"Thou art I and I art thou." A voice called out to Noelle in her sleep. It dragged her consciousness deeper into the dream realm, where she was unable to wake. Her dream self, her consciousness, manifested a form in this wake-less realm. She took a moment to survey her surroundings. She was in a high-tech lab of some sort and the area was covered in a deep fog. The atmosphere disturbed her normally calm self. However, she could not turn back. The only direction was forward.<br/><br/>"Do you seek the truth?" she heard a voice whisper into her ear.<br/><br/>She continued down the hallway of the lab, only to hear the voice again, "If it's the truth you desire, come and find me." It sounded further ahead. She began to move more quickly, wanting to end this stupid little game. She reached a door at the end of the hall and opened it. A mysterious figure shrouded in mist stood waiting there, arms crossed and appeared to be gazing at her.<br/><br/>"So you are the one pursuing me. Hmhmhm, try all you like." it spoke, trying to goad her into action. Noelle was more than eager to accept their challenge. She concentrated and a ball of electricity formed in her hand. Focusing her concentration on the figure, she threw it at it. It connected but the figure reacted as if nothing happened.<br/><br/>"Hm, it seems that you can see a little, despite the fog." it said without emotion. Its response only further annoyed Noelle. She concentrated more electrons into her fist and struck its shrouded face. Its head did not even shift with the blow, it just remained idle as it was before.<br/><br/>"I see. You possess a certain quality. It needs to be nurtured, developed, and grown."<br/><br/>"What the hell are you talking about?!"<br/><br/>"Will we meet again, in a place other than this?" it continued, not listening to a word that Noelle said. Suddenly, the figure vanished, along with the smoke. Noelle took a deep breath and sighed. Her head started spinning and she collapsed to the floor. She awoke in the real world. She gazed at her hand and electricity flowed naturally through it. Her control of the power was being mastered at a quick pace. She stood up from her bed and approached a large TV. She touched the screen, half expecting it to blow up but was utterly shocked when her hand went straight through the screen. It didn't appear on the other side of the TV and the space inside was... well, spacious. She tried to put another arm in but was sucked into the TV. She felt herself falling from the sky but couldn't scream. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact of the fall. However, when she landed, it felt soft and furry. She opened her eyes and looked down to see that she landed atop some sort of wolf-like humanoid... a lycanthrope, perhaps? She quickly got off it and tried to apologize...