Bill was lost in the dark forest for who knows how long
All he knows is that he need to find where is the fire cracking sound coming from
After walking aimlessly for a while, he came across a lit campfire
And someone was sitting there
"Y-You! I remember you!" Bill shouted at a man, he was wearing a cloak to hide himself, yet Bill can still see that scary face the man is hiding
"Of course, you do..." The man responded
"We have a lot to catch up, so why don't you join me?" He extend his rotten hand to Bill
"Don't worry, I don't bite. Besides...I heard there is some....something out there" the man turned to the forest where Bill was walking away from, and Bill could've sworn he saw a creature
It looks like a deer, but what kind of deer would have that big wide eyes?
And most importantly, what kind of deer would be standing on two legs?
"As long as you're close to the fire, you'll be fine" the man said as Bill finally sit down by the fire
"Just what is this place?" Bill asked
"Don't you remember? This is the forest where you and I met" the man chuckled like it was a joke
"You know that's not what I meant" Bill clearly wasn't laughing
"This forest...it's all in my head, isn't it?"
"Hmm, if this is all in your head, then you should know it"
"I had a feeling that...this scenario is created after the night I first met you"
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14 years ago
"Mom! Dad! Where are we going?" 6-years-old Bill asked as he saw how his parents are packing things
"We are going on a camping trip" his mom responded with a smile
Later, that same night
Bill's parents were with other adults, while Bill is chatting with other children
Just then, Bill spotted a man sitting alone by the fire
Bill sat down besides the man and started talking to him
"My name is Billy, what's your name?"
"...call me Immo" the man responded, and soon the two started talking so friendly, as if they've been friends for so long
Soon, Bill's parents approach Bill
"Bill, who are you talking to?" His dad asked
"I'm talking to Mr. Immo right here! He's friendly guy!" Bill responded with a grin
However, in his parents point of view, Bill was pointing to an empty space
That same night, Bill dreamt of meeting Immo again, but this time...the man is more twisted in scary way
Ever since then, Bill had nightmares of Immo haunting him, again, again and again, he kept having them until he turned 13, the nightmares are finally gone
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Present
"Yeah...you exist in my head, because of the trauma my past self went through...but I'm not sure about that...deer, whatever the fuck is that" Bill turned to look at the same pair of big eyes that are staring at him nonstop
Suddenly he felt a cold breeze blowing pass him, he turned around and to see the fire is being put away by the wind
"That's...not good" Bill mumbled
"You can say that again" Bill suddenly heard his voice, his own voice, coming from behind him
He turned around and to see another version of himself, although this version has longer hair, and also unexpectedly, a pair of bear ears on his head
"Who...are you?" Bill asked
"According to the second edition of 'How to get yourself cooked', in 25th paragraph will tell you to go to the past and embarrassed yourself, you remember that?" Bill's future self smirked before turning back to where the deer creature is, apparently it's getting closer everytime the fire is about to die down
"Bill, no matter what...don't look back" his future self said as he raised his hands in a way that it seems like he was going to show off his nails
And then suddenly, his nails got longer and sharper so sudden, as if they're retractable claws
"Go, now" his future self said before lunging at the deer creature, like a predator is attacking his prey
At the same time, Bill noticed other light in the distance and he didn't hesitate to dash towards the light
Everytime Bill thought he was close to that light, it moved further and further, as if it was making him chase it
No matter how fast Bill is running, the light always seem to be further away each time
The exhaustion starting to caught up with him, to the point that he finally collapsed down the ground
"Bill!" Suddenly, he heard a girl's voice calling his name
Bill slowly looked up and to see a girl, probably 7 years old, her entire face is full of bruises and scars, she is also wearing an oversized shirt too
"K-Klara?" Bill mumbled her name weakly
"Come on! Bill! Aren't you going to come and find me? Like you promised?" The girl, Klara asked
Bill looked down at himself, then gather all staminas he still have and dash straight forward for the light, which conveniently is behind Klara
"I'll find you, Klara"
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Bill woke up and find himself in the hospital's recovery room
At the same time, he started looking at himself, and to felt like his hair had become longer slightly
And he also...unexpectedly, starting craving for bloods
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To be continued