What Happened Here ?

Finally, the options are revealed The appeal is second to none Tantalized by various speech patterns Shocking, awful, and mistaken Chills travel down the spine Afraid of what's to come At the behest of one's empathy Words cut through obvious defenses Crying to no one's delight The weakness can no longer be withheld Shaking uncontrollably, violating the hollow ground Confidence is shattered into a million shards of dissonance Never to be heard from again