Sanity's Edge-Part II
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~Warping the Mortal Soul and Mind~

Death. Darkness. Laying in a black pool after many changes done to her. A Daedric heart, corrupting the soul and binding her to the Daedric Prince Vaermina. 

In the pool, had a certain liquid that also fused with Daedric blood as there was a couple cuts in the woman's skin to give entry to the blood. Mina was alive but in a comatose state for her transformation. 

Daedric Alchemist: Any other changes, my Lady?

Vaermina: Her soul seems to tethering to her human emotions. Hmmm. Let her keep a minimum of the human emotions. In time she will grow to bury them. Her mind is powerful even for her age. I'll find a way to break her willpower to me. 

Daedric Alchemist: What does she need to go through in order for this transition to be complete?

Vaermina: -Looks at her faithful alchemist with a wicked grin-Oh, given she's in a comatose state but still alive. There's trials of memories, both of bad and good. I had my eye on her for quite a while since she took up interest in me during her studies. She'll have her chance at revenge...........soon. Mannimarco won't be let off easily. The martyr will return but not as mortal. 

The young woman had markings painted on her skin to prepare her for the transformation. The alchemist then dressed her in a white gown after the ink dried then placed chains after. Mina was lowered into the black pool and signs of her being alive can be seen.  

The wait begins.

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~Falling Awake/Unraveling~

Inside Mina's mind in the Dreamstride:

I somehow woke up inside a sarcophagus as the lid pulled aside and fell beside shattering to the ground. Standing up, my bare feet touched the feeding floor. I felt some wrap around my feet as I look down to see boots magically appear. 

Am I dead? Everything seems so foggy. I wasn't sure where I was and I just followed a purple light as it guided me out of the mausoleum. It looked like the Imperial Gardens outside the White-Gold Tower. The strange light lead me to inside the the palace and I heard laughter in another room. 

My curiosity made me want to see, but I felt something tug at me and an eerie voice spoke to me.

Voice: Not just yet, little one. You will need to hide your identity. Put on the armor I have for you.

Confused, I wasn't sure who that was. The orb of light led me to the strange grotesquely looking armor. Like something you see from nightmares. Without even questioning, I suited up and even placed the helm on my head. 

Voice: The Dreamcarver armor should be useful. Now you may indulge into your curiosity.

I wandered through the halls with a shield on my back and a blade in a sheathe. I saw one room that showed something. It was myself as a child and Varen was reading spells. This soon shifted to the castle in Chorrol as I saw the changes in the halls. What is this?

"I'm bored!!"

Varen: Mina, studies first then we can go explore ruins. Besides, I promised father and mother I'd teach you. 

"But it's boring!! You said it would be fun!"

Varen: Hehe. It will be. Just humor me here and study your spells. 

"Oh fine."

Everything shifts again as it shows me me as a 13 year old girl. Wait.....what's this?

Priest: Now we shall bless the ground and burial as we lay the Duke of Chorrol to rest beside the Duchess of Chorrol. And the role by the Count's request of Duchess to be passed down to the female heir, Mina Aquilarios. May the Eight guide you.

This was weird. Am I seeing visions of myself? Wait, I swear I was killed. Was I? No no no. This can't be happening. I have to be dreaming. 

Everything fades around me as I lift the helm off my head. Things shift to a place I don't recall remembering being at. Things kept shifting every few moments. 

Man: NO!!!! I don't want to die!! NOOOO!!!!

Then, silence. Suddenly I felt a tear in my eye and when I wiped it from my face, I noticed that it was black. Is this a dream or am I stuck between life and death? Arkay?! ARKAY!!!!

Voice: Divines abandoned you, child. Arkay turned away the moment you didn't pray the night you died. 

That voice. I tried to follow where it was coming from. I tried casting my magic but nothing happened. I felt fear and panic. 

Voice: Can't use your magic? Such a shame. 

"What do you mean the Eight abandoned me?! Tell me.........TELL ME!!!!!"

I was literally on my knees begging the voice to tell me. I just heard a laugh and it faded in the dark. I curled up on the floor and cried. But I started hearing the man who killed me. 

Mannimarco: Did you really believe it was real love? I only used you to get close to Varen and to make my plan set in motion.

Those words. Those god awful words. When I tried to scream at him, I felt the same stab wound and fell back on the floor. Who is making me relive this?! 

"NO MORE!!! PLEASE!!!!"

I felt my voice being hoarse from yelling. Before I know it, I wake up in the same sarcophagus and pushed the lid off. This time there was a lake of water in the color of black. 

Who is responsible for this repeat?! I tried to remember the name but it's eluded me. Then I saw something in the distance. A.....village? No it can't be.

[Vaermina's Claim II]

"She looks desperate doesn't she? Overtime she will need to bury her emotions."

Daedric Alchemist: It has been nearly two days on Nirn. But here it feels an eternity. 

"Give it time. She'll learn that she isn't dead. Clearly she's dreaming but I still have to test her skills."

Daedric Alchemist: I hope you're right. But it's amusing of how she feels lost. But the transition from mortal to daedra would take nearly ten days on Mundus but centuries in Oblivion. We all are timeless. But why hold an attachment to this girl?

"She would serve a great purpose later on and I know her life isn't finished. She studied daedrology at the Arcane University but I wonder how powerful her mind is? Soon she'll bend to my will."

Observing while holding her hand over Mina laying in the dark pool as she continues to shift all kinds of things in the mind of a young woman as she slumbers. Her brown hair soon darkened as her skin became pale while she went through numerous stages in the Dreamstride. There's much more to come for the woman as she is changing on the outside as well as her soul darkens as she wanders aimlessly in her mind. 

Mina wasn't sure what was happening but having to face her fears, memories and trauma was something she didn't anticipate. But more pile on as she walked through the darkness.

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