Her Cruelest Choice

m a deadly sickness, transforming myself into a human and pouring my essence into a spectral snake that rested on my arm.

e eye and flatly demanded my snake' s heart for Beauford,

d it ripped through my very being, yet she only showed annoyance at my "drama" while Beauford reveled in my torment, p

she swore, trading true magic for a charlatan' s lies and calling me a trickst

ymbolizing my vow, and as my human form shimmered and faded, a cosmic voice called me to ascend, lea