[ WP ] You 've been horribly depressed for as long as you can remember . Your life is falling apart . A week ago , an experimental treatment has been announced that lets depression sufferers face their sickness . You are among the few that have been selected for the first human trials .

*Face my demons... save myself... * 
 
 The words repeated over and over again in my mind. I knew what I had to do. I could feel the subtle pull of the medication dragging me under, and my last thoughts were of home. 
 
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 The sharp sting of the lake air pulled me out of my stupor. I sat up. The breeze whistled through the pine trees. 
 
 Silence. 
 
 *Face my demons. Save myself. * 
 
 I stood, slowly. The crinkle and snap of the twigs and needles below my bare feet felt like gunshots. I took a step, then another. Still the eerie silence. I could hear the lake around me, but could n't see it. 
 
 *I know where I am. * I thought. *I'm on the island where my family vacations. In Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. Why am I here? * 
 
 A snap from a few yards away made me freeze. 
 
 *Face my demons. Save myself. * 
 
 This drug promised that I'd be able to fight my own depression. The heavy hand of sadness - the veil that clouded my eyes and actions - would be vanquished by my hand. 
 
 What would I see when I turned to find the source of the noise? A demon? A dragon? Or... 
 
 `` Hello.'' 
 
 *Myself. * 
 
 I turned, slowly. I stood facing myself. A doppelganger. A copy. She was identical, down to the scar on my cheek and the angled eyebrows. The same shitty haircut. 
 
 She was smiling. I was not. 
 
 She held a sword in her hand. Thin, silver. Half of a yin yang on the hilt. I clenched my fists, and found that I was holding a sword as well. She narrowed her eyes. 
 
 The forest erupted into noise as demons stepped out of the trees. They formed a loose ring around us, burning eyes staring at me. At *her. * 
 
 My double raised her sword. The demonic visions cowered in fear. 
 
 Her eyes met mine. 
 
 *Save your demons. * 
 
 *Face yourself. * 
 
 I charged.
