Ten minutes later, oblivious to the pain that Keith was feeling in his hear, Alexandria slipped under her covers and closed her eyes. She was so tired and it was so nice, quiet and warm. With a sigh she relaxed her body. However, several minutes later, she heard a rustle from her room and opened her eyes. Someone was definitely standing at the foot of her bed and it didn't look like a normal human being. An ominous feeling crept up on her as she pulled the covers further up to her face while staring at the creature, not realizing that she was having a nightmare. Her body trembled in fear and the figure moved slightly. Moonlight revealed that she was looking at herself, except her eyes were fully black and broken wings stuck out from her shoulder blades.<br/><br/>"Who..." Alex stammered.<br/><br/>"Listen to me very carefully." The demoness spoke. "Who are you? You are the queen. The righteous ruler at St Elois. Your cruelty precedes you. Yet you are letting this pathetic peasant manipulate your emotions."<br/><br/>"Keith?" Alex managed to say, her voice trembling. "He wouldn't know how to! You! You are preventing me from loving him, aren't you? Why can't I be with him? I love him."<br/><br/>"He doesn't love you, Alexandria." The demoness said with arrogance. "That's all just lust. Of course he would love to tutor you, just to be close to you... to touch you... kiss you and take you. That's all men want anyway. All humans are selfish, Alexandria. He wants your body, your money and he also wants to see you dethroned. Why do you think Erika is backing him? She wants to be the queen... and he'll be the king."<br/><br/>"N-no..." Alex shook her head in disbelief. But her rhetoric concerning human selfishness was convincing.<br/><br/>"You know it to be true." The demoness responded with a laugh. "And you know what you must do to keep your crown, your pride, your beauty. Break him. Destroy him. Crush him, so that there will be nothing left. Make him regret ever laying his eyes on you. Show him how cruel and powerful you are."<br/><br/>Alex blinked her eyes, fascinated.<br/><br/>"It is your duty. It is who you are, who you have been and will always be. Why change for him? Why change for anyone? With cruelty comes power and with power comes wealth. With wealth comes anything your heart would ever desire." The demoness smirked.<br/><br/>"Yes." Alex breathed, nodding in obedience. "Yes... that is what I must do. No matter what, I will crush him. I'll lock away my heart if I have to. But how should I do this?"<br/><br/>The demoness nodded with a cruel smile. "Lock away useless, weak emotions. You don't need them as the queen. As for crushing him, do not ever forget that you are the most important thing for Keith. If something were to happen to you, it would break him so thoroughly. If you were to give your love, your feelings for someone else..." The demoness shook her head. "He would undoubtedly be devastated. Use yourself as your main weapon and you will succeed."<br/><br/>Alex closed her eyes and smiled in relief as tears rolled down her cheeks. "And everything will be just as they were before?" She asked, reaching towards her demon self with her hand. The demoness took her hand and squeezed it.<br/><br/>"Yes." It spoke. "I promise."<br/><br/>The blonde slipped into another dream, a serene smile on her face as tears glistened on her skin.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Erika was texting with Josh and preparing to go to bed, when she suddenly received a message from Keith. Without further ado, she dialled his number, eager to hear what he had to say. As soon as he picked up, she spoke: "Tell me everything."