"You should have fought back." Samantha lectured as she worked on patching up Elaina's more severe wounds.As Elaina had insisted earlier most had begun to heal already, at least the ones that weren't so bad.  Elaina didn't know if she should be thankful for her new quick healing ability or be sad since it meant that she truly no longer was a human."If I fought back would it make them trust me?" Elaina asked instead catching Samantha off guard."Would you be able to earn their trust if you died?" Samantha countered shoving a stitch through a particularly severe wound on Elaina's shoulder."I can't die again Samantha." Elaina pointed out.Frowning she tried to come to terms with the fact that she couldn't even feel the needle going through her skin, Elaina let out a long breath."You don't know that for sure." Samantha said as she finished her suturing."I'm technically dead." Elaina countered.Samantha stopped what she wa

Elaina woke earlier than Chase the next morning.  Sounds of people beginning their day could be heard just out in the hallway as she quickly searched for her clothes.  After Chase had fallen asleep the night before, Elaina had made a decision and now she planned on setting that choice into action.  Fully dressed she looked to Chase once more before quickly rushing out of the room.As Elaina made her way through the bunkard she ignored the glares that she recieved from the few warriors that were roaming about.  Their looks of disgust and distrust no longer mattered to her, after all she was leaving this place anyway. Waving she quickened her pace and hurried up the stairs and out into the open air beyond.The sky remained a bloody red above as ash had begun to fall.  Taking in the scene Elaina strengthened her resolve.  She was no longer going to wait around for Rathial to come to her, instead she was going to go to him. 

"You did well child." Ezra's soft voice floated to Elaina as she hovered peacefully in the darkness.  "But now is not your time to leave.""What do you mean?" Elaina asked looking around only to find emptiness.  "I've already died.""Your human self died." Ezra corrected.  "Your dark self has not."  He continued."But I'm so tired." Elaina sighed as she felt herself slipping again."Child, I still have something to ask of you." Ezra continued drawing Elaina's attention to him."What's that?" Elaina asked."I need you to lead the underworld now." Ezra said carefully.  "With Rathial gone there is no one to take his place, except you of course.""What do you mean?" Elaina demanded. "How could I possibly do something like that?  What about my friends and Chase?"Laughing Ezra began to take form as Elaina's darkness turned to the lush green flower field again.  Attempting to stand Elaina collapsed,