As I sang once more to the Dragon, I could feel my body growing weaker from continuous use. Singing is the only thing I know of. I don't know of the world outside this hole on top of the mountain. All I get to see is this crater and the sky, which is so beautiful during sunset and sunrise. The sky is smeared with blue, purple, orange, and pink. Once in a while , I'd see a flock of birds fly above and I'd wish I could suddenly sprout wings and escape from here.

Though I want to escape very much, I must perform my duty: be the Diva. I must sacrifice myself to protect the world out there, a world I've never seen.

As I finish singing, the Dragon fell into a deep sleep. I collapse onto my knees. I'm having trouble breathing. I started coughing and to my horror, blood splatters on the ground.

"It isn't too long from now, is it?" I asked out loud to no one in particular. But, the Dragon Priestess, Miku, answers. "No, it's not. Soon you'll be free from all this" through my head.

This was normal. Miku, the Dragon, and I could all communicate to each other through thought alone. Despite this, I've never seen Miku with my eyes, only in my mind. She's really beautiful. She has long blue/teal hair tied in 2 ponytails that reach the ground and eyes of the same color. She wears a blue and black dress that's at her mid-thigh in the front and extends to the ground in the back. And, she always carries her staff with her, and wears a mask covering the top part of her head, covering her eyes, keeping her from really seeing.

Miku has told me that the mask controls her whenever she has enough strength to break away from the mask's power. She remembers little about her past, for the mask has erased most of her memory. What she does remember was that she was stolen and forced just like me to perform her duty.

Right now she has escaped the mask, which is the only time we have some fun talk; they're the few moments that I get to enjoy in this prison.

As I walked to my room, which is really just a small cave on the side of the crater, I sighed, "Hmm… I'd be nice if a young, handsome prince rescued us, eh?" I let my imagination run wild at times.

"Someone IS coming to save us Rin. I can see it!" Miku replied.

"Haha, Miku. Maybe a blue haired prince for you and a blond prince with beautiful blue eyes for me."

"No, really. Someone is coming. I can FEEL it!" I could see this time, she's not joking. I stopped a few feet short of my room and stood there, my eyes wide. I thought to myself someone's coming to save us? Really?

To Miku I said, "Miku, who is it? When? I want to know!"

"I can't see for sure, but- ."

The mask took over. It's power is trying to make me forget this, too. NO! I won't let it! I grasp onto my necklace for support, but I'm too weak. I faint.