Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary! novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Mission Complete [2]

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With the flash of another notification, the dark world around me faded, and I found myself back in my office space.

"...I'm back?"

I looked around me. Everything was as it was before I left it.

For a moment, I almost thought that everything had been a dream. That what I had experienced was merely a hallucination that stemmed from my exhaustion.

But that thought quickly faded with the flash of the screen before me.

[The changes have been made. You will now be given your rewards for completing the mission.]

Poof!

An item appeared in my lap.

"This is...?"

I looked at the item, shocked to see it was the mask from before.

"Wait, is this the reward? How—"

My words were cut short by another notification.

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[Reward 1 : Blank Mask]

Type/Item

A simple mask used to hide your identity. There are many different styles you can try.

: Non-consumable.

[Reward 2 : Spectral Glasses]

Type/Item

A pair of glasses that will allow the wearer to see through things others can't see.

: Non-consumable

[Reward 3 : Containment Vessel]

Type/Basic Node

Upon activating the node, the user gains the ability to contain anomalous creatures and objects.

Warning: If the anomaly's strength exceeds the node's capacity, containment will fail. This may result in severe backlash."

: Non-consumable

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"Huh."

Another item appeared—a pair of black-framed glasses.

"This is...?"

I turned my attention to the second reward.

Spectral Glasses?

'Allows wearer to see through things others can't see?'

I stared at the glasses for a few seconds before shifting my attention to the next reward. In particular, my attention fell on the description.

"Basic Node...?"

What in the world was that? _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

The third reward was different from the first two. It wasn't an item like the others. I had no idea what it was or how to use it.

"This is so confusing."

I scratched the side of my head, eyeing the mask and glasses in my hand.

After a moment's hesitation, I put the glasses on. My heart raced as I settled them on my face.

I felt an unsettling dread rise from within me.

'I'm not going to be seeing ghosts, right?'

"Uh....!"

The moment I placed the glasses on my face, my vision turned blue.

"Cold."

The temperature plummeted in an instant. I could see my breath hanging in the air, curling in the dim light of my monitor. My fingers trembled as I stood, my body instinctively tensing.

I stood and glanced around. The office was empty—rows of identical cubicles stretched out in silence, their partitions blending into the dimly lit space.

The soft gray carpet cushioned my steps as I made my way toward the bathroom.

I stopped at the sink, gripping the cold porcelain. I looked up at my reflection.

Although the glasses masked the dark circles under my eyes, they couldn't completely hide them. I ran a hand through my hair, pushing it back.

Even with my vision tinted blue, my hair remained jet black, and my eyes—normally brown—held a faint tinge of gray.

I stared at my reflection a moment longer before pulling the glasses off.

"I look better without them."

They made me look... a little too nerdy. Thankfully, all they did was make the world blue.

I hadn't seen anything unsettling.

Yet.

"Haa."

▪ Basic Node : Containment Vessel

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