The Shadow of Immortality

Jin woke up the next day with a strange feeling in his heart: a violent desire to torture and then kill.

This urge screamed from within his will, a hunger that could only be sated by blood. His face was pale. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He left his hotel room and began to walk when he bumped into someone. Jin grew furious and wanted to tear this man apart.

The man he bumped into had the appearance of nobility and the arrogance they often display. The man spoke, looking Jin over scrutinizingly: "Alex! I’ve been looking for you! I’ve been searching for you for so long!"

Jin wondered to himself: Is he crazy or what? But fine, I’ll play along, and then... hehehe... who knows what will happen?

"Hey, man! I forgot you... I drank too much, I don’t know what happened!" Jin let his head loll onto his shoulder, pretending to be drunk and unable to stand straight.

The man replied, "You forgot me?! I’m Eileen! It’s been two years since I last saw you! You haven’t changed a bit!"

Jin thought to himself—while pretending to be half-conscious—"Oh, good! So he thinks he’s run into me by chance? Excellent!"

Jin pretended that due to his excessive drinking, he wanted to hug him.

Eileen spoke while pushing Jin’s face away: "What’s wrong with you, Alex? Calm down! I never expected you to overindulge like this!"

In his mind, Jin said: "Shut up! If I didn’t want to torture or kill you, I wouldn’t give you the time of day!"

Jin spoke: "Come on, let’s go to my room, man! It’s been so long! My life has gone downhill without you!"

Eileen replied: "It’s strange that you showed up early too! Did you rent it yourself? Huh? You have a room?!"

In his mind, Jin said: "What a fool I am! I almost talked too much! I nearly gave myself away like an idiot! Let’s take things slow."

Jin replied: "Yeah, man, I know! But you know, I live here, and I thought it couldn’t hurt to take a walk before you arrived!"

Jin opened his room door, saying: "Welcome!"

Jin brought out some alcoholic cocktail drinks, saying: "Let’s drink!"

They began to talk, laugh, and tell fake stories.

Eileen said: "I have good news, Alex!"

"What is it?"

"At the university I attend, I found two girls with great figures. I kept persuading them to go to a hotel and have fun together! And I succeeded! I told them to come to this street too!"

Jin replied: "How did you tell them? I didn’t see you do it!"

"Haha! And that’s where the great invention comes in! Ta-da!"

He pulled out a strange jade slip.

Speaking: "Look, Alex! This is the invention of the generation! It’s called a Jade Slip! Wherever you are, as long as the other party has a jade slip with your imprint, your message will reach them, no matter where you or they are!"

"Truly amazing! I didn’t know something like this existed!"

"You always buried yourself in your own cave, Alex! But do you have good clothes for tonight? Don’t tell me you’re going to show up in that outfit!"

Jin replied with a arrogant look as he drank his alcohol: "Of course not, man! Let’s go buy some trendy coats! Let’s go!"

They left. They were silent for a while, but Eileen broke the silence: "I know a great clothing store! It’s for the rich! Did your father give you an allowance or money?"

"Of course I have some! Why do you ask?"

Jin showed him his pocket full of money, saying: "Don’t worry!"

"Insane! Alex! I didn’t expect that from you! You’ve become even more awesome!"

Jin thought to himself: "If your measure of a friend’s awesomeness is appearance and money, then you are a vile wretch who deserves torture! I will not spare you tonight!"

They reached the store. Jin started trying on random clothes until he settled on a black coat made of leather imported from Alabaster bulls from the Gothic Kingdom. It had wide pockets. He chose a black inner outfit to match the look. Eileen saw his appearance.

Eileen replied: "I didn’t expect you to look so handsome! You truly amazed me!"

Jin pushed him away, laughing "Heh" because of his excessive clinginess: "Why should I care if you’re impressed or not! Let’s return to my place!"

In front of the apartment, there were two beautiful girls: the first had crimson red hair with supremely beautiful green eyes, the other looked ordinary, like any other woman.

Jin approached the red-haired one, kissing her hand: "Welcome, madam! May I know your name?"

Her cheeks reddened, and she stammered: "Lina, that’s my name."

"A pleasure, Lina! Please, come in!"

In the apartment, Jin and Eileen were preparing the glasses. Eileen said: "It seems, Jin, that you got the beautiful one! Your looks captivated them!"

"You see? Am I not good?"

Jin set the glasses and poured drinks for each of them.

They began to talk and laugh, but Jin wasn’t pleased. He felt bored too! The bloodthirsty instinct he started his day with had returned, stronger than before! Jin brought out a knife, pointing it at Eileen’s face: "Take it!"

Eileen replied: "What do you want me to do with it?"

Jin replied, bringing his face close to his with terrifying features: "Put your hand on the table, and stab between your fingers, trying not to cut them!"

Eileen replied with a mix of confusion and fear: "Alex! This isn’t fun!"

Suddenly, Jin yanked his hand forcefully and cut off Eileen’s finger, who screamed piercingly.

The girls were terrified! They said: "What’s wrong with you, you madman?!"

Jin replied: "Those who disobey me will, of course, receive harsh punishment!"

The other woman, Lina’s friend, replied: "Let’s run away! They’re crazy!"

Jin quickly threw her to the ground, grabbing her neck: "Don’t you like that? It’s fun too! A weak creature like you, with an ordinary appearance, has no right to talk back to me! I am the master of the game here, the final authority!"

Eileen screamed: "You’re not Alex! You bastard!"

Jin replied: "Of course! Remember! You’re the one who bumped into me! You thought I was your friend, and now you’re blaming me too? Scream all you want! All the neighbors know we’re violent and have girls here, so they’ll ignore your screams!"

Jin moved the chairs! He set up three chairs, each facing the others! He dragged them violently, saying: "Now we will play a fun game!"

He blindfolded them all, then said: "Now you will play a selfish game! I will distribute numbers! Each even number will be a pair, and among you will be an odd number! The one with the odd number will kill one of you, and then we repeat, but with new numbers! To avoid screaming, to keep it surprising, I will stuff numerous rags in your mouths! To avoid excessive talk, I will cut out all your tongues! Just to avoid ruining the game!"

Blood flowed everywhere! Jin’s coat was stained with thick blood! They all tried to scream and talk, but Jin sealed their mouths forever!

He went to Eileen, who got an even number! Jin opened his blindfold so he could see!

Eileen was terrified! He wanted the odd number so he could kill and survive this round!

It was the other girl’s turn, and she was also even! Then Lina, who also had an even number!

He opened all their blindfolds! They were inwardly happy that they had survived! Suddenly, Jin raised the odd number, which was six!

He laughed, saying: "You forgot I’m here! I forgot to tell you: I am a participant in the game! I won’t leave the fun just to you, of course!"

He drew a knife and headed towards Eileen: "Sorry, my friend, but rules are rules, as you know!"

Eileen began to cry, wanting to beg, but Jin had stolen his voice! What did he have left?

The two girls began to cry! Their faces changed color from fear! Jin slit Eileen’s throat calmly.

"Now, girls! The next round! Hehe!"

He opened the first girl’s blindfold, and she got an even number! Jin laughed, then covered her eyes! He tried his own luck, but also got an even number! He laughed inwardly, knowing what would happen! "Ah, how I love this game! Unpredictable and full of emotions!"

But a better way! He untied both girls and placed a knife between them, saying: "Let one of you win, or I will end it all myself! But a winner must emerge!"

The two girls looked at each other with fear mixed with terror! Their faces grew pale!

He watched, saying in his mind: "This is what happens when you rob someone of their voice! They will make a decision instantly! Because even if they want to express themselves, how can they?"

Suddenly, Lina’s friend pounced and grabbed the knife, trying to fend off her friend while crying! A strange aura had taken hold of the girl! The will to live! She didn’t want to die! It was pure, instinctual fear!

Lina’s hands weakened until the knife pierced her heart! And she died!

But Jin pierced the other girl’s neck with another knife! He said: "You forgot I’m a player with you! You all lost, and I won!" Jin laughed madly! "I gave her hope, then snatched it away quickly! This is the pleasure!"

"Now I need to clean my clothes! Hehehe!"

Jin took a shower, then cleaned the place. He wiped away the scattered blood, then cut up all the corpses! He threw them in the room’s storage closet!

He sat on his sofa, laughing: "It was a good day!"

But at the beginning of the next day, Clark was standing in front of a burning book! It was "Secrets of Heaven and Earth"! He had memorized it by heart! The features of his face changed, adorned with calmness and malice!

The last page of the book came out; Clark read it before returning it to the fire!

Speaking in a low voice: "I have now taught you everything! I expect that you are now burning my final work, and that is what I want from the one who will inherit me! That was a smart move! And if you did it, you prove your worthiness! Now listen to my final words: Never be satisfied with the role of the victim! Because what hurts the victim the most is the silence of people watching them without any feelings of grief or fear! Why? Because if you hate someone, how easy it is to slander them! Don’t let fools tell you that the devil’s path is evil! No! Don’t let those who claim the righteous path pollute your mind! In truth, they are the first to betray you! Walk the path of individuality! Let your obstacles develop you and your soul! Strengthen your heart! There are no friends in this world, only interests! Humans are merely small boats in the river of time, tossed by waves; they hold onto each other so their boats don’t capsize! Drown the entire world before you drown! Seize your opportunity, no matter how vile! Now, I bid you farewell! This is the last thing between me and you, my dear reader! Good luck...."

To be continued.....