"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."
— John Milton, Paradise Lost
[ ???'s P.O.V]
The dark room was dirty and cold ,only lit by a single dim lightbulb hanging on the ceiling lighting only a few parts of the room. It was approximately 30 square meters,made of bare concrete with nothing around,except a single hall leading to a dark passageway. I tried to recall what had happened for me to end up in this situation,but i couldnt remember anything. And so i patted my pockets to see if my belongings were there ,but it was not
As I slowly and steadily got up from the ground. I felt aches and stinging pain all over my body, i soon noticed my body was littered with black and blue coloured skin. But I didnt pay much attention to it as i made my way towards the hallway
Inside the hallway,i noticed that the darkness was enveloping my entire body and i began to feel anxious inside the absolute darkness.
But That was when I saw a light,a glimmer of hope at the end,and with just a few more steps toward it and i found myself in a well lit room instead of perhaps an escape like i had hoped for.
Inside that room was a table and another dark corridor to my left.
Sitting atop said table was a virtual reality goggle,their design reminiscent to those that were used to pilot military vehicles in the war,it had the number 8 engraved on it,which i found strange. whilst thinking of what i can i do,i had a feeling that i was being watched by something,i scanned all over the room for any signs of a surveillance system ,until i came across a cctv on the right side corner of the room. The surveillance camera was sleek black with a logo on the side ,it was a skull with two wings on the side of its head with roses near its cheek. I'll memorize it,just in case
I put on the virtual reality goggle ready to take on whatever they'll put me through .
When i put on the vr goggles,i noticed that through the lens of the vr ,my entire body has been engulfed in darkness as if i had become a shadow,the goggles still allowed me to see clearly ,but there was a user interface and a message that pops up in my left hand corner which told me to go through the hall. There i was met with a door made of polished wood,opening the door made a creaking sound and there was another room,this room was like a hotel lobby, inside were 7 people and they immediately turned to me once i entered
The 7 people were wearing the same headset i was wearing ,with the numbers from my left to right it was numbered 1 to 7 and im guessing ill have to stand beside the guy numbered 7,because it just felt the most natural i guess
A voice came over from the headphones built into the goggles
"welcome to black rose,contestants . A game show where you'll be able to win 75 million dollars in cash or be put 75 million dollars in debt"
This was certainly an interesting predicament ive found myself in.