Like a dark stormcloud, it swoops down from out of nowhere, engulfing me in its thick smog. My every pore absorbs its energy until it radiates through my pupils like a blazing sun. My body grows a head taller, my heart races, and my skin becomes translucent until a faint glow shimmer from my veins.
Once settled, Darkness says,
”Greetings. Why do you never call for me? I have to personally seek you out, but you are skilled at hiding and slipping out of my grasp.”
And I answer, ”Because every time we merge then separate it’s like pulling a dagger out of my own body, and I keep bleeding for days. Actions have consequences, and they hurt like hell.”
”A blade I never put there, and a blade you didn’t even dodge, but simply watched it pierce you, slowly. But doesn’t it feel good once it’s gone? If I hadn’t come, you never would’ve removed it, you coward. Without me, you are incapable of taking out what hurts you.”
Darkness laughs, mocking me, and I sulk, because I know it’s right. And once again, it makes me angry.
"But with you, I become… someone else,” I sigh.
I can hear Darkness grin as it suggests,
“Only if you allow me to take full control.”
But then it sobers up, adding,
“Though even I know that’d be a stupid decision, for both our sakes. I am not a weakness - I am your strength, so use me wisely.”