[Louis] The sound of determined footsteps and the loud banging of doors echoed along the second-floor hallway."Where in the world is she? ...There's no way she'll be here, right?" Louis muttered as he checked yet another room. His mood was worsening by the minute.“Oh! Hi, Louis,” a feminine voice called out from a distance.Louis turned and saw both Clara and Adam walking toward him. The siblings were walking from the start of the hallway- the same way he had come from.“Hey,” Louis answered in an almost sheepish-like manner.Clara’s smile widened while Adam raised a brow in response.“So… what brings you both here, to the second floor?” Louis asked.“Nothing really… Adam and I just wanted to explore the rest of the facility.”“I see…”“What about you?” Adam asked.“I’m looking for Sam,” Louis adverted his gaze slightly, “I need to talk to her about something…” he continued almost inaudibly.Clara giggled.“Ah~ Hm… We haven’t seen her at all. Then again, we were mostly on the third
Warning:This chapter contains aspects of memory loss and minor descriptions of torture that might be uncomfortable for certain readers. Please read at your own discretion.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[The following day at 8 am--- 15 October 2021, Friday][5th floor of the facility— Jared’s room…]Jared sighed as he lay on the bed.“The sound of a clock ticking had faded over the course of several hours…” he muttered before chuckling bitterly.‘Well, not several hours since it is already the next day…’Jared turned to face a pendulum on the small table by the bedside. Although the novelty was unmoving, he could not help but stare at it in a trance-like manner.‘So, I’m definitely in the game world, right? Otherwise, I wouldn’t be hearing the phantom ticking…’Despite trying numerous times, he still went on to tap at his hip to activate the game manual. His
Warning:This chapter contains a slight indication of Derealization Disorder that might be uncomfortable for certain readers. Please read at your own discretion.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[About a week later--- 14 October 2021, Thursday][6th floor of the facility--- Doctor Heine’s room…]*Tick**Tick-tock**Tick-tock, tick-tock*The ticking from a clock echoed loudly within the enclosed mint-colored room. All alone and isolated in the room, Jared continued to scribble on a paper he had found in one of the drawers.‘So, by my count, I’ve been in this world for about 127 days… I’ve been in this facility for about three months,’ Jared thought as he drew out a timeline chart.*Tick-tock*‘A lot has happened yet I haven’t been able to make any progress in terms of returning to my own world. Besides…’ Jared paused and tapped his left hand onto his hip. When
Warning:This chapter contains slightly disturbing descriptions of gore that might be uncomfortable for certain readers. Please read at your own discretion.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As Jared and Louis walked along the hallway of the third floor, the sound of their footsteps echoed loudly. Despite having the lockdown for weeks, Jared could never shake the feeling of anxiety and isolation whenever he walked the hallways of the facility. Not another soul in sight- be it a doctor, orderly, or patient. ‘Speaking of patients…’“Louis,” Jared turned and called out to his friend.Instead of answering, Louis merely clicked his tongue in annoyance and stared silently at Jared.‘Uh… I know that look…’Jared sighed.“Lou-”“Yes? How can I help you, Jared?” Louis asked in a sing-song manner to which Ja
[6 October 2021, Wednesday…][From a window of a vacant bedroom on the second floor of the facility…][8 am]Despite the clear blue sky, an underlining rumbling broke the peace of the day.“Hah…” Jared sighed as he rubbed off the sweat on his forehead with his rolled-up sleeve and gazed at the source of all the rumbling that came from below. Countless zombies were shuffling and staggering across the grounds within the surrounding area of the facility. Regardless of there being no humans in sight to hunt down, the zombies have continued to linger just outside the premises- bumping ever so often against the fence.“They never wear out, huh?” Jared sighed again.‘Despite checking on the facility’s electrical control panels and circuits, there’s no way of activating the electric fence… If the zombies continue to bump against the fence, it’ll only be a matter of time before they come through. When that happens, we’ll be goners… The fence is the only form of barrier- if you can really cons
[A few days later--- 2 October 2021, Saturday][12.40 pm]Birds chirped from treetops as leaves rustled upon the cool autumn breeze. A distant, muffled howl was heard as the wind blew through the emptied hallways from the lower floors. Then everything returned to being still and muted- as if the breeze had stolen away all life and the very creation of sound itself. Despite the calm tranquility, it was nonetheless eerie. Jared could not help but feel a chill go up his spine.‘Being up high on the rooftop is both scary and lonely… It’s as if the zombies are lurking within every shadowed corner, and we’re the only ones left…’ Jared shook his head at that thought and proceeded to hang up some freshly washed clothes on the clothesline.A low whistle brought Jared back to the present. It was Adam who had just finished hanging his pile of clothes. The boy, who looked to be close to Jared’s age, stood a couple of feet from the edge and was gazing at the grounds below.“It would seem that we’
Warning:This chapter contains slightly disturbing descriptions of gore that might be uncomfortable for certain readers. Please read at your own discretion.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Clara][Less than a week ago--- 22 September 2021, Wednesday…]“Ah! No, don’t!!!” a young girl screamed in her sleep.Within moments, the zipper of the tent’s entrance ripped, and a boy came bursting into the small enclosed shelter. “Clara!” the boy yelled as he kneeled next to the girl who continued to writhe and scream in her sleep.An audible gasp and an annoyed click of the tongue were heard from the tent's entrance, but the boy focused solely on shaking the girl awake.“Come on, Clara! Wake up! You’re having a nightmare!” the boy yelled as Clara began grabbing and scratching at him.“No! Stay away! Get of
[Earlier in the year, before the incident occurred--- 29th May 2021, Saturday…]“Hello everyone and welcome to the stream!” Jared greeted.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[[Super chat]] [Hey, Jared!][Hello! I’m so glad I managed to catch your stream today!][Hi, Jared! Is the gang playing today?]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Haha~ Yes, both Omar and Nic will join for a special 6 hours challenge!” Jared answered before continuing, “We’ll be playing World Crafter, and the challenge is to see how much we can do within the allotted time. So, we’ll definitely have to go to the End and slay the dragon. But, we’ll try to build as much as possible after that.”----------------------------------------------