[quote=Zoe Beringer]
Zoe traced a twining symbol into the water. "This is going to hurt." The ooze began to envelope Micheal and simultaneously drag him toward the larger body of water in the bath. Strolling away from the tiled bath and following the perimeter of the room, Zoe allowed her hands to glide over the walls. Under her touch, the walls took on a sickly wound like quality seeping black sludge and crumbling at the edges.
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Paralyzed with pain, Michael is unable to do anything except fight to stay conscious. He then feels something wake up inside him, responding to his pain. "No..." Was all he could utter before his vision faded to black.