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ProfNigma Stories #10: It’s All Been Done #1
Date: 11/27/2015, Categories: Celebrities, Author: FrankSinner
... about what this choice could cost you." The man stopped, and allowed his feet to touch the ground, looking Freddie in the eye... or at least where his eyes would be. "As for who I am... my name is The Illusory Gentleman, or Ill for short. And as for why... I'm here because mistakes have been made... and as your god, I'm here to fix them." * * * Freddie was running for his life on the shore of Schneider's Island, arms burning from the rowing, and the dull ache in his wrists from being hand-cuffed. "Anyone!' he cried out. "Is there anyone here?! I NEED SOME HELP!" He had no idea how long Jade had left, knowing that bleeding was not going to fix itself and she didn't have long even with his makeshift tourniquet. Freddie raced on his sore legs, hoping to flag someone down for some help, and after nearly two minutes of running, he saw a person atop a nearby ledge. It looked like he was wearing a suit, and had short brown hair. "You!" he called out. "Can you please help me?" "You can't even help yourself," the man called back, not turning around. "How, with all of this, can I help you, of all people?" Freddie shook his head, unsure what to make of this nonsense. "I don't understand... whatever you want, I will give it to you... I just need some help. My girl... my wife... is bleeding out on the small island out there. She needs medical help like right away." "I know..." the man said, "And you'd give ...
... anything to help her?" "No question," he said, getting really impatient with this strange man. The man turned around to face Freddie and the young man nearly fainted as he stared into a pale featureless face. "Fantastic," the man said, before stepping off the high ledge above Freddie. * * * "You're the guy..." Freddie stammered, everything making some sort of sense at last. "You were in my dream... on the island." "Yes..." he replied, "but the dream part is entirely up to you. You said you'd give anything to save her, and this is where the bargain lies." "Stop bullshitting me... what the hell is going on?!" Freddie said, definitely loud enough for the girls to hear. "The offer is this. This day that we have just begun; not even two hours into it, is a big turning point for your life. Things change here, and some-one you needed by your side wasn't there." "If you're talking about Tori, then you're wrong. She was still around... and she survived in my dream as well." Freddie stared at the faceless man, eager to hear this explanation. "How is that losing her?" "I never said losing. I just said she wasn't by your side when you needed her to be," the faceless man said. "This is the day that you crush her spirits and her ability to believe in love, and it costs a lot of people a lot of things. But before I say anything else, my friend, I need you to say it, 100% that you are willing to give up ...