My existence is a never-ending cycle
of misery and despair…
. . .
…As I make my way through these accursed, pipe-filled corridors, the metallic clang of my footsteps echoes ominously against the walls. The stifling heat bears down on me with a vengeance, sapping every last drop of moisture from my body. I glance down at my once-strong arms, now reduced to trembling, emaciated flesh, the skin stretched taut and pulsating with each labored breath. As the world around me begins to blur and fade, I am all too aware that my vision is failing, and soon─far too soon─my world will be plunged into eternal darkness.
I look up and notice something strange ahead, but as I gradually approach it, my stomach sinks with familiarity. That grisly mass of human limbs that brutally consumed my friends is now right at the end of the hall. I make the unforgivable blunder of getting too close, and it starts chasing me with astonishing swiftness, propelled by those limbs bathed in the blood and guts of my comrades. I bolt, giving it everything I've got, my body screaming for me to stop, but I push on, driven purely by fear and slight determination. I can hear its ghastly limbs scraping against the concrete walls, coming ever closer to me. Suddenly, I trip and plunge to the unforgiving floor with a dull thud, and I sense it closing in fast. The next thing I know, one of its grotesque limbs ensnares my feeble legs. As I close my eyes, surrendering to my inevitable doom, I can feel the cold grip of despair take hold of me…
…To my horror, though, the events that transpired next left me reeling and struggling to make sense of what happened…