Who Am I?

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"...wake up..."

A scratchy voice echoed through my ears.

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I opened my eyes... and I was staring at a dark ceiling.

I moved my arms and I was floating around in the water.

My surroundings were completely dark; I couldn't see a thing.

Where... am I?

No...

Who am I?

I can't remember anything.

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Why am I here?

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Why the hell is it so dark?

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My mind was hurting at those thoughts. What the hell am I doing in here?

"How did I even get here? This... this dark place."

I was puzzled by my location. The floor, the walls, the ceiling, they seemed to be flesh-like and it smelled like the insides of an animal.

I didn't like where I was. My body, I could feel chills traveling up my spine.

I need to get out of here... this... place.

That was the thought that ran through my head. I was scared... and alone. I wanted to see light. But a feeling in my stomach told me to continue forward into this dark void.

So I did. I walked down this dark corridor, forgetting that I wanted to get out of here.

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How long has it been since I've walked? I don't even know...

Eventually, I stumbled upon another room. This time, the walls were glowing... but they were moving as well.

I felt wind blasting in my face and then it was calm. But when I took another step, that same wind blew me forward.

What the hell? Is whatever I'm in breathing?

It must be because I saw a wave of water approaching my way. Does this thing breathe both air and water?!

I tried to run away, but I was immediately swept away by the tide.

I managed to take a huge breath before I was overwhelmed by the wave.

I tried to swim forward but it was just too strong. I couldn't go against this force.

Then I felt something hit my head and images flashed before my eyes before my consciousness was lost.

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Fuck... my head.

What the hell was I hit by? Why the hell does it smell? Why is it so dark?

When I woke up, I was standing around in a dark room. Where the fuck am I?

Suddenly, images flashed inside my head.

I remember... I was in school. I remember fighting a guy and beating him. Then a few memories later, I was hit by two trucks... and then finished off by a train.

Crap, that is all I remember after that. Any further was just a blur.

My clothes felt wet. I felt all drenched and I smelled like piss, and what the fuck is crawling on my arm?

I looked and there was a massive centipede on my arm. I immediately screamed and shook it off me, then I ran.

After I escaped, I stopped and looked around.

I still don't know where I am...

Heh, I don't even remember my name.

Whose memories do I even have?

Well, that doesn't matter.

Suddenly, the walls began to vibrate and glow. When the interior was illuminated, I saw countless tentacles with barbed tips advancing towards me.

"What the fuck are those?!"

I backed up and ran down the dark red tunnel.

Whatever I'm in, it is definitely not friendly.

As I ran, I saw three pathways and I had to decide right now which one to enter.

But suddenly I noticed that there was a hole separating me from those tunnels, and I immediately stopped.

When I looked down, I saw some sort of green liquid. When I felt a toxic wave of heat hit my face, I immediately knew to back away.

But I also didn't want to because when I turned around, the tentacle was getting closer.

I knew if one of them impaled me, I would be dead. Why? Because I know I'm human.

I had no choice, I either risk it and jump or I succumb to death. And I don't wanna die.

So I jumped to the right tunnel and ran forward.

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How long have I been running? My legs already feel tired.

I slowly began to speed down and I can hear the tentacles behind me getting closer and closer.

Crap, I don't want to die, if only I knew how to fight back.

"Then do it."

Suddenly, I was in a pitch-black room. No, that was the sky. The floor was pure white. Is this... snow?

"If you want to fight, then fight. It's not like you can't, you know."

I realize that voice. It was the same voice that woke me up.

I turned around and there was a boy sitting on a sinister-looking black throne. The boy had long white hair, dark purple eyes and black veins around it, and extremely pale skin. It was almost as if he was a zombie.

"W-who are you?" I asked, and the boy smirked.

"I can only say I am you. Your name, your purpose, your past, you need to find out yourself. I am only here to say that you can fight."

His voice was young, but at the same time, it was like a demon's.

"B-but I don't know how to."

The boy sat there silently, then he motioned his fingers, telling me to come closer to him.

When I got closer, the boy suddenly snatched my face.

"Wha-?!"

"Just returning some memories to you. Don't worry, they will serve well. And as a bonus, I'll dump my bloodlust into you."

My vision was slowly being clouded by crimson red. When I looked back at the boy, his mouth moved but all I heard was-

"Good luck... Sei--"

And then I felt an overwhelming excitement fill my body. This wasn't any ordinary excitement, though. I suddenly had the feeling... the feeling to spill blood.

When I awoke again, my hand was already on the handle of a dagger strapped to my waist and I turned around, slashing the tentacles heading my way.

Thump!

All of them dropped dead on the ground. One of them squirmed, still alive. I walked over and stomped on it until it laid there lifelessly.

Something inside me changed. When I felt the dagger in my hand, I immediately knew how to use it.

The same went for the other weapons on my back.

I wonder whose weapons I'm using. Maybe they are mine, I don't know.

Images began flashing through my mind and I remembered.

Yes, I received these weapons as a gift from someone. The question is who? I also saw myself using knives.

I also saw other people, but all of their faces were blurred. I also remembered why I was here.

I came to kill something... just what is it though?

Whatever it is, I only know that I have to go to the heart to kill it.

I looked back at the dark tunnel and continued down.

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As I walked down the tunnel, I could hear the sounds of small insects wandering around. That's kind of disgusting, having bugs in your system.

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Eventually, I heard noises that sounded like heartbeats.

"I'm close."

I looked around, but there wasn't anything that looked like a heart. I even put my ear against the wall and I still couldn't figure it out.

The path ahead of me had diverged into two paths. I walked forward until I was between the paths.

I felt the heartbeat getting louder... and stronger.

That's when I felt the ground almost moving.

The heart... it's under me, isn't it?

Sure enough, when I looked down, I could see something flashing every few seconds. The floor was even soft.

I took my Katana and jabbed the ground. But my blade wouldn't go through. Even if it was soft like paper, it was like rubber; all stretchy and bouncy. Even after I slashed it a few, it still wouldn't cut open.

I need something else. Something that can break this thing.

Something that can tear this apart with brutal force. Something that can kill anyone with just a single strike.

That's when I heard a sound emitting from my left arm. When I lifted it, it was some kind of dragon claw and it was glowing pink.

This could do...

I aimed the fist at the ground. Then I put all of my strength and will into the arm, then I struck the floor.

Ka-boom!

When I struck the ground, some kind of energy emitted from my arm and spread through the floor and the walls. Violet-colored energy radiated through the corridor and I could feel the ground getting weaker.

Then it broke and I began falling down the dark abyss.

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After what felt like an hour, I finally reached the bottom. At first, I was scared that I would break my legs when I landed but I didn't feel anything, which is a relief.

When I got up and looked around, the walls weren't dark; they were lit. I eventually turned around and in front of me was... the heart. It was definitely the heart alright. Nothing in the body would beat like that.

I slowly approached the heart. So all I have to do is destroy this? Pretty easy, if you ask me.

But when I took another step, I heard a hiss and immediately jumped back, something in front of me crashing into the spot I just was.

I got on my feet and looked forward.

Coming down from the ceiling was a serpent-like head. But I also saw more of them. In a matter of seconds, there were about twenty serpent heads all staring at me with bloodthirsty eyes.

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