Kas’s POV
I look in the bathroom mirror and sigh, “ Lex, we're doing the right thing here, right?”
“Yeah. I truly believe we are. Everything will change. We've known for centuries it wouldn’t be easy, but right now, you have all the tools and resources you need to make it happen,” she reassures me, “You've got this.”
“You can feel it taking over, can’t you? The darkness. Even with Delilah trying to help remove its presence every day?”
“That is your human spirit, Kas. I don’t feel it. I just sense that I feel you're not the same anymore. You may never be, honestly. But I will always be here for you, regardless.”
I lean against the back of the door and cross my arms, “What if I'm happier this way? With this feeling inside. I'm stronger than I've ever been. It's a little scary, but it feels good too.”
“Kas, what do you want me to say? That you should stop letting Delilah try to help you? Let yourself become corrupted by dark magic?”
“A part of me does, yeah.”
you really feel that
mirror closely one more time. There are dark circles forming under my eyes and my skin is becoming pale. I need a break from all
shoots a fireball from her hands directly at me from another direction a dark smoking potion gets hurled at me, I deflect them both with a swipe of my hand before either can land on me, then extinguish them with an incantation
two more sisters to step forward and spar
to get hurt,” Leticia stops in the hallway, looking
going to take it easy on me?” I put
a break, Kas,” Leticia wipes her forehead with her sleeve, “We've been at this for
have a few days left,” I drop my shoulders and soften my tone, “I just want to make sure I'm as ready as! can be soI can come back and take care
to stay for dinner?”
darling,” I call
train with the Mavri Magea and strengthen my skills. Somehow, the apartment knows we are training and morphs itself into a full gym for us to use. When we finish for the day, it changes back into
it is not so
on continuing forward until Ihave completed what I started centuries ago. None of them question me. They just insist on helping if it's going to help
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