Observation
For a time he struggled, tangled in the embrace of his own mind. In time, he came to see the shadow not as an enemy, but as a companion. It was in the darkest recesses that his mind thrived—his dominion.
Control and disappointment; gnawing away with fear. Fear turns into paranoia; paranoia to psychosis.
Run.
Even muted by pills, he is still flesh, still bound to humanity. Fear clings to him, and he will sacrifice everything precious to escape it; to transcend.
Take flight. A phoenix rises.