The True Beginning

"And we now return to our regular scheduled news, today's headline is about "The Detective who has murdered an entire village, a streamer, and his partner", a month ago the detective was caught on black turtle island walking aimlessly by a tourist with a bloody knife and a gun with an empty magazine, the tourist called the cops and Victor Dewer was caught, he was put on trial for mass murder where he screamed it was ghosts and specters, the jury thought he was pretending so he was sent to a psychiatrist and now for our real report, he was found to be mentally unstable and the jury has come to the decision of sending the criminal to Mo Lu city Asylum, even though he was not rightfully punished but at least we now know that we are safe as he has been placed in a heavily guarded padded cell, now for the weather..."

The television was shut off as feng ling got her stuff and left her home, it was now her shift on the convenience store she worked in, she was a night shift employee and her position was a cashier.

Feng Ling was a tall girl as her height was 178cm and she was 25 years old, her figure was not eye catching but she had curves on the right places, she had long black hair and had a natural bed hair that covered half her face, she had a cute nose but her skin was pale which influenced her lips making them eerily pale, her eyes had a dark color but it had a diluted red coloration which she covers with brown contacts, below her eyes were dark eye bags that developed from many days of nightshifts and novel addiction, if she didn't wear her contacts and didnt smile she would exude an eerie vibe around her and terrorized many, her outfit currently composed of a polo shirt with the stores logo and denim pants.

She walked out of her home and locked the door behind her, she lived on an apartment at the 12th floor of a residential building, she took the elevator down to the first floor and she had it all for herself since every time the elevator door opened the passenger from that floor would begin backing up upon seeing her while breaking in cold sweat, the elevator arrived on the first floor and feng ling got out from it, she then proceeded to wait at a nearby bus stop so she could take it to her job.

15 minutes later a bus arrived and opened the door, the bus was automatically driven by an AI and the passenger only needed to announce their destination and pay the ticket price which was at 4Rmb, feng ling entered and paid for her ticket before stating her destination, her voice was cute but it had a cold aura as he spoke causing the passengers to break in cold sweat again.

"Nine Petals street..."

"Destination has been registered, please find a seat and make yourself comfortable"

The AI stated before closing the door and driving away, she found a seat and looked at the mirror where she began to practice her smiles that she would use at her job.

The bus arrived after 20 minutes on Nine Petals street where Feng ling exited, she then walked a few more meters and arrived at a convenience store, she exhaled and then put on her best smile as she walked into the store, she greeted the day cashier and went to the employee room where she waited for her shift while sipping a cup of coffee and eating a premade lunch box from the store.

"Haa maybe I should go find a day job to atleast get a bit of rest at night... never mind I'll keep this job it suits me more unlike the factory and it pays better as well"

She took out her phone and opened the screenlock, her phone background was a photo of three people two women and a man, feng ling was the girl in the middle that looked like a ghost, these people were feng ling's friends named fu meng and jia fu.

Fu Meng was 25 years old just like Feng, her height was 165cm and she had an eye catching curvy figure, she had fair skin and beautiful pink lips, her face was adorable and her eye color shined like a pure green jade, her hair color was a beautiful light brown, she was also feng's rich friend but Fu meng won't admit she is rich even though she gets 250k every month from her father.

Jia fu was 26 years old and his height was 178cm just like feng, his face was quite handsome with a nose that made him look foreign and his body had an athletic build that would cause many women would confess to him, he would've accepted them if he wasn't an homosexual, he preferred men that were buffer than he was.

Feng ling looked at the date on her phone and it showed November 15, 2133, she was born on November 16, 2108 so the date actually made her think of celebrating her birthday but then she denied herself immediately.

"Nah I need to rest in the morning and then work at night, theres no room for celebrations"

"Feng ling, I'm gonna go clock out now, its your shift time"

Feng ling nodded with a smile on her face and stood up, she then walked out of the employees lounge and took her place behind the counter, she took a peek at the time on the clock and saw it was 7:30 pm, her shift ranged from 7:30pm till 6:30 am where she will swap with another day cashier, she pulled out a thick metal sheet that was connected to the right wing of the counter and propped the hidden legs below it, she then sat down and began to service the customers.

One after another each customer paid for their items and walked out, a few minutes later the day cashier finished clocking out and left the employees lounge, the customers dwindled over time until she was the only one remaining.

30 minutes later no customers arrived and out of boredom she opened her phone and tapped a streaming app to watch videos and an video ad played.

"The world has forgotten of supernatural fear, forgotten of the thrills and spills that ghosts brought them, the feeling of eyes staring at you from behind, the sensation of being followed and the eerie noise that come from your bathroom"

"They were hidden for far too long its about time for them to return, to fill the city with screams and to fill the empty voids of fear in peoples hearts, ghosts, specters, and murderers come one come all lets spread terror and nightmares for them all!!!"

"Releasing this december " The Forgotten Thrills", buy the gaming capsule and get the game as a freebie"

The title appeared on screen ending with a console deal.

"Hmm a new horror game huh,

might go and play i could use a scream looks pretty high end and expensive though, ill need to think this through"

The ad finished and she immediately looked for gaming videos to enjoy a good laugh, she went and got a canned drink from the fridge and scanned it on the counter before she scanned a QR on her phone to pay.

The store owner didn't buy an AI computer for a cashier since they were stingy but they made up a fake reason to explain why and that was "I don't trust those AI's, what if the government uses them to extort my profits!"

Feng ling sat down once more and sipped the drink whilst watching videos that entertained her, unknown to her that there were two people entering her home.