I opened my eyes again, a large blank plane spread as far as I could see, only a mirror image of myself stood out.

"So....you're me?"

"...I'm the new you...I really am sorry about this," He started walking towards me.

"Sorry? What tha hell is-" He grabbed my forearms, it felt like a chemical burn, "MOTHER FUCKER!"

"Make this easy...your time is done," He slowly started melting into my arms, "You have made a very difficult sacrifice,"

"Tha hell I have!" I felt another presence slowly seeping into my mind, "I ain't done living yet!" The rest of it's body melted into mine, "AUGHR- GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!" It felt like the left side of my body lost control entirely, "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!" I started running across the blank plane, "GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!" Along the flat, featureless terrain a thin white line started to form, "I'm not- AUGH- DYING HERE!" I reached the line and started clawing through, "I NEVER AGREED TO THIS! FUCK YO-"

"AHH!"

"Hold him down!" I quickly came to the realization that I was tied down.

"GET THE FUCK OFF!" I trashed violently, "LET ME GO!"

"Tomas calm down," Libra strolled into view, "Oh....well that's strange,"

"I'LL SHOW YOU FUCKING STRANGE!" I tried to pull my arms to his throat, still bound to the face of this table.

"Hmmm.....do you think you can calm down?"

"CALM! YOU TRIED TO FUCKING KILL ME!" I looked around the room, this place looked like the dungeon, "What is this!?"

"Our new home," A strangely familiar voice came from behind me.

"What the hell was that!?"

"What? What are you hearing," Libra asked leaning over me.

"Don't tell him a thing,"

"AUGH-! WHY DO I HEAR THIS!?"

"Hmmm.....Orion, call Mistress Luna," Libra walked away, "I suppose it's to be expected,"

"FUCK YOU!" I yelled, shredding my larynx.

"You're body is not your own!"

"AUUUUGHHHHHH-"

Once again, a blank room, two men standing opposite each other, "So....this is forever isn't it,"

"It doesn't have to be....you could have just let go,"

"....what are you?"

"Your better half.....well....I was meant to be the new you...but as we have learned....you...I...us....we are very resilient." He shifted his legs, "Well....I suppose you should name me Mr. Eldridge. You did earn that much...."

".....I'm still not really sure what you are.....how can I name what I don't know what it is,"

"...hmmm, I can't say I know myself....I only know what you know,"

".....Rhys....."

"Rhys?"

"....you're me....part of me, my middle name will work well enough...."

"Rhys....this is acceptable,"

"Ya don't have much of a choice,"

"well.....let us hope we can work together....I fear the alternative would be quite detrimental to both of us,"

"....ya sound like a dandy....."

"And you sound like a low class vagabond, strange to hear myself with such a strange accent...."

"No kidding-" A dark void sheared the blank white existence, "....Luna...."

"Mistress," Rhys took a bow, "A pleasure,"

"...Tomas...I am sorry," She said softly tip toeing towards me.

"Well....aside from the possible schizophrenia it seems to have worked out..."

"....I never intended for you-"

"Please mistress...I believe ourselves harbor no grudge," Rhys said walking around her, "I will submit to your choices, should Mr. Eldridge agree..."

"I have no intention to lose my free will....I'm sorry Luna...."

"I only ask you continue to serve as a guard....."

"Well...I need a job...do you know where we are?" I asked gesturing to the blank plane.

"I believe this is our mind....rather boring if I do say so..." Luna nodded in confirmation, "Well....how unimaginative....was I always this boring...."

"Oi I'm sorry, I just had a fight for my life, body, and mind! Sorry if I'm a bit uncreative right now.....asshole...."

"This should serve as inspiration!"

"NEARLY DYING!?"

"YES!"

"....gentlemen....I believe it is time to go back," Luna walked away fading into the white fog.

"Well....shall we Mr. Eldridge," He started walking through the fog.

"Right.....let's...." I started slowly following him, "Ya bloody dandy...."

"Low class wretch..."

"HUA!....." I jerked my head up, "...ughhh...." I slowly fell back, landing on a cold stone floor.

Libra slowly sauntered over, "Hmm....how are you feeling?"

"...like I just got my head fucked with..."

"Hmm.....as crude as it might sound, I know that feeling," He walked off, "Orion, mirror?" He slowly walked back, he quickly unbound my arms and pressed a mirror into my hand, "You truly have had an interesting reaction,"

I brought the mirror up, my right eye had gone blood red while my left retained its usual pale green, "....so....I take it you-"

"Yes...I don't really remember much before it....parts of it....but-"

"....so you lost that fight..."

"No...I won...my past self lost....but he still lingers....memories,"

"Well I guess that explains the eyes....so how much of your personality is actually yours?" I unbound my legs and got to the floor.

"Most of them....my sister could tell you more,"

"...your sister...she doesn't have-"

"No....as you said...eyes," I walked over to him rubbing the spots where I was bound.

"So....what exactly did you do to me?"

"....I suppose the simplest way to put it would be....we tried to replace you...how it work for us...we lose our old minds, we get stronger, faster, better....but it also makes us infertile,"

"...so I'm-"

"I don't know....as I said, we still don't know how it will effect you,"

"We do..." Rhys's voice rang out.

".....so....this isn't like a vampire thing is it? I'm not gonna start drinking blood am I?"

"Did you drink blood before?"

"...no..."

"Then no...you wont, we do because we did before this...you have a lot to learn..."

"Well....I- It would be a pleasure," I quickly covered my mouth. Libra raised an eyebrow, "That....that wasn't supposed to happen...."

"Huh....strange indeed, come along," He started walking off, "Lesson one: history." Next Chapter: Saturday Estimated time remaining: 18 Minutes