The hallway is long, pitch dark, a vague light farther down the way.
[You will live"There you are." Grant reaches out in the darkness and rests a hand on Jeffrey's shoulder. "You shouldn't be afraid," he says as the other man trembles, "I did what had to be done." He can feel the heavy energy in his pocket from the Other's bones
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It's best to keep talking. Get close. Gain trust.
"Has she said anything about me?"
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He swallows nervously at Brian's next question. "God knows your sins," he says, then pauses for a moment, frowning in concentration. "Or he knows the sins this place has thrust upon you. She thought you might have seen something in the mirrors. I think...maybe that your life is false, just like mine." He brightens. "Maybe she knows your true name. I can ask her, if you like."
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Hallucinations. I need
"The mirrors. There was sunlight and grass. I was--" LIES
He continues walking, the streets starting to become familiar again. They weren't far. A bitter, quiet laugh. He was going to ascend beyond God's kingdom.
"Sure. What's my 'real' name?"
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The scuttling is the worst. He can hear the clicking of thousands of tiny feet scurrying, the sounds of the devils. He mutters to himself, old half-remembered prayers, but the sound refuses to be drowned out.
He tries screaming instead. "Help! Somebody help me!"
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Confidence. She speaks with such confidence.
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