His Crush, Jess Martinez

…his crush, Jess Martinez. The twin sister of one of his closest friends, Ethan had always had a thing for her since middle school. Unfortunately, he could never find the courage to ask her out, so he was perpetually stuck in the friend zone while she dated some douchebag or another. Now it seemed like he’d never see her again, his last thoughts being of regret that he never asked her out.

Just then, he heard the booming voice ring through his head again. “ETHAN SUMMERS, YOU WILL ATTAIN A NEW LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ONE KNOWN AS JESSICA MARTINEZ. PREPARE THYSELF FOR ENLIGHTENMENT.”

“Wha-AAAAGG!” He screamed as another wave of pain shot through his body. It felt like his entire body was being consumed by ants. Unable to bear it any longer, he blacked out.

The ring, seeing that its bearer has passed out, now had to make the split second decision of what path it would send Ethan down. Normally, it’d give Ethan the choice, but it seemed as though it overdid it on the transformative magics surging through Ethan’s body. Deciding at random, it chose to send him down…