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Chapter 2 - Encounter

It was early morning. The air was cold and quiet, but Alison could sense something had changed. There was an uneasiness inside her she couldn't describe. It was as if a dark force was advancing. Everything around her was too delicate, too fragile to control its power. Suddenly, a figure emerged from the darkness.

William Damien… He stood before her, in his black suit, his piercing gaze, and that indefinable, cold aura. Alison took a reflexive step back. "Who are you…?" he asked, his voice trembling but challenging. William's eyes stared at her from the silence. "Has no one ever told you who I am?" he asked, his voice both cold and captivating. "I came so your power could awaken." Alison's heart raced. "I… am a normal person," he said, averting his eyes. William smiled faintly. "That power isn't of this world, Alison. It's an energy within you, sealed by darkness.

If you don't accept it, it will destroy you." "No," Alison whispered, shaking her head. "This isn't me! I am Alison Brown. No magic, no dark power… this is nonsense." William took a step closer, his voice softening but firm: "I don't tell you this power to harm you. If you can't control it, it will consume you. I… I'm trying to protect you." Alison was silent for a moment. Deep in her heart, she felt William's words were true, but she was afraid. "I can't accept this," she said, her voice breaking. "No one can tell me what to be." Just then, another voice burst into the room. Sienna Blackwell… She emerged from the shadows, her long black cloak and her gray eyes shining. "I just want to talk," she said, looking at William. "Alison, I'm here to protect you. But first… you need to accept yourself." Alison looked skeptical. "Accept? What?" Sienna approached slowly. "This power can set you free or destroy you.

Only when you accept it will you truly understand who you are." A thousand questions raced through Alison's mind. Who am I? Why do I have this power? But before the answer came, a humming noise could be heard. The air trembled. An ancient being emerged from the darkness—a creature whose eyes glowed with black fire. William lunged forward. Waves of black energy shot from his palms. Sienna tried to shield Alison with magical symbols. But the power within Alison had awakened. She was uncontrollable. "Alison!" William shouted. "Accept your power, or we will all lose!" "I cannot accept this!" Alison cried. Her eyes glowed red. In an instant, darkness engulfed her. William rushed to her, holding her before she fell to the ground.

Sienna's voice echoed: "We are losing her! Her power cannot find balance until it merges with her own consciousness!" Everything fell silent. William looked at Alison, his voice a whisper: "The time has come, Alison. Accept this power… or the darkness will consume us all." Alison opened her eyes, uncertainty in her gaze. "This is not my path…" she said, her voice trembling. "What… is happening to me?"

(Do you think Alison should accept this power or continue to reject it? Write in the comments is William right or Alison? )

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