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

An abandoned city truly was a treasure trove waiting to be opened. The knowledge that most items didn't have much worth in the Higher Realms had brought Mark's mood down for a while, but that went away the instant he entered another shop on his "to loot" list.

Candy stores hadn't existed for a long time now, but as he stepped through the hole his maid cut through the shutters of an abandoned Game Start branch, Mark had the confidence to say that he understood how a kid feels while being inside one.

Stacks of common goods lined the shelves near the entrance, among them the most common brands of keyboards, mice, and headphones. Further inside where the display models of the computer cases. Some were the usual rectangular-shaped towers while others had the most bizarre designs, forgoing the idea of traditional computers.

Candy Store.