Raven got up the next day feeling much better. Her nightmares hadn't been too dreadfully awful, at least not as bad as they usually were. She sat down to her breakfast, a Cinnamon Bagel smothered in cream cheese and orange juice. She sat here pendant on the table.

"G'morning." She said through a mouthful of bagel.

 Bahaumut appeared to be the only GF wide-awake, because only his voice answered back.

"Good morning, Raven. How are you?"

"F-F-Fine." she said in the course of a yawn.

There was a thunderous rap on her door.

"RAVEN!" someone yelled.

She recognized that voice.. Xeno. No way she was answering him. Then…

"RAVEN! OPEN UP!"

It was Rage this time. He sounded scared stiff. At this Raven sprinted to the door. If this was some dim-witted gag… She opened the door.

"Well, what is it?" she griped, relieved she had had her robe on.

Rage would never let her stop thinking about it if he'd seen her in her lilac nightgown with fluffy clouds, stars, and moons all over it. Both Xeno and Rage were both gaping, rooted to the spot, at her door, a look of shock on their faces. "Well, stop looking so dumbstruck! What is it?" snapped Raven.

"L-L-Look!" said Rage, pointing a quivering finger at her door. She looked at it. Etched into it were words.

Raven, holder of the Guardian Force Pendant, the Summoner's Crystal, beware. Death will come unexpectedly soon if you do not leave the Guardian Force Pendant in all its greatness in the Quad before tomorrow's dawn. You have been most graciously warned.

Raven took a step back. What was this? Who did it? It couldn't have been Rage, or even Xeno, for they were both standing beside her looking scared out off their wits. She tried to act calm and indifferent.

"So? Whaddya bet it's a punk on a dare?" she asked uninterestedly.

"Yeah, but what if it's not?" asked Xeno apprehensively.

"And what are YOU doing here at any rate?" Raven glowered at Xeno, an expression of total disdain on her face, hands on her hips.

"I was coming to make an apology for being a jerk last night." Said Xeno, now detached, icy, and collected.

"Well, apology acknowledged, I s'pose. Good day." Raven's cold composure was back.

"Yes ma'am." Xeno turned away, his eyes a frosty blue, and left.

 "A dare my foot!" exploded Rage when he thought Xeno was out of earshot.

"You've gotta quit assuming things, Raven! It CAN'T'VE been a dare! Only you and I and the GFs know about your pendant!"

"Why do you care?"

"Because you're my sister! I don't have a father to care about, cause he ran off and never looked back! So I have to care about you doubly, Raven!"

"… Yeah, sure. Whatever."

"Please don't be like this to me, Raven!"

"RAGE, get a grip! You listen up!" she growled, fury glowing in her eyes. Raven grabbed him hard by the shoulders.

"You repeat this, I'm dead, understand?" she whispered.

"Y-Yes.."

"Listen and listen good, cause I'm never ever gonna repeat this. I cannot get attached to anyone. I am a sorceress. Get it?"

"… You're..?"

"Yes. The evil Ultemecia did not truly die. Her spirit lingered. Because no sorceress truly dies until she passes her powers on. She lingered, and then she passed her powers onto me. Tell anyone, they'll seal me at Tears point… the Lunactic Pandora... Or in space… I'm evil. Okay? I can't be 'nice' to anyone. I'm afraid of my powers. I am a sorceress."

 And with that, Sorceress Raven walked away from her astounded brother, her heart bleeding with the weight of this burden.