By the time Alex regained himself, he found the left portion of his body to be covered in darkness with a black pool underneath his feet.
Blinking repeatedly, he tried to make sense of what was happening before a wave of memories struck him, bringing him up to speed on current affairs.
He looked ahead to find several fleshy tentacles held back by dark tendrils.
In the distance, the source of the tentacles, the amorphous fleshy mass was expanding.
"Nyx," Alex called out softly.
A few seconds passed before the voice was heard.
You are awake.
"What's going on?... Didn't you say the darkness in my psyche would only act when I have a strong desire and I'm unable to fulfill it?"
It also serves as my anchor with you.
"... What is that thing?" Alex acutely noticed that whatever that fleshy mass was, it wasn't as simple as a creature of the abyss.
