Switching Places

She was bathing in cold sweat when she opened her eyes. But the last thing she could remember was that she was walking in the hallways of the Black Gem Palace. Now she was surrounded by that blinding darkness once more. 

"You! Despicable wench!" Caelena's voice was already a few pitches higher than her normal. Yllana then realized she was back to her soul where Caelena was trapped. This was the function of the silver mask that Lucien gave to her. 

She was down on all fours before she realized that she was trembling. She felt weak, but why?

"Hehehe…now you are feeling the strain of the mask. Serves you right for trapping me in this miserable place for centuries!"

Yllana jolted before raising her head. Caelena was just a few feet away from her. And she stumbled back when Caelena was about to rush to her but was held up in chains! 

The loud clanging cleared Yllana's head. "Centuries?" She mumbled unconsciously.