Theresa didn't have eyes... her eyes were carved out. This woman, whoever she was, still had her eyes.
Even though her last visit was 3 years ago, Daniell could still picture Theresa, wearing the bandana
over her eyes to cover it up. It's hard to forget what som eone with no eyes looked like.
"Imposter!" Daniell sputtered, and grabbed her Greatsword from the case in the Map Room. "Who are you!"
"It is me... Theresa," the woman said.
"No, lies! Theresa doesn't have eyes, my Daddy told me so!"
"I see you are not easily fooled," the fake Theresa said. "I am no one you would know..." She began to change... wings sprouted from her back... fangs grew from her mouth... she was a demon.
"... why would you pretend to be my auntie!" Daniell asked. The demon spoke in gasps and Daniell did not understand a word it said.
"Okay then. HYAAH!" she jumped up and swung her sword down. However, the demon was too fast for her, and, after dodgng the sword, kicked her with its clawed foot. She crashed into the wall and hurt her back. She stood up, and swung her sword to the left. The demon ducked, and teleported behind her. Its fingers were in the Will position. Without warning, its fingers hit her backside and she sprang up and hit the wall again. She tried to stand up, but couldn't.
"Damn..." she said to herself, "this thing's tough... already, I can't even stand up!" The demon came after her, closed her eyes, and braced herself for the final blow...
But it stopped. She looked up, and saw a whip wrapped around the demon's torso. With a CRACK,
it flung the demon down on the ground, and with another CRACK, it whipped the demon, and with the
force of a sword, cut the demon's body in two. Daniell smiled, and looked to see who the newcomer was.
because whoever it was had to be a warrior of some sort... and she didn't want to be lonely again...
Holding the whip was a tall girl in an Apprentice uniform. Her hair was dark brown like Daniell's, but tied in a ponytail. She was better looking than Daniell, but had a longer nose, and was tougher than Daniell would ever be.
"Alannah," Daniell spat. Alannah was her rival, and was second best at everything else... she was also the coolest girl in her class, and was known for giving the cold shoulder to any boy who asked her out.
"Daniell..." Alannah said. She didn't even look worried.
"What are you doing here? Where is everybody? Where's my daddy?" Daniell yelled.
Alannah shrugged. "I would have thought they'd've come for you, seeing as how you're the Daughter of the Pilgrim..."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" Daniell yelled, dropping the sword, and picking Alannah up by the robes.
"WHO!"
"Beats me," Alannah said coolly. "All I know is they were supposed to be after Guildmaster Pilgrim,
and he ran away to protect us. Most of us went after him... I suppose... we're the last two left."
"Ugh, yer no help, as always." She dropped Alannah and climbed the stairs to get her clothes on.
"I DO, however," Alannah said, "know where they went." Daniell stopped in her tracks. She looked down at Alannah.
"Where? WHERE!"
"I'll show you... however, I must accompany you." Alannah put her whip at her side, and continued, "because I need to get some renown in Albion."
"What?"
"Yes... you have a reputation here, being the best in class, and being the guildmaster's daughter and all.
I don't have anything except this whip..."
"No way! I'm going on my own!" Daniell stormed up the rest of the stairs. "Besides, you're the coolest girl in class!"
"Only because I'm the only one with a whip, and even then, I'm not that good."
Daniell paid her no attention and slammed the door to her room shut.
A few minutes later...
Daniell came out in Theresa's old clothes. She wanted to attract as little attention as possible, though she doubted that would happen with the Greatsword on her back. She walked down the stairs, and Alannah's voice sounded, "Ah, you're dressed. I was ready to leave without you."
"I SAID YER NOT-" Daniell started, but didn't finish. A growling noise sounded from the shadows under the stairs. It was another demon. It was angry... and hungry.
"Run!" Daniell shouted, and drew her Greatsword. She slashed at the great demon, but to no effect. It merely bounced off the demon's skin. Alannah whipped at it, but it only made the demon angrier. It drew a breath, and started to breath out smoke. Alannah gasped for air, and Daniell's eyes were watering. She put her Greatsword back in its sheath, and put her hands together.
"I have... one shot at this..." she told herself. Her hands glowed red, and she spread her arms out in front of her. A red light came from her hands, and then a sheering heat came from the light. It was fire.
The demon's skin started to dissolve, and it let out a great shreak. Alannah had already picked herself
up and whipped at the beast. It snapped, and the demon's body was cut in half. After a flinching noise,
it started to change shape... it looked like another fake human...
"Damn things... they change shape to whoever we care about the most, I read," Alannah said.
"Oh, wow, that's REALLY comforting to know," Daniell said sarcasticly. "Alannah... you said you knew the way there..."
"Does this mean I'm coming along?" Alannah said hopefully.
"Yes... now, come on, I need to find my Daddy."
"Alrighty!" She opened the door to exit the Guild. "Let's go!"
The two left the Heroes Guild, and so the journey - and the legacy - began.
"By the way," Daniell muttered, "which way did they go?"
"Beats me."
"WHAT?"
