This wasn't part of her plan. Her intentions were to get Anastasia back. Her thoughts had never once drifted to that success coming at your expense.

Anastasia had always been Victoria's little princess; her precious daughter. After the accident that occurred when you were younger, Victoria became hellbent on waking her up, leaving you to do her bidding in the hopes that you would finally win her approval. All you'd wanted was your mother's approval. But now, because of the anger you felt towards her for not treating you with the love you deserved, you'd turned to evil people for help. And the price was steep.

Mother Gothel, or Eloise Gardener, as she was known in Hyperion Heights. You had worked with her in order to take your magic back from Anastasia when Victoria woke her up. But Eloise had used you; you weren't getting your magic back. She was using you as a sacrifice to bring someone else back to life. A life for a life.

Situated inside a spell circle, you writhed in pain as Eloise used the Amulet of Revival on you, your very lifeforce slipping through your fingers. And Victoria had the audacity to act like she really cared. Protesting, telling Eloise to stop. Of course she would pretend she cared, just to add to your torment. As if the fact you were going to die wasn't enough, she just had to make it-

Your bitter thoughts are cut off when you're shoved out of the ritual circle. Victoria taking your place. You had thought that your mother was just doing it all for show. To get at you. But now she was standing in your place?

"Take me instead!"

Victoria insisted to Eloise, voice shaky, but firm.