Cursed from within

chapter 1 - Pilot

Frostbites, burns, ashes, severed limbs, blood. It's a massacre, and I murdered them all. How did I end up here?
The fire continued to rise but I stayed put staring at a severed head barely recognizable and a scent I could only describe as death filled the cold air as blood continued to drip down my face. Did I do this? All I could hear now is screaming and crying. I guess it's the end of the line for me. NO I DIDN'T DO THIS I DIDN'T, WHO DID THIS. I ran away as fast as I could until I completely passed out near the beach.

But let's not jump ahead and ruin all the fun. So I live alone, go to university and work at a small restaurant near my apartment, it's a chill but boring lifestyle but what can you do. Occasionally I go to beirut and see my friends there or play Yu-Gi-Oh at this place called multiverse. Multiverse is like a nerd café where you can buy board games, figurines and trading cards on the top floor, and there's a bottom floor where all the fun happens. You can pick and play any board game you like and you're provided with a snack and drinks bar to get your snack on while playing with your friends and loved ones and it's definitely my favorite place to go to in Beirut even tho some of my friends hate it there but I have lots of friends that go there and work there like Tarhini and Nasser that work there and the Yu-Gi-Oh community members that usually go there.

"I bahamut Summon my 3rd toadally awesome, triple toad, draco future and kragen. I don't think you can break my board this time Peter"

Lemme talk to you about my rivalry with Peter. I love Peter such a nice and genuine guy and fun to hang out with. But whenever we play he's always one step ahead of me like that one time I had an unbreakable board completely annihilated by his dogmatika shaddols and that fucking trap shaddol schism. And little did I know he drew the out this time as well, it must be that batman shirt he always wears.

"Shark ruler no more, any response?" said Peter with a nasty grin on his face

"OH COME ON" I scooped and packed my cards containing my salt then shook his hand aggressively and laughed it off, can't be mad at Peter after all. (scooping is a term used by yugioh players when surrendering)

So I lost but no big deal it's all for fun anyways, It's  not like I spent a shit load of my money on some cardboard with fish on it or anything but we move. I was feeling a bit hungry and worn out after a few games so I went to the bar to grab a snack, and surely enough Tarhini was there.

"oh god he's here" Jokingly said Tarhini

"well well well. I'm hungry. Give me your finest dessert" I said as I leaned against the counter

"we don't have dog treats today but I guess a fudge cake would do"

"you know it's my favorite, I'll take one please" God that fudge cake they have is just immaculate, so moist and perfectly sweet and chocolaty. What? am I going off course? okay fine.

So I proceeded to pay so I could go back to my table, but in classic Tarhini fashion he spotted my worn out bills and wouldn't take them, that bitch. But I still love him the same. After we wrapped things up at multiverse, I went back to my friend Hadi's house near the area to stay for the night. Hadi has been my best friend for years now, he's family at this point. I decided to take a shower but throughout it I could hear voices in my head whispering and crying and I could swear I saw my reflection move in the mirror after I was done but I didn't think much of it since I wasn't on my medication. I put on some black shorts and my Bring me the horizon shirt and got out. Hadi was asleep already but rightfully so it was pretty late so I followed suit and went to bed after a long day.

"wake up"

I opened my eyes after I felt something stab me in the ribs. I was chained up to a wall only wearing my shorts in a lair only lit by a single torch. The place was freezing cold and I couldn't stop hearing people screaming for help as I stood there helpless and cold. Something wasn't right, how did I end up here? where even is this place?