Prompt #59 No Way Out:

"Wait…what?"

You stared at the woman in front of you. You already decided earlier that this was nothing more than your imagination going wild as you slept. However you couldn't remember when you actually fell asleep.

"Because this world has reach-,"

You interrupted, "No, no I heard that. But why does world becoming dark have anything to do with me."

Minerva smiled as she stepped closer to you, "Do you actually believe that you are insufficient, that you couldn't possible help save the world from utter destruction?"

"Yes I do and how can, I," you pointed at yourself, "possibly save the world, when I don't even know what is wrong with it?"

"Oh, but you do." She stepped away from you and walked over toward your television that sat on its stand. Minerva reached down passed the first shelf below the T.V. where your DVD player sat. Her hand touched the stack of video games on the second shelf. Minerva's delicate fingers traced over the cover of the game until she picked it up.

You just stood at your spot wondering why Minerva went to that lonely stack of games, was it curiosity? You watched her walk back, her beautifully gown flowing behind her. She halted a foot in front of you and held the case up so you can get a good look at it.

"Assassin's Creed II? What does that have to do with anything?"

You couldn't help being agitated and impatient. Why couldn't she just come out and say her reasoning? This dancing around the bush was pissing you off and for some reason you knew you weren't going to get simple, straightforward answer.

"You've played it, no?"

"Yes I have, beaten just recently."

She sighed as if she was hoping that was a big enough clue for you. Minerva glanced down at the case as she placed it on the arm of the couch beside her, "Are you sure that it has nothing to do with me or the man that helped you this evening?"

'Desmond…' At that moment you finally put the puzzle pieces together. Minerva was in the game as well and not to mention that the infamous Desmond talked to you earlier. No matter how ridiculous this situation was turning out for some reason you were starting to believe that this wasn't just some dream your mind had created. Surprisingly you found yourself hoping that this was real.

"Holy shi-,"

"Please, don't," you didn't finish, Minerva continued. "Nevertheless it appears that you have finally put two-and-two together. This game," she pointed at the case below, "Has revealed the truth. This world that you live in is nothing more than a parallel of the one you actually belong to."

"Parallel universe?"

She took pity in your ignorance, "Your human mind cannot fully grasp the truth thus it is best to not dwell."

Minerva gazed at the clock to her left then quickly averted her eyes back to you. Was she running out of time, you wonder?

"Could you at least try and elaborate?"

"There is no more time to explain."

You scoffed, "All we have is time."

"No we don't," she wasn't angry but stern. She made her point in just a small phrase and you complied by shutting up. She placed her hand on your shoulder, squeezing it in a comforting fashion. "Everything will reveal itself, I promise."

As she spoke the room became fuzzy and you were losing the battle of staying alert. The hazy feeling crept into your mind and the round was spinning around you.

Then room became silent, still even no longer moving, your eyes abandoned you and closed.

"There is no way out of this, [Your Name]. I'm sorry."

Author's note: I didn't care for this chapter. I'll do better on the next one promise. More excitement too, Ezio might finally make his appearance.