The day of the tournament, Elizabeth met with Tatsu to give him a gift. Tatsu had never received a gift before, he was surprised when she mentioned it. She said she made it from magic he taught her, with some techniques of her own. Tatsu was shocked. Mortals can’t use magic, it was impossible for her to have her own ‘technique’. He stuttered and asked her what she meant- what it was. She showed him a box. Just a plain, ordinary, box. The dragon opened the lid and inside was a silver, spiked collar...just his size.
Just looking at it, Tatsu could sense the arcanic power coming from the collar. He asked the girl what it was for, and she assured him it was just supposed to look nice. As he looked in her eyes, his head started pounding. He whimpered in pain as she put the collar around his neck.
Elizabeth grinned wickedly as Tatsu’s eyes faded to a dark gray color. She thanked him for the spells he taught her and informed him of what she truly was. A human born with vampiric powers, power to absorb pure magical essence from others. The more time she spends with the gods, the stronger she gets. Tatsu tried to attack the demon he thought he befriended, but couldn’t. He was no longer in control of his own body. It moved as she commanded. She walked toward the castle, and he followed, thinking to himself about all he had done wrong.
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