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
of an argument with her. I look in the mirror closely one more time. There
Without warning, Julia shoots a fireball from her hands directly at me from another direction a dark smoking potion gets hurled at me,
out, prepping for two more sisters to step
you're going to get hurt,” Leticia stops in the hallway, looking
do you think she’s going to take it easy on me?” I put my hands on my hips, scolding her, “No. She won't and
her forehead with her sleeve, “We've been at this
“I just want to make sure I'm as ready
dinner?” A voice calls from the
darling,” I call
to 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 is a strain on them to all have to be in this proximity to each other. While being close to them strengthens me naturally, it is not so natural for someone who controls fire with their mind to be near someone who controls other people’s emotions for very long. I understand now while they spread themselves around the globe instead of being a close-knit unit like the Sentinel
on continuing forward until Ihave completed what I started centuries
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