mDiyo's Creative Writing Corner

  What happens when you hit rock bottom? A sensible person will have been building ladders, making a staircase, or at least been shoveling dirt and gravel out of the way on their descent. Some people will end up here through their own actions, others will have circumstances thrust upon them and find themselves flailing around desperately trying to get out. Some people find rock bottom by staring at the edge of cliff. They look down into a bottomless pit and ask "why shouldn't I jump?" while they're already halfway down. The best plan for being shoved off a cliff is to have a rope tied around your waist. Barring that, know how to make a rope so you can at least pick yourself up slowly later. Even the most sensible person will make their way upward once they hit rock bottom. Few will do what I chose to do: grab a drill and keep digging. I'm fairly sure I hit solid ground some time ago and just didn't have the capacity to get myself out. I could def...

~~~ Royal Archive ~~~ Year 562 March 30 Subject: ███████████ Race: ███████ (Exorcised) Sex: Female Age: Presumed 16 Transcript: I... don't know what to do anymore. I can't be me, there's nothing left. I can't even bring myself to end my life. Believe me, I've tried. Burning, stabbing, drowning, hanging, crushing, nothing sticks. Oh it hurts, it hurts so so so much... but my body just rearranges itself after anything happens. I even tried cutting off my left arm and throwing it into a nearby lake. Somehow when I woke up the next morning the arm was back. It smelled like fish, mud, and filth for the next month no matter how much I washed myself. <The priest looks aghast at the description> I tried cutting off my head after that. Do you know what happened? <The priest shakes his head> I got to watch all of the blood drain out of my body and the entire thing flop around upside down. It wasn't really painful, just uncomfortable and irritating. The entire ...