Chapter 5

[With Nicole]

She slowly stood up and made to stare up at the grinning reflection as they met eye to eye. The reflection stood with confidence, still wrapped in the towel she used to wrap herself in, instead of the cracks and bruises from Lucian's attacks that placed haphazardly around her body, an elegantly drawn set of runes were in their place.

After a tense moment of silence, her reflection spoke in a cool, slightly bored tone, "Shocked? I'm not surprised, anyone would be."

"What are you?" She croaked out softly

"Me? I'm you. The one that isn't suppressed by morals or held back by anything."

"So you're a supposed manifestation of my darker desires, I suppose?"

"Correct."

Nicole couldn't help the shudder that came as she felt the cold eyes of reflection bore into her. She crossed her arms over her chest with a shake of her head, "This is nothing more than a miserable nightmare, a side effect of that bastard's magic."

"The world is full of strange things, Nicole. After all, I'm still you regardless if you think this is a nightmare, but I have a question for you."

She quirked up an eyebrow, silently telling the reflection to go on.

"Aren't you tired of hiding?"

"Hiding?"

"Yes~, hiding. After all, you have been tip-toeing around that miserable cumstain for years when you could have crushed him to dust so easily. Along with his miserable little bookends, don't tell me you don't think that the thought of him broken wouldn't be pleasurable?"

"As if it wouldn't be, but he's not worth the effort I have to put into his end."

"Oh? Well, considering how he means practically nothing to you, you wouldn't mind if he was hung from the highest rafters of Hogwarts."

"I wouldn't care if he was made into a botfly breeding factory for the rest of his days to be perfectly honest."

A cold giggle filled the air, "How revolting, but it's so fitting for a flobberworm like himself. Complete apathy for your own blood. Some may call that cold."

"How can a person feel anything positive for someone who has sown nothing but scorn in turn?"

"Fair, but enough about him. What about your loved ones?"

"What about them?"

"Your desire to protect them is great and terrifying, just like your patronus. You would give anything in the world for the handful of people who gave you a chance instead of just the elder sibling of the Boy-Who-lived."

"What about it?"

"What if you could have the strength and power to protect your loved ones?"

"I'm strong enough."

The chill and disgust in her reflection's voice nearly made her flinch, "Your strength was nearly crushed by Lucian tearing at your old wounds when he got you pinned. You damn well know you got as far as you did through luck as you were holding back. If you lashed out at him with full force, the battle would have ended sooner. You studied outside of the tiny droplets of outdated knowledge Dumbledore keeps at Hogwarts to keep everyone pliable to him. You crave knowledge, not because you are a Ravenclaw, but because you enjoy the strength that comes with it. If you stopped holding yourself back, you could have everything your heart desires."

The mirror before her shifted to show a scene of her loved ones surrounding her, smiling and laughing.

"Your loved ones protected from any harm."

Then it shifted to a large, luxurious bedroom with her surrounded by many men who looked at her adoringly.

"Powerful lovers."

A massive library and lab filled with various subjects that she could barely make out.

"Unlimited knowledge at your disposal."

The last scene shown to her made her flinch, it was Cedric giving her his signature crooked grin.

"Cedric..."

"Yes, the young man himself," Her reflection cooed as she wrapped her arms around him, "You have such good taste, what a fine young man. Tell me, isn't the thought of him being restrained and willing to do whatever you want arousing? Or would him being as powerful as us after a brutal battle and he ravages us on a blood-covered battlefield arouse you more?"

Nicole had enough and disintegrated the mirror to dust, leaving her alone in silence. She covered her face with her hands as she slumped down to her knees.

'Sweet Merlin above...'

After a long moment, she pulled herself together enough to exit the bathroom and found the cleansing potion in a large cauldron big enough for her to fully submerge herself in as it was now lukewarm instead of just below boiling. Letting her towel drop to the floor, she stepped in and slowly submerged herself until she was fully submerged.

Then the cleansing potion started to turn a milky gray until she popped out with a gasp and a groan of pain.

She clutched the sides of the cauldron as she felt the potion do its' job of cleansing her body, but the agony was still there, buzzing underneath her skin. It was if his taint refused to leave her body, clinging to it to the likeness of slime that not even a mixture of bleach, ammonia, and soap could fix.

When she felt that she got all she could out of the potion, she stepped out to find Mixy holding a silk robe, warmed and ready for her.

"I don't know what I'd do without you, Mixy."

"It will always be a pleasure to serve you, Nicky."

The little elf helped her back in the bath to wash off the remains of the potion, taking great care not to irritate her wounds, after being thoroughly washed, all her wounds were wrapped in bandages. Then she made her way to a large bed where she had dinner waiting.

A smile fell on her face as she stared at the heavenly meal before her, "A heavy dinner this time?"

She nodded, "A reward and a gift, I'm so happy you're safe, Nicky. Is there anything else you need?"

She summoned her wand to her grip, slightly wincing over its' current state of disrepair along with silently cursing the madman.

"I need you to take my wand to Ollivander's to be fixed and tell him he has my sincerest apologies for the damage. After that, I want you to tell Luna that I will be staying down here for the rest of the night in case of any undesirable side effects crop up due to the bastard's magic. She would meet her tomorrow morning if everything checked out just fine."

Her elf gave her a deep bow, "Of course. Have a good night, Nicky."

After popping away, she focused on the meal before her. It was a rather heavy-looking meal that made her stomach growl. A plate of squid ink pasta, mashed potatoes drenched in hot gravy, a Chaliapin steak don bowl with extra steak, a baked roll with butter, a chicken wrap with extra sauce and two potion-laced healing drinks that were thick as smoothies. She dug into her meal with vigor, the battle and the healing potion took a lot out of her system and she needed to replenish it.

She made to savor the peace of her room and hoped there were no surprises. The thought of her grandparents smiling at her and telling her that they loved her made her want to tear up, but she shook her head as she continued to eat.

'I love you both too...'

[With Luna]

After everyone was lead back to their common rooms by their Heads of Houses. All the Ravens were as animated as Christmas lights considering they were still talking about what they had just experienced.

Luna was looking out at one of the windows, ignoring people pointing and whispering, mostly about her connection to Nicole. She knew they would want answers, they were in the house of the inquisitive after all, but she would keep her silence. Nicole's secrets weren't hers to expose and she knew Nicole would make it clear that she had no reason nor the desire to sate their curiosity. If they thought that pressing her for answers or making rumors would make her react like Theodore they would have another thing coming.

Then Mixy popped before her making her nearly jump in her seat.

"Mixy!"

The house-elf smiled, "Luna. Good evening."

"How is she? Is she alright?"

"She is fine."

"Is she-"

Mixy's smile wilted a bit and shook her head, "No, I'm sorry. She told me to tell you that she will be staying where she is overnight in case of any side effects of what the castle's attacker infected her with crops up. She has made a cleansing potion and working on nursing her wounds. She will meet you tomorrow if the night passes without incident."

Luna took in the information silently before she nodded, "Very well. Thank you, Mixy and tell her to have a good night for me."

"I will. Be safe, Luna."

The elf popped out of existence as the chatter revved up in volume as people stared at her, she made to step out of the common room as some tried to follow after her, but they quickly lost sight of her in the halls and had to go back before they got caught by Filch.

She made her way inside their shared bedroom, changed into her pajamas and made to sleep in the bed they shared but made to sleep on Nicole's side. Her worry about Nicole killed her appetite and she could only hope that she made it through the night okay. Slowly, she allowed the silence and the scent of Nicole's perfume that still lingered on the sheets to lull her to sleep.

[Hufflepuff]

Students were still squeaking in either excitement and worriment over what they all had just experienced, including the fact that one of their own was nearly killed by one of the monsters that were brought by the castle's attacker.

Ernie was barely given the okay by Poppy as she found him in good health, if not a bit worn out due to his experience, but that was nothing a calming potion couldn't fix. Once he was in the common room, Erine was confronted by everyone about what happened in the halls.

He had little choice but to do so as he took a seat as everyone crowded around him. He started by explaining he was just walking towards the hall from his last class before he ran into the creature.

It was a huge snake-like creature with a long, thick tail to match. It wrapped around me and was strangling me, he probably would have died if she died come across him and save him. She lashed out at the creature, removing its' eye with a whip, then destroyed half of that monster's face with a blasting curse that made it release him. Then she blasted the thing down the hall as if it was a piece of garbage.

It was so bizarre, the next thing she did was that she ordered him to run, he could barely speak but then she put her wand to my head and ordered me to run and he did. It wasn't like an Imperio or anything, just a simple order and he completed it. After that, he made it to the Great Hall.

As people continued to crowd around mystified at Ernie's story, Cedric was sitting in the corner of the common room.

He was still reeling from everything, from her confronting the attacker in the front of the Great Hall, her battling him, her shielding the Slytherins from being hurt, her collapsing and struggling to stand up again.

Her comforting Luna and telling her everything would be fine before she gave the little Third year to him to watch over and her smile of gratefulness that he accepted the responsibility to look after her. The feeling of joy and elation over her returning, hurt, but still alive carrying the attacker on her back.

Then the chill of fear as if Death rubbed a bony finger down his spine when she puked and looked as if she was fighting not to collapse before everyone in the Hall.

He closed his eyes and sighed, the warmth and dull buzz of conversation of the common room did nothing to soothe the worry in his chest and could only hope that she made it through the night.

[Gryffindor]

Theodore was fuming up in his bedroom, behind closed curtains, finally fed up with everyone hounding him for answers about his sister, but he had nothing. He didn't keep tabs on her, even if he'd like to, all he positively knew was that she kept her nose buried in a book. She kept her secrets close to her chest and trying to get her secrets could be compared to trying to squeeze blood from a rock, a fruitless effort.

He hated it and hated her. He hated the fact that she wasn't like everyone else, the thought of her made him ill with rage and jealousy, it boiled his blood to the bone. How dare she show him up like this?

The memory of her attacking Lucian head-on would forever be seared into his memory and he wanted to bash his head against the wall to remove it.

It didn't help that the younger brother of his greatest fan wanted more information on his sister.

He spoke about how she saved him and asked him why he said she was cold and didn't care about anyone other than herself and that she hated Gryffindors?

When Ronald came to his defense, declaring him a liar, an older student offered to show his memory for everyone to see and it was something he would never forget.

The memory showed the part of Dennis stumbling into the monster, him being chased, nearly about to be killed before Nicole saving him, stepping before him and dealt with the monster before it ended.

He commented, "She even comforted me after that, she was so nice."

Theodore wanted to tear everything apart as he screamed into his pillow over everything that has happened.

He was furious she showed him so badly, it was bad enough she refused to recognize him, it was vile she outdid him in grades, but it was pure agony that she outdid him in dueling, fighting that bastard and using spells he was sure even Lily would have a hard time figuring out.

"You have a lot to answer for Nicky."

He jumped out of bed and made to write a letter to his parents as they would know what to do.

Hermione wasn't fairing any better as the battle constantly replayed in her mind, the magic, the power and grace she wielded it with, it wasn't fair.

'How could she do such a thing? Even as a sixth year, she shouldn't be able to do such things?'

Ronald just snorted as he listened to people talk about Nicole, she was nothing special, so she did a couple of fancy moves, so what? Theo was the Boy-who-lived, the boy who defeated You-Know-Who, could Nicole do that? No. She just made to take a crack at the fame that Theo always basked in, besides Dumbledore could have handled the loser in half the time Nicole did so she wasn't special. She would get put in her place soon enough.

[Slytherin]

Snape ushered the students under his care to Poppy's office, slightly surprising himself over the fact that he went through with taking Nicole's suggestion. He inwardly rationalized that she defended his house from being struck by Lucian's attack and considering the damage done to her body, it could have easily crippled if not have killed the younger students of his house if she didn't use herself as a lightning rod.

He would see what she got a private thank you when he saw her again. However, her battle with the castle's attacker raised a red flag in him. Considering the fact that she had the same birthday as the brat who lived, her magical skills, her smarts, and strong mental shields compared to Theodore who is barely knowledgable in anything and barely scraping by with the help of Granger and the Headmaster's blessing.

'Did Albus make a mistake that night?'

That question would bounce around in his head for most of that evening, but he would keep it to himself. All he could do know is observe silently.

Once the last student was checked over, he heard them ask about Nicole, but Poppy shook her head with a sad look on her face.

"I'm sorry but she's not here and hopefully tomorrow she will appear."

The student nodded and made their exit as Snape silently nodded his thanks to Poppy for checking on his students as he returned them all to their common room.

As he left the students alone to think about what they had just experienced, the room was silent as most were deep in thought before they questioned Pansy on what happened who offered her mind to show everything that had happened. An older student played her memory showing her with multiple students that met the hideous creature by chance, no spells worked on it, it just dissolved against its' thick, mud-gray skin, the vile hissing growl it made caused people to shudder still. Then it showed Nicole creeping up behind the creature and blasting it away much to their shock.

Her snarling an order making them jump up and run, much to the shock of the older students as they never heard her yell or raise her voice, not even once. It was usually in a soft, even tone, nothing more, nothing less.

Then the fact that she shielded them from the attacker's lighting spell and her nearly collapsing from the pain only cemented the fact that the House of Snakes owed the eldest Potter a debt and could only wonder what happened next.

Several others made to turn in early while others made for conversation while several girls comforted Pansy over what she dealt with. Draco found himself still a bit bewildered over everything, he couldn't get the fight out of his mind, Nicole Potter only seemed to get more interesting as time went on and wondered what else she could do. He knew his father wouldn't believe what he was about to write to him. Hell, he wouldn't have either if he didn't experience it firsthand.

[Around Hogwarts]

Hundreds of letters flew out over the course of the night, reaching multiple sets of concerned parents over what had just happened at Hogwarts and the main factor of all of them was that the eldest Potter defeated the castle's attack and the monsters the attacker had roaming the castle halls.

Soon the information would soon reach newspapers all across magical Britain and would be leaked outside the country considering that someone attacked a magical school. Something that hasn't been done in centuries and the fact that only one person was the main factor and force that defeated the attacker would piqued interest. People could only wait and see what happened next.

[Headmaster's Office]

Once the last teacher had arrived to join the gather of all the Heads of Houses and two Aurors being Sirius Black and James Potter, they were able to piece everything together over what had happened.

The memories from prime witnesses of what occurred earlier in the day were gathered and witnessed once more including James and Sirius which left the pair in shock.

How could they not be, their daughter/goddaughter was able to do such a thing, something expected of a hit wizard, but not a student even if she was a studious sixth year, this should have been beyond her capabilities.

"How...How did she get so strong?" Sirius asked

Sprout quipped, "We were hoping you two had the answer for that. I mean you are her father James and Sirius, you're her godfather, correct?"

"We are..." Sirius snapped

"Then how come you don't know, Black?" Snape snarked

"Piss off, Snivellus."

"Gentlemen, please. Do not fight, not now after today's events. Filius...you are close to Nicole, yes?"

"Yes."

"Care to explain?"

"The reason she's as powerful as she shows is due to the fact that she studies and practices her spellwork to a near-insane degree. Sorry if you expecting some all-powerful book that had all of the spells she used, but that's not the case. The spells that she used in the Great Hall against the attacker are mainly of her own creation. She could have been a dueling champion, but she wanted to wait until she got a bit older before she took a crack at it," He sighed softly.

"What about that special project you had her work on?"

James quipped, "Special project?"

McGonagall quirked up an eyebrow, "You don't know?"

"What project, dammit!"

"I'm surprised you don't know. I thought she would at least tell her parents about what she was working on."

"Theodore is the only one that keeps Lily and I in the loop and he has no idea so how should we know?"

Flitwick barely held back the will to roll his eyes, he knew James would be furious over this and he knew about Nicole's relationship with her parents. He knew that she gave up on them years ago and it would take a miracle and Merlin's blessing drenched in liquid luck to give them a hint of a chance.

He jumped back into the conversation when James opened his mouth to speak before he interrupted, "If you are done?"

Getting everyone's attention, he pulled out a paper, unfolded it and laid it on Albus' desk for everyone to see. It was a potion registration form that had 'ACCEPTED' stamped on the top of the page.

"Filius, this is-"

"Exactly what it looks like. An accepted potion registration form."

"She created a potion?" McGonagall questioned

He nodded, "Yes, her own unique potion that took three days of pure work and concentration to complete. It was rather ingenious of her if I have to say so myself."

The paper was passed around as everyone got to see, but it left a bad taste in Albus' mouth as he overlooked the paper.

'She's powerful in both body and mind...'

Then Flitwick took the authorized paper and tucked it back into his robe, "Ms. Potter will be very pleased to know that her hard work paid off and is now an official potion."

After some more talking, they were dismissed to do their patrol around the castle while leaving people with their minds on the capabilities of the eldest Potter.

James felt a headache coming on while Sirius was wondering what else Nicole was capable of.

[At the Ministry]

Lucian was thrown into a Ministry cell and they would wait until he was awake to interrogate him, however, an hour after he was tossed inside he woke up, it took a moment, but he recalled everything that happened at the end of their fight.

He was just about to start stripping her when she snapped out of the mental hell he placed her in and shattered the restraints he placed on her. Then when she came after him with the force of a wild animal, tearing off his wings and breaking half the bones in his body before he passed out. He would never forget it, all that rage she unleashed on him, completely unhindered by anything.

That cruel, apathetic face staring down at him lit a fire in him, 'She would make a beautiful dark witch.'

Then the sound of the door opened and several footsteps stepped closer to his cell. Just out of sight as he heard the exchange of keys and a rough, male tone said, "Alright, this is your chance to watch over him. As much as I would like the bastard thrown in the deepest levels of Azkaban, Fudge, the miserable idiot decided to leave him here."

A softer feminine tone uttered, "Did a healer come by yet?"

"Nah, they haven't. They are going to check him over in the morning."

"So he won't be able to do anything?"

"He should be docile, at least. The eldest Potter did quite a number on him so he should be out of it for a while. Sweet Merlin if you saw what remained of the Quidditch pitch you'd wonder how he's still alive."

"And everyone at Hogwarts?"

"They're okay, shaken up a bit, but they are all okay."

"Alright, I'll see you in the morning, Bill."

"Of course. It's only five hours, it will be boring, but it's better than nothing. Your teammates will change shifts with you, but scream if the bastard wakes up."

"Will do."

Then one set of footsteps left the room with the door closed shut. A sigh rang out as the softer set of footsteps came forward to check his cell only to see him, wide awake with his eyes staring directly into her own. She couldn't even scream or pull out her wand as her eye color shifted to match his own, taking over her mind with ease.

"Open the door, dear."

She did what he ordered, closing it behind her as she knelt before him.

"Unlock these cuffs."

Once again she did as he ordered, tossing the cuffs away and then his next order.

"Remove your clothes."

As she did so, his laughter filled his cell and her ears and it along with those stormy eyes of his would be the only thing she would be able to recall from now on as he did what he wanted.

[Nightmare]

Nicole opened her eyes to see herself laying on a massive bed. She found herself naked and covered in a dark set of rune carvings and barbed wire tattoos.

'No fucking way...'

She observed the room she was in, finding it to be a massive bedroom filled with multiple luxuries. At the end of her bed, there was a large snake curled up, dead asleep. Then she saw a slight shift of movement from the corner of her eye which caused her to turn to see six purple eyes staring back at her.

Before she could do anything, she felt her mouth move of its' own accord, "Nox."

The six-eyed figure stepped closer to show a dog with six eyes, she leaned over and patted the dog on the head as it nuzzled into her touch.

She stepped out of her bed as her dog stepped back a few steps to give her some room as she made to cover herself with a simple dark robe and a thong. After that, she made her way out of her room as Nox made to find something to eat.

Making her way out to the large patio she saw the country surrounding the beautiful haven that was of her home was burning, the flames licked the sky, turning it red. In the distance, she could see hundreds, no-thousands of spikes with impaled bodies on every one of them. All of her enemies, all those who rebelled against her, those who annoyed her, they all died at her hands or at the hands of her forces.

Those pikes reminded her of those residing in Hell, reaching up for salvation they would never get, she would have chuckled if she wasn't so drawn into the beautiful scenery she was basking in. Then she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist, as a sultry voice cooed in her ear, "Last night was incredible."

She raised a hand to touch his face, "As if every other night, isn't? You truly are insatiable."

"Now, that should be my line? Who shattered the headboard during our last coupling?" He grinned as he made to play with her hair.

"Tsk, flimsy thing."

"Regardless, of the flimsy headboard, love. The next uprising is coming soon, let's break them slowly, as their hopes and dreams for freedom shatter and rot. They're should have good pieces to add to the army this time."

"Of course."

She turned in his arms to see him, her love, her pride, and joy, her Cedric who has grown like a fine wine as he looked at her with love. He pulled her in for a kiss as he let his hands wander across her body then everything faded to black.

[Morning]

Nicole snapped awake in a cold sweat, shivering over what she had just experienced. She could barely feel her fingertips as her muscles ached. She felt as if her head was in a vile vice pressing against her skull.

Her lips curled in dismay as she lowly cursed, "Dammit."

Soon enough Mixy arrived at her bedside, "Good morning, Nicky."

"Mixy...Good morning."

"What would you like this morning?"

"Peppermint tea, not coffee. Headache..."

"It will be done."

After a moment, Mixy popped into existence next to her carrying a tray of tea.

"Thank you, Mixy."

After drinking it, she felt the headache ebb away as she slumped out of bed.

Then Mixy spoke up, "Your bath is already prepared. What do you want to wear today?"

"A robe, please. With a pair of shorts and the birthday gift, Luna got me. I trust your choice on what you will pick out, Mixy."

"It will be done." She then popped away as Nicole slowly made her way to the bathroom to find the tub filled and the mirror replaced.

The grinning dark alternate made her want to puke up her tea but she shook off the feeling as she undressed, removed her bandages and entered the tub.

She made to clean herself, slowly, savoring the scent of honey soap and the silence. Then she stepped out and dried herself off before she made to get dressed in a silk robe with a pair of shorts and thigh-high leg warmers along with rebandaging her wounds.

"Would you like to eat here?"

"I would like to find Luna, first."

Mixy frowned, but Nicole knelt down despite the pain and pulled her into a hug, "I know you are worried about me, but I need to make sure she's safe and the castle is still standing with my own eyes. But thank you for worry about me. After I make sure, we can go back to our shared bedroom and you can spoil me as much as you want."

She nodded with a big smile, "Okay."

They exited the chamber of secrets before she asked, "What time is it?"

"It's a quarter past 8."

"I see, thank you, Mixy. Considering the time she should probably be finishing up breakfast."

[The morning]

As students entered the Great Hall for breakfast, multiple owls flew into the hall with newspapers and letters from concerned parents that reached multiple students along with Howlers.

Seeing a slew of owls carrying red letters made him want to wince as he silently cursed the fact that he forgot to close the owlery yesterday.

When the newspapers were opened, the title grabbed people's attention.

Hogwarts Attacked & Saved by One Student?

Nicole Potter - A Dark Witch in the Making?

Ending it! I hope this chapter is okay, but I wanted to get this out of the way. I may go back on this one if I feel like it, but I'll settle with it for now. I always thought if Nicole ever went to the Dark side she would be a force that could rival Hell's demon princes and she would take on some of Esdeath's attributes of inspiring unwavering loyalty in her forces by allowing them to release their cruelty on their opponents with no drawback. Along with having Cedric in Tatsumi's position if Esdeath ever got him to be what she wanted him to be. Her nightmare is just a tiny hint of what could happen if she ever went off the deep end. Regardless, I hope everyone is doing okay where they are at and to stay safe, please.

Thank you for your reviews!

dannyrockon122 - Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Perseus12 - Dumbledork will be racking his brain for answers on how this came to be and he has to answer as to how Hogwarts was attacked. So Howlers for dear Dumbles and questions about whether he is competent to continue running Hogwarts or is it time for him to retire?

the stargate time traveler - Who knows? Read and find out.

jdannielle46 - I'm glad you enjoyed it and I plan on updating it soon.

raw666 - Nope, she can't but things will be a bit off-kilter before they get better. I hope you enjoy this chapter and thank you for the compliment.

Beertjes - I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Skull Flame - It took a while to pick out his name, but I needed something that was fitting, I always have a soft spot for the name Lucian as a dark seductive villain name and Apollyon well, the meanings fit him rather well. I'm glad you enjoyed the fight and fight left some wounds open that have barely stopped bleeding nevermind healing. Theodore will be burning in it for quite some time, especially when confronts Nicole.

AsashiTheInari - Not quite, more like a shadow of her dark impulses she had suppressed for years. After all, love is something she had desired and been denied for so long other than few platonic relationships (Charlie, Bill, Flitwick, Luna, and Xeno) and family-related (Dorea and Charlus Potter's portraits) and the only person she views in the slightest romantic sense is (Cedric) that has kept her sane and alive up to this point. The magic that Lucian did tore open a lot of old wounds and her dark alternative of a fever dream trying to tempt her to do away with her morals is something she has to deal with in moments of weakness before she can center herself again.

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~Kourtney Uzu Yato!