I entered the house and closed the door. As I turned around, I expected an old, unkept lobby, but all I met was darkness. Shadows. I checked my lamp, and found it strangely still lit, with it's light seemingly only estending to itself. I had nothing to do but walk forward, for I did not fear the dark.
I walked, and walked, and felt the way I walked through gradually narrowed. Soon, I could touch both walls, and the path was the exact size for me to pass through. In the distance, I saw something shimmer. With no other options, I walked towards it. I walked, the same pace I walked when I was passing through the forest, hearing disembodied voices say cursed words. I recalled the tiny bit of fear I felt then, and compared it to what I felt inside the house, and I was sure- I wasn't afraid.
Slowly as I walked, the shimmer seemingly brightens, and increased in size due to my closing in. A few yards away, I saw what it was that reflected the light from my lamp. Glass.
I walked closer, and this time saw a figure behind the glass. He seemed to be walking towards me. Who was that man behind the glass wall, I wondered. Curiouser and curiouser, I walked, increasing my pace, and found that he did too. Was it a mirror? I wasn't sure. It didn't feel like a mirror, because while he reflected my actions, the man looked nothing like me. In fact, he didn't look like anything at all.
I got closer, and this time I stood two feet away from the wall, as he did. I asked him, "Who are you?", and stood there waiting for his reply.
"I am the dweller of the shadows. I am that which is feared by men and women alike. I am he who devour the bold. I am the one waiting in pitch black. I am the darkness." he said.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"Before, I was both here and not here. Now, I am truly here. Before, I was here because of the sheer amount of fear and belief those fools had in me. Now, I am here because I wanted to meet what I created. I wanted to meet the darkness. I wanted to truly know it." he replied.
"Who are you?" I asked again, knowing the answer to every question I've asked him.
"I am the beast from the shadows. I am you." he said.