Chapter 215: You Can’t Stop Me
Ryder remembered Reana. She was waiting for him. Ryder had seen what his dark self was capable of – it was destructive and obsessive. He’d repeat his mistakes in the past...same mistakes that made him lose Reana for good.
Ryder didn’t want that. He didn’t want a life where Reana would call him a monster or insane.
With a fierce, eat-shattering roar, the mental pull snapped and Ryder’s body jerked forward and he crumbled to his knees.
He was back in his body.
The cave trembled with the force of his collapse and spat out blood. Images before him blurred as his vision swam in and out of focus.
Ryder’s breath came in sharp, shallow gasps. His hands trembled as his body rattled from the aftermath of the mental battle.
But the man before him – Dark Snow, looked untouched by the struggle. He tilted his head, confused for a moment before his blue eyes focused on Ryder’s trembling form.
"So..." Dark Snow’s voice was a dangerous whisper. "You’re me, and I’m you... and you don’t want me?" His tone shifted, growing colder with each word. "Why? What’s wrong with being me?"
The words hung in the air, charged with an eerie calmness. Ryder’s body trembled with exhaustion. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, staining his lips a dark crimson, but still, he struggled to push himself upright, leaning on the wall of the cave.