Regina is at the end of her ropes in all the way possible. Marian has returned from the dead thanks to Emma's recent travel to the past. It means that she lost Robin to her. Henry decided to live with Emma and the Charmings. She only gets the weekends with him if she's lucky 'cause sometimes they have 'plans'. She also settles for occasional breakfast with him or his random visits to her office. Everyone has their happy endings except for her.
Robin just broken up with her which hurts her so much. She already has the happiness she always wanted and life just taken it away from her again.
For days, she kept herself inside her mansion. Instead of asking for deliveries from Granny's, she just used her magic to refill her stocks in the kitchen but she mostly consumed wine and other alcoholic beverages.
After the recent attack on the town, Regina was forced to come out of her mansion to do her duties as mayor. She went to Granny's where she was told a meeting is being held. She opened the door and the whole place went quiet. They obviously aren't expecting her to come.
"Sorry I'm late", she said and then went in.
"We thought you're not going to come", Emma said.
"Well, I'm still the mayor of this town", she replied and then turned to Granny at the counter. "Glass of whisky, please", she ordered.
Tinkerbell frowned but she kept to herself.
"Do you know that hell beast attacking the town?" Snow asked.
"Yes and that is not a beast. That is a demon, a creature of darkness", Regina answered as she grabbed her drink from the counter.
She took a sip and closed her eyes to feel the warmth going inside her.
"What does it want?" David asked.
Regina looked at Rumple who is looking back at her.
"You should ask him", she pointed.
Everyone turned to Rumple.
"It's hard to say. No one has been able to encounter that demon like this. It mostly stays in his lair deep in the Dark Forest", he explained.
They all think for a moment.
"How the hell did it get here if it's from the Dark Forest?" Hook asked everyone.
He met Regina's eyes.
"How do you think, pirate?" she asked him back.
Hook looked at Emma and they already know the answer.
"We brought it back", Emma answered.
Regina raised her glass and then finished it while everyone is watching her odd behavior. They've never seen like this before. She's always been very put together.
"What?" Regina asked when she saw everyone looking at her. "I'm not the only person drinking at this hour", she added and then put the glass down.
She's about to ask for another round when they all heard the demon roaming around. Regina rolled around her eyes pissed that the demon is interrupting with her drinking session. In her frustrations, she crushed the glass with her bare hands. Her blood started dripping on the counter.
"Regina", Tinkerbell muttered while looking at her hand.
"I know. I'm on it", Regina said pertaining to the demon problem.
They all went outside and found the demon on top of the clock tower. It growled at them and started flying towards them. Everyone scattered looking for a place to hide but not Regina. She didn't even move in inch. The demon approached her and she greeted it with her magic that stunned the demon. It has proven to be a strong creature to withstand the amount of magic coming off Regina.
Rumple, on the other hand, is by the Granny's door watching his student fight the demon. He can see the hunger in her face not to defeat it but to kill it.
The demon fights back and Regina slid back a little but was able to retain her balance. It just pissed her off more. She closed her eyes and digs in deep. Then, she unleashed her magic towards the demon with her full force.
The magic coming off of her is radiating too much that even Emma can feel it even though she still lacks practice in the magic department. Slowly, her eyes turned purple from using too much magic. All of her inhibitions with using her magic just went out the window. If she's going to kill the demon, her magic needs to be limitless. Suddenly, the wind started blowing and the sky went dark.
"Is this normal when fighting the demon?" Robin asked.
"I am not well-versed with magic but this is not surely normal", Hook answered.
Tinkerbell looked at her friend with fear in her eyes. She doesn't recognize this at all. She met her right before she became the Evil Queen and then they saw each other again when she's terrorizing villages but she's never been like this.
"Regina! I think this is enough!" she called but it seems like she couldn't hear her.
Suddenly, Rumple appeared next to her. He used his dagger and the demon exploded. He then grabbed Regina away cutting off her magic in the process. The wind stopped and the sky brightens up again. Still in the haze of using her magic, Regina looked at Rumple in dismay.
"Why the hell did you do that for?" she exclaimed.
"Do you know what kind of spell you're casting earlier? Are you even aware of what you're doing?" the Dark One asked her back.
"I am trying to stop that demon from destroying the town", she answered.
"No, dearie. You're not trying to stop that demon. You're trying to kill it and everyone in this town", he corrected.
