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You jolt awake, heart pounding and skin slick with cold sweat. The room around you is both familiar and foreign, warped by the lingering haze of a nightmare.
Despite the passing minutes, a tightness clings to your chest, each breath shallow, the echoes of the dream still pressing down on you.
You focus on your breathing, slow and steady, willing yourself back to calm. Gradually, the blur sharpens. You’re in your own bed, safe. The creatures from your dreams are… gone.
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You rise from bed and shuffle toward the tiny kitchen of your cottage, craving a glass of water to wash away the heaviness clinging to your chest. But then you see it, the letter from last night, lying where you left it. The cause of your nightmare.
You don’t need to check the sender. You already know.
That elegant calligraphy, once so beautiful to you, now only stings. Each stroke in crimson ink is precise, deliberate, easy to read, impossible to comprehend. It’s haunted by memories you’ve tried so hard to bury.
"Why? Why now?" you whisper, voice trembling. The tears come before you can even try to stop them.
(align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")["Come back to our hometown. I’ll be waiting for you."]
You stare at the words again and again, hoping repetition will unlock some hidden truth. But no matter how many times you read them, their meaning slips just out of reach, taunting, unreadable in their simplicity.
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"Lisa..." you whisper, your voice trembling, barely audible.
"Lisa," you repeat, this time with tears pooling in your eyes. You clutch the letter to your chest, as if it could bring back the warmth she once gave so freely.
Your mind drifts, fifteen years into the past, to a time when your world was full, when you shared your life with the person you loved most. Lisa was everything.
You grew up together in that old town, side by side. You didn’t just love her, you breathed her in, lived within her light. She made the world feel bright and safe.
But one sunny day faded into a cold, empty night. She was gone.
She left you.
You don’t remember how. You don’t remember why. Those memories are buried deep, too painful to hold onto. One day, you simply woke up here, in this lonely cottage. The routines, the days since then, they’re all a blur.
All you know is that you’ve been trying to heal. To survive the long, cold night of your life. To turn it, maybe, into something tolerable, into a cloudy day, at least.
You stare at the letter, your heart pounding. The words wait for you to decide.
What will you do?
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Doubt still clings to you, but the need for answers wins. You mount your horse and begin the journey, the road quiet beneath a pale sky.
When you arrive, the town is in ruins and abandoned, yet not empty.
Belongings remain scattered. Toys lie in the dust. Horses still stand in their stables, waiting.
It’s not just deserted, it’s disturbed.
The silence feels wrong, like the town is holding its breath.
Instead of wandering the empty streets, you follow a pull deep in your chest.
You head for the old cabin at the edge of the forest...
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You choose not to go. You choose the silence, the stillness. The ache. To rot in the comfort of guilt. Because in your heart, you've already decided that Lisa left because of you. You are the ruin.
You are the reason.
A thin tendril of black fog slips through the cracks of your cottage, curling and twisting like a living nightmare. You feel its malice deep in your bones. Somehow, you know this dark, suffocating mist is tied to Lisa.
Then, from the fog, a terrifying shadow takes shape, an echo of Lisa, distorted and haunting. It doesn’t speak aloud, but the words echo in your mind: “You failed me.”
The fog lunges. It tears through you cold, violent, endless. You try to scream, but the air has turned to ash. You are nothing but breath and regret, and soon, not even that.
The darkness devours you. And there is no waking up this time.
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You gave yourself to the lie.
Now, you exist in a hollow dream, wrapped in fog and memory, never waking, never questioning. Lisa is by your side, but neither of you are truly alive.
The past remains buried, the truth never spoken.
The fog has won.
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A heavy fog coils around the old cabin, thick and unmoving. You hold your breath, trying to push the fear down. It doesn’t help.
You dismount and leave your horse nearby, its uneasy snort echoing in the stillness.
Each step toward the cabin feels heavier than the last. The air is suffocating. You want to run, you want to go back to the life you had with Lisa. But that life is gone.
You could try to forget, bury the past and live with guilt.
But somehow, that feels worse.
You have to move forward. You have to… right?
[[Turn back and return to your cottage. ->CHOICE 1A]]
[[Stay where you are, frozen in indecision. ->CHOICE 2A]]
[[Step forward, toward the cabin and whatever waits inside. ->CHOICE 3A]]
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You run as if your life depends on it.
You forget the horse, forget everything due to the pounding of your heart and the terror rising in your throat. You can’t stop. You won’t.
Behind you, the fog moves sliding, shifting, changing. It deepens into a thick, unnatural black. And then you see it.
The fog isn’t just fog. It’s alive. And it radiates something ancient and wrong.
You know, somehow, it’s connected to Lisa.
A shape begins to form within it. A shadow. Worn, twisted, familiar.
Lisa.
Not the one you remember, but something wearing her sadness.
She doesn’t speak aloud, but the words crawl into your mind:
“//Don’t leave me again.//”
“Don’t leave me”
The words hit you like ice. A memory you can’t reach. Doubt floods in, heavier than before.
You freeze.
[[You try to remember, you try to dig into the past for the truth. ->CHOICE 1B]]
[[You shut it out. You run. No looking back. ->CHOICE 2B]]
(align:"==>")+(box:"X=")[(link: "Save")[(save-game: "file A")]]You stand frozen, unsure whether to take another step forward. Something in your gut twists. Whatever choice you make, it feels pointless. Lisa is gone. She’s not coming back.
Whether you run or stay, misery clings to you like a second skin.
And then, a sound.
It comes from the cabin. A low, warped, noise impossible to describe. It scrapes at your ears, as if caught between a growl and a whisper. You can’t tell if it came from an animal… or a human.
You’re terrified. But curiosity claws at you just as fiercely.
What do you do?
[[Investigate the source of the noise. ->CHOICE 2E]]
[[Let fear take over. Run. Just run. ->CHOICE 1A]]
(align:"==>")+(box:"X=")[(link: "Save")[(save-game: "file A")]]You force yourself to keep walking. Every step is heavy, your thoughts fogged by fear. But you remind yourself: you’re here to find Lisa. That’s all that matters.
You still don’t know what happened to her. No answers. Just silence. Just absence.
The fog thickens as you near the cabin, curling around your legs, clinging to your skin.
Then, something moves outside.
You freeze.
Terror grips you. You’re shaking now, struggling to hold back tears. The sound grows louder. Closer.
You don’t know what’s waiting in that fog, but it’s coming.
[[Run into the cabin for safety. ->CHOICE 1E]]
[[Search for the source of the sound. ->CHOICE 2E]]
[[Overwhelmed, you turn and run ->CHOICE 1A]]
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No matter how hard you try to remember… you can’t.
You’ve been lost in thought for too long, unaware of your surroundings. Your foot catches on uneven ground, and you fall.
Panic strikes. You whip around. And there it is. The black fog, thick and looming, now taking the shape of Lisa.
You break. Even if it’s just a shadow, you cry. Loud, helpless sobs.
“I’m sorry,” you whisper. “I’m trying… but I can’t remember.”
The fog pauses. It understands.
But the danger doesn’t pass. Instead, the darkness thickens, pressing closer.
You try to move, but your body won’t listen.So you do the only thing left.
You call her name.
“Lisa.”
The fog stops.
[[You decide to speak to the shadow, you try to reach her. ->CHOICE 1F]]
[[You force yourself up. Run. ->CHOICE 2B]]
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You run even harder than before, more determined, more desperate.
The black fog surges behind you, alive with hunger. You don’t dare look back. You can’t. There’s no plan, no destination, just the blind need to escape.
But then, hope dies.
Ahead of you, there’s nothing but fog. Thick. Black. Endless.
You were never escaping. You were always trapped.
“I did it for us,” the fog says in a distorsionat Lisa’s voice.
A single tear escapes. Emptiness swallows you whole.
The fog lunges. It tears through you, cold, violent, final.
You try to scream, but the air is gone.
You are nothing.
And this time, there is no waking up
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As you near the cabin, the sound deepens, more guttural, more terrifying.
Circling around, you find a place where the fog thickens unnaturally. It’s no longer just fog, it moves, writhes like a living shadow.
Its presence presses down on your chest. Each breath becomes a struggle.
You’re frozen. Your mind screams to run, but the thought of Lisa trapped here holds you fast.
[[Run inside the cabin, seeking shelter. ->CHOICE 1E]]
[[Overwhelmed, you turn and run home. ->CHOICE 1A]]
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Inside, everything shifts.
Darkness swallows the room, the structure barely visible. The air is thick, heavy, and yet… something in here feels familiar. A presence. One warm, one ancient and cold.
“You came.”
The words slice through the silence, soft but crushing. And somehow, through the fear, a flicker of warmth stirs in you. A fragile light. A breath of hope.
It’s her.
“Lisa…” you whisper, your voice trembling. Relief crashes into you, but you can’t let your guard down. You are not alone.
“He said you would,” she continues, her tone distant. “He made sure of that.”
She doesn’t acknowledge your voice. Doesn’t come closer.
You can’t see her. Only the dark that surrounds her.
[[Step forward. Try to see her. ->CHOICE 1F]]
[[Step back, unsure of what to do. ->CHOICE 2F]]
[[Ask who or what ‘he’ is. ->CHOICE 3F]]
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Terror grips you as you reach for her hand, but what you touch are cold, skeletal fingers.
You don’t remember Lisa like this.
Looking up, her face is unrecognizable, the warmth and beauty gone, replaced by something hollow and lost.
Still, you pull her into an embrace.
No matter how she looks, she’s still your Lisa.
“You left me,” she whispers between sobs, tears streaming down her face. “I didn’t know what else to do.”
“I’m here now,” you say softly, not fully understanding, but it doesn’t matter.
She left you years ago, but now… now she’s here.
And then it hits you. She’s not warm.
She hasn’t been warm this whole time.
[[Hold her tight, refusing to face the truth. ->CHOICE 1H]]
[[Step back, uncertain and afraid. ->CHOICE 2F]]
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“Don’t leave me,” she cries, her voice trembling.
You freeze. She continues, desperate, “Don’t leave me a second time. The first time, I could bear to die. But if you leave me again, I won’t even have that choice.”
Confused, you whisper, “When did I ever leave you?”
She snaps back, voice breaking with pain, “You left me. You abandoned me years ago.”
“I would never have dared,” you say, but the ground trembles beneath you.
You want to run, but you can’t, not yet. You need to know the truth.
[[Ask her what happened 15 years ago. ->CHOICE1J]]
[[Give up on answers; all you want is to be with Lisa. ->CHOICE 1I]]
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“He is the one who stayed with me,” Lisa answered before you could ask.
You don’t understand what’s happening. Fear grips you, but you want to reassure her, to keep her safe.
“I’ve missed you,” Lisa said. “You left me suddenly. I was so scared.”
“I… left you?” you ask, confusion clouding your voice.
“//He// was the only company I had during all these lonely years,” she continued.
You hadn’t noticed until now, but the fog outside is creeping into the cabin, curling around Lisa alone.
[[Ask what happened 15 years ago. ->CHOICE1J]]
[[Stay silent, let her continue. ->CHOICE 1K]]
((align:"==>")+(box:"X=")[(link: "Save")[(save-game: "file A")]]You don’t care about what happened years ago. It’s all in the past.
All that matters now is being with Lisa. You feel it, and you know she does too.
But then, that presence returns, the same dark weight you sensed when you first arrived in this forsaken town.
It surrounds Lisa. Now, it wraps around you.
This is your last chance. The final moment to uncover the truth behind it all.
[[Stay with Lisa, no matter the cost or mystery. ->CHOICE 1I]]
[[Step back, unsure if you’re ready. ->CHOICE 2F]]
(align:"==>")+(box:"X=")[(link: "Save")[(save-game: "file A")]]You can’t bear a life without Lisa.
Truth or lies, it no longer matters, only her presence does.
Even //He// fades into insignificance.
The choice is made.
A low, quiet laugh echoes through the darkness that wraps around you and Lisa.
You pay it no mind, clutching her tighter than ever.
The fog thickens, yet this time, it no longer chills you.
It feels… warm. Like Lisa.
Strange and unsettling, the fog embraces you both.
Life itself drifts away, a distant echo, as your soul and Lisa’s become one into inexistence.
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(align:"==>")+(box:"X=")[(link: "Save")[(save-game: "file A")]]“You died,” Lisa answers bluntly.
Confusion clouds your mind.
“What...?” you murmur, shocked.
“You died in a car accident. You left me,” she sobs, her voice trembling as she drags painful memories back to the surface.
“You never came back… so I made you come back,” she says, her tone dark but oddly calm.
You struggle to comprehend, her words feel foreign, like a language you don’t understand.
“He helped me. He stayed with me,” she adds quietly.
Again, that name—//He//. Who or what is He?
[[Stay silent, let her finish. ->CHOICE 1K]]
[[Give up on learning more. ->CHOICE 1I]]
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She continues, her voice soft but steady:
“He taught me how to bring a dead soul back to life. I had to sacrifice the most precious thing to me… but I had nothing else but you. It was hard.”
You’re too stunned to speak. Lisa brought you back. You died 15 years ago. The truth hits you like a wave. Why would she do this?
“You know why,” she replies, eyes searching yours. “I can’t imagine a life without you.”
It all makes sense now. She sacrificed not just her life, but the entire town. That’s why it’s abandoned, why she looks like she’s fading away.
“You have me now,” you say, unsure what to feel, but certain of one thing. Lisa is your everything, just as you are hers.
“Yes,” she breathes, stepping closer.
You don’t pull away or run. You hold her, inhale her scent, and finally whisper,
“I love you.”
“I love you more,” she answers, just before the fog wraps around you both, and everything slips into nothingness.
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And so, in a world suspended between life and death, love and grief, the two of you vanish into the thick embrace of fog no longer bound by time, memory, or flesh.
The cabin stands silent once more, the air heavy with what was lost, and what was never meant to be found again.
No one will know what truly happened in that forgotten town, only that the silence there is deeper than most.
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