Kim felt something soft round her. A bed maybe? She really didn't care she just wanted to stay there forever. She didn't remember what had happened. Not right away. She could hear muffled voices and slowly opened her eyes. She saw 3 figures standing a few feet away. She couldn't make out who it was. She was still sleepy. She yawned and sat up slowly. She stretched and then turned towards the figures. She felt her hart crumble again. She saw Zel hugging Amelia and Lina were lost in thoughts. She started to remember what had happened the day before. She felt ill and just wanted to get back to sleep and never wake up. She didn't have anyone any longer. She was dead to her family and she were dead to her friends here. And now she was just hated. She slipped out of the bed and started to make her way towards Lina and the others when she bumped into something. She placed a hand on the invisible wall. It gave away a soft glow every time she touched it. Lina looked up and saw Kim.
- So you're awake now. Good. I have some questions.
- I could have guessed so. But first I have one. What is this, I mean this wall.
- It's a shield. So you wont harm anyone with you're magic.
- Oh... ok Lina I understand.
- How are you feeling Miss Kim?
- To be honest Amelia... I feel like I should be dead. I'm so sorry.
Kim sat down on the bed and hugged her knees to her chest. She could feel the tears streaming down her face. Zel walked out the room and only Lina and Amelia were left. They could hear Kim sob.
- Kim why did you do that? Why did you kill Christopher?
Lina walked closer to the bed and Kim. And put her hands on her hips and glared at the crying girl.
- I don't know... I just felt something take over my body. I didn't want to do it I swear. It wasn't me... I don't want it to be me. I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to hurt anyone... I just had to...
- Miss Kim...
- ... I'm so sorry...
Kim's eyes started to flicker between normal and nothingness again. Her head were thrown back and she screamed. Her feathers started to change and she growd fangs and a pair of big black wigns shot out of her back. Her fingers became like big claws as did her feet's. The hair clip flew to the other side of the bed and her hair became black and silky. She stopped screaming and fell limp to the bed. Lina and Amelia had only watched in chock. And Zel was standing by the door and was even more chocked then the girls.
- What did just happen?
- I have no idea Miss Lina. Do you think she is ok?
- I don't know...
Just then Xellos appeared besides Zel.
- Well it seems that the demon part of her body was stronger. It was just a matter of time.
- What are you doing here Xellos? Zel was glaring at the trickster.
- Oh... nothing really. Just checking on my favorite mortals. And I don't think that Kim is going to survive the transformations. Not if she is going to go trough it 2 more times.
- What do you mean Xellos? And don't' you say that is a secret. Because if you do I'm going to Dragon slave you into next week.
- Well Miss Lina. No need to get violent. She is simply going through a reverse of the transformation when she took the curse from Zelgadis here. But it's so much more painful the other way around. If she doesn't have the will to live she probably won't make it through the other transformation.
- Why are you telling us this Mr. Xellos?
- Ah. That Amelia... is a secret.
Xellos took this opportunity to phase to the other side of the shield and sat down beside Kim's shivering body.
- Aww... poor child. She only wanted someone to love her. Pitiful... she were so strong. She probably could have killed me if she had the will. But there is no worrying in that now.
Xellos tapped Kim's forehead.
- Time to wake up now little one.
Kim stirred and then her eyes fluttered opened. They were gold, and sited like Xellos.
- What happened?
- Ah... Kim. You just went through a little transformation. Nothing to worry about. How do you feel?
- Transformation? What do you mean?
She looked down at her hands and then screamed.
- W.. What happened to me?
- Well you se Kim. This is you're demon form. And a weary lovely demon form I must say.
He smiled as always and Kim looked terrified. She looked over at the door and saw Zel standing there staring at her. She felt his fear, and she could feel Lina's and Amelia's fear to. She drank it. She fed of their fear. Then she stood and walked over to the barrier again. Se placed a hand on it. The light became intense and when the light faded the barrier was gone. And Xellos was now standing by Zel again.
- Maybe you should say something.
- What? Why me?
- Well... she loves you. And now when she in that form she will most likely kill Amelia. Kim has no control of her body. You can see it in her eyes. She is as frightened as you, Lina and Amelia. She is afraid she will hurt you. All of you.
- Why can't she control her body Mr. Xellos?
- Well it's simple... The demon part of her is just too strong. And now she doesn't have the strength to fight it either.
- Well we can't let her kill us. We just have to se to that she can't do anyone any more harm.
- Lina... are you suggesting that we kill her?
Zel whispered to Lina. Kim was just watching them and feeding of their fears.
- Do we have a choice?
- No...
- Do you really want to fight me?
A hollow and alien voice spoke to them. They saw Kim walk closer and that her lips were mowing. But it was not her voice.
- Do you want to kill one of you're comrades?
- SHUT UP!!
- Zel take it easy.
- Keep out of this Lina.
Zel walked up to Kim sword in hand and a spell ready in the other.
- Zelgadis!
Amelia tried to follow but Lina grabbed her.
- Let him do this Amelia... he has to.
- But...
Lina casted a shield around them. She wasn't the person to give up a fight. But she knew that it was Zel who had the best chance of beating Kim. She whispered something to Amelia and she nodded.
- Are you going to kill me Zelgadis?
Kim spoke again. Zel felt a shiver run down his back, and his mind was screaming at him to stop.
- I'm not going to kill Kim... I'm going to kill the monster that has taken over her.
- And how are you planning to do that? I could kill you in one stroke.
- But you wouldn't...
- Maybe not... but I can kill your wife and friends.
Kim flickered out of sight and then she was standing outside the barrier Lina had put up. Kim placed a hand on the shield. It gave away a strong chock and Kim had to take a step back.
- What the...?
- Didn't know that it would be that power full did you?
Lina smirked and looked behind Kim. Zel was just standing a few feet behind Kim. Zel took a deep breath and then plunged the sword through Kim's stomach. Lina let down the shield and yelled at Amelia. Kim was down on her knees and was bleeding heavily.
- Now Amelia!
- ...Ra Tilt!
The astral spell hit Kim hard and she screamed and if you listened closely you could hear 3 different screams. The light became more intense and the screams became louder. Zel, Lina and Amelia had to back away from the light.
- This isn't supposed to happen!
- I know Amelia! The spell backfired somehow!
Lina and Amelia had backed all the way to the door and were shielding their eyes. They couldn't hear or see Zel. He had backed all the way to the balcony. Then the light disappeared so suddenly that neither of them could se anything for a while. The room was completely dark and then something hit them hard. Lina and Amelia crashed trough the door and Zel crashed into the railing and got a really nasty hit to the head. Amelia was the first one to get up and was the first one to see the horrible sight in the room. Kim's human body was lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Her hair was still white but also stained with her own blood now. There were also 2 odd looking forms standing on either side of her body. One looked a lot like Kim did a few minutes ago, with big wings and claws. The other one were a blue stone figure that radiated magic power. Then she saw Zel. He was lying on the balcony seemingly unconscious. Amelia rushed over to Lina and yelled at her to wake up.
- Miss Lina! Miss Lina wake up!
- ...Ow...
- Miss Lina we got the help Zelgadis! There are 2 monsters now!
- What?!
- Come on! We got to help him!
- Go get Gourry! We are going to need his help now!
Amelia nodded and rushed away to get Gourry. Lina wobbled to her feet and then walked into the room.
- Ok... let's get this fight started.
The two monsters looked at Lina and the one with the wings walked towards Zel and the other towards Lina.
- NoW yOU aRe GoiG To dIe!
- Guess again! Hey Zel! Wake up!
Lina threw the Fire Ball at the monster that were walking towards Zel and the blast sent the monster flying through the wall. Zel blinked a few times then got up on his feet and looked around.
- Lina where is Amelia!?
- She's getting Gourry! Com on we got the get rid of these things!
- Right!
Zel started to say the words for the Ra Tilt but were interrupted as the other monster grabbed his neck from behind. Lina was desperately trying to fight of the stone monster but all her attacks were absorbed by the monster. She could se Zel being pinned to the wall and that he were having trouble breathing. Right about then Amelia and Gourry came running trough the broken door.
- Zelgadis!
- Amelia don't freak out! Go help him instead! Gourry help me with this ting!
- Right Lina!
Gourry took out his sword and charged at the monster. Amelia ran towards the balcony and as she ran she released a Deim Wing and the monster dropped Zel and stumbled back a few steps. She threw another one but this time the monster didn't even move an inch. Zel was coughing violently trying to get his breath back. The monster then threw a number of small Flair Arrows at Amelia and she didn't have time to react so she were hit all over and then fell to the ground. Zel froze for a couple of seconds then leaped for Amelia. He started to heal her wounds.
- I told you that I would kill you friends and wife...
- ...Amelia...don't worry...you'll be alright...
- Ha! You won't be able to heal all her wounds so why bother? Now I'm going to see to your other friends...
- No you won't! RA TILT!
- You actually think that is... what the?! AAAHHHH!
- You aren't in Kim's body any longer... you aren't part human so you will not survive another Ra Tilt.
The monster disintegrated into a pile of ache and Zel concentrated on Amelia again.
Lina and Gourry were having serious problem with the other monster. Nothing seemed to work. Not even the sword of light. The monster was beginning to pulse with magic and Lina didn't like the looks of it. The monster itself was throwing numbers of different spells at Lina and Gourry. And they were having trouble to avoid them.
- Lina we can't just avoid it we got to do something!
- You don't think I know that! Well I can always try a dragon slave but that'll destroy almost the whole castle...
- Do it Lina we don't have a choice!
Lina looked towards Zel who were now picking Amelia of the floor and started to make his way towards them.
"One last Fire Ball then maybe they'll get some time to get out of here"
- Try to clear out the most of the castle I'll try to distract this ting a little longer1
- Ok Lina!
Lina threw the Fire Ball and then the monster exploded and everything were eaten by a flaming red light.

Well it seemed that way to everyone outside the castle... But what Lina and the others saw was Kim who was in the middle of a bubble with the monster who hadn't exploded the instant the Fire Ball hit.

I saw Lina's eyes and I knew what was going to happen. I felt the sword penetrating my skin and I felt the searing pain. Then it became even worse when he released the spell. I could feel myself being ripped apart. Then I fell to the floor. I landed on my stomach and the blade was almost out of me. When everyone was occupied by the monsters I managed to get the blade out of my back and I managed to heal myself a little. I knew I was going to die for real this time and I could sense the magic that was rising in the room. It was like electricity, the hairs in my neck rose and I heard Lina talking about using a Dragon Slave. I knew that it was only a matter of seconds before the magic level in the monster was going to be too much and it was going to cause a chain reaction in the city itself. I didn't know how I knew I just knew. I sat up slowly the pain being to grate to do anything fast. I started to mumble some spell. I didn't know witch one I just hope it was the right one. I stood and stumbled forward and when the spell hit the monster I released my own spell. I thanked the gods that it was a shield bubble. I sank to my knees and looked at my friends. The friends I betrayed and lied to. The man I helped and almost killed. The one I loved was now safe. I had hoped that I could have spent more time with them. To be able to explain to them that I never meant to hurt them. I could feel the tears that were slowly making their way down my cheeks. I smiled. They were safe. That was all that mattered. I put two trembling fingers to my lips and kissed them then placed them on the wall of the bubble. It was meant for Zel and he knew it. I moved my lips but I didn't know if he or the others heard. I smiled again. Even if the pain was soaring through my every nerve I didn't want them to see it. Lina knew what was going to happen, and Zel also knew. Amelia was still unconscious but she was going to be all right. I could feel that the monster was going to explode in a couple of seconds. I looked at my friends and smiled again. Then I was consumed in an inferno of red. It hurt but I didn't scream. I just smiled towards my friends. They were safe and alive. That was the only thing that mattered.