'There's no time for weakness. Menadion is dead and so is everyone else I knew. All the apologies in the world will not turn back time. The original Bytra was a genius as much as she was a monster, but now it's up to me to carry her burden.
'I have people who depend on me and a second chance at life. This time, I will not let everyone down.' Bytra thought.
"I knew you would make it!" Zoreth roared.
She was so happy that she would dance with joy if not for the too many witnesses.
"How do you feel and what about the madness?"
"I feel horrible, inside and outside. As for the madness, it's still there but its hold over me has lessened. I don't know if I will ever be completely free from it, but right now, I'm aware of two things. First, I'm no more a threat to my allies, and second, I'm starving." Bytra said.
12/19/2020: extra chapters