I lifted my hand on the grave, letting my new power out. The darkness in me could feel the rot in the earth, old bones consumed by the time. No flesh, no skin, no blood, without life the power of death was everywhere. Yet, something of unexpected was resisting to the eternal void. A little soul, fragile and weak, was still there.

I smiled feeling that presence. She was like me, full of regret and burning for the anger.

I left go the dark power, because death is not what I need at this moment.

I could feel, deep inside me, the power of life. The power of two gods was at my command. It was still very weak but with time, it will show its real capacity.

By the power of light, I could feel Cleo’s soul come to me. As a barren land quenched by a heavy rain, Cleo was reborn. Under a golden pillar earth was smashed, while Cleo’s remains was reconstructed showing soft meet, hot red blood and smooth pink skin. A young woman with green eyes and long brown hair was before me, displaying disbelief and dismay. She fell on her knees twisting her body and trembling with mix feelings. - I am still alive … alive -. She muttered crying.

- Yes, you live again and this life is yours and no one else. I repaired my mistake -.

- Who are you? I feel like I know you -. Her glance was lingering on me.

I have changed after I got these powers, but maybe …

Finally, realization was in her eyes. – You are … -

- Stop yourself. I lost my name many years ago. Now I call myself Dark -.

Cleo stayed silent for some instant and then, surprisingly, she began to laugh.

- What is so funny? –

- AHAHAH, you and me. We are funny and ridicules -.

- However, to be true, I felt that your life would end it in such a way -.

- Were you always so sharp? –

- Including me, there were only four women in our party and I know that Rose is too fragile to be of some help. I mean, she was always stuck on you, searching protection. I bet that you sacrificed your life for her and left to die. However, I am surprised that you are still alive and yet so different by before. Moreover, you resurrected me! –

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- Surprisingly your personality is very cynic and bold -.

- I am not stupid like you and yet I was still killed -.

- Do you feel anger? –

- AHAHAHAH, of course. I feel hate and desire revenge. Those fuckers left me to die, using me like a bait. I want to kill each of them! –

Yes, her eyes has filled with my same darkness.

- Do you want me to help you on getting revenge? - She asked me serious.

- Yes. Ask whatever you want and I will give it to you -.

- You took me back to life -.

- It was my debit to you -.

- Then make me your queen! –

After I heard her words, I stayed silent. Even though I was surprised, my face did not show it. After my mutation, my mind had become steadier. I was like a volcano, apparently calm, but prepared to explode my fury.

For a moment, her words let me astonished, than angry; because I felt that she was trying to get the place that Rose have in my heart. When I was thinking in that way, my rage disappeared, because I know that she gave up on the place a long time ago.

It could absurd sounds, but hate is the twisted part of love; you need one to sustain the other. Cleo seemed to understand my thought and for the first time looked me with sympathy.

- Yes, I want her place in your heart -.

- Do you hate her even more than me? –

- Yes, I do and I hate everyone and everything in this world -.

- Since the first time we came here, I felt full of anger. Because of these bastards, I lost my family, my friends, my future and at the end, my life. When I saw that monster killing me, until the last minute I shouted my hate. Alan, Roderick, Frank used my body for their satisfaction. I allowed them to toy with me only to survive. Yes, I was no different from Rose, and yet I lost everything the same -.

- Where they are now? –

- I do not know very much about others, but she … married the prince -.

- Then we are losers and they are victors -. She said showing a grimaced face.

- AHAHAHAHAH, it seems that I was unlucky! –

- My old life has ended. Although you resurrected me, I was dead no less -.

- You were a stupid dreaming hero and yet you have survived. Yes, it is funny -.

- You are right. You had a debit to me. If someone else had resurrected me, I would have used everything to ruin your lives -.

- We are even. I owe you nothing -.

- Yes, it is true -. I said without discussion. For the first time, I realized that the betrayal of my friends it was born under many reasons. I used to think that our difficulties had put us together, but it was not one for all and all for one, rather each for himself.

I was to blame for my fallen, because I was completely blind.

Cleo always seemed kind and ready to help everyone; her dead had to be heroic and yet sad. In reality, she was always a smart woman and calculator. She did everything to benefit, only to survive. Only at the end, she realized to be a good expendable.

- Do you resent me? Do you have any regret for saving me? –

- No, I do not. I am just trying to balance the accounts with my old life. It is the same for you. You are no more the same -.

She nodded me, showing her resolution.

- I can give all you want, but before you chose, you need to know everything about this world -.