The corridor was back. The white pillars stretched into the distance as Alexis walked forwards, looking for the man. Just as expected, he appeared at the end, but this time there was an archway behind him.
"You have a choice," he said.
Alexis motioned for him to keep talking.
"This place exists between two worlds. The world of the living, and the world of the dead."
He gestured at the archway.
"As we speak, you are being given the chance of survival. This chance is fleeting, and you must take it quickly, if you want it. If not, it will disappear and you will have only one option."
"What happens when I walk through there?" asked Alexis, looking at the archway.
"You must walk through knowing your decision. Either, you return to where you were, or go on. If you go back, be aware that you will have to fight to survive."
Alexis considered this.
"This sounds like Harry Potter," she said. "That bit right at the end of the seventh book."
The man's face was expressionless.
"If that is what you imagined this place to be, then so it shall. Its form changes depending on what you believe."
The man turned around to face the archway.
"I must leave you now. Choose wisely."
He disappeared.
Alexis took a deep breath. She could almost feel the seconds ticking away. Looking at the archway, she considered her options. How could she know what to do? What if the world she came back to was apocalyptic? But then again, what if they had succeeded - who would she be if she abandoned that? She wasn't sure what to do, and it pained her. A few more seconds ticked by, and she weighed up her options.
Staring determinedly at the archway, she stepped through.
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Fanfiction"The apocalypse is coming? I should've stayed at home." "You'll still help, right?" "Sure. God, this family is mad." Allison Hargreeves x OC ✯ I hold all rights to Alexis Mitchell, but everything else is not my creation. All credits go to the crea...
