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A Promise

Black tendrils seethed from her body as she lay on the floor, gasping for breath as the foreign substance invaded her body. Her left arm, now back to its 'human form', was clutched to her side as she curled into a tighter ball.

Why? Why did he do this? The question caused the girl to raise her head, glancing at her surroundings. The now familiar stone walls and floor were still mostly their dark gray color, albeit some blood in the corner of the room, a testament to the battle that had raged until just recently. It didn't seem like they would send any more daemons in today… You betrayed us… you betrayed me…

"How long do you think they can keep this up?" The unfamiliar voice caused Velvet's head the whip towards the ceiling, where a black gate was the only source of light. The high ceiling and little light prevented her from seeing who it was exactly talking, but part of a white and blue outfit was visible.

"Who knows? Does it really matter though? It's entertainment for us and besides, she's a Therian." Black-haired swayed as the sixteen year-old (1) pushed herself up carefully, trying to ignore the pain as she listened to the men talk.

"True. Her kind is the reason that the world's in the mess that it is."

If I can just…

She allowed the tendrils of darkness to surround her, trying to focus them towards the soles of her feet. Pushing off from the ground, she changed her arm to its daemon form, using that to slam against the metal grate at the top of the ceiling, causing the guards to jump away in the process. Her effort was wasted a moment later when the security system in the grate activated, using holy energy to dispel the energy, knocking her back towards the ground. The girl tried to land on her feet, stumbling against the impact as she felt the shockwave through her legs, causing her to stumble and fall back onto the ground.

"Jeez… that was close…"

"Yeah… good thing they installed that in the grate or we could've been in a lot of trouble…"

The guards observed her for a moment more before moving back to their posts, a bit more cautious than before as they fidgeted, glancing back at her every so often to make sure she didn't try that again. A muttered curse escaped her mouth in frustration as she pounded her hand, now back in its regular form, against the cold floor. Tears formed in her eyes as a picture of her younger brother smiling in the meadow came back to her.

"I will…" She stopped to catch her breath, trying to ignore the pain that still lingered in her body. "I will… make you pay!"

For all you've done to Laphi…


(1)- Not sure what age she actually is before the three year time skip after she becomes a Therian, but the game said after the three year time skip that she was 19 so I'm going to speculate 16.

So this is a lot shorter than I meant it to be. Originally I was going to add in a part based on what I saw in the trailer 'The Calamity and The Blade' but then I decided that I just didn't know enough yet. Maybe after re-watching trailers I'll understand a bit more. I'll either update this with the addition or post it as another chapter on this 'story'. Hope you all enjoyed it! Only 11 days until the game comes out in America! :)

-AnimeWolfGirl16