"Welcome to the Velvet Room."

"Wha...what am I doing here?"

"Poor child...your very soul has been corrupted, twisted...not only by the hand of the Devil, but by your own choices and your own actions...

"Surely you knew, all this time, that you had strayed from the path you were meant to walk?

"Surely you knew, all this time, that your actions were contrary to your true self?

"You have walked in shadow for far too long, Priestess. You have not allowed true friendship into your heart...you have not forged bonds with others.

"The bonds we forge with those close to us are important, young one. They strengthen us, and allow us in turn to strengthen each other. By standing alone, you have become weak...and now, those you sought to drive away with spite and bile fight valiantly to protect you...and you have been deprived of the means to help them.

"Or so it would seem. But perhaps...yes...if you are willing to accept their friendship...if you are willing to be honest with them, to open up and let them see inside your heart...

"Yes...perhaps then...a new light will be born inside you...a new power will awaken...

"From here, you can never turn back. You can never return to what you were before. The dark path you have walked alone for so long stands in ruin. Your only choices now are to turn away from it and join your friends on their path...or to turn your back to them and step into oblivion.

"Only you can make that choice.

"This Velvet Room exists in the place between reality and dreams...it also stands as a refuge for a shattered mind. Rest and reflect here until you are ready to make your decision...for when you awake, you will be returned to the battle.

"Will you turn away and run into the darkness? Or will you stand and fight?"

"I..."