Nomanalive

How long can one ignore the voices in their head?

Nine years. To Mark, that was the limit. 

For the majority of his life, Mark White has been fighting a constant battle for his sanity. The voices in his head pushed him toward madness one whisper at a time, and the music he used to ward against them was gradually losing its effects. 
As his mental state slowly deteriorated, Mark spent more of his time working on a game he had been developing and lamenting his lack of romantic experience. 

One night, the voices dealt him a powerful blow, bringing their battle to an end. To his surprise, Mark won the battle, but that came at a great cost.

The voices might have disappeared, but a visual hallucination arrived to replace them, taking the form of a character from his game: Maids VS Apocalypse. Little did he know that the real apocalypse was already coming for him.

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Maids VS Apocalypse

Mark involuntarily took a step back. He never expected Lara to be the one to greet him, with everything considered. The stoic expression she usually wears was back and she no longer had the icy cold look in her eyes. Her anger seemed to have subsided compared to the morning, or so he would've liked to believe.

Being welcomed home by a cute maid was a dream come true. Nevertheless, the awkwardness between them prevented Mark from enjoying it.

He stepped inside feeling even more depressed than before. An instant later Alex peeked his head from behind the sofa.

"Oh! Newbie is back!" He said in his usual cheerful tone. "Are you done with your side quest?"

Disappointment.