"Well, look what the cat dragged in!" I shouted, as the girl Hezraith sent had brought Risa to me. "Why is she sleeping?" I inquired, although I knew perfectly well that she wasn't sleeping, she passed out, it seemed.

"I fed her the berries, Hezraith. I know it wasn't part of my orders, but I thought it may be useful to keep her, as I hypnotized slave. Just like me." The girl replied.

"Good idea, Fiyeln." I replied, simply. "Now, you may go to your room." Although I said you may, she knew, as well as I did, that I meant she had to leave to her room; I was no person with patience. The girl nodded, and started to leave, but before she left, she turned around,

"Yes sir, Tsuinami." After replying, Fiyeln turned, leaving to her room. The servant's room, as everyone calls it. She was the only one, but because she had brought Risa to me, she shall go there as well—along with her new name.

I had the same cold sensation sweep over me as the day when I first entered the darkness. Was this another dream, or was it real? I couldn't tell, it felt so real…but yet…how could it be? It was…weird. My body felt so numb, like I didn't own it anymore, I was just a…something, something there just to move it. How could it be real?

"Ah, so you are awake." A cold voice—colder then the one coming from Hezraith spoke to me, I felt chills crawling up my back, or, if I can really call it my back, for it felt so much like someone else's. That same feeling…like I can't move…it was back, just like the other day, years and years ago. "Get up." The words rung through my body, and although I still had no control over this body—I can't really call it my body anymore—I stood up, obediently, to face his cold, smirking face. He started to get up, and I saw that, although he had a throne to sit on, he didn't dress at all like a prince, or king.

Finally, able to open my mouth—but nothing besides, I asked, "What…did you do?" He looked surprised that I was able to speak, like I wasn't supposed to. Then I remembered Janice, how she had fed me those berries, and later explained what they did. So that's why I can't move my body, and I stood up when he told me too!

"He did nothing, M'dear." A familiar voice was heard behind me, it sounded so distant, but familiar. I wanted to turn around, and face whoever spoke, but my body was still paralyzed, so I couldn't.

"You may see who it is, Slave." It was cruel how he treated me…did he have something…against me? I turned, to face him. I never expected it, honestly, although it was obvious who it should've been. I guess I just blanked.

"Did you forget about me, Risa?" It was Hezraith speaking. "You didn't do your task yet. It must've slipped my mind to tell you that there was a dead line." He emphasized the word dead, perhaps in case I didn't understand his pun.

"If that was supposed to be a joke, it wasn't very funny!" I shouted, struggling to be able to move. All of a sudden I felt a tight pressure enclosing my body, suffocating me, then nothing. Was I…dead? No, I can still hear voices…it sounded like Janice…and that other guy, on the throne.

Janice asked him what to do with me, and if he killed me. She said it would've been nice to have a partner helping her serve you, and that after a while, I would even enjoy it. It made me slightly happy, to think that I may not have to suffer serving them, and being under there rule, because it seemed as though he truly did plan my death, despite their previous plans to turn me into a 'slave'. Janice also said his name—it was Tsuinami. He addressed Janice as Fiyeln... perhaps that was her true name? Well, anyway, he said no, that I was just knocked out, and that I was probably listening right now. Either way, they could control me as they pleased. There was a silence. After a couple moments, Janice asked him what my new name was. What new name? I never got to hear though; his voice was drowned out by Hezraith yelling at someone or other. I suppose he answered Janice—or Fiyeln, now, though, because she said oh. Then there was another silence, and after what felt like and eternity, I woke, to find myself cleaning the cold, dark, ground that I couldn't even see. Then Janice—or Fiyeln as her name apparently is, bounced by.

"Hiya, Acsea!" She said, and then she paused, hesitantly. "That's your new name, since you are now under the rule Tsuinami…but you could become one of the task givers, if you are here for long enough." Fiyeln looked around, making sure that nobody was nearby, I suppose, then whispered, "You are now immortal, like me and everyone else—you can die, though, if someone murder's you." This made me curious, for she probably shouldn't have told me—or, she probably wasn't supposed too, anyway.

"Why are you telling me this?" I demanded, and her eyes betrayed her nervousness--as they always did. nervous. Did she think I wanted to stay with all of these jerks controlling me already?

"Because, I…I thought you may want to try to escape with me. Please, come with me. A-at least don't tell the others"—she broke off as a young, purple haired woman walked in. I looked towards Fiyeln, who looked nervous, well; from her eyes she looked nervous, anyway.

"Fiyeln, what are you telling this girl?" Fiyeln cringed, and by the looks of her face it seemed she was thinking quickly, she was just about to open her mouth to speak but I finished her to it.

"She was just about to tell me my new name!" I shouted, quickly, making her raise her eyebrow, as if she suspected something. The woman was silent for a few moments, as if thinking about what to say.

"Oh? What is your new name then?" She asked, finally. "Well, I suppose I should introduce myself, first, if I am going to question you about your name. The name I have been given is Psinia."

She seems nice…well, just like they say! You can't judge a book by its cover; after all, maybe she is like everybody else…