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*Sequel to 'The Alchemist's Starling'*
Seriously - you won't understand the plot without reading TAS first...
It has been 4 months since Chisa saw the horrific Flash. Every night, her nightmares show her the same bloodcurdling image she wishes she never saw. But Chisa never told anyone what she saw...
Chise questions her, wanting to help - but Chisa lies, she can't tell the truth...
How can she?
Joseph continues to torment her from inside her head - the place where he can do the most damage.
Chisa longs for freedom; freedom from the psychotic Alchemist who's ruining her life... but she's starting to lose hope. She's struggling to carry this burden on her own, but how can she ask for help when she's forbidden to speak of the Pact?
However, Chisa is learning how to use Magic - she has the potential to become a great Mage. She has the talent and the passion. The only thing is, she lacks confidence - something she cannot have while Joseph is inside her head.
She still Flashes - she has no control over them. Each new Flash disturbs her, but she burdens them alone. Everything Chisa sees, becomes reality. That's how it works...
Her entire future is set in stone...
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"What makes you think the future is set in stone?" He asks me, gazing at me curiously.
"That's... the way it's always been. What I see... always happens in the future." I reply hesitantly.
He smiles at me, reaching his hand out to cup my face: "You are an Oracle, yet you do not understand your own power."
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"You know, fear has two meanings. You can Forget Everything And Run; or you can Face Everything And Rise."
"What will you choose?"
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Will Chisa ever be free?
Will she ever learn to face her fear?
