“LET ME GO! I’M WARNING YOU, DO AS I SAY!” the girls screams echoed through the halls as the two guards pulled her toward the huge doors. The guards standing duty there watched them warily, they had heard this all before. The doors opened into a large room with a throne sitting on a high staircase at the end of it. The two guards pulled their captive inside and pushed her down roughly, chaining her down before turning and leaving her there. She shouted curses after them as they hurried away, the chains around her wrists holding her firmly in place. After a few minutes she calmed down and stayed still, kneeling on the ground with her hands tied behind her back and head bowed toward the throne. “Really Shame… must we go through this again?” the icy voice made her jerk her head up, glaring up at the robed figure that now sat on the throne. His profile was completely hidden in a dark robe, but his eyes were visible, glaring blood red. The moment she saw him Shame began fighting against the chains again, screaming every curse that came into her mind. The figure’s eyes narrowed and he snapped his fingers, instantly the air in the room became heavy as lead and Shame dropped to the floor, struggling to move and screaming just as loud as before. After a few moments Shame couldn’t scream anymore, it took all her efforts just to breath. The figure stood and started walking down the stairs from his throne, Shame glared up at him as he came closer, gasping for air. The figure stopped in front of her, watching her with emotionless eyes. She glared back up at him, her eyes glowing the same dull red as his. After a moment he bent down and grabbed her chin, tilting it up so he could look at her better. “Such a sad thing… so beautiful, so destructive… and so uncontrollable.” He let go and turned his back on her, the air returned to normal as he did and the chains on her hands and legs released her. Shame propped herself up on her arms, panting for breath and glaring at him with pure hatred in her eyes. The man walked back toward his throne, his hands behind his back and his head low, thinking. Shame glanced around, searching for an escape even though she knew there wasn’t one. “Shame, Shame, Shame… what am I going to do with you…” he had reached his throne and sat there, watching her with those blood red eyes. He sighed after a minute and clapped his hands, instantly two guards entered, keeping as far from her as possible. “I’m sorry my dear… but this has gone on long enough, you’re banished from the city. I no longer consider you my daughter.” The guards jumped on her as he spoke and wrestled her to the ground as her father stood again and walked down toward her. He raised his arm as he came and it glowed with a dark aura, one of the guards pinned her down while the other pulled the collar of her shirt down so her neck was exposed. Shame knew what they were going to do, and she was ready for it. Her father reached down to place the seal on her neck, and her aura exploded. The guards were throne back and Shame slid up into a crouching position, facing her father who was standing in the same place as before. When he spoke, his voice was low and filled with warning, “Shame… Don’t you dare… you know the rules, once you’re banished you must give up your power…” Shame raised her arm and thrust it toward him, a ripping sound filled the room as a pair of bonelike wings tore out of her back, a pair of bone claws and a bone tail followed them, spattering the ground with dark blood as they tore free from her flesh. Her father snarled, staring at her with pure anger in his eyes. “Death, I never saw you as my father, and I’m more then happy to leave… but the magic, I keep.” her voice was just as cold as his as she spoke, and her eyes glowed with a red aura. Death stared at her, shocked to hear his name coming from her lips. His surprise quickly faded to anger and he jumped toward her, claws tearing from his own skin, slicing at her. She dodged him and took off, her bone wings carrying her high; she shot toward the window behind his throne. She crashed through it at full speed, showering the room with glass as she disappeared into the dark skies of the underworld.