Chapter 14 : the unthinkable
As I looked at my mother's lifeless body, I couldn't help but think about the cruel nature of life and death. "Life is a fleeting moment, a brief flicker of consciousness in an vast expanse of nothingness. And yet, we cling to it with such desperation, as if it's the only thing that truly matters. But death, oh death, it's the great equalizer, the one thing that awaits us all, no matter how hard we try to cheat it."
As I pondered these dark thoughts, the sounds of beasts roaring in the distance snapped me back to reality. I knew I had to keep moving, had to find a way to survive in this harsh new world. But as I looked down at my mother's corpse, I felt a wave of revulsion wash over me. I hadn't eaten or drunk anything for two days, and my injuries were getting worse by the minute.
In a desperate bid to survive, I did the unthinkable. I took a stone from the ground and smashed her leg, the sound of crunching bone and tearing flesh making my stomach turn. But I didn't stop there. I kept smashing, kept grinding her leg into a bloody pulp, until it was nothing more than a paste.
And then, I did the unthinkable. I took a piece of her flesh and put it in my mouth. The taste was bitter and metallic, and I started crying, knowing what I had just done. "I did it only for survival," I told myself, trying to justify the horror of my actions. "I did it to stay alive."
But deep down, I knew it was more than that. I had crossed a line, a line that could never be uncrossed. I had become a monster, a creature driven by my basest instincts. And as I swallowed her flesh, I knew that I would never be the same again...
As I continued to succumb to my primal instincts, I popped her eyes out of the skull, knowing that they contained a small amount of water. I chewed on them, feeling the squishy texture and the faint taste of moisture. With each chew, I felt myself slipping further down the rabbit hole, entering a path from which I knew I would never return.
Hours passed, but my condition only worsened. My body was wracked with pain, my mind clouded with despair. But then, just as I thought all was lost, a message flashed before my eyes.
"System: You have survived 10 years..."
I couldn't believe it. Ten years? How was that possible? I had lost all sense of time, trapped in this never-ending cycle of survival and madness.
But the message continued, its words echoing in my mind like a cruel joke.
"Congratulations, you have reached a new milestone. You have proven yourself to be a true survivor, capable of withstanding even the most extreme conditions."
I laughed, a cold, mirthless sound. Survived? I had barely clung to life, sacrificing my humanity in the process. And for what? So that I could continue to exist in this twisted world, forever trapped in this cycle of violence and despair?
The message faded, leaving me to my thoughts. I looked down at my mother's skull, now empty and hollow, a grim reminder of what I had become. And I knew that I would never be able to go back, that I would be forever haunted by the horrors I had committed in the name of survival...
Wait this Skill as a Reward his eyes widened...