The Engineer's Obsession

Chapter 1

Why is it so dark?

So cold.

I can hear muffled voices, that of arguing ones.

Once I slowly opened my eyes, I can hear much clearer. There in front of my eyes is a very tall lady with a big hat, arguing with a man with a bucket hat and round, black glasses, holding a large hammer.

"You foolish little brother of mine, I should have the blood of the girl. What will you make use of hers? Make her your chamber maiden?" Argued the tall lady.

"I will starve her to death and make use of her body once she died. Is your brain not working for being so high up there?" Argued back the man.

"Ugh" I groaned from pain. My hands are tied at the back, so are my feet. My arms are sore, I didn't know what happened.

"Ooooh ooohh!! She's finally awake!" My eyes widened as an ugly doll talked.

"You're right Angie, let me see" said a fat looking monster with lots of God knows what bubbles are in his skin.

"Shut up, I can't see her! Get out of there!" The doll named Angie pushed the poor man to the side.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, THE BOTH OF YOU!" The man with glasses angrily shouted at the both of them, they silenced their mouth as if being scared from the man.

"Stupid Heisenberg, I said I can be more benefi–" the tall lady was cut off her sentence when somebody talked.

"SILENCE!!! My children" they all shut their mouth and stopped fighting. The man sat and the doll walked up to a woman wearing a black veil.

"Mother Miranda, you know that it'll be beneficial for me, your beautiful child to have this maiden be my wine" suggested the tall lady to the woman standing at center wearing an intricate mask.

"I, Heisenberg, needs more people to work on so that I can deliver more of them to protect you, mother Miranda" the tall lady glared at this man, Heisenberg, as if she was throwing daggers at him.

"Mother Miranda, you know that my stupid little brother's loyalty to you is questionable so–" she was, once again, cut off her sentence by mother Miranda.

"I SAID SILENCE, MY CHILDREN! I already decided that I will give this maiden to Heisenberg. Do you dare question my decision?" Mother Miranda asked.

"N-no, mother Miranda. Of course, you're correct. I apologize" the tall lady bowed her head.

"I will look for more virgin maidens and gift them to you, my child. Now Heisenberg, dispose of her whichever way you want" she commanded.

"Yes, mother Miranda" the man stood up, walked towards me. He carried me and smirked. I didn't know what happened next as I blacked out.

Am I going to die?

The next thing I knew, I woke up gasping for air. I looked around me, calming myself. Where the hell am I?

My hands are freed, my feet aren't tied up anymore. It doesn't hurt anywhere like what I felt from before. Was that all just a dream?

I got up from the bed, it seems that I am in an empty room with only the bed furnishing it. There are two doors, one I suspect leading outside, and one to another part of the cabin.

I walked towards the door leading outside and tried to open it. The knob turned by itself and I was greeted by the man I saw in my dreams. Wait, wasn't that just a dream? Why is he standing right in front of me?

His hand reached for my neck and grabbed it. I was gasping for air, I can't breathe.

"H-help" I managed to let out a word and he put me down. I sat down the wooden floor coughing and catching my breath.

"Don't you fucking come out here or I will kill you. Your last fucking chance to live" he warned me with a cold, deep voice.

I nod my head repeatedly, agreeing. He left right after warning me. A tear fell from my cheeks, I was scared. I thought I'm gonna die. Is he really gonna starve me to death in this wooden cabin?

I cried and cried, I didn't know what else to do. I can't come out, I can't escape. I'm too afraid to find out what's on the other side of the other door. It might be a trap, I might die early if I tried anything.

I cooped myself up in a corner, holding my body to gain heat yet I'm cold from my wet clothes out of crying myself out.

So the thing is, mother Miranda kind of mistook me from someone else. I am no child, I am no maiden either. I just got so unlucky that she found me and brought me here.

So fucking unlucky that I almost di– oh, that I'll die with no family to miss me and die starving here because they mistook me for somebody else.

My eyes are tired and my neck is sore from that man choking me. I swear if I escaped successfully here, I'll kill that bastard. But, better than be a wine atleast I have few more days to live huh?

I rested my head on my knees, making my arms as pillow. I didn't know that I drifted to sleep. An unexpected soundly sleep.

The next day I woke up, I hear a loud cheerful sound from outside. Am I finally dead that I hear a cheerful music?

I decided to face my fate and opened my eyes. I got disappointed as I stared upon the only furniture in this room, I'm still alive.

I stood up and went to the only window in this room. He didn't say that I couldn't peek outside, did he?

I opened the curtain and took a peek of the outside world. It was rather a broad place outside. I saw him dancing like a crazy fucking maniac who leads the other monsters.

I don't know what went into my mind but I giggled a bit because he just looks dumb. My heart skipped a bit feeling happy from all the thoughts that came rushing into my mind.

After they leave, I felt alone and depressed again as I cry myself to sleep.