Seven Terrible Nights

Ch. 13 "The Good Bad Magic"

Josef

I woke up in a dimly lit room, disoriented and groggy. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I realized I was tied to a chair. Panic surged through me as I struggled against the restraints, but they held firm. My heart pounded in my chest as I looked around, trying to make sense of my surroundings.

The room was bare except for a single, flickering light bulb hanging from the ceiling. The air was heavy with a musty odor, and I could hear the distant sound of dripping water. Fear gripped me as I realized I had fallen into the hands of a dangerous stranger.

Just then, the door creaked open, and a figure emerged from the shadows. It was him, Willie. He approached me slowly, a malicious grin on his face.

"Welcome to your worst nightmare," he sneered, his voice filled with malevolence. "You shouldn't have trusted me, Josef."

I struggled against my restraints, trying to break free, but it was futile. Willie circled around me, throwing his weird spellings at me. I knew from the moment I saw him that he was abnormal. I wondered what he was doing to me or what he would do to me after.

"Looking frightened, huh? I'll be gentle, don't worry," Willie said. I looked at him angrily, so he continued, "I told you a few hours ago that I know where your friends are, right? I think you're ready to know the truth now", I closed my mouth without saying anything, and I looked at him with all my ears. "Haha, are you that serious about them? Well, don't be that excited", he said. After saying that, he turned his back and started to do something again. "Are you going to kill me this time?" I asked, and he laughed and said, "You wish, it's something more terrible than just a soul leaving your body". I got goosebumps all over my body, and I just sat quietly.

After half an hour, he came towards me, handed me a drink, and told me to drink it. I refused because I was afraid of it; besides, it smelled like a disgusting fungus. Suddenly, my mouth went out of my control and opened wide by itself, and he spilled the drink in my mouth. The moment that liquid entered my mouth, time stopped, and then I saw everything around me moving and floating as if I were on the moon, even Willie. And the time was repeating itself, and I saw my friends. I saw them exploring an old house, I knew this haunted house! And I wondered why my friends were exploring this house until I saw myself with them. I didn't remember entering this house with them, but I saw everything from the beginning to the...end..

I had a strong headache, a stronger one than ever, and then I returned to reality while gasping for air. And I saw him in front of me; he was laughing like a maniac, and I started to cry, really hard.

"Now you knew what you wanted to know, right? Haha, how pathetic", he sneered. I wanted to kill him at that moment, but I knew that he could help me later.

"Shut up, will you?" I said tremblingly, "You're so boring, do you know? By the way, I've got an offer; I can get you ready to get revenge for your friends, but in return, you'll..." Willie said, but he didn't continue his words, and when I saw the movement of his finger, which was organized, I realized that it was Morse code! "Four shorts, that's *H*, one short, *E*, one short, one tall, and two shorts, that's *L*, one short, two tall, and one short, that's *P*. Huh? Help??".

From the code, I understood that he wants my help in return, but why does he need my help? And how could I help him?

"...In return, you'll be my slave," he continued. I was so confused that I said, "Huh? You just said..." Then he shut my mouth up with his magic.

I thought that he was just a poor man who lost a part of his brain, so I accepted his offer. I want to get revenge on that terrible monster who took my friends away from me. Just wait for me, guys. I will take revenge for you.

And now, the real adventure begins.

To be continued...