Chapter 8| Shadows of the Void

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Lolli floated in the darkness. There was no sense of time, no beginning or end. Just a deep, inescapable void that surrounded her, pressing down on her chest, stealing every breath. The only sound was her own heartbeat, slow and faint, like a distant drumbeat in the dark.

She tried to scream, but no sound came. Her voice was gone, swallowed by the endless black that stretched in every direction.

You're wasting your time, Lolli.

Evil Leafy's voice slithered through the void, sharp and venomous, filling Lolli's mind with dread. She couldn't see her, but she felt her presence. Always there. Always watching.

Lolli's hands trembled as she tried to pull herself together. She was fighting fighting harder than she ever had. But in here, inside the prison of her mind, it felt useless. Every time she tried to push back, the darkness closed in tighter.

"I won't let you control me forever," Lolli thought, though her voice barely sounded like her own. It was weak, fragile, like a flickering candle in a storm.

Oh, but I already do, Evil Leafy hissed, the sound echoing around her like a hundred voices whispering at once. You think you still have a choice? Look at what you've done, Lolli. You can't take it back.

The memories of the killings rushed into Lolli's mind, each more horrifying than the last. Faces blurred by panic and fear, blood dripping from her hands, the weight of the knife she couldn't stop herself from using. It was as if she was forced to watch her own nightmares on repeat, every detail sharper than before.

"No... stop..." she thought, her head pounding with the flood of unwanted images. She tried to push them away, but they stuck to her like tar, seeping into her mind.

This is who you are now, Evil Leafy whispered, the voice sickeningly sweet. This is who you've always been. Deep down, you wanted this.

"That's a lie!" Lolli screamed in her mind, feeling the surge of anger. "I never wanted this!"

Evil Leafy laughed, a sound that made the void tremble. You keep saying that. But it doesn't change anything. You're mine, Lolli. Your body, your mind everything.

Lolli gasped as the darkness around her shifted, pulling tighter, wrapping around her like chains. She could feel it squeezing her, making her lungs ache, making her heart race. Every part of her body hurt, and no matter how much she struggled, she couldn't break free.

"I'm still here," she thought, gritting her teeth. "You haven't won yet."

Haven't I? Evil Leafy's voice was right beside her now, dripping with malice. Then why are you still trapped here?

Lolli looked around the void, her eyes searching desperately for a way out. But there was nothing just darkness as far as she could see. No light, no door. It was endless.

You think you can escape me? Leafy's voice purred. You can fight all you want. But the more you resist, the deeper I'll pull you under. Until you're nothing but a shell.

"No..." Lolli whispered in her mind, her fear growing.

Yes, Evil Leafy sneered. Soon, you won't even remember who you are.

The void seemed to pulse with her words, the darkness growing heavier, denser, suffocating Lolli. She could feel her consciousness slipping, her thoughts scattering like ashes in the wind. Everything felt distant, as though she was being pulled into the deepest, darkest part of herself somewhere she couldn't return from.

But even as her strength faded, something deep inside her stirred. A small, stubborn spark that refused to die. It was faint, but it was there, flickering in the depths of the darkness. A memory of who she used to be, before Evil Leafy had bitten her, before the infection took over.

"I'm... still... me," Lolli thought, clinging to that spark with everything she had left. "You can't erase me."

For a brief moment, the void seemed to falter, the chains around her loosening just slightly. Evil Leafy's voice hissed in frustration, but the darkness quickly snapped back, tighter than before.

We'll see about that.

And with a final, suffocating wave of cold, the void swallowed Lolli whole once again.

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