Episode 1 Step, step. I was sitting on the cold ground, leaning roughly against a wall, when I heard footsteps getting closer. I forced my heavy eyelids open. What I saw was... nothing. Just darkness. It was pitch-black—so dark I couldn’t even see a sliver of light. Like the depths of a cave. Then, the owner of those footsteps fina...
Episode 1 Step, step. I was sitting on the cold ground, leaning roughly against a wall, when I heard footsteps getting closer. I forced my heavy eyelids open. What I saw was... nothing. Just darkness. It was pitch-black—so dark I couldn’t even see a sliver of light. Like the depths of a cave. Then, the owner of those footsteps finally reached me and tossed a round pill in front of me. “Here. Eat up.” Thud. The pill hit the ground and let out a faint, bitter scent. That sharp smell—yeah, it was poison. I’ve eaten so much of it over the past fifty years, I could tell just by the smell. No doubt, this was another one of those so-called “elixirs” packed with deadly toxins. “This one’s real valuable—some even call it sacred. So chew it good, yeah? Kekeke.” He laughed in that scratchy, metallic
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