I lost her. My wife, my partner, my everything. After thirteen years of marriage, it all came crashing down. Divorce. The word echoed through my mind like a bell tolling for the dead. And in a way, a part of me died that day too.
But this isn’t just a story about a failed marriage. No, this is a tale of darkness and the occult, of horrors that lurk behind closed doors. You see, after the divorce, strange things started happening to me. Things that defied explanation. Things that made me question my sanity.
It began innocently enough. I would hear whispers in the night, faint voices calling out to me from the shadows. At first, I dismissed it as my imagination playing tricks on me, a byproduct of the loneliness I now found myself drowning in. But as the whispers grew louder and more insistent, I couldn’t deny their existence any longer.
One night, as I lay in bed, the whispers reached a crescendo. They seemed to be coming from the basement, a place I hadn’t set foot in since the separation. With a mix of trepidation and curiosity, I made my way downstairs, the creaking of each step echoing through the empty house.
The basement was cold and musty, a place frozen in time. Cobwebs hung from the ceiling like sinister curtains, and dust danced in the dim light that filtered through cracked windows. As I descended deeper into the darkness, the whispers grew louder, wrapping around me like tendrils of fog.
At the far corner of the basement, I discovered an old wooden chest covered in strange symbols. The whispers seemed to emanate from within its ancient confines. Without hesitation, I pried it open, revealing a collection of books and artifacts that sent shivers down my spine.
These were no ordinary objects. The books were filled with forbidden knowledge, secret rituals, and incantations that promised power beyond imagination. The artifacts, on the other hand, were an assortment of oddities—a blood-stained dagger, a cracked crystal ball, and a withered hand suspended in a jar of murky liquid.
As I delved deeper into the occult, my life took a dark turn. Shadows seemed to dance in the corners of my vision, and nightmares plagued my every sleep. I became obsessed, consumed by a thirst for understanding the mysteries that now enveloped me. The whispers became my constant companions, guiding me through the forbidden texts.
But with knowledge came consequences. The line between reality and nightmare began to blur. I would find myself waking up in strange places, covered in blood and dirt, with no recollection of how I got there. And each time, the whispers grew stronger, urging me to go further, to unlock the secrets of the universe.
One fateful night, as I performed a ritual intended to open a portal to another realm, I felt a surge of power unlike anything I had ever experienced before. The air crackled with energy, and the room filled with an otherworldly light. But in my hubris, I had underestimated the forces I was meddling with.
The portal opened, but instead of revealing a gateway to forbidden knowledge, it unleashed something far more sinister. A grotesque creature emerged from the abyss, its form twisted and monstrous. It loomed over me, its eyes filled with a malevolence that chilled me to the bone.
In that moment, I realized the true horror of what I had unleashed. I had played with forces beyond my comprehension, and now I would pay the price. The whispers, once my guides, turned into mocking laughter as the creature descended upon me.
I fought back with every ounce of strength I had left, but it was futile. The creature’s power was overwhelming, crushing me under its weight. As darkness closed in around me, I heard one final whisper, a voice that sounded eerily familiar.
“Your curiosity has sealed your fate,” it said. “Now, you shall be mine.”
And so, here I am, trapped in the depths of a nightmare of my own making. The whispers still haunt me, their voices a constant reminder of the choices I made. In this realm between worlds, I am forever tormented, forever paying the price for my hubris.
So heed my warning, dear reader. Be cautious of the path you tread, for the occult holds secrets best left undisturbed. And if you ever hear the whispers in the night, run. Run as far and as fast as you can, for they may lead you down a path from which there is no return.
The end.
Author: Opney. Illustrator: Stab. Publisher: Cyber.
