Eternal Echoes ✔

Chapter 19: Servant of Darkness

"Olivia..."

The voice sent a shiver down her spine, its tone both familiar and otherworldly. It seemed to echo from the depths of her mind, reaching out to her across the vast expanse of her consciousness.

"Who... who's there?" Olivia whispered, her voice trembling with uncertainty.

But there was no response, only silence that hung heavy in the air.

She stood alone in the darkness, the hooded figure looming before her like a specter from her deepest fears.

But this time, something was different. This time, the figure did not move to attack her. Instead, it stood before her, its form shrouded in shadow as it bowed low before her.

"Olivia" it whispered, its voice echoing in the darkness.

Olivia's heart pounded in her chest as she stared at the figure in disbelief. "What do you want?"

But the figure only bowed lower "Your sacrifice has bound me to your will."

As the voice spoke, images flickered through Olivia's mind, visions of the hooded figure and the pendant that had wrought such devastation. She saw flashes of its twisted form, its eyes glowing with an otherworldly light as it descended upon her with claws outstretched.

"You are mine now, Olivia Carter" the voice whispered, its tone both menacing and seductive.

Olivia's breath caught in her throat as she tried to make sense of the figure's words. Her sacrifice? Bound to her will? The pendant? None of it made sense.

"What... what sacrifice? What do you mean?" Olivia's voice wavered as she spoke, her fear threatening to overwhelm her.

The figure straightened slowly, its hood still obscuring its face. "You summoned me, Olivia Carter."

"I... I didn't mean to." she stammered, her voice barely above a whisper.

The figure seemed to glide closer, its movements smooth and effortless. "It matters not. The deed is done, and now you hold the power to command me."

Olivia's mind reeled at the implications of what the figure was saying. She had unwittingly bound a being of unknown power to her will, and now it stood before her, waiting for her command.

"What... what can you do?" she asked, her voice barely audible.

The figure's lips curled into a sinister smile beneath its hood. "Anything you desire, Olivia Carter. Anything at all."

"Anything?"

The figure nodded slowly, its eyes glowing faintly from within the depths of its hood. "Yes, anything. I am yours to command."

"Who... or what are you?" she asked, her voice trembling with uncertainty.

"I am but a servant of the void, called forth by desire."

The figure's words echoed in Olivia's mind, stirring something deep within her. She had always been drawn to the unknown, to the darkness that lurked at the edge of her consciousness. And now, it seemed, the darkness had found her.

"But what do you want from me?" Olivia asked, her voice barely more than a whisper.

The figure's hooded head turned slightly as if considering her question. "One sacrifice is all it takes, Olivia Carter. Your sight is mine forever. And perhaps... in the end, when you die, your soul too."

Olivia felt a chill run down her spine at the figure's words. Her soul? What had she gotten herself into?

But as she looked into the figure's glowing eyes, she felt something stir deep within her. A sense of power, of possibility. With this being at her command, she could change the world.