I can’t believe what I’ve done. It all started when I found an old book in my grandfather’s attic. It was bound in human skin, with strange symbols etched into the cover. I knew it was dangerous, but I couldn’t resist the temptation to read it.
The pages were filled with dark magic and rituals, and I became obsessed with the power that it promised. I spent every waking moment studying the Necronomicon, trying to unlock its secrets.
But the more I learned, the more I realized that I had made a terrible mistake. The book wasn’t a source of power, but a gateway to unspeakable horrors.
One night, as I was performing a ritual from the Necronomicon, something went terribly wrong. The room filled with an otherworldly energy, and I felt a presence looming over me.
I tried to stop the ritual, but it was too late. The creature from beyond had already been summoned, and it was hungry for blood.
I ran from the house, but the creature pursued me relentlessly. It was like nothing I had ever seen before, with tentacles and claws and eyes that burned like fire.
I thought I could outsmart it, so I led it to a nearby cemetery, thinking that the holy ground would protect me. But the creature wasn’t deterred by such things. It tore through the graves like they were made of paper, and I knew that I was doomed.
As I cowered behind a tombstone, I realized that I had brought this on myself. The Necronomicon was never meant to be read by mortal hands, and now I was paying the price for my arrogance.
The creature found me and lunged at me with its claws. I closed my eyes and waited for the end.
But then something strange happened. The creature recoiled in horror, as if it had seen something even more terrifying than itself. It let out a horrible shriek and fled back to whatever realm it had come from.
I opened my eyes and saw that the Necronomicon had fallen open to a page I had never seen before. It was a prayer to a god of mercy and forgiveness, a plea for redemption in the face of certain doom.
I recited the prayer, feeling every word as if it were my last hope. And then, just as suddenly as it had appeared, the creature was gone.
I stumbled back to my grandfather’s house, shaken but alive. And now I sit here, staring at the Necronomicon, feeling nothing but regret and remorse for the mistakes I’ve made. I know that I can never undo what I’ve done, but maybe, just maybe, I can find a way to make amends for the darkness that I’ve unleashed into the world.
Author: Opney. Illustrator: Dalli. Publisher: Cyber.
