Sitting down at a local cafe a half mile off campus with Scott, Alexa looked around nervously. "There is something up with you." Scott said, concerned. "Just talk to me."
Alexa tried to argue, but it was no use. Over a month of this and she hadn't told a living soul. "I....I've been having these dreams. I keep falling towards this black nothingness, except there's something in it, waiting for me, mocking me."
Scott grinned. "That sound awful. I completely understand what you're going through."
"I don't think that's possible" Alexa said, slightly annoyed.
"Oh, but I do. Because I'm helping you along this path." Scott said, developing a cartoonish grin.
Alexa stood up. "What the hell is going on?" Scott stood up, still grinning. "You need to accept your fate. Trust me, it'll be worth it for you." Scott exclaimed as he snapped his fingers. Alexa suddenly fell asleep.
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Alexa woke up back in the void. "HELP!!!!" she screamed as loud as possible. No one was there...besides the pale man from earlier. Alexa started running as quickly as she could, but somehow no matter how hard she kept running, the pale man kept getting closer. She felt like her heart was about to give out, when she suddenly collapsed. Alexa could only watch in terror as the pale man approached her.
"No, no, please don't hurt me!" Alexa wept.
"Pain is not what we offer....we grant you freedom."
"Freedom?!?! You've trapped me in this hell hole"
The pale man shook his head. Other figures started appearing out of the darkness, including Scott. "YOU SON OF A BITCH, I'LL KILL-"
"Hold that thought, Alexa" Scott said. " Nothing is being done to you; you possess a genetic marker which if unlocked grants the host extraordinary power, skills, and beauty. I had the same marker, and they've started to untap mine...they say they've never seen one like yours."
"...get the hell away from me" Alexa barked. "You know, I had such a crush on you, and for a split second, I thought you actually liked me."
Scott sighed. "I've had a crush on you for three years. You're kind, intelligent, and well, really hot. But fate has different plans for both of us. Trust me, please" he said as he thrust his hand out towards Alexa.
Alexa, having no other options left, grabbed his hand. "I liked myself. I really did." Alexa said with tears. "I liked myself too." Scott said. "I promise you, we're going to love ourselves and each other.
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In the real world, Scott and Alexa were both passed out in his bedroom. Mist started to pour out of their mouths and black insignia in a non-human language started to appear on their bodies...