NIGHTBLADE

Chapter 44

Meanwhile, somewhere inside Damian's mind, he woke up to the sight of darkness around him.

"Where am I?" he wondered,

Then he noticed something glowing in the distance. He walked towards the light and realized that it was a large projection of what's going on. He could see himself fighting the cloaked figure but not the way he would do at all.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. Damian turned around and saw a darker version of himself with grey skin and purple eyes.

"Who are you?" Damian asked,

His dark version looked at him confused, "I am you." he replied,

"Yeah, right. And I'm your mom." Damian sarcastically replied, "Who are you? How do I get out of here?"

His dark version exhaled deeply, "Sometimes I wish I knew why you interfere with my plans." he replied in a deeper voice, "And why do I feel like I've seen someone like you before,"

"What do you mean?" Damian wondered,

His dark version shrugged, then just smirked. "Anyway, if you wish to be free, then you must defeat me."

"Is that it?"

"Simple as that."

Damian didn't have time to think about what moves to use and just charged straight at his darker version but every time he tries to land a punch, his dark version vanished into the shadows and counterattacks.

Suddenly, Damian heard a voice calling out to him. He cautiously looked around as he continues to fight his dark self. Each time, the voice calling out to him is getting louder and louder until he remembered who it was.

"Neon," he muttered,

"You have to break free!" Neon called out,

"I'm trying but this guy's in the way," Damian replied,

"He's just an illusion," Neon told him, "Remember: he's just an illusion!"

Damian thought about it for a moment. He took a deep breath as he closed his eyes and begins to concentrate.

Slowly, his darker version began to deteriorate and melt away. And the area around him began to clear up.