His vision is still fuzzy, but slowly he is beginning to see clearly.The things that bind him to the floor are already removed; as well as the glove in his hand. But the thing sealing his mouth shut is still in place. In front of him are two figures, their faces covered in black masks and their bodies covered with black cloaks designed with what appears to be black feathers. One of the two figures, towers for more or less ten feet, its head almost touching the ceiling, its physique although covered by the cloak is undoubtedly muscular. The other one is slim and at least five and a half feet tall.
“We offer you a choice. You can stay here and probably live a long life, or you can join us and die here instantly. What will you choose?” the taller figure said, his voice, a bit high pitched for his body.
Puzzled, the man remained silent. He said to himself, ‘Die instantly?, Here? What more, why leave my mouth sealed?’
As if reading his mind, the shorter figure said “You can easily remove the tape sealing your mouth with your hand. We left it there because we want you to be the one to decide if you want to remove it or not. Remember, It is your desire to speak that brought you into this horrible condition.”
The freed man nodded and started peeling the seal on his mouth. His face laced with determination, he spoke, “I will join you!”
“Okay!” The tall figure said. Its arm reached to its back revealing a big compartment. It pulled from it a sealed wooden box, then landed it on the floor.
The Smaller figure approached the box. With his gloved hands, he pried the box effortlessly as if it was not even sealed shut by nails. Revealing something wrapped in white cloth. The taller figure reached down to it and took it out of the box; landing it in the middle of the room. The other figure uncovered the wrapped thing, exposing a corpse inside.
The freed man’s eyes widened in horror as he stared at the corpse in front of him. His body stiffened as he tried to use his remaining arm to push his body away from the corpse. He tried to stifle a scream, but he failed. Unsurprisingly, his scream came out not as loud as he expected to, probably due to his weakened state.
The tall figure giggled as a response to the man's reaction. While the shorter one remained unfazed as he proceeded to work over the corpse; pushing the tubes that used to be attached to the freed man, into the corpse’s neck; then the apparatus was reattached too; followed by the cover for the hand, eyes ,and ears. Finally, the corpse was bound to the floor. The shorter figure looked at the freed man and asked, “Are you ready?”
The man is visibly shaking from fear. He opened his mouth to respond but no sound came out.
“Well i’ll take that as a yes.” the tall figure said; scooping the man off the ground and putting him into the large compartment on its back.
The freed man, although wanting to resist, was incapable of doing so. His very body betrays him. His mind is still fixed unto the corpse not because he fears corpses, but because the corpse bears his image. From the number of remaining limbs to the small facial features, everything was perfectly copied.
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