In the Fairy Realm
Seth was guided along the streets as if an unseen hand was at his shoulder directing him. He finally felt the urge to stop when he reached a giant mansion that had to be made of...fire. It didn't have a tangible form from what he could see, it was just white fire given form. Seth approached the door and raised a hand to the knocker without fear of being burned. For some reason he knew it wouldn't hurt him. When he entered the home he saw that the fire was solid enough to walk on. The room he was in was a walkway, but the walls weren't...usual to say the least. Like a doll house, there were rooms he could see through open walls, but there were no stairs and no way he could see for anyone-at least anyone who couldn't fly-to get up to them. But that didn't stop a girl from flying down to him from what had to be a walk-in closet.
She landed in front of him and it was revealed to be Bila. She threw her arms open and approached him, "My handsome hero. I knew you'd come save me, shadowboy."
"Why do you call me that?" Seth asked. "We've met like ten times, you know my name."
"I'm sorry, Sam, it's just a pet name." Bila apologized as she gave Seth a hug.
"My name's Se-"
"Sure. Now's the part where you asked how you saved me."
"Um, how did I save you?"
"Because, even though your sister locked me here like some kind of prisoner, you can get me out."
"Why would I do that?" Seth asked. "You can't even remember my name."
With the added height of her heels, Bila had to lean down to look into his eyes. Her pupils disappeared and her irises glowed brighter. "Because I'll give you a kiss if you do."
Seth's head went fuzzy and goose bumps appeared on his skin. Thinking about anything other than the pair of eyes in front of him was impossible. He smiled and started giggling like an idiot. "Really?"
"Yes, I promise." Bila said sweetly. "Now listen closely."
Seth nodded his head enthusiastically.
"I'm going to give you a kiss on the cheek and you'll be a kind of...missionary?" Bila asked Amora in her head what the word was and smiled as she corrected herself by saying, "Emissary. I'll control your actions for a little bit and use you to get your sister to tell you I'm free to leave. When she does, it'll be like she's saying it to me. And when I'm free, we'll part ways and you can go off and do whatever it is you shadowcharmers do while I forget you exist. Sound good?"
Seth nodded stupidly again.
"Stay still, sweetie." Bila said.
The left side of her chest started glowing with light. She raised a hand to the heart-shaped mark there and an orb of energy appeared. The orb turned into a small fire and flew at Seth's forehead. Then, everything went black.
Villains' Perspective
Raqqosa hid behind a curtain when Demrus threw the door open to her room.
"Don't look at me." She whined.
"Stop this childishness." Demrus said with a sigh. When Raqqosa didn't budge from hiding place, he nicely said, "I have a surprise for you, my dear."
"Unless it's a way to look like I did before, I don't care!" Raqqosa screamed.
Demrus had to use every last ounce of his will not to strangle her. This tantrum had gone on far too long for his liking. He kept his voice reassuring and compassionate as he said, "I can't promise you'll look the way you did before, but you'll certainly be beautiful again. That's the surprise. All you have to do is stop hiding behind that curtain."
Raqqosa timidly peeked her wrinkled face from behind the curtain. "What is it?"
"Come closer, my dear."
"Don't call me your dear."
"Fine, fine. But come closer."
Raqqosa approached him, pulling the heavy cloak she was wearing tighter around herself to hide as much of her new appearance as possible. Her usually elegant stride was so unsteady now. When she got close enough, Demrus grabbed her hands. She tried to pull them away, but he held tight and looked at her sympathetically. He wasn't entirely lying when he said, "It pains me to see you this way, my sister. Even if it annoyed me, I've become a little accustomed to your constant chatter. I brought you something to help you return to the way you were, if you'll accept it."
"What?" Raqqosa asked desperately. "What is it?"
Demrus pulled an ornate key from his pocket. "I've had thousands of creatures of darkness searching for this. Use it on any door and it'll open a gateway to a...prison of sorts. Inside of it is one of my sisters: Indra."
Raqqosa gasped.
"Yes. I haven't been able to find anyone that can open the gateway because creatures of darkness and gods can't go through. But after what happened a few days ago, you're something...undefined. If you can free my sister, I'm sure she would reward you by letting you be her host. You'd be a goddess. Powerful, beautiful, immortal-"
"I'll do it. I can't live like this." Greed was in her eyes. As it probably should be. Stories about Indra and her powers were legendary.
Demrus handed her the key and gestured to the door. "Then your destiny awaits you."
Raqqosa shuffled to the door, almost falling before she grabbed the handle for balance. She was definitely ready to regain her grace. When she turned the key in the lock, cold wind pushed the door open and she was pulled through the gateway in a flash of light.
Fairy Queen's Perspective
With a blast of energy fired out in a circle around her, the Fairy Queen was able to eliminate the demons around her for miles. She summoned more of her power and glowed with a blinding golden light. As the other demons approached her, she had an epiphany of sorts. Almost a million human years she'd spent in an endless cycle with Senkrad. Quadrillions spent by Hemera fighting Nyx. Light and dark fighting against one another, one consuming or burning away the other only for it to begin again after a thousand years. Endless conflict. Well it ended now. As the creatures of darkness approached again, she reached out to feel their essence. Within each of them was a kernel of Nyx's dark power. A bit of blazing light would destroy it instantly, leaving nothing but a husk of dust in the creature's place. And-while she did eradicate the darkness-in the milisecond before the creature faded away, she tried a new approach. She pulled a piece of godly essence out of her own being. It was like scooping a cup of water out of the ocean, but this would require more than just a cup. She repeated the process thousands of times, pulling out fragments of her power. When they'd all gathered, she sent them outward.
Each found a different creature of darkness. The light morphed the darkness that was there before. Love came from hate. Mercy came from ruthlessness. The need to preserve came from the the need to consume. The separation between dark and light had always been a matter of nature-of opposing forces clashing. But one had never switched to the other.
The creatures of darkness stilled, taking a moment to adjust to the newfound things they felt. One of them-a seemingly human man that had bat wings instead of arms-shook his head and gasped as his eyes began to glow gold. The Fairy Queen waited, and waited. The few creations of Senkrad she'd instilled with her power not attacking her led to the others stopping out of confusion.
Finally, the Fairy Queen morphed, taking on the Queen's form rather than the goddess' as she flew back to the ground. All of the creatures of darkness glowed with bright golden light as the fabric of their beings changed. Now, they'd made a switch from darkness to light, like a reversed Shadow Plague. But this was permanent. They were now creatures of light, and they bowed down to her.
If she was trapped in this world with an army, then the army must've been meant to distract her. And if someone felt she needed distracting, there must be a way for her to escape this prison on her own. So, for now, she'd convert Senkrad's creations into her own army. And when she emerged from this place, her forces would be much, much stronger.
