Damien tilts his head, eyes leering over Blair in a slow perusal.
"Do I know you?" He asked.
Something niggles at the back of his mind about her, he feels he's seen her somewhere.
Defeated by her own lack of strength and desperation, Blair shook her head - lowering her gaze.
"Are you alone?" Damien inquired.
"Yes!" She responds instantly.
"Why are you looking for me?" He asks
"I need you!" Blair blurted, sharply looking up at him.
Her round puppy eyes reflecting pain and deceptive sincerity. "It's the truth."
Taken aback by her sudden remark, Damien's expression shifted from cold to timid. Her words piqued his interest.
"Why do you need me?"
Blair heaved a heavy sigh, "I lost everything, my family, my home, and my life!"
"How?" His tone softened.
"Someone evil took everything away from me, now I am in danger, I need protection" She whimper, "He is coming for me!"
"Who?" Damien interrupted.
"Someone very very evil!" She said pointedly at him.
Damien paused to think, "And then I shall protect you and I will kill him for you. I am here to wipe all evil!"
He added "how would you like living with my people for now? I will track whoever he is and I will put him down, it's a promise."
Blair was taken aback, the man she's speaking to now is not the same man she encountered five years ago. He was a maniac and now a gentleman. What is going on?
She nodded, "Yes, I will stay with you!"
Her plan is pretty straight, once she's infiltrated his home, she will find the golden dagger, smash the stone, restore her powers, and finally put an end to Damien Cold and the entire 'Blue flame' Clan.
"Come on!" He offered his hand out to her.
Blair was reluctant, but what choice does she have?
Nodding, she slides her hand into his. As soon as they touched, sparks fly, electricity crackles between them, that was when the most bizarre thing happened to Blair. Certain images suddenly flashed before her eyes - these images seems to be more of memories.
She sees a cottage in the woods, blood splattered all across the affluent living room, corpses lay in their pool of blood, and then she sees a little boy - eyes blazing a blood red hue.
"These memories are not mine, they are Damien's" She realized,
And then everything went dark.
Her unconscious body slouched about to hit the ground, but before she did, Damien catches her in his arms.
*******
"Hnng" Groaning, Blair darts awake.
She sweep her eyes across the bedroom she's in, and finally relaxed when she realized she is not locked in a dungeon or somewhere worse.
Blair managed to keep her identity concealed during her reign as the leader of the 'Sphinx'.
She is popularly known as the masked evil witch.
Damien and Blair had a lot of things in common. They were both mysterious and both were powerful.
Damien might not recognize her now but it's only a few more encounters before he finds out who she is, and will kill her, so she must move fast.
Blair jumps out of the lush bed, opens the door - swept her eyes across, making sure there was no one around, and after confirming she's alone, Blair steps out of the room and onto a long hallway. She have no idea where to go or where Damien's bedroom is at - and that is her main target.
Finding Damien's bedroom would officially mean finding the dagger.
She treads furtively on the hallway, taking a peek in every bedroom she passes by.
The last room by the left has a different door. All the other rooms had wooden brown doors but this one has a maroon iron door. Her instincts tell her it belongs to Damien.
She glanced around again, made sure she was clear to move forward with her plan, then she turns the doorknob and carefully opened the door. She quickly sneak into the room - closing the door behind her.
Like she expected, it really was Damien's room. A large portrait of his hangs on the wall.
She survey the bedroom - a comfortable space and bereft of any gaudy colors. He keeps his room neat and thoroughly organized.
He has a little office space at the far left end of the bedroom, she's guessing that's where he keeps important documents, and even a dagger if he would.
Briskly making her way across the room, Blair started searching for the dagger. Looking into one drawer after the other.
When she opened the last drawer, she sees a golden key in it. It's the only object in the drawer unlike the other drawers that are stark full of papers and files.
"A key, where could this go to? Perhaps another room? Or a box where he keeps the dagger?" She thought to herself.
"I'm taking it anyway!" She picks up the key, sled it into her jean pocket and stands to leave.
"Going somewhere?"
Damien is standing by the door, hands folded against his chest.
A sharp terrified breath escapes Blair, shock courses through her.
She gulps - body trembling under her cloth.
"I had my doubts that you could be a liar, and like I guessed... You are!"
At the blink of an eye, Damien flashed right in front of her.
Taken aback, Blair loses balance and had to step back towards the desk to maintain it.
"Who are you?" Damien sneered.
"I uh... I um.. I" She stammered.
He rounds the desk, forcing her to lean back
"I can kill you without even flinching, so I suggest you speak the truth!"
He perches on the desk.
Blair schooled her features to mask the nerves building around her, "I already told you, I need you!"
"Lies!" Damien growled, grabbing her fiercely by the hair and pulling her closer.
"Don't lie to me, who are you?" His tone darkened - angry aura feels like bee stings.
Blair struggles under his tight hold,
"My name is Blair, and I need you... That's the truth!"
He close his eyes, took a deep breath as if calming himself down, and then he snapped, "I already told you not to lie to my face!"
Without notice, Damien grabs Blair by the neck and rammed her against the wall. A single tear rolled down her cheeks as she struggles to breathe.
A similar scene flashed before her eyes - unlocking a memory she is struggling to forget.
This exact position was how they were five years ago when he was trying to kill her.
In a broken voice she speaks, "You can kill me but I'm not lying. I lost everything to a monster and now I need you to protect me from him!"
He brings his fist smashing into the wall, "Don't lie to me!"
"I'm not lying..." Blair screamed, breaking into tears, "I'm not."
His grip on her loosened but not entirely, "Why me?"
"Because you are the most powerful being on earth!."
At her response, Damien pauses, thinks, and eventually, lets her go.
She crashed on the floor, panting and, gasping for air.
"What are you looking for? Money?" He asks.
"I heard of a dagger that could kill anything and anyone, I wanted to steal it so I could kill him myself" she responds weakly through her breath.
"I don't trust you, but if there really is someone who is making you this desperate and scared then I will keep you under my protection!"
Damien bends towards her.
Using his index finger, he lifted Blair's chin up to look at him,
"But if I find out that you lied to, or that you have a hidden motive for approaching me, I promise you, I will kill you... Blair!"
The words replay in her head like a song, making her furious.
She plaster a warm smile, "I promise, you will not kill me!"