Black. Darkness. Abyss. Silence.

That’s all I can see and hear around me.

Am I dead??

All of a sudden, a bright light shines in front of me.

No doubt I am dead.

Then, my reflection appears in front of me coming from the light, only I have amazing blonde hair and beautiful emerald green eyes instead of black hair and hazel eyes. I realize it wasn’t a reflection, but as if it was a clone. She wore an amazing white gown with long flowing sleeves and she glided towards me like a spirit.

“Hello, Jade. It’s great to finally meet you,” she said. Then it hit me.

“Valora??” I said, looking as she was just inches from me. She nodded and smiled.

“Kuza wasn’t wrong. You look so much like me, despite the hair and eyes,” I said.

“Hehe. Yeah. Jade, I’m not going to let you die, less if your death is like this. Satan has taken too much from Kuza, and gave him only misery, pain, sadness. Satan even took me from Kuza, along with our unborn baby,” she said.

“But Kuza still loves you, and the baby that never got to know the world we live in. He’s never stopped loving you,” I said.

“Satan just saw you years ago, and knew you looked like me. That is why he sent Kuza. Kuza didnt know what you looked like… until he saw you. That is why he couldn’t take you away. He protected you like he tried to protect me,” she said, her hands on her shoulders.

“He didnt want history to repeat itself,” I said.

“Exactly. It’s time I send you back. Tell Kuza I love him. Okay??” she asked.

“Okay,” I said, smiling.

“Oh. And keep this with you,” she said, reaching to my neck and holding in her hands the pentagram amulet.

“The amulet,” I said, surprised as I hold it in my hand.

“It’s the symbol of unity and love between you and Kuza. A life symbol.  You offered it to him, remember??” she asked.

“Yeah,” I said, remembering when I was 10 years old in the meadow with him.

“Keep it with you as long as you and Kuza live. Goodbye, Jade. I hope I see you again,” she said

My doppelganger then hugs me and then I hug her back. She feels warm and the lovely scent of roses releases from her.

As we part, she diminishes and I am floating in the darkness alone again. Next thing I know, my throat feels like it was engulfed in flames, my body like its being stabbed my butcher knives and axes soaked in acid, my limbs go stiff, and I can’t breathe.

Soon, the pain diminishes and I feel numb all over and I’m frozen in my subconsciousness.