It had been waiting for him.
It had been waiting for him.
For him...
Edward choked back a sob, his eyes still glued to the darkness that was staring at him.
All of his existence was screaming at him to get up. To move his legs and get as far as away from it as possible. To run.
Alas, fear reigned stronger than instinct this time.
But there was still a morsel of reasoning left in his mind, tearing apart the panic to make him get up and flee.
Then it spoke.
"You're strong."
Silence.
Then—
A shriek, laced with pain so immense that the world itself seemed to pity its owner for a moment.
Edward clutched his head, his pained voice echoing over and over again in the darkness as an unbearable pain descended upon him, clawing apart his mind.
The searing pain took over him, blood dripping from his lips and nose as his mind broke down bit by bit.
It was unbearable.
It felt like someone was burning him alive.
