The Absence, shadowy figure moved through the corridors of this looping reality. There is a windows in front of him and what lied ahead is the void.
Everyone knows that beyond void there's nothing.
Not even the Angels, the highest from of Dreamers, would venture inside the void.
The Absence, stood in front of him unfazed. He wasn't exactly human, but more like a Shadow from the dark. A long lost light. His face was like staring into the deep sky, where you will find nothing.
The Absence would then reach his hands out and then the shadow, making up his body moves, swirling around, till Scourjeface appears.
"Shit" Scourjeface held onto his jacket.
"This damn trick of yours always creeps me out" he said, as he shrugged off the last remains of his shadow.
The Absence said nothing and kept moving on towards the basement door. Scourjeface followed him. They carefully opened the door, taking very slow and easy steps. Looping dreams, are not just any dreams, they are in fact one of the dangerous.
The origin is unknown, however, it was said to originate from Evil, the ancient entity and as the name suggest, the Evil is responsible for everything bad that happens. Evil however cannot affect the world, because she is trapped inside a prison domain, where she creates puppets to send them to the world. The Gateway will collapse, under her presence and she will be trapped. So in a sense it is kind of hell, and looping dreams are a product of it, known for messing up anyone's mind.
But sometimes these manifest into reality, so in fact it becomes a trap in the world.
The Absence moved forward slowly, tip toeing through the staircase.
Scourjeface on the other hand relentlessly stepped in.
SLAM!! The door shut behind him, and just like the previous loop another door, resembling the front door of the house was there, in front of them.
Scourjeface opened the door slowly. The loop was the same, the same old house, the same smell.
The Absence checked every room, there was nothing unusual.
Scourjeface stood in front of an old cabinet, on the second floor.
The Absence followed his gaze. "There's something unusual" Scourjeface said, as he opened the cabinet.
Inside was another door, another pathway.
They entered inside the pathway and were back on the first floor cabinets. SLAM!! The door shut behind them.
"This is a loop with multiple, doors" Scourjeface muttered, as he scratched his head. The Absence stared at him, brainstorming idea. He took out two cards and gave one to Scourjeface. The cards were blank and had nothing written on them.
These cards are special, in a way. They have a number on them. Since they're only two people, so the numbers are one and two, but to display them, they need to shake them.
They both shake the cards at the same time. Scourjeface got two, and The Absence got one. The Absence, raised his finger and pointed him to go upstairs.
"Like I need to lose weight" Scourjeface said as he made his way upstairs.
The Absence, looked a bit around this loop. He went inside the kitchen, looking for something unusual. Knives, spoon, forks and even the smallest difference can make an impact. Suddenly he raised one finger, and shadows from his bodies dispersed in every direction, giving him insight everywhere.
After a while he put down his finger. There were two distinct things here. First of all a family picture under the piano, and secondly a note left by 'Mom', saying
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"I hope you enjoy what I made honey!"
with a pastry beside it, inside the fridge.
The Absence, noted these things and went inside the basement again.
However inside the next loop, he met Scourjeface, drinking alcohol on the kitchen floor, completely wasted.
Scourjeface said - "Yeah, which loop is it yours?"..
The Absence made a three with his fingers.
Scourjeface laughed and said - "And it's my 120th, f***"
The Absence realized the meaning of his words, this whole place has different gateways, and each of them lets you experience loops in a scattered manner.
Scourjeface then held up a camera, explaining The Absence. "Listen, if you think you can use cameras here, trust me things just get worse, I am only surviving because of my abilities, but you will not, even if you're the Shadow, if you happen to find cameras in your next loop, don't use them, and if you find me somehow, before I use this camera, don't let me. And.. uh.. this place is built upon sins.
Something bad happened in this house, and we're being played as like a criminal here. A mass murder of children."
The Absence, nodded his head and went inside the basement again.
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Scourjeface on the other hand, made through his 18th loop and still haven't seen The Absence. His separation means only one thing, that this is a multiple pathway loop system.
He walks inside the cabinet again and opens the other side.
"Oh.. this is bad"
The whole place was a mess.
He stepped inside, the door shut behind him.
There were blood stains on the wall, fresh. This was a fresh kill and under cover were bodies.
"Oh.. Daisy, come out" Scourjeface heard a soft whisper and he approached the first floor. There was blood all the way downstairs. He made sure to make no noise, at all, not even a mutter.
THUD!! A loud noise came, as Scourjeface, could hear the soft whisper again.
"I know you're in there, come out Daisy"
THUD!!
Scourjeface made his way towards the, kitchen grabbing a knife before, making his way into the living room.
A man, in his mid 20's was making the thud noise and there was a child inside, crying.
Scourjeface used the knife and stabbed the man in his lower abdomen.
The guy yelled out in pain, as Scourjeface deepen the wound.
The man tried attacking him, but Scourjeface, grabbed his hand and pushed him onto the couch, where he got the upper hand. Scourjeface, grabbed his face.
The man reached out for a glass, and slammed it onto Scourjeface's head. He took a big hit.
The man took the knife and tried killing him, but Scourjeface was quick to react, and easily slammed him. He smashed him elbow onto his spine, breaking it.
Scourjeface, checking his opponent was dead, relieved from the stress, decided to check upon the girl. But the moment he opened the door, she was not there.
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He rolled his eyes, and looped again. He was back, and it was the 18th loop again, he could tell, because he realized the man he killed is the one who initiates these loops.
This time, he let the girl be killed, and when he heard the man coming upstairs, he hid himself.
The man opened the cabinet and went inside.
Scourjeface, followed him, and he was there in his 19th loop now.