Chapter Six: The End of the World
"Never underestimate the power of your own mind because it can trick you into believing anything. Sometimes your mind can be your greatest enemy, but it can also be your best friend. Your mind should never be underestimated." -Anonymous
Patricia's vision had her in a bright, white room and she was talking to Alexandra. It was weird though; it was almost as if it was a different Alexandra because she seemed to know nothing of the curse that she had given Patricia only six hours ago. This Alexandra was nice and sweet and so unlike how she was last night. It was as if this Alexandra wanted to help her get past the things that were holding her back, not punish her for them.
Patricia was blasted out of her thoughts when the specter began to speak, "Knowledgeable One, I have come to help you. You know of the many ways to become immortal: Elixir of Life, Mask of Anubis, etc." Patricia nodded and Alexandra smiled. "You are a good pupil," she said. "What you don't know, what most people don't know, is that when a person becomes immortal, they lose, what you would call, the good parts of them. They are almost pure evil and they are run by demons. Very few people have become immortal in the whole history of time, and those are some of the people that have done the most evil. The whole situation is tricky because there are only two people that can kill them: the demons that rule them and themselves. The demons will kill them if they feel as if they are not doing their job and they can kill themselves if they feel remorse for what they've done. No one has succeeded in becoming immortal for the last four hundred years. People have tried, but they have failed. It is one of your jobs to prevent this from happening." Alexandra finished her speech and sat down on a chair that appeared out of nowhere.
"So, it Victor were to become immortal, he could be more dangerous than any other thing that we've faced," Patricia said hoping that this was far from the truth. Alexandra nodded. "And there's nothing Nina, Eddie, and I can do to stop him."
"If Victor were to become immortal, it would be pretty much impossible for the Trio to stop him. The world would plunge into dark times and it could possibly be the end of all humanity. The world almost ended last time and with every new immortal human, the demons grow stronger and harder to defeat. If they were allowed to prevail this time, the world will surely end," Alexandra had finally gotten to the point of this whole visit: the world could end.
"What do you mean by 'pretty much'?" Patricia asked.
"There is one way you could stop him. You, the Paragon, and the Osirian have to give up everything: your feelings, your soul, love, anything that makes you happy. You could stop him then. You three would be empty shells of humans. There have been Trios that have done it in the past, but they didn't live to see many more days." Patricia was about to ask what she meant but then Alexandra said, "They killed themselves." The both hung their heads and were silent for a moment.
Patricia then spoke with a new seriousness about her, "I see why you cursed me last night. This is big stuff. I understand why you did it now."
"I didn't curse you last night, Patricia. I don't even know what you're talking about. This is the first time I've even spoken to you face to face," Alexandra said this with her face full of worry. "Did you see me last night?"
Patricia nodded her head in shame. Alexandra gasped and said, "Patricia, you have discovered some of your powers." Patricia gave the ghost a questioning look as Alexandra continued, "One of your powers is to create images and dreams. Usually it starts out where you make dreams for yourself and that's what you did. Whatever this curse is, it's not real; it's just your imagination." Patricia had a shocked expression on her face, maybe this morning really was just PMS. Alexandra continued, "Continue to meditate. With every new discovery, you will break more roadblocks and soon you will have unlocked your full potential." Alexandra gave one last smile to Patricia, then stood up and walked away. The white room faded and Patricia was back in her room, sitting on the floor with KT telling her to "let go of yourself" and "be one with your mind".
Patricia's eyes flung open and she said, "KT shut up because it worked. I saw Alexandra. She told me stuff that you wouldn't believe." She was about to tell KT but instead she said, "Let's wait for the others first, because it's a big shocker."