It was a month before Agatha regained consciousness. Just one slight push off a building was all it took to end her career as a hero. I only meant to slightly injure, maybe break a bone. Unfortunately for both of us the cat and mouse game was ended with her failing to catch herself and bouncing her head on the pavement. I still remember her black hair a cacophony stuck to her skin in the gentle October rain. Under the guise of being her girlfriend I was there when the doctor told her family and I that it was unlikely for her to wake up, and even more unlikely for her to ever take her characteristic confident strides ever again. I stayed there by her side: longer than her father, and even her mother. If we were ever to spar again I would personally need to strengthen her, invigorate her with the demonic blood I too had been given all those years ago as a young adult. Then a couple weeks later I was roused from a nap at her bedside by a gasp of pain. "The pain should only last for a few more days" I said. Despite the no doubt deafening wall of agony she was able to force out a few words and a faint smile. "I don't know what you've done to me, but I know you went too far this time. I will kill you." I stepped over to her and placed my hand on her head and lulled her back to sleep and the world. The air in the hospital was stale and smelled of bleach, but for that instant when she threatened me the world felt alive and that same air trembled with a spark. Unsure if the demonic influence had coaxed her into such a statement, or if she truly had been capable all along, I was intrigued. It was then I had her transferred into a private facility. one week later she awoke once more with me in the room.

"Why are you here, Eleana?" she asked me while being restrained to her bed under white silk sheets.

"I'm just a concerned citizen nursing a dear fallen hero back to health" I said putting my hands over my heart.

"I'll rip that heart out the first chance I get." Never before had I seen her conscious without a smile. It was almost enough to bring a tear to my eye.

"Then I'll let you out of those restraints and we'll have one last dance" I said as stepped across the room towards her.