Really creepy, as it develops.
From the "I want to believe" excitement and light to the rather dark mind-programming and its seemingly violent consequences.
It would be fascinating to see your whole concept developed.
In the town where I grew up there were stories (told as facts, with witnesses and all) about children kidnapped by duendes (showdow-like small creatures, allegedly children's ghosts). Kids who had experienced this were said to grow up as weird adults.
Thanks so much @hlezama for your comment. Yes, I did intend it to have a creepy tone near the end. But it's more the creepiness of confronting the darkness within yourself, and going beyond that to find oneness with everything. The aliens force the boy to confront that darkness.
I'm going to have to learn more about duendos. Ghosts to me aren't necessarily traditional ghosts. I see these things more as energy reflecting from the universe around us. Such strange things, shown to us by quantum physics and the like. Anything is possible!
It's interesting that looking online it says duendos can actually be good or evil. They certainly seem to be mischievous either way!
Weird adults hehe, I've known many weird adults. We're all weird to somebody though, aren't we?
Thanks so much.