"There is no excuse for what I almost did," Valdis replied, "But now that I have experienced such a thing and have gotten through it, the chances of it happening again are slim. But the fact of the matter is that as long as my soul and the Void are in conflict, then balance is difficult."

She sighed heavily, hissing slightly at the sharp pain, but she couldn't release the sword yet, not until Raine understood. "Being around Dante brought a sense of balance, and losing him threw off the balance so badly and so suddenly that I didn't know what to do. Horrible as it may sound, in the moment, the only thing I sought was to regain that balance by destroying the cause of those emotions. An act of idiotic desperation."

"I don't believe it will happen again, but should it," She released Revelations and instantly the pain began to lessen as the Void took over healing, repairing the internal damage and restoring her strength. She slowly sat up and turned to look at Raine, "Revelations is the key."