Maybe it was already so long that I'd already forgotten my name.

That day, my decision led to regret.

I should have never done that.

I'm sorry, sis. I'm sorry.

I only remembered that I was so curious about Mom's hometown, but what I didn't know was that it would all lead to our downfall.

As soon as we arrived at Mom's hometown, I saw something I should not have paid any heed to.

I saw it, within the corner of my eyes. Inside the car, even I feel not safe.

A shadow. It reeks the terror and fears of its victims.

I didn't know whose shadow was that but I know the owner is a dangerous man.

It would only be safer if it's just a shadow but it has a consciousness!

I saw its eyes, it's red full of resentment and hate. Just as when it saw me staring at it, his eyes looked at me. I feel like even the depths of my soul were being seen, in his eyes there is no secret.

But it's a good thing it didn't follow me, if it what should it be.

As soon as I entered my room, I saw him standing. I wanted to run but fear overwhelmed me, I couldn't even shout.

And when I looked back, it disappeared. But I know and I sense it, it was near and staring at me.

I feared that it would hurt the people around me, so I chose to isolate myself.

Every night, I kept dreaming of the shadow. It was the same dream, and keep repeating.

A room, with no windows or a door. Cabinets filled the room, and inside the cabinets were jars. Within the jar is a soul, screaming and fear. But to the shadow at the center of the room, it was music to his ears. That shadow was playing a 'toy' in his hands, and that 'toy' was my soul.

Every time I dreamt of it, I only noticed one single thing. And that was, there is always a new jar with a soul being added up.

And every day, I feel his eyes observing each of my actions.

During the daytime, I was being observed. At nighttime, it kept appearing in my dreams. This cycle keeps repeating, every single day.

I finally understand where the shadow is, after days of suffering. It merged with my shadow!

When I finally discovered it, the shadow giggled and finally attacked my soul. It wants to control it, it wants to merge my soul to it.

Day and night, we fought for authority. And finally, the shadow slowly influenced my emotions.

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I became someone who is easily angered, voices began appearing in my head.

It wants me to devour souls, it wants me to kill people. I isolated myself from my friends, I stopped appearing to others.

I started to focus on myself and began to ignore the others. I must defeat that shadow so that I can save the others.

Because of this, even when the man appeared in our life, I couldn't react.

Even when my sister was being bullied.

When our life was being ruined.

I am sorry, I cannot help you.

Everything suddenly changed, when that dream happened.

It was still the same event, but this time I attacked the shadow.

I broke through its grasp, but before I could even react I fell into something unknown. And in that place was his lair, there were shadows there many of them.

There was no day in there, it was all night. Yet, there is no moon. A star, but do not shine. A dark star.

I don't know if this is just a nightmare, but I hope it is.

I hope everything is just my hallucinations after I woke up, please let all this be a dream.

In that place, we all fought. I hide and attack, and all of this keeps repeating. Hide and survive is just are my instincts.

I don't know how many hours have passed, and I discovered this place was similar to a so-called Lucid Dream.

Since this is my dream, I will control everything.

I can control things inside that dream, I can make things appear or disappear.

But the shadow cannot be extinguished.

I fought with them again, and this time we were even.

Wait for me sis, I will be back.

I will pay all those who bullied you.

I will pay them for countless times.

Please bear with it.

For some time, I instinctively woke up. But I cannot show any signs of emotions, or else they will attack.

Every day, I can hear her crying. But I cannot help because of this shadow.

Sis please, wait, just wait.

In the morning, I am no different from a machine.

I can only listen to their orders, and I cannot do anything about it.

I have no time for friends or relationships.

What I only need is to deal with them.

I almost lost myself when I heard a rumor about my sis, I was almost possessed by the shadow and almost killed them.

Everywhere, no one knows me or I say few. I become gloomy, cold-hearted, and emotionless to others.

Our fights continued and continued until I was nearing my goal.

I was about to eradicate them.

I can feel their presence slowly dissipating.

I am about to be free.

When I'm free, I will treat my sister to a meal.

Buy her clothes or toys.

Fight every one of her enemies.

And save her from bullying.

No one shall hurt her.

No one.

That is what I dreamed, that is what I wished for.

A happy life.

But as soon as I reached her room, I saw her hanging.

I jumped and cut the rope.

I took her from being hanged.

I called her name hoping for her to wake up.

But her pulse already disappeared, and her heart stopped beating.

She left.

She died.

And that day, my last string of hope was cut.

I rampaged.

I become fully merged with the shadow.

My soul disappeared. I lost my soul to shadow.

Its thoughts become my thoughts.

Its desires become my desires.

I killed everyone.

Everyone who led her to make that choice.

Everyone killed her.

Demon. That's what they called me.

With a swing of my blade, death always follows.

I killed them.

I kill and kill.

The man who made her become like that, I gouge his eyes, cut his body open.

And store his heart in a jar.

While the shadow slowly devours his soul.

The woman who should be our mother. I killed her but as a form of respect. I killed her cleanly and buried her.

Her classmates who bullied her, I tortured them and made them fall into madness.

All the people who talked behind her back, I killed them.

The police who wanted to capture me, I killed them.

The teacher who didn't help her, I killed them.

No one can stop me.

Other than myself.

I am now satisfied.

And now shadow, let's die together.

[End]

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