SM:Shout At The Man
From Create Your Own Story
"iPod man! Look out!" you shout, hoping it is enough.
It isn't.
He remains completely unaware of the car until he's bouncing up onto its' hood and over the roof. A few other people who weren't able to move quickly enough are also run down and you are next in line. Right before the car turns you into a smear on the platform its' headlights suddenly emit a blindingly bright flash of white light which forces you to shield your eyes with your arms.
Several seconds pass by and you don't find yourself on the hood of the car. You lower your arms, momentarily confused, but it all becomes clear when you see where you are.
You stand in some kind of black abyss. There is almost nothing but darkess around you: no people, no objects, just a hooded black cloak that floats in the air.
"I wonder what you were thinking when you called to him?" a voice says, eminating from the cloak. It turns, slowly, revealing that it is in fact some kind of phantom. A featureless, white porcelain mask rests where its' face should be only within the eye sockets you see only black. It has no body, or discernable form.
"He clearly couldn't hear. I only hope that in the time we spend together you do not continue to be that unobservant. As you can guess, I hope, I am here to collect on our deal. You failed, and now you are mine."
"Only until my debt is paid," you say.
A cruel, haunting laugh fills the air as the phantom turns and floats away. You walk after it, not through choice, but because you find your legs suddenly out of your control. Its' response gives you a bad feeling, a feeling that this phantom is not going to free you even after you have paid off your debt.
Game Over: You belong to the Phantom now, and forever.
