Embrace the Darkness SS Part 18

After another drought of lack of motivation and distractions, here's another part of this really dark sidestory! Also, since Alyss is DEFINITELY not gonna catch a break here, I think I should just keep a counter out:

Alyss "THAT WAS CLOSE!" moments counter: 2

That said, I dunno why, this part and the ones before have been REALLY awkward for me to write and look at. I dunno if that's because the writing is somehow poor or the subject matter just creeps me out, but either way, this ride is not gonna be smooth for anyone...