Sorry for being so late! I actually forgot to write this chapter. Just so you know along with this chapter I've done revisions to chapter one. I've been working on that for about four weeks now. I'm sorry this story is confusing to some of you, so I'll tell ya what. Just ask me a question if there is anything that you would liked cleared up, okay?

Another thing, this story is not going to follow the game's story line. Though all things will happen in time... Think of this story as my version of why Malistaire what he did, just with a few added things, because we don't really know what happened beforehand, other than his wife became sick and had died. Since I absolutely cannot leave that as the only reason, I've never felt like it would be only that...

Austin's point of view

This girl is fascinating. She's not like the others I've messed around with, nor would I expect her to be. She's earned her place as a necromancer at least. Otherwise I'd have to come up with something that would put her in that category. Which trust me would not be pleasant for me as Death has made it clear that if anything happens to her I won't be able to have an afterlife. Yeah, I've failed that more than once and I've had more than an earful. Any time that Death wants to see me it's never good. I've never been his favorite necromancer, in fact I'm probably his least favorite. He actually killed me, chased me down until I was forced to jump. And now everyone thinks I'm insane. To say that I'm slightly pissed is a major understatement. If I was still living I would have gotten my much deserved revenge.

Yeah, I like to get my revenge. Is there a problem with that? What would you do in my shoes? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be as calm as I'm stuck in a hospital room with a girl that I barely know. I wish I knew a little more about her though because she seems like an interesting character. Not some desperate slut. (I knew way too many of those...) So I was a little surprised that she would do something like that. Then again, I didn't have to live through the same things that she had, nor would I want to. From what she's told me her life wasn't all that great. That beg's the question, where did she go? I know that I have asked this question already, and I don't want to ask her too many questions. That would make it so she might stop answering. I don't want that to happen. It's hard enough to be some sort of guardian without knowing about her, but for her not to trust me... or to close up to me. That would be far worse...

"Hey, what are you planning to do when you get to leave this dump?" I ask, trying to divert the conversation to a happier topic. No necromancer ever wants to be stuck inside a hospital for any longer than they have to, and even then we don't go there usually by choice. Like I have said, we don't like sickness to get in our way, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It makes us in a way stronger but in another way much weaker. If I was still living I would've never admitted to it. In fact I'd probably have laughed at whoever told me it.

"I don't know. I never thought about it. I think that anything would be better than this place." She replied, with a slight smile on her face. It made me realize that I've never seen her smile, ever. Her face most of the time looks solemn or emotionless. A smile suits her. It makes her seem like a real person not a statue of cold emotions. I know that she should show more. I've seen thaumaturges with more emotions than she has and trust me, that's a terrible thing.

"Aren't you going to go shopping or some other ungodly girly thing?" I asked trying hard not to laugh. I already knew the answer but I had to see what her reaction would be. She looked at me as if I were an idiot and replied. "I think that you already figured this out but I really hate shopping and girl talk I try to avoid as much as possible." Damn. She didn't even get upset. I was hoping that she would give me something to branch off upon. Oh wait she did. But there is no way I'm going to talk about shopping. I don't want to go that far just to irritate her. That would probably make me an idiot, because I absolutely detest shopping, and she would remember what I would've said... in other words a nightmare when I was alive.

"I'm just curious about what my mother said about it being a week. I've been in Wizard City for about a month and a half. Is there different time tables for every world?" She asked. I wasn't expecting a question like that. Then again thinking back to that conversation I would be to. Her mother didn't exactly tell her much or really anything other than something that was quite oblivious, that her powers are shifting. It happens, but not usually so quickly or young. Though I'm glad that her powers did change because explosions were a definite possibility.

"Austin what are you doing here?" Someone asked from behind me. I was not expecting it. I tried to disappear as fast as I could I didn't do it fast enough. The same voice said. "I know your still here." I looked around and saw Katy looking confused, almost as if she didn't know what was happening. When in fact I was certain she did.

"Oh hey Katy." The same voice said. She sent a slight smile back towards the person. I wonder who this person is how can they cause a smile three words. I turned around to see someone I've never seen in my life, or at least I couldn't tell if I did or not. I could feel the aura of this person and whatever this person was wasn't good. It made me want to run and hide. Please, please wake up Thorn! I know that you've been awake for the last few days but, I would appreciate someone being here that wasn't me, Katy or that thing. That was when I noticed something, Thorn had vanished. That's dd...

"Hello, um... who are you exactly?" She asked. She didn't know either? The figure chuckled. I wish I could go anywhere but here. Even the realm of the dead, but I know I'm stuck here until she leaves, Death made sure of it. Whoever said that Death wasn't evil was wrong. He was evil. He makes you do things you don't want to do and then threatens you with some punishment if you don't do it. Like I said evil.

"I'm just a messenger for the Umbra queen..."