiny arcs of electricity, she worked with practiced motion. Her hands moved swiftly across the console, pressing keys and twisting dials with absolute precision. For a tense moment the sparks spread, dancing across the girl’s skin. Then, at last, the lightning flickered out. The storm subsided. Eleanor’s readings steadied.

Normalcy returned... though in Dr Riverstone’s eyes, this case was too ordinary. This cadet easily awakened her second bloodline, without any problem.

Just a few minutes later, Eleanor’s eyelids fluttered open. The sterile light of the Bloodline Institute burned her vision at first, and she became suddenly aware of the straps still binding her wrists and ankles. Her chest rose and fell sharply, until she caught sight of the white-robed official watching her with a level, unreadable gaze.

Golden sparks flickered in Eleanor’s eyes, a primal flash of her newly awakened essence. Then, slowly, she exhaled and stilled herself.

"Cadet 659," the woman said, her voice clipped but even, "your second bloodline awakening was a success. Please confirm your result. Check your stats and report."

Eleanor gave a small nod. "Nora... show me the status," she murmured inwardly.

The familiar, translucent screen unfolded before her eyes.

[Status Screen]

Cadet Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Raynor

Cadet Number: 10156659

Academy of

Race: Werewolf (Alpha)

Reaver (Level-1), Thunderbolt

Cultivation Level: Awakened

Academy Points: 5156

Unique Abilities:

[Active] – Cognitive speed vastly heightened; capable of predicting enemy movements

[Active] – Perceives the bio-electric fields of living beings, negating

Instinct [Passive] – Combat instincts sharpened to

Perfect recall

– Newly acquired skills are instantly

– Immediate understanding of all spoken and written

[Passive] – Flawless vision in

generates immense stamina and resilience, allowing sustained

Comprehension [Passive] – Intuitive perception of electrical currents, energy

Combat Skills:

at a glance; enables optimal targeting

automatically direct themselves towards

Awareness [Passive] – Senses minute shifts in an opponent’s

Strikes [Active/Passive] – Imbues physical

Focus [Active] – Channels latent energy into heightened speed

Mind Arts:

[Active] – Locks onto a chosen target, suppressing all distractions until the kill

to illusions, mind-control,

– Erases selected memories from

Thunderbolt Arts:

Enables short-range, lightning-fast dashes that

a blinding burst of light and electricity

dismissed the glowing screen. "Yes," she said evenly, "my Thunderbolt

bound her wrists and ankles. "Good. You may go now. If you experience any discomfort over the next three days,

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