Uranometria: Synchronized--Chapter 2

This is my second chapter, I hope you guys like it! I have been working so much and I like to apologize. I've been terrible, please forgive me. Thank you for your support my friends! --KatDon

Chapter 2: The Wanderer

Alaa has been through bad luck: First there was a black cat as horrible accidents happened. Then, there was four than changed from five to six as a total of seventeen people were killed or hurt. Then there was nine people killed or injured once more. 43 mothers died of child birth. Alaa received a chain letter and refuse to respond to it, he met his own doppelgänger, walked under a ladder, spitting in public, hanging a horseshoe with the ends pointing down, broke a mirror, received a two dollar bill, placed his shoes on a table, placing chopsticks in a bowl of food sticking upward, saw three flames on a matchstick, received a clock as a gift, opening an umbrella indoors, stepped on a grave, faced with ravens, said the word 'Macbeth' inside a theatre, caused a hanging picture to fall off the wall, and spilling salt. These innocent accidents are causing tragic events but Alaa didn't mean to. However, he's been called 'Longtail Alaa' because he left behind a trail of bad luck for so long that people fear him. People have a fear called triskaidekaphobia, which means the fear of the number 13. People freak out over the day--Friday the 13th, which triggers more bad luck from Alaa. This only happens when Alaa is angry for being pushed around, bullied, and being the joke on him for his great skills and smarts that some people envied. Alaa didn't want to cause bad luck, he just wanted to be treated better. This interest Cassandra as she, Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, and Ariadne head over there after feeling depressed from certain betrayal and friends dead while others departed to Tripura. Meanwhile; Alaa and his friend, Badr--A girl who has a crush on him but she is aloof and insults him however she is too shy to admit her feelings because of her sweet and sour behavior. Badr is in trouble as she is attacked by savages of people. 

Just then while he fears of him and Badr dying; Alaa and Badr rescued by a female jinn name Laima, who came to his rescue by giving him a promise of good fortune if Alaa helps her with saving those from entering the depths of Hell. Alaa is shocked to hear this as he accepts this contract. Laima grants him good luck as his bad luck vanishes. Instead of causing bad luck when he's angry; good things happen to those around Alaa and to himself. Laima gives him lucky symbols to help him out: He is given numbers of 7 & 8. A bamboo, a barnstar, an agimat, a dreamcatcher, a wish bone, a jade necklace with charms of an albatross, a four leaf clover, a horse shoe, a maneki-neko, a pig, a rabbit's foot, a pig, a sarimanok, and a white elephant on it. Alaa, alongside Laima and Badr as well as Laima's teacher Ali Baba helping the three of them. Ali Baba is the servant of Scheherazade and Shahryār, a king and queen who has seen Alaa suffering. From what Alaa learn; the person who is causing the bad luck is someone by the name Iblis. Iblis is the leader of the Forty Thieves. Ali Baba's brother, Cassim, is part of it for his greed for money. Lucky for Ali Baba; Cassim's daughter Morgiana is a spy for Ali Baba to tell him what is going on among the Forty Thieves. There was one Forty Thieves member that had a taste of ultra-violence; his name is Nereus. He was a guy who loved to see blood of innocence. He torments the kind yet ordinary warrior known as Sinbad. Sinbad was different from Nereus and Alaa as he has martial arts and acrobatic moves yet people put him down for being 'dire'. Sinbad's reputation as a nomad where he lived on the streets as he was poor. 


One day, he made his living off stealing since he was desperate as he could that so many people have great things as he was angry that wealthy folks have everything while the poor or those in poverty are put through hell because of the fact they are just wanderers. Just then, Sinbad comes across Morgiana and Ali Baba who helps him and give him a better life. Nereus, who was Sinbad's rival, was sick to see Sinbad got away with things. Among the Forty Thieves besides Cassim, Nereus, and Iblis; there was also Shahryar's brother, Shah Zaman and his wife Dunyazad. When the Forty Thieves learn about Morgiana being a spy; they kidnapped Laima. Alaa and the others have to rescue her from the Forty Thieves. Meanwhile; Cassandra suffers from another nosebleed while preparing for battle. Several girls preparing to attack as they begin grabbing Cassandra by her face. Their faces begin to change and become distorted. Meanwhile, Alaa is shown being overwhelmed by the thoughts and hallucinations that make him upset over Laima being kidnapped by Iblis. He becomes shocked as the hallucinations of people change with zombies-like faces. Alaa runs out as he tries to find out where he can see someone standing above the raging crowd. It was Cassandra! As Cassandra looks down at the screaming crowd, they transform back and forth into demonic-like zombies in her hallucinations and fires at them with her telekinesis. As the battle continues on and on; Cassandra dives into the crowd. She has hallucinations of her being in a narrow tank as she looked out to see the demonic zombies are ogling at her. Cassandra starts punch at it as the monsters laugh at her suffering but she was angry and finally broke out of the narrowed tank. In reality; Cassandra punched a man who was laughing and choking at her before. The hallucinations kick in as Cassandra can see the demonic-like zombies are pouncing her. Alaa could see Cassandra suffering! 

Meanwhile; Ophelia begins to write things that are arousal: "You are really hypnotizing. The devil hypnotizes you to be bad and the angel hypnotizes you to be good. When you touch me, I feels good...I feel really good when you touch me. You got something else that nobody else has that I love. I feels like its my first time when you touched my body. I get nervous and that’s why my heart pounds as fast as a hummingbird." She fell asleep and she wakes up in a bed and wonders if all those misconceptions were existent or in her fantasy. She goes to see Casimir again and tells him that she wants to become a mystical creature; Casimir tells her that he will use alchemy to turn her into a siren for three days. He cupped her face in his hands and says serenely but decisively: “Understand? Three days. Now, you must listen because this is very significant.” Then he continued: “Before the sun sets on the third week; you got to prepare for evil danger to come. If you follow my advice of this warning, you remain as a siren. If not, you will turn back into a human…..And you will belong to me.” Ophelia looked shockingly scared as her inner voice tells her to not do it. Casimir lets her go and asked if they have a deal, Byronica asked if she will be still human and Casimir exclaimed: “Why, yes! A siren is human but she will be still mythical…You’ll still have your humanity.” He laughs excitedly: “Life is full of tough choices, yes?” He chuckles a little and he remembers something: “There is one more thing; we haven’t converse an accurate payment. You can’t get something with nothing you know.” “Payment? I don’t have any….” Casimir cuts her off and assures her gently that he is not asking much, He needs something that’s valuable: “What I want from you is…” He paused and says in a soft, growling tone: “Your blood!” Ophelia gasps as she sees Casimir looks ravenous. 

“You got it, my love. Just one. Drop. Of delicate blood.” “Um, One drop of blood or a….” She looked petrified as Casimir promises her: “No one, not even me, will hurt you. You’ll be sufficient and don’t forget the prominence of desiring vampires.” He chuckles softly as he urges her gently to make her choice. In a smooth tenor; the jovial pretty boy whispers: “But, let’s hope you evoke us in your memory.” Ophelia sighs in relief as she strips off her jacket as Casimir ogles her corset and looks garble but victoriously enthralled. Casimir clasps her casually as his fingers caress her bare shoulders and neck, Ophelia try not to shriek but she lets out these melodic, anguish gasps. All of a sudden; Casimir finally bite her décolletage and Ophelia collapses to the bottom surface! How could this happen? Let's go back, back to the beginning.

Earlier before.....

That night inside of a cathedral; Sigifrith waited with his camera and other things. He didn't have to wait long when Sigifrith suddenly can see someone coming and saw a glimpse of Cassandra, "Belle Dame Sans Mercy!" He said softly. Then he gasped when he saw Jack beside her, "Monstrum!" Cassandra let her hood fall and fell on her knees near a pew and folded her hands together. "I confess to Almighty Goodwill, To blessed Mary, To the blessed archangel Michael, To the holy apostles, to all the saints. And to you, Father, that I have sinned in thought." prayed Cassandra. Just then, the Wendigos attacked and Cassandra fights back while Sigifrith is getting this on his camera, "Now I'm going to prove that you are, you sorceress!" He said to himself. Cassandra turns to Jack and says, "Come on, Jack! I need help--Now!" She begged. "I'm on it!" Jack said, he transforms into his Revenant. Growling and rabied with blood thirstiness; Revenant Jack attacked as Sigifrith couldn't believe what he was seeing. When the battle was over; Sigifrith came from his hiding spot to confront Cass. "What are you doing here? Just tell me, who are you? Really?" Sigifrith demanded. Cassandra look at him, "One of a kind!" She said finally after locking eyes with him, and she got away with Jack beside him. Sigifrith cursed silently, "I can't believe she got away!" He muttered. That night while lying in bed; Sigifrith saw a vision of a girl with blonde hair. Pretty eyes. And she wore white and blue clothes with a hint of transparent clothing of sash and sleeves of the outfit. "Sigifrith, listen to me. Please--" She said with plea. Sigifrith begin to clutch his head. Flashback etched in his mind of him as a young boy and the beautiful young lady smiling at him. His sister was Fides, a beloved young girl who would've grown up to be a lady if she wasn't killed from the likes of someone that was a witch like Cassandra. He would never forgive the person that killed his sister! 

 The next day in a sunny side area: "OK, I think I can do this!"  There was a yelp, a laugh. Ariadne was clumsily trying to get on the bike and ride it but to no availed that it would work. Finally; the problem was Ariadne was wearing tight jeans and the seat was too high. She lowered the seat and she can finally ride the bike. "Ugh, Mikado you jerk. He can't do anything without me and my upcoming album!" She said to herself. Later in the studio; Ariadne sat at the piano, looking up. Waiting for a moment. Then, she begin to play. She was playing a piece and working on lyrics of songs she's been working on. She struggles to get the notes right for the music. Every time she gets a note wrong; she cursed of anger. She is being guided through the pieces of songs, she arranged her songs,  and sometimes asked on how should they go. Ariadne realizes some of her songs. Ariadne has been through so much in life, there comes some personal experiences in struggle and grace for an artist. She is told to be patient and when the notes sounded right; she would be told, "That's it, good." When Ariadne plays the piano; her fingers are like liquid as adrenaline coursed through her. As she finishes; she is exhausted. As a human being; Ariadne may be a singer-songwriter but she's not higher than anyone. She jokes with friends, she eats food, she's an average girl. While out in the spot light; Ariadne has to be ready for interviews however she gets her hair styled and all made up. She chooses what to where, nobody tells what to wear or not to wear. Ariadne makes her own choices, she stresses over her identity and her style. She also stresses over her release as she goes through the process of publicity. Every time she is in photo shoots; Ariadne is told 'look here!" and 'Ariadne look over here!'. If Ariadne gets a day off; she gets a break to relax and feel like a normal person. 

Ariadne's new single and music video is out: The video shows Ariadne where she dreamed to be just like a bunch of girls in a saccharine lifestyle. However as she befriends the girls, Ariadne learns that they are not always goody goody as it seems. Ariadne realize her dreams of being with these girls are nothing but a joke. They were all fake and she doesn't want to be that way and she dissed them before leaving them all offended. Other parts of the video show her being made up and she finally 'breaks out' and becomes her own person while performing onstage with her guitar. Another week later; Ariadne's next new single and music video is out: The video shows Ariadne at one of her idol's concerts and is enamored with him. But she is competing against her rival who also has feelings for the guy too. On a vacation spot; Ariadne learns that her idol is going on a cruise and goes to him in disguise however there is a storm as the idol falls off the boat. Ariadne jumps into the water and save him with a raft. The two of them landed on a marooned island as they decide to survive. However, Ariadne falls into the current of a lake and finds herself back at the vacation spot. She tries to tell the guy the truth however the guy is still convinced that their stranded. Ariadne decides to make him believe that they are and tries to play along to get the guy. While with him; Ariadne finally learns that this guy she had been obsessed with is not the guy of her dreams and she tells the guy the truth, where he storms off in a rage. Ariadne ends up with her male best friend, who has had a crush on her since, and they embrace in a kiss. But her famous idol ends up uphappily with Ariadne's rival, who is engaged to him. In other segments of the video; Ariadne is seen performing at the vacation spot, the cruise, and on the island. 

Brynia Joro is weighed down by a great burden, the knowledge of her sin, which she cannot remember what she has done. This burden of her amnesia is so unbearable that Brynia must seek out memories of her past. While Brynia is walking out in the fields; She meets Hildgrim, her first ally who directs her to find the truth of her past. After struggling against enemies, Brynia is pulled out by Hildgrim's companion name Hother, who has heard her cries as Brynia learns that the ground is somehow strange to her. Like a sacred land. She continues on as she discovers pieces of her memories from a device called Moneta. One part in the Moneta shows her as a little girl where she went to confession and talks to a priest. After confession; Young Brynia felt a feeling of euphoria and was dancing in a field of daisies and violets. Just then, she has a vision as she found a sword in her hand. She went back home, where she is hidden; watching her family being butchered in front of her. Brynia is traumatized by the memories in her nightmares, she talks to a priest again. Brynia is wilder and emotional as she wanted revenge against the people that took her family's lives away from hers. Brynia became a prophetess as she comes before the leader of an army as she told them of vision. But the others believe she was insane however they decide to trust her as being a 'savior'. Brynia led victor for the valley of their great leader, she took things too far and she was locked up as the priest of the valley decided to have Brynia burnt to death. Back in reality, the frightened Brynia shut off from that memory as she continues further. In the second memory of the Moneta; Brynia was locked in prison, where she was tortured and forced to wear clothes of filth. She was interrogated and she was sentenced to death. Brynia was lucky, she was rescued by Hildgrim and Hother, where they slaughtered the people in the valley. 

She was about 12 years of age and trained by Warden. She became a Morrigan, where she takes on Wendigos and has blossomed so much but became overpowered with darkness as she killed the 'savior woman' known as Żywie McCrea. Brynia is now wearing a dark violet dress, a black cloak and black & violet hair. She proceeds to explore a crepuscular labyrinth with a lantern. While walking in the labyrinth; Brynia is eating a strawberry and the walls close in on her. Brynia pushes the labyrinth, as a firework shoots from her chest into the dark sky. The walls open up to reveal a little girl in a pink cardigan, a blue collared floral dress, and a pink ribbon in her hair. Brynia approaches the little girl, their hands touch, and a glow surrounds them magically, the little girl is Nanna. As they walk into a hall of mirrors to a colossal mirror in the end, Brynia reaches the giant mirror, she sees herself as a blood thirsty woman and how she laughed at the fact that she killed Żywie. She falls into anguish while Nanna sees the crumbling of the floor and tries to warn her, but to no avail. Brynia finally shatters the mirror and the shards of the glass become butterflies. Nanna is pushing a wheelchair in which Brynia sits in a long, blue, floral kimono-style hospital gown, trembling with the poisoned strawberry in her hand. In the hallway, they meet two Wendigos blocking their way. Nanna furiously goes up to them and stomps her foot. Magical waves exude from her which send the Wendigos flying and cures Brynia. Brynia gets up from the wheelchair, and grabs Nanna's hand, as they run down the hallway to the exit. The doors open to reveal a beautiful labyrinth full of colorful flora. Brynia is now wearing a cream dress covered with strings of pink and yellow flowers and green leaves and has butterfly in her hair. Brynia and Nanna eventually find the exit. Both girls exchange high-fives on the way out. They hug each other before Nanna places something in Brynia's closed fist. Brynia opens her fist, revealing a butterfly that flies away and sparkles as it leaves. 

Meanwhile; there's a bit of stress going on in someone else's life. Ophelia couldn't help but feel tedious from the every day life. "If only there were new worlds out there, ugh. It's so boring, if only there was something we could do...Gah, how I wish we had something to do--Mostly me too!" All she could do was to sit! She did not like it, not one little bit. "I need something fresh, something new here..." Ophelia said, musing to herself. She sighs as she sits back in her seat. She complains that she cannot seem to find anything new in this life. Her mother was listening in as she comforted her daughter, "There is a new world for us out there, Ophelia, I just know it." Her mother talks to Mimir about her daughter's issues with finding other worlds out there: "She's going off her mind for a new world for the other agents." One day, Ophelia found a world, it was called Tripura as she begin reading the profile on it. She then showed it to her mother. Her mother read the profile on Tripura and what's happening there: "A teen boy going through bad luck since the death of his father and brother, things are going back to worse...." She nodded as she hands the paper back to Ophelia while saying, "Charming, maybe you should do this." Ophelia explained the mission to the others: Alaa has been through bad luck: First there was a black cat as horrible accidents happened. Then, there was four than changed from five to six as a total of seventeen people were killed or hurt. Then there was nine people killed or injured once more. 43 mothers died of child birth. Alaa received a chain letter and refuse to respond to it, he met his own doppelgänger, walked under a ladder, spitting in public, hanging a horseshoe with the ends pointing down, broke a mirror, received a two dollar bill, placed his shoes on a table, placing chopsticks in a bowl of food sticking upward, saw three flames on a matchstick, received a clock as a gift, opening an umbrella indoors, stepped on a grave, faced with ravens, said the word 'Macbeth' inside a theatre, caused a hanging picture to fall off the wall, and spilling salt. 

These innocent accidents are causing tragic events but Alaa didn't mean to. However, he's been called 'Longtail Alaa' because he left behind a trail of bad luck for so long that people fear him. People have a fear called triskaidekaphobia, which means the fear of the number 13. People freak out over the day--Friday the 13th, which triggers more bad luck from Alaa. This only happens when Alaa is angry for being pushed around, bullied, and being the joke on him for his great skills and smarts that some people envied. Alaa didn't want to cause bad luck, he just wanted to be treated better. This interest Cassandra as she, Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, and Ariadne head over there after feeling depressed from certain betrayal and friends dead while others departed to Tripura. Meanwhile; Alaa and his friend, Badr--A girl who has a crush on him but she is aloof and insults him however she is too shy to admit her feelings because of her sweet and sour behavior. Badr is in trouble as she is attacked by savages of people. Just then while he fears of him and Badr dying; Alaa is rescued by a female jinn name Laima, who came to his rescue by giving him a promise of good fortune if Alaa helps her with saving those from entering the depths of Hell. Alaa is shocked to hear this as he accepts this contract. Laima grants him good luck as his bad luck vanishes. Instead of causing bad luck when he's angry; good things happen to those around Alaa and to himself. Laima gives him lucky symbols to help him out: He is given numbers of 7 & 8. A bamboo, a barnstar, an agimat, a dreamcatcher, a wish bone, a jade necklace with charms of an albatross, a four leaf clover, a horse shoe, a maneki-neko, a pig, a rabbit's foot, a pig, a sarimanok, and a white elephant on it. Alaa, alongside Laima and Badr as well as Laima's teacher Ali Baba helping the three of them. Ali Baba is the servant of Scheherazade and Shahryār, a king and queen who has seen Alaa suffering. From what Alaa learn; the person who is causing the bad luck is someone by the name Iblis. Iblis is the leader of the Forty Thieves. Ali Baba's brother, Cassim, is part of it for his greed for money. Lucky for Ali Baba; Cassim's daughter Morgiana is a spy for Ali Baba to tell him what is going on among the Forty Thieves. There was one Forty Thieves member that had a taste of ultra-violence; his name is Nereus. He was a guy who loved to see blood of innocence. He torments the kind yet ordinary warrior known as Sinbad. Sinbad was different from Nereus and Alaa as he has martial arts and acrobatic moves yet people put him down for being 'dire'. Sinbad's reputation as a nomad where he lived on the streets as he was poor. 

One day, he made his living off stealing since he was desperate as he could that so many people have great things as he was angry that wealthy folks have everything while the poor or those in poverty are put through hell because of the fact they are just wanderers. Just then, Sinbad comes across Morgiana and Ali Baba who helps him and give him a better life. Nereus, who was Sinbad's rival, was sick to see Sinbad got away with things. Among the Forty Thieves besides Cassim, Nereus, and Iblis; there was also Shahryar's brother, Shah Zaman and his wife Dunyazad. When the Forty Thieves learn about Morgiana being a spy; they kidnapped Laima. Alaa and the others have to rescue her from the Forty Thieves. Meanwhile; Cassandra suffers from another nosebleed while preparing for battle. Several girls preparing to attack as they begin grabbing Cassandra by her face. Their faces begin to change and become distorted. Even Alaa is shown being overwhelmed by the thoughts and hallucinations that make him upset over Laima being kidnapped by Iblis. He becomes shocked as the hallucinations of people change with zombies-like faces. Alaa runs out as he tries to find out where he can see someone standing above the raging crowd. It was Cassandra! As Cassandra looks down at the screaming crowd, they transform back and forth into demonic-like zombies in her hallucinations and fires at them with her telekinesis. As the battle continues on and on; Cassandra dives into the crowd. She has hallucinations of her being in a narrow tank as she looked out to see the demonic zombies are oogling at her. Cassandra starts punch at it as the monsters laugh at her suffering but she was angry and finally broke out of the narrowed tank. In reality; Cassandra punched a man who was laughing and choking at her before. The hallucinations kick in as Cassandra can see the demonic-like zombies are pouncing her. Alaa could see Cassandra suffering! He pulled her up and rescued her. The two became close as Alaa learned of her secret as an agent and he eventually becomes a recruit to her as well as his friends. 

In the meantime; Brynia experienced terrifying nightmares: Thirteen workers were killed when the Devil came roaring out of Hell. She heard sounds emanating from the hole crying, "Help us!" or "Get us out of here!" In another dream; For days, a ragged old man had hung around the station. The stationmaster kept running him off, but night after night he would return. He kept accosting people, shouting: "It's coming for me! It's coming!" Whenever anyone asked him what was coming for him, he would just clutch his head and cry: "I done wrong! I killed a man that cheated me at cards, and now I'm going to pay!" The train whistle sounded again. A warm rush of air blew against everyone near the platform and the stationmaster heard the roar of an invisible train passing directly in front of him. He heard the hiss of the steam and the screech of flanges against iron rails; he felt the wind whipping our hair and faces, but he saw nothing. Beneath his grip, the old tramp gave a terrible wail. Then he vanished, leaving the stationmaster empty-handed. The roar of the invisible train faded into the distance and then ceased. The stationmaster glanced at the station clock. It was midnight. The stationmaster stared blankly at the tracks. Around him, the waiting passengers and other bystanders were gasping and murmuring in fright. "Good lord, he was right," the stationmaster murmured to himself. "It did come for him." In a third dream; Brynia lay down on the ground, Having drunk so much she could drink no more. So she fell asleep with a troubled dream, she dreamt that she rode on a hell-bound train. Then in the distance there rose such a yell, "Ha! Ha!" croaked the Devil, "we're nearing hell." Then Brynia awoke with an agonized scream, Her clothes soaked with sweat, her hair standing up; And she prayed as she never had prayed before To be saved from the Devil's power; And her prayers and cries were not in vain. She never rode the hell bound express. 

Brynia and Nanna came across Cassandra as Sigifrith came face to face with Brynia; accusing her for murdering his sister. Brynia and Cassandra are faced with more Wendigos while protecting Sigifrith. But he was still ungrateful: "What kind of witch are you to rescue me that way?" He demanded. "Oh for the love of--I saved your life! She did too and this is the thanks I get? You are not very thankful, are you?" "How can I be thankful for someone who has countless sorcery?!" Sigifrith demanded. "Well, I think it's time to be taught a lesson!" said Cassandra. She pulled out the Moneta and typed on the keyboard before smiling and reading what was on it: "June--A strong-willed, having grown up confident. She is quick to draw opinions on people, whether it be when she feels someone is hiding secrets, or even when someone is wholly untrustworthy. She is initially deeply emotional, being one of the few heroes to display rash and strong emotions ranging from fear, anger, and sadness." Sigifrith looked at her with shock, "Where did you get that?!" He demanded. Cassandra ignored him as she continued to read, "Aprilia-- She was originally cruel and uncaring, but after she began to develop emotions." Sigifrith reached over as he cried out, "Stop that!" Cassandra dodged his attack while reading, "Sophita is known for being quiet, mature, kind, and gentle always aiding those in need, but also unafraid to show her opinion. She is also very intelligent." Sigfrith was angry, "Give that back!" He lunged for it and Cassandra did but she makes him promise her something: "Promise me you will look up my memories and found out the truth from there, OK?" She replied. Sigifrith sighed, "Deal." He agreed as Cassandra and the others escaped. Melisande could not believe this was happening, she tried to deny and try to forget but she couldn't. She thought she was dreaming but she remembered and Melisande could not forget. 

Kephas, Demetri, and Alexis had betrayed Melisande. They had given the experimental chemicals to Damon and Heidi to experiment on Ophelia. When Melisande found out, she was so upset that she broke down and murdered them with her psychic powers and Tristan found her shrieking and her hands covered with blood. Tristan managed to coax her down as Melisande blubbered, "I TRUSTED THEM!!!! I TRUSTED THEM!!!!" over and over again. Tristan is concern for her as his comrades, Ramses Hadar and Paulina Rocco. Ophelia is singing to herself like a lunatic: "How can you tell the difference between your true lover and some other? Your true one wears a pilgrim’s hat and a pilgrim’s sandals and staff. He is dead and gone, lady, he is dead and gone. At his head is a patch of green grass, and at his feet there is a tomb stone. Oh, ho! His death shroud was as white as snow, Covered with sweet flowers, which did not fall to the ground. In true-love showers. Tomorrow is St. Valentine’s Day and early in the morning. I’m a girl below your window, Waiting to be your Valentine. No, no, he’s dead. Go to your deathbed. He’ll never come again. His beard was white as snow, His hair was all white too. He’s gone, he’s gone, And we moan as we’re cast away." Little did she know that someone was watching her. Remembering what he was told; Sigifrith saw the memories of Cassandra: The first was her encounter with the Wendigos. Their fangs are bared, and they attacked the crowd, who screamed as others ran for their lives. Cassandra saw this in horror as she remembers the night of the prom massacre. Traumatizing memories of her friends who were shot and killed. Just then; the creatures attacked, puncturing Cassandra's body abdomen. Cassandra felt anger, the wounds on her body begin to vanish from her skin. 

Samson, Proteus, Zaden, Lleu, Christopher, Hanuman, Justice, Echo, Kamaitachi, and Borvo are shocked to see this. Cassandra had tears in her eyes; thinking about her dead friends and their dreams which were gone forever. Now she was pissed, the creatures looked scared so they try to leave but Cassandra held them against their will and then killed them one by one with her telekinetic powers. The commotion started to attract the attention of others: Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, Norna, Ariadne, & Juana and their new friends heard this. Curious, they walked over there to see what was going on. When they got closer, they were shocked to see Cassandra losing control on the monsters who had killed innocent lives. Once it was over, Cassandra finally calmed down and looked around the deceased of others, she saw that there was a child's body lying there motionlessly. She had tears in her eyes and she looked at the citizens who were watching her lose control. "Does anybody have anything to make a cremation? I want to make a proper funeral for the lives that are lost." said Cassandra. The others looked at each other, not sure what to do. Samson turned to them and said, "Listen, I know that was scary for all of you to see but this girl saved all of you from those beasts and she had a heart for the people that were killed." A bartender came forth with a bottle of liquor. A guy who was a smoker had a lighter. And someone who had fireproof materials & a proper funeral was made for them. While doing this cremation; Cassandra thought to herself, "What kind of person would sent so much monstrosity to kill innocent people? Whoever it was, they were gonna pay with their lives for this."Cassandra sniffed. "Oh, Jack! It was awful. He was so mean to me..." She blubbered. Jack could only pat her back, soothing her: "It's OK, Cass. It's OK.." 


A deranged Ector who was smiling like a Cheshire as he held a knife. His hair was a mess and was bleeding from his hands. He panted and heaved, "I will not stop until I kill you, Cassandra." yelled Ector. Jack grabbed Cassandra, helping her up and shouted, "Run, you guys!" They ran, however Ector chased after them. He was still clutching the knife as he waved it. Laughing maniacally. Cassandra, Jack, and Trygve did not stopped. But they did, they found themselves at a cliff. Ector laughed more malicious, "End of the line, you damn ass." He exclaimed. Cassandra held her friends close, she glared at Ector, who lunged at them. "DIE!!!" He cried. "No!" She exclaimed. Cassandra telekinetically seized him by the throat and pulls him toward her but she did it too far. Cassandra, Jack, and Trygve watched as Ector fell down to his death. Cassandra couldn’t believe what she had done. "I killed him...AAAAHHHHH!" She screamed hysterically, waving her hands frantically. Jack took her hands and speaking to her, "Cass, Cass." When Cassandra didn’t answered; Jack slapped her. Cassandra stopped screaming, she slowly placed a hand on her cheek where she had been slapped. Cassandra looked at him, "Jack..." She whispered. Jack sighed, "Sorry. Are you OK?" He asked. Cassandra feebly shake her head. "I don't know, I can't live like…" She admitted. She went to the ledge and spread her arms out. She was about to take a step until Trygve reached for her. "Cass, nooo!" He cried. Jack and Trygve seized her, Cassandra struggled against them as she tried to push him away. "Let go of me! Let go! Lemme--" She ranted. "Don't even try, I am not letting go no matter what you say." Jack said. After many struggles; Cassandra gives up and embraces her friends. "Oh, you guys." She sobbed and begin crying until she fell asleep. Jack carried her, she felt light weighted in his arms. 

Meanwhile; Ophelia twirled as she saw the sun coming up and the light from the blazing orb shined down on her. Once she had finished singing; Ophelia looked over at the morning sun coming up and can see a new day has come upon her. She begins to write things that are arousal: "You are really hypnotizing. The devil hypnotizes you to be bad and the angel hypnotizes you to be good. When you touch me, I feels good...I feel really good when you touch me. You got something else that nobody else has that I love. I feels like its my first time when you touched my body. I get nervous and that’s why my heart pounds as fast as a hummingbird." She fell asleep and she wakes up in a bed and wonders if all those misconceptions were existent or in her fantasy. She goes to see Casimir again and tells him that she wants to become a mystical creature; Casimir tells her that he will use alchemy to turn her into a siren for three days. He cupped her face in his hands and says serenely but decisively: “Understand? Three days. Now, you must listen because this is very significant.” Then he continued: “Before the sun sets on the third week; you got to prepare for evil danger to come. If you follow my advice of this warning, you remain as a siren. If not, you will turn back into a human…..And you will belong to me.” Ophelia looked shockingly scared as her inner voice tells her to not do it. Casimir lets her go and asked if they have a deal, Byronica asked if she will be still human and Casimir exclaimed: “Why, yes! A siren is human but she will be still mythical…You’ll still have your humanity.” 

He laughs excitedly: “Life is full of tough choices, yes?” He chuckles a little and he remembers something: “There is one more thing; we haven’t converse an accurate payment. You can’t get something with nothing you know.” “Payment? I don’t have any….” Casimir cuts her off and assures her gently that he is not asking much, He needs something that’s valuable: “What I want from you is…” He paused and says in a soft, growling tone: “Your blood!” Ophelia gasps as she sees Casimir looks ravenous. “You got it, my love. Just one. Drop. Of delicate blood.” “Um, One drop of blood or a….” She looked petrified as Casimir promises her: “No one, not even me, will hurt you. You’ll be sufficient and don’t forget the prominence of desiring vampires.” He chuckles softly as he urges her gently to make her choice. In a smooth tenor; the jovial pretty boy whispers: “But, let’s hope you evoke us in your memory.” Ophelia sighs in relief as she strips off her jacket as Casimir ogles her corset and looks garble but victoriously enthralled. Casimir clasps her casually as his fingers caress her bare shoulders and neck, Ophelia try not to shriek but she lets out these melodic, anguish gasps. All of a sudden; Casimir finally bite her décolletage and Ophelia collapses to the bottom surface! 

Ophelia woke up and saw it was all a dream, she sighed but when she looked in the mirror; she saw a bite mark on her neck and gasped with fright. "Oh dear Lord!" She said.