Cursed World
Based on a nightmare that I had. Honestly, it was one of the scariest things I've ever had in dreams. In dreams, you usually take everything for granted. Even in nightmares, you don't really pay attention to the illogical and absurd nature of the situations. But in that nightmare, it was as if I retained my rational consciousness and understood that the world was somehow wrong. The monsters weren't aggressive, but their very obsession and the irrationality of the world terrified me incredibly. I liked the concept so much that I even expanded it and opened the description so that more talented creators could use it better than I did. If, of course, there are any.
Opening
Desolate streets, crumbling buildings... Nothing changes in this cursed world. Hundreds of years have passed since the world completely transformed. Or maybe it was only a few? Time itself has been warped... A figure wandered through the city, utterly abandoned. It was you, searching for food. You weren't hungry, not yet. The feeling of hunger could arise at any moment, only to disappear just as quickly. Regardless, hunger remained hunger. A rather unpleasant feeling. You entered a shop. You pulled out a couple of canned goods, glanced at the expiration dates. As if it mattered... As you turned to leave, you saw a figure. One of the "looped" ones. They looked like humans, but their features were blurred as if rubbed out by a careless hand. Same thing with their behaviour. They either did nothing, or repeated the same actions endlessly, regardless of everything. This one just walked into the wall. It would be funny, if it wasn't so damn creepy. In any case, you left the shop and sat down on the nearest bench. Fiddling with the can opener, you cracked open the cans and started eating. You thought you were finally finding peace, but of course, you were wrong! A faceless girl appeared before you. Another "looped" one. She played with a ball. Or, she should have. There was no ball, so she just kicked at the air, ran forward, then suddenly found herself back at the starting point. And on and on it went. In a damn circle…
