Abyss

Thomas was focused on the computer, learning more about operating systems and how to operate them, when suddenly he heard a scream from the bathroom. With a quick thought, he immediately realized that something may have happened to Arthur in the bathroom, so he soon gets up and runs to try to help him.

The moment Thomas reached the door, he asked:

"Arthur !? Are you all right?" A note of concern was in his voice. After all, he never saw Arthur screaming for anything, as he always tried to remain calm in all situations.

"..." Nothing came from the other side of the door.

"Answer me, Arthur! If you don't answer me again, I'll open that door!" Moving from worry to mild anger, Thomas screamed again.

"..." Again nothing.

Hearing nothing, Thomas simply opened the door, which Arthur did not lock, and entered with everything. The moment he entered, he saw Arthur completely naked and standing in the bathtub, with a shocked face. As soon as he saw that Arthur was completely well, Thomas immediately shouted at him:

"Hey, you idiot! Why were you screaming just now ?? Go worry someone else in hell, asshole !!" Thomas was really annoyed.

He had no problem with Arthur being naked or something. They've had these unfortunate encounters many times to call. They only needed the same blood in their veins to be able to be real brothers.

Finally realizing what he had done, Arthur recovered from the shock and apologized to Thomas.

"My bad, man! I was thinking about some things here when I remembered that I'm already going to high school. A little shocking, isn't it?" With a smile on his face, Arthur spoke lightly. A good lie avoids a lot of bureaucracy.

Accepting Arthur's apology, Thomas simply waved his hand and ignored it. One thing he did not comment on or show Arthur was the shock of seeing his body. He had, unfortunately, seen it many times so he knew what it was like. But now, all that fat is gone and there are only very well defined and sculpted muscles, although they are very thin.

"Okay, okay. I'm just going to finish washing and leave. Close the door."

Soon after saying this, Arthur took the soap and shampoo to wash himself. Thomas had already gone out and locked the door.

It didn't take 10 minutes for Arthur to finish. He smelled good before, and he just took a shower to feel more refreshed and clean up any extra dirt.

Right after getting out of the bath, Arthur put on some loose clothes, went to get the food that the attendant left at the door and went to watch cartoons with Thomas, which he finally managed to get off the computer. Excess of the same type of information is good for those who want to learn, but our brain must also maintain a balanced level of serotonin. Thomas liked cartoons like any child, especially those that involved futuristic and sci-fi stuff.

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After spending that pleasant time with Thomas, Arthur let him learn a few more things before putting him to sleep.

He also soon went to sleep and closed his eyes.

1 minute...

2 minutes...

5 minutes...

30 minutes...

Arthur then suddenly opened his eyes and finally couldn't take it anymore.

'What the fuck is this ??' As soon as he closed his eyes, innumerable thoughts began to flood his mind, along with horrible noises. Not to mention the phantom pain that was starting to throb again. Anxiety warned in his head like police sirens.

Realizing that a panic attack may be coming, Arthur quickly reaches for his cigarette case. He really tried to avoid it since he was transformed into the person he is now, but it was an urgent case and the cigarette was missing.

Standing calmly so as not to alert Thomas, Arthur began to search for his wallet in the midst of all those new clothes. Every second that passed was hell, and soon his hands started to shake.

After a minute of searching, he finally found his cigarette case, but it was no use, because his shaking didn't even allow him to put a cigarette in his mouth. After struggling for another half minute against his nerves, Arthur finally gives up and accepts that his night is going to be hell.

'Holy shit, why did I invent to start smoking. Now that shit just got more recurrent. When will it end- 'Soon his thought process was interrupted by an extreme pain that arose in the depths of his body. His phantom pain finally showed his true face.

Every second was being the worst hell Arthur had ever been through. His body trembled, every pore of his body released cold sweat, his head and body in unimaginable pain that came like waves, one bigger than the other.

Every second that Arthur endured was being his maximum effort. He was already in a fetal position, as it seemed that he had relieved the pain a little. The waves of pain were getting worse and worse, until Arthur finally couldn't resist anymore and passed out.

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After a while, Arthur finally woke up. But he only knew that he was awake by his conscience, since everything around him was completely black.

"Hi? Where am I?" He tried innocently to call someone. What really impressed him was that something answered him.

"Hello, Sir! It is truly an honor to have met you." The voice that came out was thick and strong, and contained a hint of mockery.

"What? What do you want with me? Why am I here?" In an even more innocent way, Arthur began to ask several questions.

"Now, now. Introductions first. My name is Abyss. And what do I want to do with you? This is going to be a secret of ours. Can you keep it?" His voice was somewhat attractive, as if he were trying to attract a child.

Arthur finally starts to think straight and his perception of the situation started to get weird. He silently analyzed what was happening, and also realized that his pain was gone, as well as any sensation of touch, taste or smell. Only his vision and hearing remained.

'I don't know what's going on, but I know that I must remain calm.'

After thinking a little more, Arthur finally said: "First, I want you to answer me: how did you bring me here? I don't know you, so how can I trust you for a secret?"

Hearing Arthur's demands, Abyss only gave a sarcastic laugh and said: "I will waste a lot of my time if I am just going to convince you. Die at once!" His voice changed 180 degrees and screamed angrily at the end.

Before Arthur could analyze the situation very well, a force started to invade his head and body, as if he were trying to take control by force.

The pain he felt was much worse than the pain he was feeling before he passed out, since this time it was all at once.

His body was being torn apart by that force, just as he was also feeling that his head was about to explode. With all of this going on, his instinct started to warn him that he was going to die if this continued.

So just as in his "final" moments in the torture chair, Arthur tried to think rationally and try to calm himself down, holding on to one last hope. Just like before, she was still not leaving Thomas alone.

Trying with everything he had, the invasive force began to feel threatened by his resistance, and tried even harder to tear Arthur to pieces. Thus, a war broke out between the last piece of Arthur's conscience and the force commanded by Abyss.

While all this was going on, numerous system warnings were taking place in the background.

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