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: Abduction and Transfer to the Church's Dungeons
"Suffering is a dangerous thing; you may wish for death because of it, but I was born to bear this curse."
In a vast continent, particularly in the kingdom of Adita, where the misty, rainy weather hangs heavy over everything, there stood a church serving the One God. Its king, named Decker, consulted it on all matters. But the church operated in secrecy; its rituals took place in the shadows during every eclipse night.
I was abducted when I was just two months old by a couple from the church after they killed my father that rainy night. My mother had died soon after my birth due to the plague.
The church lay underground, in its narrow, dark dungeons. The cold stone walls pressed in on me from all sides, while the heavy stone ceiling seemed to weigh down on my mind, reminding me that I was trapped here with no escape. They raised me with no mercy, teaching me how to obey orders without hesitation, or suffer even more. This was my life; I had no choice but to survive at any cost.
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: The Secret Rites and Torture
I was shackled with other children in total darkness, surrounded by a circle of blood. They handed us those black stones and made us carry them. After minutes, silence settled in, and each child waited their turn to fall. Suddenly, one by one, every child collapsed, except for me. I was shocked; it wasn't natural. For the first time, I was alone among them.
The children showed signs of strangeness; they begged me to "escape," as if they expected me to flee. This was my first experience of having to rely on myself, standing alone in the chaos.
I felt fear and isolation, but at the same time, I began to wonder why I was the only one who survived, and what kind of power or fate I held inside me. Maybe this was the first step toward understanding my dark world.
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: The Explosion and Unexpected Escape
At the age of fourteen, it was an eclipse night, and it ended abruptly when the stone disappeared from my hand. I had no choice but to seize the chance to escape.
When they brought me back to the prison, a massive explosion occurred, and I took advantage of the chaos to flee.
After escaping, I met a mysterious figure wearing a harsh mask and a black robe. He helped me get out of there. He was like a savior, someone who seemed to know what I needed, but he quickly moved on and didn't seem like a saint or a priest.
He told me, "The curse you carry within you is not alone, and you are not the only one who bears this fate." I felt a mix of fear and awe, but also hope of breaking free from this hell. Then, a group of church members appeared, a light forming into a sword in his hand, cutting them all down. Afterward, he guided me through a tunnel leading to a sewer of the kingdom. "Get out of here and never return to this hell," he said.
The words of this person planted hope in me that there is still light to find, and I set off.
"In every suffering, there is a mystery yet to be discovered, and hope yet to be touched. Where will you be when you finally understand it?"