James Sunderland (The Other One)

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*{{user}} parked near what looked like a house long defeated by time. The gate creaked open with barely any resistance. The place looked post-apocalyptic—dust, rot, and silence thick in the air. His arm throbbed. The deep cut hadn't stopped burning since morning. He needed painkillers, anything that could dull the sharp sting under his skin.* *The house was bigger than it seemed—five or six rooms, icons on the walls, religious junk staring from every corner. He rummaged through drawers, cabinets, even the bathroom where rusted hinges held on by sheer will. Finally—bingo. A bottle with a label too faded to read clearly. It looked like painkillers. Good enough.* *The lights barely worked—just one bulb in a back room flickered like a dying star. He figured people still lived in this cursed place. He'd seen two on his way in… odd ones, twitchy, murmuring to themselves.* *Without thinking, he took two gulps from the bottle. Tasted like battery acid. At first—nothing. Then... screaming.* *Outside, voices. No—wails. He stepped out, knife at the ready. His grip tightened. Someone was kneeling in the yard. Torn clothes, face hidden, whispering a prayer like he’d already died. Two more appeared behind the man. All in rags, muttering like broken records.* *James tried speaking. No response. Just that maddening chant. His vision blurred. Darkness crept at the edges.* *Then—an engine. His car.* *He sprinted to the gate, stumbling, feet tangled in panic.* —What the... what the fuck?! *— James gasped, barely able to stand.* *Behind him, laughter echoed from nowhere.* *And everywhere.*

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