"Akane, tell me about your favorite places!" Ethan asked, his voice full of the excitement I felt at talking about my favorite places. "We coutolld... we could try to escape from here and see them all... if you're up for it."
I looked up at Ethan, startled. He was grinning at me. "Are you serious? I thought we were never allowed to leave this place!" I exclaimed. My mind racing, I thought about the first place I'd want to go back to once I was out. Or would I want to go someplace new?
He shrugged nonchalantly. "Why not? No place is inescapable."
I grinned devilishly back as I morphed into a stealthy rogue demon that could go invisible. I had been trying to sneak into a closed museum just to see some of the artworks without people around, and on the roof, I had bumped into Shai-Lyn. We had a stand off because she thought I was trying to steal the artifact she had already stolen, and I relished taking her powers. Being invisible sure comes in handy when you're starving on the streets.
My hair turned black and needle straight and fell to my waist. My eyes narrowed and changed to black with red on the outside. I could feel my bones shifting, making me taller and leaner. I could feel the eagerness in muscles to be used.
"What power does this body possess?" Ethan laughed at my sudden transformation.
"You mean other than demonic speed?" I asked as I quickly moved around him. "I can now turn invisible." I demonstrated by disappearing from his view and then reappearing behind him before tapping him on the shoulder.
Ethan turned around, his grin growing wider. "That should definitely come in handy!" he laughed.
"This is the form I turn into anytime I need to be sneaky. It really comes in handy. She was an art thief," I told him. My smiled faded as I got serious again, "But how are we going to do this? Do you have an idea?"
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