Chapter 6 An Unpleasant Awakening.

Keila woke up after what felt like a lifetime. She was standing up, and despite the pain in her legs, she couldn't fall to the ground. An invisible force field was encapsulating her, preventing her from moving at all, except for her eyes. She gazed around the room, and she saw a reflective surface, where her reflection showed. What she saw shocked her.

Keila's eyes were glowing purple, and the texture of her skin had changed completely. She had wrinkled skin like that of a 100-year-old and thick and grey like the skin of a reptile. Her body was in pain, particularly her legs, which were burning with lactic acid. Keila heard a door open, and things weren't improving as the Xeno-Zetan hybrid Rangda entered the room.

Rangda:

- Hee-Hee-Hee-Hee!! We meet at last. Apologies for the lack of formal introduction on Earth, but I had limited time for such ploys!

Keila:

- Apologise for taking me prisoner instead. I opened the portals on the Cheops Pyramid like you've asked me to! How long have I been here?

Rangda:

- You are not a prisoner yet. I have detained you to ensure you are no danger to yourself or others. Although I must admit, you might have outlived your usefulness!

- As for the time passing since you fell unconscious, not much.

- The change in your physical appearance is a side effect of the ritual, which I used to absorb your psionic powers into the corrupted Zeto Crystal.

- But don't worry; neither the aging nor the ritual will kill you here in the Divine Dimension. Unless I intend for it to happen.

Keila:

- What are you talking about, you hideous and wicked creature?! I helped you. If you are going to kill me, do it now instead of dragging things out!

Rangda:

- No! That is not going to happen. You see, I need you. The ritual that powers up my dark crystals kills Zetans outright. But since you are a Human-Zetan hybrid, I can continually drain your energy without killing you.

Keila:

- So, what do you want?

Rangda:

- Well for starters, I want revenge for my mother through wiping out the Zetans species that betrayed her.

- But ultimately, I want what the Zetans strived for but could never achieve. I want to reach godhood; I want to replace The True Maker as the almighty deity of the universe!

Keila:

- The True Maker?! That's insanity! How would you achieve that?

Rangda:

- You shall see sweet sister, you shall see. But for now, it's time for you to sleep!

After saying this, Rangda blasted Keila with a powerful psionic blast that knocked her unconscious. After that, performed the ritual with the corrupted Zeto Crystals, which radiated with darkness, to drain Keila's body even more. Rangda studied how Keila's body was twisting, and Rangda laughed burst of twisted, diabolical laughter.