I am so sorry it took me so long to update this! D: I got caught up in another story, but that won't happen again! From this point on, I shall be updating every Wednesday (yes, that means this Wednesday too!) at the minimum. You may see updates on other days of the week as well, but there will almost definitly be and update every Wednesday! :D


I changed back to my human form before Davalinn could fire off any of the questions I knew were coming. I would answer them all as best I could, it wasn't like I wouldn't get asked the same questions again after I won the Games.

"See, that kind of reaction was exactly what I was trying to avoid with the whole 'don't freak out' comment." I gave him a small smile, trying to lighten the mood enough for him to relax a little. I knew this was a pretty big thing to soak in and he would probably need quite a bit of time to fully calm down, but I was going to make that time frame as short as possible.

"How… How is this even possible?" He finally managed to get out.

"Long story short, there was an accident in my parent's lab. They'd built a ghost portal and somehow managed to stick the 'On' button on the inside of it." I dropped my head a little for a second and let a small chuckle escape my lips before I continued. "I was stupid enough to walk inside it and I tripped over a rouge wire. My hand landed on that stupid button and I got electrocuted. The spectral energy that coursed through my body prompted ectoplasm to form in my bloodstream and DNA, at least, that's the running theory."

"Do your parents know?"

"Not yet, but they will by the time I get home. I know it really isn't fair, but I am going to use my powers to get home. I have to, I have a duty." My designer didn't seem fazed in the slightest.

"I really don't blame you, Danny. But why wait until the Games start to let people know?"

"Mainly because the longer I can keep anti-ghost weaponry out the arena, the better; I can handle myself and defend against it pretty well, but it'll still make things easier." Davalinn nodded, he apparently understood my motives perfectly.

"You know, you may have more of an advantage than you think, Danny." I gave him a questioning glance and he continued. "I can't be sure, but I've heard rumors of the Game Makers using a haunted arena this year." Oh, shit. That could end very, very badly.

"How would that give me an advantage? If anything, it would only ensure that there were ghost weapons available. The Capital wants a show, so they're not going to throw their victims in without even a sliver of hope."

"True, but from what I've heard of our alter-ego, you would know how to defeat any ghosts that do show up, you deal with them all the time." You know, he did have a point there.

"Maybe." I wasn't too confident, and I think Davalinn could see that. It wasn't that I wasn't damn sure I could win, it was the fact that having to kill all these people was still eating away at me.

"Hey, don't worry about having to fight. You'll win, I know it." Davalinn gave me a reassuring smile.

"It's not that I'm scared of losing. I can't stand the thought of having to kill. I've seen what I could become if I let myself, and I'm not willing to let myself become that. As much as I hate to admit it, what if these Games are enough to tip the balance I've so carefully achieved and turn me?"

My designer turned friend bent down a little so he was level with me. "Don't worry. You're a good kid, Danny. I know you won't become whatever it is you're so afraid of. Even if you have to fight to live, you'll find a way to keep evil at bay." He smiled again and I could tell he truly believed it. It was almost enough to make me fully buy it too. Almost.

"Thanks, Davalinn." I forced a smile onto my face. "I'm gonna turn in now, if that's alright. I want to get as much sleep as I can in these last few days before the Games."

He nodded and led me back to my room. He turned to leave, but just as he was about to walk back through the door, he spoke again.

"Don't worry, Danny. Everything will work out." I wish I could believe that.


I know, I know. It's pretty short, and most filler, but at least I finally updated and am getting it on a schedule! :)

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Invisible One