Tape #1
The sound of Just crying out can be heard, screaming Soren, Whisper, and many other names before a loud popping sound is heard. Soren's body shudders as Just screaming comes to an abrupt end. Soren began to tear up, looking down at the cold concrete floor. Soren began to wander into his mind, asking himself questions and answering them.
"I-Is he... D-D.. De..Dead..?"
Yes, he is.
"I'll never get out of here... I'll always be stuck here. Even my own cries couldn't help me free."
Why are you still alive?
"Why am I?"
The wheelchair falls back, hearing the sound of Just body splashing into the pool. D.E.F.E.A.T and his 2 Shadow-Walkers walked up to Soren, residing in a cell chained up. D.E.F.E.A.T pointed Just body being dragged down into the black pool of blood.
"There he goes. Being dragged into the darkness, all alone, never to come out. THAT was your reborn soul? What a shame."
Soren looked at Just body finally submerging into the pool, gone. Soren began to cry, overwhelmed with despair as his hope of getting out of this cursed prison had failed. D.E.F.E.A.T wrapped both of his hands on the bar, smiling at Soren.
"I'm going to prepare something amazing for you, all will see. Oh, how much fun it will be! Wait. Right. Here. I will be back to finish setting up."
D.E.F.E.A.T. began to laugh as Soren's visions became blurry and glitchy, whimpering to himself as all 3 of them walked away into a door leading into the other section of the prison. Only the tape noises, a pierce howling wind flowing through the courtyard can be heard. Soren, continuously staring at the pool that has devoured Just. His heart feels dreadful, whispers begin to lurk into his mind.
Kill yourself. It'll just be a cycle, over and over again. Wake up, eat, play video games, pleasure yourself, sleep.
"Shut up... Please! I didn't want to do it anymore! Stuck in a never ending cycle of feeling purposeless."
If you wanted to not do it anymore you would've stopped. But deep down, in your sinful heart, you love it. The gratification, the thoughts, what do you think lies underneath this existence? Something more sinister. You know his name. Should we go see him?
"N-No.. No.. Please... Just leave me alone!! Why can't you just Leave. Me. ALONE!!??"
Soren's hands had a mine of its own, he looked down to see that the palm of his hands had mouths on them, sticking their tongues out as the 2 feminine/masculine voices spoke in unison.
"Aww what's wrong? You don't want to feel good while we wait? Let's just close our eyes and escape this reality that you're in, let's indulge in your fantasies."
Soren began to sob, his chained up hands trying to slip inside his pants as he shook his head; panicky trying to take control of himself, smacking his hands on the floor.
"NO!! FUCK YOOOUUU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU!!"
Soren grunted with each impact his hands made contacting the ground, moments later the voices stopped. He looked up at the dark ceiling, crying out loud as tears flowed quickly down his cheeks. Soren's hands were bruised up with cuts and scratches, he sat down on the floor with his legs criss crossed. He looked down at his hands, turning back to normal but bruised up.
"J-Ju....Just... Come back.. Please .."
It's been quite some time. Soren looked at the floor, ignoring the whispers in his head. Silence. Silence. Silence. He then heard a staticy, glitchy voice calling out to Soren from afar.
"S-So..rEn .... SoREn..."
Soren slightly raised his head up, looking at what looked like red veins glowing within the darkness. Soren's eyes became wide, shaking his head as he slowly stepped away from the bar.
"N-No... It can't be! It can't!!"
A dark figure approaches from the foggy dark, the TV screen showing a bright red background with white sharp teeth. Whisper began to yell out into the darkness, running up at Soren as he grabbed onto the bar. Soren fell back in fear, his heart beating rapidly as he looked at Whisper, who had been corrupted.
"He FaIlED Us. FaILeD YoU!"
Whisper TV Head began to twist around, hearing cracking, mechanical sound as he tried to bend the bars with his bare veiny hands.
"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!! YOU DUMB BITCH!!"
Soren was crying cowering in fear, begging for his life. Whisper couldn't bend the bar as he heard a door opening, he growled and ran back into the darkness. Soren leaned his head back against the floor, hyperventilating as he looked up at the lightless ceiling. The sound of footsteps approaching the cell, Soren looks to see that it's D.E.F.E.A.T with his 2 Shadow-Walkers. The cell door opens, gesturing to Soren to get up.
"Stand. The surprise is ready for you."
The song (Kiddiekafka - Walk) Soren slowly stood up, cautiously walking out the cell as the sound of a small but weighted ball drags across the ground as he takes each step. The 2 Shadow-Walkers stood beside him, placing their sharp fingers on both of his shoulders as they followed D.E.F.E.A.T. After walking for a moment they stopped in front of a door, guarded by 3 statues. Their appearances were of a samurai made of stones, blocking the door with 3 types of weapons. Katana, Naginata, and Tetsubo. Each of the statues had the same attire. The statues turned their heads, looking at D.E.F.E.A.T as one by one they moved the weapons away from the door; unlocking it as the door slowly opened by itself. All the way at the distance inside the building lies a circular stage, a dark bloody red light beaming over it. Soren took a deep breath as he felt one of the Shadow-Walkers pushing him forward, shouting out loud.
"Get moving!"
Soren looked back at them as he sighed sadly, walking into the building as he walked down an aisle; looking to his left and his right to see nothing but complete darkness. His eyes couldn't adjust to it. He continues to walk down, getting closer to the stage as the multiple sounds of footsteps begin to slowly deplete. Only hearing Soren's footsteps, moments later he starts to walk up the stairs; standing in the middle as he turns around. D.E.F.E.A.T and the Shadow-Walkers were gone. Soren spoke softly to himself.
"W-Where did they go...?"
His breath was shaky as all he can see around him is darkness aside from the red light shining down on him, a loud static noise is heard as Soren sees a huge TV hung up on a wall; showing D.E.F.E.A.T face as he begins to laugh.
"This is the surprise I was talking about Soren, look up. You'll see something that you'll recognize."
Soren looked up, putting his hand over his eyes due to the bright red light. His eyes widened, seeing an Oculus Quest 2 headset slowly descending hooked up to a cable. He reached up to grab it, looking down at the headset as a rush of memories began to swarm his mind. He closed his eyes, tearing up a bit. D.E.F.E.A.T speaking to Soren.
"You will find the scattered memories from your past and reveal them to us. We are your Audiences, you are our Performer. So do not bore us, unless you wish to meet a gruesome fate. We don't want that, yes?"
Soren raised his eyebrow, looking up at the huge TV screen.
"Audiences...?"
A loud click is heard from a distance, a dimmed white light shining from underneath the dark figures. More lights started to turn on, slowly down the columns of dark figures until it reached the one closest to Soren. The dark figures are smiling, looking up at you. Both humans and creatures, hyper-realistic eyes and teeth, proportions of body types of many sizes. Soren's heart was beating fast as he looked around him, being watched as D.E.F.E.A.T speaks to Soren.
"Look around you! Look at all of your fans! Willing to come here and hear your stories!! Go ahead, oh please put your headset on!"
The crowds began to chant "Headset on!" In unison. Soren looked down at the Headset, sighing deeply as he cautiously put it on. The cheering stopped, hearing nothing but silence as he strapped the Headset on his head. Seeing complete darkness, but for a moment. D.E.F.E.A.T speaks to Soren, sinisterly.
"Tell us... How did you fall?"~
-End of Tape #1-
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