THE DEVIL WITHIN ME IS AWAKE

Chapter 2: The Awakening

Arthur tried to hide what had happened. He couldn't explain it, and there was no one he could trust. But the strange power inside him, the presence, was too strong to ignore. Every day, it grew. He could manipulate technology with a thought, see things that were hidden from his eyes, and feel the pulse of life around him like never before.

But that power was dangerous. As he explored it, he found himself drawn to an ancient relic hidden in the depths of the city—a mysterious temple long forgotten by the rest of the world. There, in the heart of the ruins, he discovered something else—something that would change everything.

The temple's walls were covered in strange symbols, ones that seemed to call to him, resonating deep within his soul. And then he met her.

Her name was Selene, a rogue who had lived in the shadows of the city for as long as she could remember. She was different—more attuned to the mystical forces that lingered in the world. Selene had felt Arthur's awakening and had come to warn him.

"You have no idea what you've become," she said, her voice a whisper in the dark. Her presence was both calming and terrifying, and Arthur couldn't help but feel a pull toward her. "You are not just a weapon. You are the vessel of something much older, something that has been sealed away for centuries."

Arthur felt the weight of her words, but there was something else he felt too—a connection. Something more than just a shared purpose.

"I don't know how to control this," Arthur admitted, his voice shaking. He had tried, but every time he came close to understanding, the power inside him pushed back, harder than before.

"You don't control it," Selene replied softly. "It controls you."