The fire's heat around us is a clear reminder of what lay ahead of me. I don't know her name, but I can sense the same strength that I have in her magic. I can even say that she could be more powerful than I was, but I had to believe in my training. I had been making so much progress, so I was certain that I could defeat her. The magic that enveloped her was similar to the one my demon possessed. I could say that mine was darker, but she certainly had a strong demon inside her. "Esmeralda, is it?" She asked me. I had a strange feeling about her. She hasn't attacked me yet, and that wasn't sitting right with me. I expected her to throw me a magic ball at any time, but she was not doing that. "Yes, and what would your name be?" I asked her, but in return, she laughed at me. "It doesn't