I never used to be a superstitious person. But ever since I stumbled upon that cursed book known as the Nerconomicon, my life has been turned upside down. It all started innocently enough, with a visit to an old bookstore tucked away on a forgotten street corner.
The shop was dimly lit, and the air inside was heavy with the musky scent of aged books. I browsed the shelves, my fingers grazing the spines of countless novels. And then, I saw it. The Nerconomicon. Its cover was worn, its pages yellowed with age. It seemed to beckon to me, whispering secrets I couldn’t resist.
Against my better judgment, I reached out and picked up the book. As its weight settled in my hands, a chill ran down my spine. But curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to purchase it.
From that moment on, strange things began happening. At first, it was just a few misplaced items in my apartment—a pen that I swore I left on the table suddenly appearing on my nightstand, a photograph inexplicably falling off the wall. But as days turned into weeks, the occurrences grew more sinister.
I started hearing whispers in the dead of night, faint voices urging me to read from the Nerconomicon. At first, I dismissed them as tricks of my imagination, but their persistence wore down my sanity. Sleep became elusive, and paranoia clung to me like a second skin.
One evening, unable to resist any longer, I opened the accursed book. Its pages were filled with cryptic symbols and incantations that made my head spin. As I stared at the text, my mind overflowed with visions of unspeakable horrors—monstrous creatures lurking in the shadows, their eyes glowing with malevolence.
But it wasn’t just my imagination anymore. The nightmares became reality, bleeding into the waking world. I would catch glimpses of shadowy figures lurking in corners, their presence leaving a cold, lingering dread in the air. They seemed to follow me wherever I went, their silent gaze a constant reminder of the darkness I had unleashed.
My friends and family noticed the change in me. They grew distant, their eyes filled with suspicion. I could hear them whispering behind closed doors, their hushed voices mingling with the restless wind outside. I became a pariah, an outcast in my own life.
Desperate for answers, I delved deeper into the Nerconomicon’s secrets. The book revealed ancient rituals that promised to banish the horrors haunting me. One ritual, in particular, caught my attention—an invocation that claimed to close the gateway between our world and the abyss.
I gathered the necessary ingredients—candles, salt, and my own blood—and prepared for the ritual that would change everything. As I chanted the incantation, the room grew colder and darker. The air crackled with an otherworldly energy, sending shivers down my spine.
Just when I thought I had succeeded, a deafening roar filled the room. The walls trembled, and the ground shook beneath my feet. The gateway was not closed but widened, unleashing a torrent of malevolent entities into our world.
Chaos ensued as the creatures roamed freely, wreaking havoc on everything in their path. People screamed in terror as they were dragged into the darkness, their cries echoing in my ears. I had become the catalyst for an apocalypse I never intended.
Now, I roam this desolate land, a survivor in a world consumed by darkness. The Nerconomicon remains by my side, a constant reminder of my folly. Its pages have become my only solace, offering me glimpses of hope amidst the despair.
But deep down, I know that there is no escape. The nightmares that once haunted my sleep have become my waking reality. And as I continue to search for answers within the Nerconomicon’s forbidden knowledge, I can’t help but wonder if I have become just another pawn in a game far beyond my understanding.
Every page turned brings me closer to insanity, yet the allure of the unknown keeps me trapped. I am no longer the person I once was, but a vessel for the darkness that seeps from the depths of the Nerconomicon. And as I shuffle through the barren wasteland of my life, I can’t help but wonder if there is any redemption left for a soul damned by its own curiosity.
For now, I must press on, driven by a desperate hope that one day, somehow, I will find a way to close the gateway I opened and restore some semblance of balance to this broken world. But until then, I am condemned to walk the path of the damned, a victim of my own insatiable thirst for forbidden knowledge.
The Nerconomicon holds sway over me, its ominous presence reminding me that there are some secrets better left buried in the depths of forgotten time. And as I stare into the abyss that stares back at me from within its pages, I can’t help but wonder if there will ever be an end to this relentless nightmare or if my fate is forever entwined with the horrors that dwell within this cursed book.
Author: Opney. Illustrator: Dalli. Publisher: Cyber.
