Offering Part Two

The pain instantly overwhelmed May, and she fell to her knees, her blood pooling around her on the cold pavement. She was panting heavily, each breath labored as she managed to choke out, "Nathan, run... get away..."

Nathan laughed, a cruel, mocKaing sound that echoed off the alley walls. "Wait, you still believe I'm Nathan?"

May, bleeding and growing pale, looked up at him with confusion and fear. "W-what do you mean?" she asked, her voice weak.

Nathan smiled slightly, a sinister glint in his eyes. "Oh May, you really don't get it? Well, I guess I should be a nice 'boyfriend' and explain."

As he walked up to her, his body began to fizzle like a red glitch. His appearance started to change—his freckles disappeared, his facial features morphed, and his hair took on a different style. Strange, tattoo-like markings appeared on his face around his left eye.