Dark Experiences

The man in the white uniform never turned back to look at me, as he kept his pace. He had a mask that covered the top half of his face, something like the Phantom of the Opera.

His hands reached to the straps that bound the mask to his face and fiddled with the straps - like he was adjusting something.

"May I ask where we are headed, sir?" His head jerked in my direction, and his creepy face sent shivers down my spine.

Alright... bad idea.

"You are not obligated to speak." He used a cloth draped over his wrist and tied it such that I couldn't speak. He dragged me along the dark walkway, and until a point of a crossroad, where I felt my head go black for yet another time.

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"You're in pretty good shape." Another masked man. How interesting and cliché... again.

Plus the typical black, dark room, and my body tied to yet another bed.

"Firstly, what have you garnered from Michael, my dear?" Garnered? Michael? Wait...

"You are sent to monitor me?! Can't this get any worse?" I lunged my upper body forward with an awkward face.

"Relax, Elise. I am here to help regulate your forms... prevent you from transforming without learning how to control them. The Fallen part of you is not one to be reckoned with, as with all other Fallen. Oh, and I want to say, that mask tells me everything you do... if you haven't realised already." I almost forgot it was on me...

Should I be regretting?

"Firstly, why don't you experience being a true Fallen for once?" He laughed lowly, as his hands reached out towards the restraints of my mask.

"Don't... you... dare..." Well, lookie there, my hands are bound to the bed. I have no way of resisting that fate.

"And... voíla!" He sucked in a deep breath as he seemed to relish the pain I was in - as my other form materialised.

"What did you do to me?!" Somehow, I broke free with this new strength and was about to strangle this new captor.

"Relax, Elise. I just helped you find yourself." A Fallen? My real self? Bullshit.

"I swear if you don't return me my mask... I will personally send you to Hell." My left hand still strangling him, my right hand grew into a claw, and I sent that straight into his stomach.

"You.... hahaha... you think that'd kill? Xandor sent me to regulate you for a reason." His active hand held my right, and pulled out my claw, spitting his black blood onto my face. How humiliating...

"Now, calm down and listen." He sent me against a capsule and shut me inside, inputting some commands into a platform.

"Is it alright if I alter your thoughts, Miss?" What stupidity! He should know I will never alter my thoughts - just for the discovery about myself...

"No? It's your loss for not willingly accepting because that will make you more ruthless. Don't worry, when I send you to kill someone, no one will be able to identify you." He flashed me a sneaky grin as my brain failed to process what happened next.

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"C'mon, wake up. You're lucky you survived on this street. How did you get here?" Michael?

I don't remember a thing that I did - except the fact that...

He really did something to me, that White Mask bastard...

I didn't know how to reply to Michael now. If I told him the truth, they would lock me up and I will then be saved by the Fallen only to turn into one of them.

If I didn't, my punishment later would be even grave - but at least I could spend time with Michael without him losing his trust in me.

I choose the latter, knowing the risk involved, and lied, "After I got escorted by the white-uniformed dude, I got conked in the head and the rest is just... not what I know about." Michael placed a finger to his chin in deep thought.

"You're still vulnerable to being unconscious. Another thing to keep in mind." I snuggled up to him in hope for comfort - and felt a welcoming warmth. I gazed at his face that wasn't looking at me and fantasised the things we could do together if only war wasn't the first thing on our minds.

Wait. Where's your mask, young one? I have been sleeping along with you, but you are letting me run free so quickly? Much appreciated, Taylor!

Crap! My mask! It - it's gone!

"Michael, leave. Leave, now! Or just, trap me in a cage or something -" Michael pulled out the item I needed so bad to contain the other half that sought to corrupt me.

"Someone passed me this and told me your Fallen self had woke up and was attempting to possess your body - and that's how this mask came about. But how can I not be sure that this mask is not of Fallen origin - and they are not using this to track our activity? We can face this together Elise, this mask doesn't need to be a part of your life." Desperate to be myself, I lunged for it, the hunger growing in me making me feel like a beast.

"Give me the mask - or I will personally injure you," I growled at Michael, hoping he will pass it to me for the sake of us, but he placed it on his neck and came to me, holding my hands as I felt the darkness start to resonate within me.

"I will help you. Trust me." The mask was in sight. If my hands could reach it -

"Michael, let go!" He shook his head gravely as I see his face turn into one between sadness and shock. I felt that same feeling I had with that mysterious White Mask bastard earlier, and I realised - I was now in my Fallen form.

"M-Michael? Are you okay?" My claws were stretching out to embrace him, but it seemed to almost graze his skin as I run my fingers to his back.

"This feels off. You give me the feeling that Xandor gave me." I took a step back and turned away in fear of the Dark Lord's potential that I could have.

"But it's okay. As your Protector - I will face this together with you. Injure me if you wish - your anger cannot be contained until you go back." My claws immediately headed for his face, as if by instinct. My body just did whatever it wanted to do, my mind wasn't part of it.

"If I turn you, will you blame me?" I imagined his response, but I was in a dilemma, and he replied me shaking me out of my thoughts.

"No - I won't blame you because I was doing my duty. However, I would deeply regret that I have fallen to Darkness." Probably imagining the face I put on right now, the red eyes seemingly overjoyed along with a smile, I sent my claws into his limbs, ripping off parts to eat.

"Ahhh...flesh, what a delicacy. Protector flesh is delicious to the core!" I screamed in awe of the taste that went through my currently corrupted self, fully aware of the twisted deed I was committing.

Placing healing spells on himself every second, Michael was desperately regenerating himself in the preparation of my next meal.

"I didn't know Fallen take flesh as a meal - I thought they took souls." He'd think I'd know myself? Hilarious.

"But we take both, Michael." The voice that belonged to my Fallen self...

"Then it makes sense." He replies. At that point, I instantly took hold of myself and lunged for the mask, to slam it down hard onto its place on my head, feeling relief wash over me.

"Why did you stop? Your other half was begging to come out." I gawked at him in utter disbelief, when I thought he was supporting the ideals of the Light instead of letting a potentially dangerous Fallen awaken.

"You're a halfbreed, Elise. You're supposed to be exposed to your other half and accept the powers it brings. I'm here to protect your body and soul in the process and train you for the war."

"Michael, you know where this conversation is going, do you?"

"Of course I do, that's why I'm here. For you." He took me into an embrace as I morphed back to my weak human body.

Author's Note

Ugh, ouch, ugh, ouch. Did I tell you I hated to write parts where I am being controlled by a 3rd party? Nope? But it's one of the better ways to tell my story, because that isn't really the thoughts coming from my mind in actual fact.

Oh right, holidayssss! I don't know if I'm enjoying it, but it seems sort of ridiculous. Also slightly surreal.

When did holidays get homework thats worth less than 3 days? This must be a pretty darn good stroke of luck!

I swear I'll probably go crazy with the GBWC coming up and shiz. My math holiday assignments too ;-;

Stay tuned for another epic chapter :D