Will's P.O.V.

I continue to look at this painting. I suddenly hear a voice... A faint voice of which is calling my name. "Will, Will. WILL!" The male voice says with the last part getting louder. I hear the sounds coming from the direction of the painting. It can't be the painting, coming from the wall perhaps? I press the side of my head on the painting for my ear to be on it. I make sure I don't don't ruin the painting by making sure my weight doesn't completely go onto the painting. The voice doesn't get louder but sounds the exact same. "Who's that?" I ask myself intrigued and confused. "I'm The Illusionist." The voice tells me. I'm confused and am aware The Illusionist is a godlike entity. "Am I being pranked?" I ask but the voice relies with a "Oh, no. I assure you that I am very real." I back away from the painting but the god in the painting moves towards me and crawls out of the picture as if he's the little girl from The Ring. I step back further and he walks to me more. I try to make a run for it and he's speed-walking to me and grabs my hand tightly. He pulls me closer.

I suddenly see I'm in a place which looks just like the background of the painting... Everything is completely black. Suddenly, it goes from black to to being in the halls of the palace and there are three doors in front of me with words above them. The left one says 'Reality', the right one says 'The other world' and the last which is the middle one says 'What you need'. My munx wonder what it means by the 'Reality' and 'The other world' but I'm even far more intrigued by the door which says 'What you need'. My mind is made up and I go through the door with the words 'What you need'. My hand pushes the door open and I see a well furnished room which isn't surprising to me due to this being a palace but something catches my eye, a man with black hair in good looking, white clothing with a heart-shaped locket and I remember to that moment of him crawling out of the painting and pulling me in. It feels like a dream... I punch my own cheek but I feel it, is this a dream? It all seems so strange and I'm aware of what's happened these past months.

"Please, Please do sit down." He says in a calming tone and he seems a bit off to me. I walk out the door to go somewhere else but I see all the doors are closed and the halls are decreased to just one rectangular room to my dismay. A sigh escapes my lips and I go in since I don't know where else to go anyway. He's on a living room chair and points to the couch for me to sit on and I don't even try to argue this time. The couch is black and purple like most things I've seen in the palace, the most common color I've seen at this point. Sitting on it I realize how soft it is as and rub with my hands to admire it's comfort. "Comfortable? Good! Let's start! So, I've got some questions for you." He says and my face makes an expression which indicates I'm confused. "Well, whether you're ready or not you'll still be answering." He tells me and I'm still confused but I nod at what he says anyway. "First question, what power do you desire? I could make you strong after all." "Well, I guess I could do with more strength but I don't know how to overcome those things around me." I say assuming he knows what I'm talking about which is of course the endermen.

He nods in a way which makes me think he understands and asks a question I didn't expect... "Have you ever killed someone?" "N-no! Never!" I say in a stuttering mess and he rolls his eyes. "Sure. You said you'd be honest but fine, I'll let it slide." He says which makes me feel a bit nervous. "Last question, how do you feel about Caroline?" He asks and I say what I think about her "What is there to think? She saved my life and I actually don't want to leave her but I still worry if staying here will kill me." "Oh? Very good. I've got all the information I need so far." He says which makes me feel confused yet again and he gets up and I see black crack-like marks form on his wrists. Those marks are from the dream! He quickly grabs my hand tightly to the point it hurts and he pulls me up. He pulls me to the door abd pushes me to the ground. "What are you doing?!" I say shooting my head up from being faceplanted onto the ground but I see I'm back where I am... Sure, it looked like the palace in that moment but I'm back at the painting. Was that all a dream?

I get up and go to my room realizing Daphnea, Norasha and Caroline aren't here. Entering the room I'm supposed to sleep in I see a note which has handwriting which I wouldn't consider messy nor neat. 'Will. There's something I need to tell you behind the castle - Caroline'. I wonder why that is and I wish there was more on it since it's such a small and simple letter but I shrug and get out of the room. Once I exit out I see Caroline and she looks at me with wide eyes and hugs me tightly to my surprise. "Will! Wehere have you been?!" She says and this confuses me and I realize I don't know what to say and besides, what am I supposed to say? I went in a painting because of some god asking me questions. "Uhh... How long have you been looking for me, exactly?" I ask and she replies with "One hour." "One hour!?" I say completely shocked and she nods. "By the way, I saw that letter. What do you want to tell me?" I ask and she looks at me with a confused expression asking "What are you talking about?" Rushing back into the room I get the letter and go back to her holding the piece of paper. She takes it from my hand and closely examines it and says "I didn't write this."

(Sorry I took so long. I'm also trying to get Will and Caroline together but I don't know how. It's probably taking a while to make that happen because I'm trying to make the relationship seem more natural but it's been over 11 damn chapters)