So yeah, I was literally just standing in my room — halfway putting on a t-shirt, fully NOT mentally stable — when I blinked and reality just said: "Nah."
Like no joke, my reflection skipped frames.
One second I was lookin' like a tired dude with a wrinkled tee, next second — BOOM — mirror me was in a whole new pose like someone editing me in hapcut.
"YO BRO—WHAT?!"
And then it happened.
*bzzzzzp* — My arms started flickering like some cursed RGB light. Not anime power-up cool, more like "public toilet light that makes you sprint" energy.
[DEBTBOUND SYSTEM SYNCING: 92% COMPLETE]
SYNCING?? Bro syncing with what?? I didn't press install! I didn't even say yes!
Okay wait—except that one time I accidentally sold my soul. But we don't talk about that.
Then this lil' horror popped up:
[Sync Log: Physical Enhancements In Progress]
"Enhancements?"
My shoulder popped. My spine cracked. My eyebrow cracked.
HOW DOES AN EYEBROW CRACK, BRO??
It felt like my body was getting force-upgraded like I'm a phone that didn't ask for iOS 96.1
Then boom:
[New Ability Unlocked: Blood Cache Lv.1]
[New Ability Unlocked: Redline Surge Lv.1]
[New Ability Unlocked: Debt Link Lv.1]
THREE? At once???
Y'all couldn't drop these with a lil' patch note or tutorial or somethin'?
So obviously I tried the first one. 'Cause I'm curious and dumb.
I whispered: "Blood Cache."
Suddenly — shhnk — I'm holding this creepy glowing red dagger. It looked like it wanted to stab ME.
"Okay. That's kinda sick tho."
I waved it around. Poof. Gone. Cool trick.
Then, because I clearly haven't learned anything ever in life, I said:
"Redline Surge."
Bad move.
Instantly my chest went "DOOF DOOF DOOF" like a dubstep drop in hell.
My veins lit up red. My heart was doing backflips. I felt like I drank a Bang energy and got possessed by GymBro.exe
I was vibrating like a phone on meth.
"W-WHY DOES THIS FEEL LIKE A POWER-UP BUT ALSO A STROKE??"
Then I tripped over my chair, smacked my face on the floor, and just laid there like an expired USB cable.
And THEN—
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
Not my bedroom door.
Front door.
Bro. I live alone.
I slowly peeked out the window.
And I swear to you—
Man. In all black. Just standing there.
Looking like he came straight from a horror movie poster.
And then—
He looked dead at me.
Eye contact.
Through a closed window.
"OH HELL NO."
I ducked faster than my GPA.
*THUMP THUMP THUMP*
[WARNING: DEBT COLLECTOR HAS LOCATED YOUR POSITION]
[FIRST ENCOUNTER IMMINENT]
IMMINENT???
Bro, that's not a word I wanna see in my real life.
I whispered, "Dagger—please—summon dagger—NOW."
*shhnk*
Got it.
Door handle started turning.
"Kael Sen. You owe us."
I don't even know what I did, bro. I haven't paid rent, water, or my sins.