There and then, I reviewed the sparse details left by the past me.
A map that led to the hidden lair where the hidden necklace lay.
Guarded by supernatural creatures and layers of traps, and strange ominous supernatural forces.
Yet even with all i knew, i could feel the sheer danger waiting ahead.
Just the thought of the creatures sent a pulse of dread through me. They would be my greatest challenge, not to mention the traps and the supernatural forces lurking at every turn, waiting and ready to deliver me to the ever familiar cold grip of death.
Yet compared to the terrain itself.
All this seem to pale in comparison.
For I still had to map the zones leading to the lair, marking the three distinct barriers i knew surrounded it.
I let out a frustrated sigh.
My hand running through my hair while one gripped the paper- the map tightly.
Glancing at this place one last time, I smiled lightly before bolting towards the sphere of light. The soft, warm soothing feeling washed over me as i felt a serene calmness rippling and spreading through every fiber of my being.
A soothing calm that melted away my tension.
Just for a moment, i felt as though the darkness had vanished, as if the supernatural forces had evaporated into thin air.
The serenity, and the calm left me aching for more.
Yet ironically, it lasted but for a soft, brief moment.
But... I still wanted more of it.
I so much ached for more.
There and then, a spark of determination ignited within me.
...I would do anything to get it.
"No matter what it takes." I muttered, my voice thick with determination.
No matter what it takes me.
I am going to escape this wretched and cursed land.
I gazed ahead with balled fists, a flicker of determination igniting within my blue pair of eyes.
Now back in the dark room.
I felt the desolate, hollow darkness creeping in.
It wasn't gone.
It hovered around me, pressing closer, threatening to devour my spirit. The room itself felt alive with malice, shadows dancing at the edges of my vision.
I could feel it- the darkness.
My soul just mere inches from the encroaching void.
It was almost as though the darkness was just right behind me.
Watching.
Waiting... and carefully stalking its prey.
Just waiting for the perfect moment to... strike!
With a shudder, i forced myself to stay calm, my gaze sweeping the empty room.
Nothing had changed.
So it was safe to assume the Amaraith hadn't managed to break into the room.
For now anyway.
Yet my skin prickled as i sensed the Amaraith's positive influence inching closer. I struggled to remain clear headed. Frantic thoughts hitting the walls of my mind.
Hitting hard and fast, brutal and unforgiving even.
How am i supposed to survive this?
How will i escape from the damn Amaraith?
I pondered hard on it, yet each plan i devised crumbled under the sheer impossibility and precariousness of my situation.
My hands soon clenched into fists, and i felt despair wrapping around me. My breath quickened, heart pounding hard against my chest as my thoughts spiraled into chaos.
...How can I escape?
How??
Just how?
They had to be a way out!
They had to.
I questioned myself over and over again, my eyes wide in desperation, bloodshot veins tracing their way across my sclera.
Yet...
I came up with...nothing.
There was no way...no way out...except...
In my mind, a flicker of hope ignited, a cruel, dark and terrible idea taking shape. Yet i would do whatever it takes to escape from the inhuman clutches of the Amaraith. Even if it meant embracing the unthinkable.
And to be "honest," It was actually quite simple.
I literally go through it on a daily basis.
Isn't it my daily food?
I laughed lightly, the laughter hollow and true- the mask I had worn to mask the slipping away if my sanity.
I tried to encourage himself, i tried to shove down the unease that gnawed and clawed at me, yet my trembling hands betrayed the boldness in my voice.
My heartbeat thumped hard and fast, slamming fiercely onto my ribs as blood rushed furiously to my head.
I struggled to maintain my calm, eyes darting to my surroundings. My gaze soon stopped on the dark window that spans throughout the right upper corner of the dark room.
A hint of determination and desperation flickered within my eyes for a second there and then.
I made soft, heavy steps towards it.
Each step sent cold chills down my spine, fear slowly settling into my bones. Yet i shoved them down just as they came.
I couldn't afford to stop.
Not now.
Not ever.
Arriving before the glass, my hand smashed downwards. Veins wriggled crazily across my skin as my fragile and weak hand smashed onto the glass, hurtling shards of glass into the surrounding space. Some pierced through my soft, and delicate skin. Sending a wave of blood spluttering into the air.
Dyeing the wall- a bright red shade as a result.
...The endless darkness seemed to flash with a crimson shade for a second there as pain.
Terrifying pain shot through me.
The force rippled though me like a cold chilling wind as it threatened to break me from the inside out. I tightly clenched my hands, biting onto my lips as i forced down the piercing scream that threatened to fall from them.
My hand moved towards the larger shard of glass.
My hands trembled and my joints froze in hesitation, yet I couldn't afford to stop.
'...I had no other choice.'
Soon, I picked up the shard.
Cold and sharp, it shimmered in the endless darkness.
My heartbeat thundered as i raised it to my forehead, the jagged edge pressing against my skin.
Despair tightened around me, pooling around my chest like a vice and with a shuddering breath, i drove the shard into my flesh!
The world spun as pain exploded through me, my vision blurring as warm blood dropped down my face. Each stab brought me closer to profanity, but at the same time, it also brought me closer to the escape i so desperately craved for.
'...The escape I desperately fought for.'
My gasps for breath echoed in the silence, punctuated only by the hollow thud of my knees hitting the ground.
But I kept going.
I couldn't afford to stop.
Not now
I could feel it.
The Amaraith's presence was inching closer.
It could break into the room at any point in time.
This sent me further down the walls of profanity, despair and desperation settling within me as i kept going.
I did it again.
Again.
And again .
I continued, until i could lift my hands no more.
As I lay there, blood pooling around me.
I still clung on to one last thought- escape.
I had to escape.
Not only from the Amaraith.
...But also from this wretched, and cursed land.
I had to escape from them all.
I had to.
I was tired of the endless death.
Tired of the unending pain and agony.
I am tired of them all.
I want it to come to an end.
I want to be with other humans.
Other loved ones.
I want to be with families and friends.
Families and friends I can call mine.
...I so much wish to be loved and cared for.
Yet here i am stuck in an endless time loop.
... And as i clung to the last thought of escaping. The emptiness within me yawned like an abyss, but i couldn't let it consume him.
I had to endure.
I had to fight.
No matter the cost, I will break free from this nightmare.
I will.
Blood-mixed tears slowly streaked down the corner of my eyes as I gasped for breath.
I tried to say something.
Anything.
I even tried to breath.
Yet, only blood-riddled coughs escaped my lips as blood continuously pooled around me.
Yet amidst the weight of despair and desperation that gripped onto me, tightening around my chest like a vice. I held on to the thread of hope of escaping.
I will escape.
...Even if it is the last thing I will do.
I will escape.
No matter what it takes.
A faint weak, and bitter smile touched my lips as my vision darkened
My mind surrending to the cold embrace of unconsciousness.
The endless darkness swarmed over my mind and in the blink of an eye.
The world turned dark.
The endless darkness overwhelming my mind in a single breath.