One hot day between spring and summer, Serena was resting happily against Xander. Even with his body temperature rising nearly to the temperature of the room, he was still cooler than a human, making him a perfectly cozy cuddling companion. For once, Serena wasn't angsting about their sex life and was merely nestled up against him as they read a book together. She really could be peaceful and sweet, and she did long to dote on him, to spoil him with blood and sex, but for now, this would do.
While recruiting for the Vylian army, something happened that had never happened before. Everything Serena tried to repress, every unpleasant thought and emotion she'd tried to bury under a layer of hope and forgiveness, bubbled to the surface. Quicker than a blink, the black aura emanating from her deepened and spread, suddenly covering all of the Dark Forest. Her eyes burned from teal to fathomless black, and her angel feather burned a glowing black beneath her dress. It burned, but this time, she didn't scream. She welcomed the burning, and the range of the dark mist doubled. An intricate illusion of black-feathered wings with sharp, bladelike teal tips unfurled, leaving the whole of her spine, especially near her shoulders, burning as if in a continuous fire. The feathers burst away, revealing bat-like wings with teal-tipped claws. They appeared to beat the mist out in greater quantities, deepening the black so that nothing could be seen for miles. The most power she'...
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