I walk to the edge of the Dark Forest. It stretches far from the kingdom into Xadia. Isra stood at the edge of the forest. 

"I was wondering when you'd show up." She said.

I kneeled before her. I'm done with these screams. I'm done with the world. I'm done running from my destiny.  She lays down her staff. She pulls out a knife from her cloak. She hands me it. I stare at it. I look at her.

"Do it. It's your destiny." She said.

I nod. I take the knife. I stand up.

"Once you do this, you will be the most powerful being on earth." She said.

I nod. There's no going back. This was the moment where everything in my life would change. I stood up. A part of me knew I'd never be the same after this. I will change. I will become someone more than I am. I would be the most powerful mage. I will become a living god.

I plunge the knife into her chest. She doesn't even look flustered. Blood came out of the wound. She fell to her knees.

"Excellent." She said.

When the blood drops onto the ground, plants grow. Black beautiful flowers. She starts to shrink. Her flesh seems to meld into the plants. I watch as the one thing of her left was the skull and the staff. I grab the skull. I look at it. I take a breath. I put it on.

Pain flashes in my body. My inners feel like they're on fire. I grip my chest screaming. I fall to my knees. I see my hand starting to change. It formed claws. black vies grew around my hands. My clothes change into a black cloak. I stand up. I take the staff.