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It was hot, so hot that sweat was running down my body in rivulets.  The air was oppressively thick, we were practically swimming through it.  This was the third time we’d been to Egypt, this time in 1920, and we were so close to finding out the truth.  Neph was being as close mouthed as ever, and I was quickly losing patience.
“What do you mean you can’t tell us why? I asked, exasperated.
“My order hasn’t given me permission to discuss the details with you.  I’m sorry.” Neph held her hands up defensively as I stalked towards her.
“We lost John because of this!  I don’t want to hear that crap anymore.” The wind started blowing and clouds began forming overhead as I started to lose control of my emotions and the magic.  The temperature dropped a few degrees, people around us started looking up at the sky, confused and afraid.  I looked her straight in the eyes and held her gaze.  I could see her think of turning away, but I pushed the thought from her mind.  I could so easily make her tell us.  The urge to dominate her rose up fast and strong.  How dare she defy me!  A cool hand grapsed my arm and Alina stepped between us.
“Calm down Larissa, this isn’t helping.” she said softly
I felt the connection break and looked away ashamed.  Neph didn’t know how close she had came, Alina did though.  Although her demons were different than mine, she understood the fight.  If I had taken over Neph, that would have killed our little group.  Their trust and belief in me helped keep me in check.  It was so much easier before I knew who I used to be, before the memories started coming back.  I longed for the blackness, not knowing.  I hadn’t shared the memories with anyone, not even Alina.  Being told what I had done and actually reliving it in my dreams were two different things.  When I heard the stories I was horrified.  How could I have done such things? It was so surreal, like it wasn’t me.  When I dreamt though, it was a different story, not only did I see what I did, I lived it.  I felt everything as I did then.  The joy of the kill, the lust for power, all of it.  I took a shaky breath and then another.  The wind died and the clouds began to dissipate.

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It was hot, so hot that sweat was running down my body in rivulets.  The air was oppressively thick, we were practically swimming through it.  This was the third time we’d been to Egypt, this time in 1920, and we were so close to finding out the truth.  Neph was being as close mouthed as ever, and I was quickly losing patience.
“What do you mean you can’t tell us why? I asked, exasperated.
“My order hasn’t given me permission to discuss the details with you.  I’m sorry.” Neph held her hands up defensively as I stalked towards her.
“We lost John because of this!  I don’t want to hear that crap anymore.” The wind started blowing and clouds began forming overhead as I started to lose control of my emotions and the magic.  The temperature dropped a few degrees, people around us started looking up at the sky, confused and afraid.  I looked her straight in the eyes and held her gaze.  I could see her think of turning away, but I pushed the thought from her mind.  I could so easily make her tell us.  The urge to dominate her rose up fast and strong.  How dare she defy me!  A cool hand grapsed my arm and Alina stepped between us.
“Calm down Larissa, this isn’t helping.” she said softly
I felt the connection break and looked away ashamed.  Neph didn’t know how close she had came, Alina did though.  Although her demons were different than mine, she understood the fight.  If I had taken over Neph, that would have killed our little group.  Their trust and belief in me helped keep me in check.  It was so much easier before I knew who I used to be, before the memories started coming back.  I longed for the blackness, not knowing.  I hadn’t shared the memories with anyone, not even Alina.  Being told what I had done and actually reliving it in my dreams were two different things.  When I heard the stories I was horrified.  How could I have done such things? It was so surreal, like it wasn’t me.  When I dreamt though, it was a different story, not only did I see what I did, I lived it.  I felt everything as I did then.  The joy of the kill, the lust for power, all of it.  I took a shaky breath and then another.  The wind died and the clouds began to dissipate.