In the shadowed landscape of my mind, my reflection—dark and unyielding—waited with a smirk that mirrored my own stubbornness. It tilted its head, eyes gleaming with an unsettling intensity, and beckoned me closer.
"Why do you hide me, Jade?" my darker self asked, voice dripping with a confidence that felt alien yet oddly familiar. "Do you think you can keep us apart forever?"
Swallowing hard, I steadied my voice. "I don't hide you. I control you. I choose what part of you I let out."
It laughed, the sound echoing through the void. "Is that what you tell yourself? That you're in control? The crystal knows better. It called to me for a reason. Together, we could be unstoppable."
