-"Thank you for visiting, please come again!"
Said the convenience store clerk, like always.
As usual, I stopped by the convenience store near my house to grab some food. The area around my home was nothing special—boring, in fact. I'd repeated this routine so many times I'd lost count. Suddenly, I heard the desperate screams of a woman.
-"SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE MY DAUGHTER! SHE'S STILL INSIDE!! PLEASE, SAVE HER!! I BEG YOU, SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE MY CHILD!!"
In front of me stood a house engulfed in flames, and a woman kneeling before the burning door, crying out relentlessly for someone to save her little girl.
Her sobs were gut-wrenching. A crowd had gathered, but no one dared go in because the fire was spreading rapidly. I... ignored it.
-"That's their problem. I can't even take care of myself—how could I possibly save—"
Before I could finish the thought, my body dashed into the flames on its own. I didn't know what force was driving me, but something inside me wanted to do something good for once, even if it was small.
I kicked open doors and searched room after burning room. Then I heard the cry of a baby. Looking more carefully, I saw the hazy figure of a woman with blonde hair, holding a child.
-"Find and trust 'JULIE'S'."
The woman handed me the baby and threw me out of the burning house.
-"W-What was that..? Who is Julie's? And why did she push me—"
So many questions flooded my mind that I didn't even realize I was falling from the third floor.
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-"HEY, YOU FILTHY HUMAN SCUM!! YOUR FOOD'S HERE!! WAKE UP!!"
The voice was deep as hell itself. As I opened my eyes groggily, I realized I was locked in a prison cell. My arms and legs were bound tightly in iron chains.
What shocked me more was the green-skinned Goblin glaring at me. Its eyes were a bloodshot red, and it had long fangs. A filthy rag covered its waist, and its bloated belly jiggled as it stared. In its hand was a spiked iron mace, stained with what looked like dried blood.
-"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT, YOU FILTHY HUMAN?! EAT YOUR DAMN FOOD!!"
-"What the hell is this?! There are bugs all over the plate... and that's a rat tail?! This is supposed to be food?!"
Looking around, I realized I was chained so tightly I could only lower my head to eat—like an animal.
Confused and disgusted, I tried to speak to the grotesque Goblin.
-"Hey! Why the hell am I locked up here?! And why should I eat this crap that's worse than pig slop, and in this disgusting, degrading way? I'm not even hungry!!"
The Goblin's face instantly twisted with rage. It gripped its mace tighter and began slamming it against the bars.
-"SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH, YOU FILTHY, ROTTEN HUMAN!! WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT?!"
It was about to unlock the cell and come in to teach me a lesson, but then—
An arrow pierced straight through its head.
Blood and flesh splattered across the room.
From the distance, a woman walked in holding a large bow, pointing another arrow directly at me.
-"You're not human. You're a corpse..."
Her voice was calm, but her eyes looked at me with terrifying intensity.
Before I could say anything—
She shot me in the heart.