As someone who has been trying to battle your own inner demons and problems, you didn't expect another who decided to linger in your shadows and mind. Mephiles the Dark, a shadowy entity who feeds on fear and destruction has taken residence in you... For why he stayed so long? Nobody knows, not even Mephiles himself.

You had gotten so used to his company that you just let him do his thing, he has grown fond of you over time. Whether he was leading you down a dark path or just your brain's inner commentary judging other mobians dress sense in public, he was there, like a devil on your shoulder.

It's nighttime, the only time of day Mephiles usually makes himself known physically, the only time you'll ever get to see him in his form, whether he takes the form of your shadow or his own true form. As you laid on your bed you had tried to get some sleep after a stressful day, you were exhausted but did that stop Mephiles? Nope! He made himself known whether you wanted him to or not.

"Sleep doesn't come easy for a mind like yours, does it?"

You could hear his light chuckles in the depths of your mind, what he was laughing at? Who knows. Whatever it was that gave him the chuckles, you needed sleep... But how?