A young Boy, Kaine, a delinquent in the area Is crushed by a truck, meeting a loli like figure who calls herself god he is questioned, "Do you like horror games?" Confused the boy nods his head and says, "But I would never ever want to be in one" the girl nods and says, "Idiot..." Enraged the boy hits the loli, "B-Baka who hits a girl!" Kaine smiles and says, "I Yearn for gender equality." a slow but growing grin appears on the girl,
"Idiot... you just struck god, I will curse you, you will be transmigrated in a game called mad father, as the main protagonist, you will be able to save and reload a save file, and cannot truly die, you will suffer all pains that the game gives you, and as an added extra, Some of the enemies can turn you into one of there own, leaving you unable to load your save for a limited time, if you die during this you will go to the latest Save you made, you will be aware and able to move, just suffer the consequences, pain and suffering of said beings. You will discover more as you go!" Kaine Tried to respond in surprise but found himself unable to respond.
"Foolish Mortal, One Last word, you will be unable to happily pass onward until you get every possible thing in the game done, A 100 percent completion, Keep in mind this is no longer a game but reality, soo! things will not be the same as you remember, there will be different endings, the game will reload itself at the very start after every ending... GOOD BYE!" Kaine's body fell limp as he found himself unable to move, a force closing his eyes, "N-No..." was the last thing he said as he lost awareness.
"Also... I Hope you learn something Kaine" The Girl smiles gently, both kaine, and the girl fading away.
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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