The Door Did Not Open It Breathed As If Alive Its Surface Moved Like Liquid Shadow Pulsing With Darkness Ethan Placed His Hand Against It And Felt It Shiver Beneath His Palm The Moment His Skin Touched The Door A Voice Whispered Inside His Mind A Voice That Was Not The System Nor Any Illusion
Welcome To Oblivion Ethan
The Door Pulled Him Inside Like A Black Hole Swallowing Light And Thought And Flesh He Did Not Fall He Drowned
Darkness Wrapped Around Him Thick And Cold And Endless His Body Floated Weightless But His Mind Was Anchored By One Thing Survival
Suddenly He Landed On Marble Floor Cracking Beneath His Feet As If It Had Not Been Touched In Centuries The Room Was A Cathedral Of Night Tall Pillars Of Bone Reached The Sky And A Crimson Moon Hung In The Center Of The Ceiling Despite There Being No Sky
He Heard Breathing Everywhere All Around Him Slow Heavy Animalistic Breathing That Did Not Belong To Any One Creature But To Thousands
System Notification Oblivion Zone Unlocked
Warning High Risk Area
Objective Endure The Trials Within To Gain A Core Evolution
Reward One Evolution Core One Memory Fragment Of Origin One High Grade Trait
Penalty Permanent Lust Seal For Seven Days
Ethan Stepped Forward The Floor Echoed With Every Movement Suddenly Torches Lit Along The Walls But They Burned Black Flames Instead Of Gold They Gave Light But No Warmth And Shadows Danced In Ways That Disobeyed All Logic
Then He Saw Her
A Woman Bound To A Throne Made Of Withered Flesh And Bone Her Skin Glowed Like Starlight Her Eyes Were Closed But Tears Of Blood Flowed Down Her Cheeks Her Hair Floated Weightlessly Around Her Head As If She Were Underwater
System Alert Origin Fragment Detected Trial One Initiated
The Woman Opened Her Eyes And Spoke Her Voice Was The Sound Of Every Sad Song Ethan Had Ever Heard
Do You Seek Power Or Truth
Ethan Replied Without Hesitation Both
Then You Must Lose One To Gain The Other
Chains Shot Out From The Throne Wrapping Around His Wrists Pulling Him Forward Not With Force But With Emotion Memories Flooded His Mind His First Kill His First Kiss His First Betrayal
The Chains Were Feeding On Him Testing His Resolve Draining His Humanity And Turning It Into Raw Lust The Room Changed Again And He Was No Longer Standing But Sitting On The Throne With Her Kneeling Before Him
Will You Claim Me The Woman Asked Her Voice Was Soft Yet Demanding Will You Take What Is Forbidden And Become What You Were Meant To Be
Ethan Could Feel The Choice Rippling Through Him If He Said Yes He Would Gain Unimaginable Power But At The Cost Of Something He Could Not Yet Name
System Message Choice Detected Initiate Trial Of Desire Or Trial Of Will
He Chose Will
The Room Exploded With Light The Woman Screamed And Vanished The Throne Cracked And Melted Into Lava Pouring Into The Floor Forming A River Of Fire That Split The Room In Two
Now He Faced Himself
An Illusion Or Perhaps A Reflection Dressed In Shadow With Eyes That Burned With Crimson Fire
You Deny Your Nature The Reflection Said You Fear Becoming What You Truly Are
Ethan Walked Forward Not With Fear But Purpose If You Are Me Then You Know I Do Not Fear Anything
The Clone Attacked And Their Battle Was Not Fought With Fists But With Will Every Thought Every Memory Every Desire Was A Weapon
They Clashed Reality Bending Around Them Each Time They Collided The Room Cracked And The River Of Lava Roared Higher
The Battle Lasted For Hours Or Maybe Seconds Time Was Meaningless In Oblivion
Finally Ethan Roared And Shattered His Reflection Into A Thousand Ashes His Chest Heaving But His Soul Intact
System Notification Trial One Complete Trait Gained Iron Will
Trial Two Initiated
The Room Changed Again Now He Was In A Garden Made Entirely Of Thorns And The Sky Above Was Bleeding Stars Each Thorn Represented A Memory And Each Star A Regret
He Had To Walk Barefoot Through The Garden Without Letting A Single Tear Fall
Pain Lanced Through His Body But He Endured
Whispers Called To Him Promising Peace Promising Love Promising Pleasure But He Ignored Them All
And When He Reached The Center He Found A Single Rose Blacker Than Night And Colder Than Death
He Picked It And It Did Not Bleed But Bloom
System Notification Trial Two Complete Trait Gained Heart Of Thorns
Final Trial Initiated
The Garden Burned Around Him And He Was Alone Again In Darkness But This Time There Was No Path No Voice No System Prompt
Just Himself And Silence
And In That Silence He Understood
The System Was Never Just A Game It Was Alive Watching Shaping Choosing
And It Had Chosen Him
The Darkness Began To Fade And Light Poured In Not From Above But From Within Him His Skin Glowed His Veins Lit With Lust Energy But Controlled Focused Refined
System Notification Oblivion Zone Cleared
Core Evolution Gained Lust Reaper
Trait Unlocked Flame Of Dominion
Memory Fragment Absorbed Origin Echo One Recovered
Ethan Opened His Eyes And The World Returned But He Was Not The Same
He Was More Than A Player More Than A Man He Was Becoming Legend
As He Took His First Step Outside Oblivion A Voice Echoed Not From The System But From Deep Within
Welcome Home Ethan
He Thought Oblivion Was The End But The True Test Had Just Begun
The Moment Ethan Stepped Out Of The Shadows Of Oblivion He Found Himself Standing On A Floating Platform Suspended In An Endless Void Below Him Was A Maze Of Glowing Crimson Paths Twisting Like Living Serpents Breathing With Lust And Energy
System Notification New Zone Unlocked Pleasure Labyrinth
Objective Reach The Heart Of The Labyrinth Without Falling Into Eternal Ecstasy
Reward Ten Thousand Lust Points Plus Passive Trait Seduction Vision
Penalty If Failed Trap Duration One Hundred And Eighty Hours With No Ability Usage
Ethan Narrowed His Eyes The Labyrinth Was Alive He Could Feel Its Pulse Echoing With His Own Every Turn Every Wall Shifted As If Reacting To His Presence It Was Not Just A Maze Of Walls It Was A Maze Of Desire
He Jumped Down Landing Gracefully Onto The First Platform The Ground Beneath His Feet Felt Soft Like Skin And Warm Like A Lover's Embrace The Walls Pulsed Around Him With Erotic Light Symbols Glowing Faintly With Ancient Seduction Runes
He Moved Forward Each Step Met With Shifts In The Maze The First Turn Revealed A Corridor Lined With Mirrors Each Mirror Reflected A Different Fantasy And All Of Them Included Him
He Walked Cautiously His Focus Unshaken Until One Mirror Spoke
Come In Ethan Let Go Let Me Give You What You Crave
He Ignored It But His Body Reacted The Labyrinth Fed On More Than Touch It Fed On Thought On Temptation It Knew What You Wanted Even Before You Did
System Alert Lust Resistance Dropped To Ninety Percent
Suddenly The Corridor Dissolved Into A Garden Where Dozens Of Versions Of The Woman From The Throne Appeared Each One A Different Shade Of Desire One Clad In Crimson Lingerie One Drenched In Rain One Wrapped In Nothing But Fire
Choose One And The Maze Shall Open They Said In Unison
Ethan Smirked I Choose None
Then Suffer
The Garden Vanished And The Ground Beneath Him Collapsed He Fell But Not To His Death Instead Into A Pool Of Golden Liquid That Wrapped Around Him Like Silk Caressing Every Inch Of His Body With Impossible Heat
He Grit His Teeth Refusing To Let Go He Closed His Eyes And Pushed His Aura Out
System Notification Temptation Magnetism Activated Flame Of Dominion Suppressing Illusion Energy
The Liquid Evaporated In A Burst Of Steam Revealing A Spiral Staircase Leading Deeper Into The Labyrinth
He Descended With Controlled Speed His Mind Focused On His Objective But The Lower He Went The More Intense The Labyrinth Became Now The Walls Whispered His Name The Floor Vibrated With Rhythms That Matched His Pulse Every Breath He Took Became A Test Of Control
System Alert Temptation Intensity Eighty Percent
Trial Room Detected
He Entered A Chamber Unlike The Others Here Time Seemed Frozen In The Center A Woman Floated Wrapped In Chains Her Eyes Glowed With Fire And Sorrow She Was Not Just A Temptress She Was A Keeper
Speak Ethan She Said In A Voice That Could Shatter Hearts What Do You Seek
He Answered Truth
She Smiled Then Bleed For It
The Chains Snapped And She Lunged At Him Not To Kill But To Break Him Her Kiss Was Fire Her Touch Was Ice Every Movement A Symphony Of Lust Meant To Shatter Willpower
But Ethan Had Faced Worse He Let The Pleasure Wash Over Him But Never Drown Him He Let The Pain Burn But Never Consume Him
Their Battle Was A Dance Between Control And Surrender And When It Ended She Lay Defeated Yet Smiling
You May Pass She Whispered And Faded Into Light
System Notification Trial One Passed
Reward Granted Ten Thousand Lust Points Seduction Vision Trait Acquired
But The Maze Did Not End It Only Shifted Again Walls Crumbled Paths Reformed And Now Ethan Stood At The Threshold Of A Massive Gate Made Entirely Of Flesh And Bone It Pulsed Like A Heart And Opened With A Wet Sigh
Inside Was The Core The Heart Of The Labyrinth A Floating Crystal Surrounded By Dozens Of Illusion Bodies All Crying For Ethan To Join Them Each One A Manifestation Of His Deepest Fantasies
The Final Temptation Had No Rules No System Alerts No Guidance
Only One Message Appeared In His Mind
Embrace Or Destroy
Ethan Walked Forward Slowly His Aura Burning His Mind Clear He Reached The Core And Placed His Hand Upon It The Fantasies Screamed Clawing At His Soul But His Will Was Iron
He Chose Destruction
A Burst Of Light Erupted From The Core Blinding And Violent The Illusions Screamed As They Burned The Maze Trembled Then Collapsed Into Ash
System Notification Pleasure Labyrinth Cleared
Rewards Delivered Trait Upgraded Seduction Vision Evolved To Allure Detection
New Passive Gained Crimson Resistance
Lust Points Added Ten Thousand
Ethan Stood Alone Among Ruins His Chest Rising And Falling But His Eyes Glowed With Victory
And Then A Voice Spoke Behind Him Cold Ancient Familiar
Well Done Ethan But The Next Zone Will Not Be So Merciful
He Turned To See A Shadow Cloaked Figure Holding A Black Book Its Pages Dripping With Darkness
Welcome To The Library Of Forbidden Fantasies