As Damien's hand connected to Ariel's face, she suddenly found herself falling backward into the dark abyss that she never noticed was behind her. She suddenly snapped awake. It seems it was all a dream all along. She was very disoriented as she tried to get off her bed.
Her first attempt had her tumbling off the bed in a pathetic roll. As soon as she landed on the ground, she heard a glass shatter. Her mind was immediately cleared as she felt a sharp pain in her leg. She rolled onto her back and looked downward at her leg.
She cursed when she noticed that the vial she had clutched in her sleep had broken and spilled all over her legs. She looked around for anything to wipe away the liquid, but she wasn't able to find it. She stumbled onto her feet and swayed a bit. She soon spotted a bo
