Numbness. That's the only thing I feel. Nothing.

The world seems to melt away until it's just Jade's body and me. She's growing cold, cold and dead and there's nothing I can do. Jade was dead and there was nothing I could do about it. For the first time I can remember tears began to stream down my cheeks, salty bitter tears. If only I had gotten there sooner, if only I had been there a few minutes earlier I could have stopped Jade's death. I could have saved my best friend from her end. But I didn't.

I didn't.

I knew she was gone, she had no heart to beat and she was cold but somehow the fact just wouldn't register. I was crying but I didn't feel sad or angry or remorseful. I just felt empty. I felt like I had before I'd met Jade. I felt like a shell with no spirit, a body made of flesh but with nothing inside. This feeling... This feeling was indescribable.

It's a good hour of sitting there watching Jade's body. I almost expect her to get up, to start laughing again. But I know this won't happen. Not after what that monster had done.

My brain clicks.

That monster.

A growl bubbles forth from my throat, a sound that my throat probably shouldn't be able to make. A prickly feeling fills my stomach and I clench my fist. The emptiness is replaced by something else, something far more appetizing, something I had never truly felt before that very moment.

Rage. A blistering uncontrollable rage that shook my entire body and clenched my teeth.

That demon had done this to my best friend. That demon cut my best friend's heart out. That demon took away the closest thing I had ever had to family.

I get up and quickly open my body book and place a spell tag on her forehead causing her to disappear and take up a page in my book. This wasn't something I'd let go, this wasn't something I'd forget, this was something I would repay. I feel my legs begin to move as I get up and start back down the hill before stopping for a moment to open up my body book again. I take a look through the various pages and pictures of corpses trapped inside.

Bats. No, that won't work. Horses, nah. Dogs. I pause. Maybe, but that doesn't seem quite right. I turn the page and find exactly the creature I am looking for.

Dire wolf, that will do.

A smirk to myself while walking down the hill towards the town not far ahead. the wind is heavy and lashes out as if reading exactly what I'm about to do.

It's time I repay the favor.

A grin, a grin that so rarely graces my face makes an appearance. It's done. I had done it, and I had done it well. Everything went how I had planned, the witch was no match for me. I was too quick and too smart for her to even pose a threat. She didn't even seem to want to fight even when her life was on the line. How pathetic.

I am now the extremely pleased demoness trudging through the night back to my home. Immortality was mine and it had been so simple. I couldn't wait to see the looks my fellow demons would give me. Dave would be shocked and ornery when I tell him, "I told you so!" Karkat would grumble and complain that I was bugging him, but secretly the nubby horned troll would be impressed even if he would never admit it. Gamzee would say something along the lines of, "Wow, what a miracle sis!" John would be happy for me but also quiet because he didn't like death of any kind. He understood that demons had to eat, but if it came to something outside of feeding he'd be tentative to accept it and that made me sad.

As much as I hated to accept it I really did care what John thought. It made me sad to think that he would be perturbed by this development, even if it meant I was now immortal.

I shake the thought off after narrowly avoiding walking into traffic. The light was red and I let out a sigh pulling my cloak tighter around my body. It was going to get light soon and luckily the wind has started to die down just a little. The light goes green and I walk across the road to the alley way I usually go home through. I make my way quietly to the sewer entrance and slip in without leaving a trace.

As I'm making my way down the rusty old latter a thought comes to my mind.

Oh shit. The necromancer. I stop at the bottom before shrugging my shoulder and walking to the hive chuckling a bit.

At least I left her the body.

"Rise, come to my aid." I whisper in a raspy noise letting the blood drip onto the spell tag I had selected at the top of the hill. The tag began to flutter and glow, I blink my eyes and next thing I know large red eyes are staring into mine. I let a sad smile make an appearance on my face.

"Oh yes, you're perfect."

I am now the girl who had lost her best friend and just summoned a dire wolf in her memory. The thing was huge, besides his large crimson eyes you could see a distinct shine embellish his fur. He had huge paws and teeth, but it made sense. This wolf was as big as a horse and much, much more deadly. He would be the beast to help me get my revenge and ultimately bring Jade back.

After summoning my new friend it seemed reasonable to name him, that's at least what Jade would have done. It took a while to think of something when thoughts of vengeance are swirling in my brain but eventually I came up with something. It might have been stupid but he was just an oversized dog so I don't think he'll care.

"Hey there boy." I pat his head with a face free of emotion. "You're going to be known as Monopoly now."

The wolf looked annoyed. Guess he was smarter than he looked.

"Yeah ok fine, I'll just call you Mono." I grumble and sigh. He looked satisfied enough I suppose as I take a seat on the cold grass.

"Ok Mono, here's the plan." His ears perk up almost exactly how Jade's used to. A pang of sadness and guilt swept through my system. "We're going to do exactly what that demon did to us."

Mono tilted his head to the side in confusion.

"She took my only friend from me, so I'm going to do the same to her. I'm going to take all her friends from her and make her feel exactly how I do now."

My voice is beginning to raise a little and I can feel my eyes glaring at nothing in particular while I continue patting Mono's head softly.

"We're going to kill everyone she loves boy." I say looking the wolf in the eyes. "Were going to kill all of them."

I wouldn't know for certain but I'm pretty sure that Mono smiled at that last part, at least as best a canine can as I get up and begging my path forward to the town. I wasn't going to wait for this. I was going to get my best friend back. I was going to break hell lose on somebody's hive. All I have to do is find them.

The sun is beginning to rise.

I smirk, this seemed like a good day to get revenge.

A/N: So sorry this is a bit late! I really meant to write it sooner but it just didn't want to happen. This is one of the shortest chapters I've written in a long time, so next week I promise to give you something nice and lengthy. As always thanks for reading and please remember to review/follow/fav =3!