My past--Evelyn's history, part three

Shortly after Memphis' arrival, I started to feel weaker. I assumed it was because I overexerted myself, and needed rest. But it all came to a head when Memphis and I went to Rainbow Lake to bring her materials for the shop back to New Orleans. I'd constructed a box to carry everything in shorter trips, and after loading it up and brought it back, I felt drained and nauseous, and instantly got sick. Again, I assumed I had simply depleted my powers since I had been irresponsible on how I divided my abilities.

Memphis performed numerous charms and spells with her healing stones and chants, drawing out bad energy from my aura, and though I felt better, I was powerless. I could not teleport, I could not tap into a line. Each time I did, my head exploded and my stomach turned inside out, setting me right back to where I was. I was confused and concerned-- was I no longer a witch? The answer came to me when, while holding Severus' hand, I was able to teleport. Why then? I reflected over and over why... was it Severus? I eventually concluded that I had used his demon abilities to funnel my energy. But why?

I remembered my undeath from the Demon Minias, and realized what had made the difference. He had drained me of my vampire blood, so what was flowing through my veins now? Demon blood. Minias had given my life back to me in the same fashion a vampire is created. He replaced my blood with demon blood. So what did that leave me? A witch... or a demon? And even then- I had been brought back nearly three months ago, why would my powers fade now? I felt dumbstruck when I realized the only possible conclusion: Memphis. More specifically, her magick. She was a healer, the pure epitome of a white witch. And I... I was some crossbreed of good and evil, demon and witch. My aura was tainted with black smut and her magick could not expel it...

So Memphis moved out, to the apartment above our shop. The decision was propelled by my species issue, and the fact that Memphis did not approve of Severus, because he was a demon. Naturally, once I told her of my...delicate predicament, she was more considerate of my feelings toward him. She opened up about why she had such a prejudice against demons: Demons had sought and killed her parents, in an attempt to eliminate the witches of the north. Those demons still walk the earth, and though she doesn't seek revenge, she holds onto the bitterness of her parents death.

That left me alone to figure out my next step. Over and over I thought about why I could channel energy through Severus, but not on my own. I had always considered creating a familiar, like Nix, who is Memphis' cat. She can stream her earth magick through Nix, similar to how I pull energy though the ley line. After comparing Nix's power, to how I siphoned Severus', it became logical that to hold onto my power, to be able to be near Memphis and any of her white aura's abilities, I had to bond to a demon. Obviously, I could not use a living, breathing demon like Severus. I would never pull such large amounts of ley line energy through a demon attached to a human. Therefore, I must go into the Ever After and find a hopefully willing lesser demon.

The Ever After is a dangerous place for witch... Centuries ago, the witches had abandoned the Ever After to live in the mortal world. The demons who still reside there feel animosity towards the witches for deserting them, leaving some stranded. The Ever After became desolate, ransacked and ruined, filled with anger. And it's there I must go. It will be a blessing in disguise if I can slip in unnoticed, find a lesser, willing demon, and escape without being recognized as a witch. Which would mean they'd see me as a demon...