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Note: I know this chapter is extremely short compared to the others but I wanted to get your oppinion. Should Rona become a demon? I kind of have her demon form explained in this chapter along with the reason why Virgil keeps his sword in Rona's room. Please give your opinions on this. And this chapter isn't funny, either. At least not purposely. Enjoy.
Rona nervously walked through what she had come to believe was a great hall. All was dark and silent. Only her footsteps echoed through her unseen surroundings. She could tell by the sound of her footfalls that she walked on stone. Searching through the darkness, she soon began to call for Dante and Virgil but received no answer. The feeling that someone or something was in the darkness with her began to frighten her.
"Rona!"
She suddenly sat bolt upright in bed, nearly hitting Dante's forehead with her own. Her eyes, which at first were filled with fear, began to take a calm appearance. She caught Virgil by the door hiding his sword behind her desk. "You never told us why you hide your sword in my room" She spoke groggily.
Virgil hid his sword before answering. "I have it in here in case of emergencies. You were attacked by a demon in here once. I want to be prepared."
"But that was before the attack. You've had your sword in here longer than that. Why?" She watched his eyes as she waited for his explanation.
"To keep it close to any other possible entrances. Dante keeps his weapons close to the couch where he sleeps, I have my sword closer to the back of the apartment."
"Okay." Rona closed her eyes and massaged her forehead.
"What's wrong?" Dante asked with concern.
"Nothing." Rona tried to sound like everything was okay. "Except that you woke me up again."
"You were calling us." Virgil took a step towards Rona and Dante. "You sounded scared."
"It was nothing." With and annoyed look to the guys, she slid off her bed and breezed past Dante and Virgil. Her thoughts stayed with the dream. What was in the dark with her? What would have happened if Dante hadn't been there to wake her up? Why did she have to have another dream like this now?
Dante and Virgil stayed in Rona's room whispering about the possible reasons of why Rona was acting like she was.
"I think the necklace is getting to her. She wouldn't be acting like this unless it was something caused by that thing around her neck." Dante punched the bed, being careful not to punch a hole in it. "And we can't do anything about it."
Virgil calmly leaned against the wall. "Have you felt anything different about this world this morning?"
Dante looked at him as though he were insane. "What do you mean?"
"I mean has it felt like something has changed? Have you noticed a surge of power since she woke up?"
"Yeah. It could have been the necklace summoning something else."
Virgil shook his head. "It wasn't coming from the necklace. You were right that the necklace is getting to her. But it's not how you think. I think the necklace is becoming a part of her because of what she dreams. She wants to be more than what she is. That necklace can and probably is giving her what she wants."
"Then what is she becoming?"
"She could be becoming something like us or she could be turning into something different. It depends on what she wants most."
Rona walked into the bathroom to look in the mirror. She noticed that the chain on her necklace seemed to be disappearing and the crystal seemed to be sinking into her skin. She couldn't remember how long it had been doing this. She only knew that it meant she was drifting from her human life, that she was becoming something that wasn't human.
She suddenly saw a vision of herself turning into something that seemed to be a single dancing flame but in the form of a human. It danced without leaving any trace of damaged to what it walked on. She had dreamt of this before and had always wished she could transform into something so beautiful. But now it seemed too close to a demon. Was that what she was becoming? Or was this just another dream?