The teachers and students were watching intently now, every eye locked on the unfolding scene.
There was no doubt about it anymore, they could all see it clearly.
Beatrix was somehow controlling blood.
The blood that stained her clothes. The blood that dripped from her nose. And now, more blood was swirling into the air, drawn forth by sheer force of her energy, coiling and dancing around her hand.
Beatrix said that she and the Bloody Woman are now one, Raze thought, narrowing his eyes. But Beatrix's own personality… her own power… must've triumphed in that battle. Still, it was foolish of me to think it had been completely erased. Of course, part of her had to change. It couldn't have been as simple as gaining new powers and staying the same person. And now… she's been pushed too far.
Both Liam and Safa shot Raze concerned glances, eyes full of questions.
