Chapter 1 - Nightmare? Or Premonitions?

"We have to end this before it can even start! Who knows what this child will be capable of by the time she comes into her powers," a voice in the dark whispers, frantically looking around.

"Don't you worry your pretty little head over this little matter. Who knows, the child might not even be able to tap into her fathers abilities."

"I am telling you, M'Lord! She will be the end of us all!" Shouts of agreement went around the room in excitement or terror, I couldn't tell by the tones of their amplified voices. After that particular comment was made, I heard a deep guttural laugh echoing through the dark candle lit room. "Why is the council afraid of such a wee babe? Especially since this thing is..."

Waking up with a start, I am covered in cold sweat running down my back and across my forehead. "What in the Hells was that all about?"

Hi! My name is Sam Elizabeth Morninger. I am a 5' 4", 23 year old college student. I have red hair that reaches right past my shoulders. I also have hazel colored eyes that tend to change depending on the lighting around me. I abhor the color pink, love archery and the outdoors, as well as reading. I was raised in the church until I was about 21 and chucked it out the window. I also used to play the violin. After my mom passed away though, I ended up donating her violin and mine to a music school seeing that she used to be a teacher. I hoped that me doing that was something she would have been proud of despite my love for the instrument.

Another hobby of mine is that I love to cosplay. I tend to think that I royally suck at it, but Rose thinks otherwise. I mean she WOULD know. She's been with me as long as I can remember. I used to have this weird birthmark on the back of my shoulder but I went and covered it up with a tattoo of a dragon with a pentagram and a snake. For some reason it seemed at the time to mean something very deep to me. Like that is what my birthmark was supposed to look like. That or I'm just insane and belong in a rubber room. I also have another mark that is very similar to the mark of the devil. I don't quite remember when I had gotten that one. Now that I think upon it, the man in the "dream" had the same marking on his necklace. But why would I have it?

Up until this point, my dreams are usually not this weird. I mean, yeah, I would have the occasional nightmare or wacky dream but this one took the cake for the weirdest one by far. It's like it was a memory of sorts but it wasn't MY memory. It's as if I was looking through someone else's eyes. And by the sounds of it they were horrible people. But who would need such a thing as a council? A king? Some other type of royalty? But one thing I did notice was everyone had a mark like I did but mine was different ... .more elegant and the voice seemed vaguely familiar but I couldn't quite place my finger on it. The more I thought about it the bigger the headache I was getting, so I put it to the back of my mind, rolled back over, and let my dreams of Jekyll and Hyde take me away. All the while Rose was in the corner of the room with her arms folded across her chest sleeping peacefully.

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Bit of background on Rose. She is a dragon demon that is pretty damn tall. The top of my head only goes to the middle of her chest if that. She has skin that looks like scales but is smooth like a human's skin. The color is a smooth transition between red, purple, and black. Her usual outfit consists of a black fishnet shirt with a type of formal shirt over it. She also wears black leather pants with many hidden pockets. Her long hair is pulled back into a beautiful braid that goes down to her lower back. Her eyes are a beautiful brownish red that can go from playful to hard as stone depending on her mood. She also wears boots that have dragons printed onto them. She is also very muscular - for a female. She also has a tattoo on her arm that is similar to the one on my back. She said she got it the day she was paired up with me - the day I was born. She has two other marks that identify her of her erm background I guess you could say. She has a pentagram with a snake in it that I guess is specific to her and her boss? Not too clear on that one. She has another one that is in the shape of a butterfly with a star that she got as a joke apparently when her and her best friend got drunk. Makes me wonder….. Can demons get drunk?

Anyways, Rose is like a mom to me. Always has been. I'd never tell her that though seeing as I don't think she'd approve or appreciate that. She's very picky on a lot of things and very temperamental. I'll admit at first, she scared me. I mean as a child I thought she was my imaginary friend. As I grew older, I found out otherwise. I mean, why would a demon of all beings be assigned as a protector instead of an angel? Kinda cheesy sounding but you know….

We've had our ups and downs though. Especially with whatever weird things have been happening lately. Rose has also been acting a bit odd. Like something bad is going to happen but won't say anything. Kinda ticks me off but I keep it to myself. Little do I know, my whole life is about to change.