The Midnight Walk – The Review

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No matter when in time I may end up in or when exactly I may enter the world, it’s always an interesting journey. I remember the last adventure had me playing a hitman while trying not to be detected, all in an attempt to accomplish the missions. The tunnel opens precisely when I need to help those who need it. When I step out of the tunnel, I don’t know who I will become, when it will be, or the challenges I may face, but as The Time Tunnel Gamer, I must do what I do best at all costs. When the tunnel opened up, I could sense the world in the shell of its former self. My sight was fuzzy, and my hearing was not in sync. It’s almost as if whatever I was has been asleep for a long time. This body felt broken and weak. My abnormality was evident, and my hands showed signs of a past burn.

The tunnel stretched endlessly before me, its walls pressing in with an unsettling weight, as if ready to collapse at any moment. The air was thick with uncertainty, yet I pushed forward, searching for some semblance of normalcy. That was when I encountered it—a creature with hollow sockets and eyes in its hands. Without hesitation, it plucked them free and extended them toward me.

“See through my eyes,” it murmured.

The moment I placed them in my own head, the world transformed. Shadows sharpened, hidden forms emerged, and in an instant, the creature crumbled to dust. A cold blue light flickered in the distance, carving a trail through the gloom, beckoning me forward. I followed, but the sky remained a void—no stars, no moon, only an overwhelming sense of isolation.

As I moved, towering structures loomed on either side, their palms stretched outward, each containing an eye that watched me—judging, scrutinizing, knowing. Then, another being appeared, similar to the one before, yet eyeless. Instead, its hands clutched its ears. Without a word, it tore them free and offered them to me.

“Hear through my ears,” it urged.

As I pressed the ears into place, the whispers of the tunnel grew distinct. The distant hum of movement, the echoes of footsteps, the murmurs of unseen beings—it was all crystal clear now. Once more, the blue light pulsed, guiding my way. Below my feet, the ground was consumed by an eerie abyss, swallowing any trace of familiarity.

The markings on the walls glowed with the same ethereal light, illuminating an entrance I could not yet pass—locked away, requiring something I did not yet possess. As I continued, the world twisted into an unsettling maze where visibility alone was not enough. Here, the hidden could only be found by closing my eyes and listening to the silence between the shadows.

And so, I pressed forward, not knowing what waited ahead, only that the tunnel had not yet revealed all its secrets.

The tunnel twisted further into the unknown, and with each step, the world grew stranger. A matchbox materialized before me—its contents impossibly large. Giant matches, towering and surreal, begged to be used. I grasped one, striking it against the tunnel’s surface, and a flame erupted. Candles, scattered along the path, flickered to life, casting erratic shadows on the walls.

That was when I saw it—a motionless figure, frozen in time. It was lifeless yet waiting, as if trapped in a slumber it could not escape. I stepped forward, holding the flame close, and ignited the fire within it. The reaction was immediate. The entity recoiled, stirred, then opened its eyes with bewilderment. It turned in slow, measured movements, absorbing the ruin surrounding it. Something about the way it scanned the world felt like disbelief, as if seeing it for the first time—seeing what had become of it.

With newfound urgency, it moved, searching, seeking—until it stopped. A strange substance lay ahead, something it recognized, something it consumed with quiet reverence. A single moment of solace. A flicker of excitement. Then, without hesitation, it surged forward, leaving me behind.

I followed. Whatever it was chasing, wherever it was leading—I had to know. And so, I pressed on into the depths of the tunnel, where more secrets surely waited.

Shadows stretched along the walls, shifting as creatures emerged—monsters, waiting, watching. At times, I had no choice but to hide. Other moments demanded something stranger… closing my eyes to pass unseen.

Through it all, my companion never left my side—unless I guided him toward a path neither of us could fully understand. The light continued to lead us forward, pulsing with quiet purpose, its glow merging with the hushed voices carried by the shells scattered throughout. Each whispered fragments of something lost, something buried deep within this place. The more I listened, the more the pieces of this mystery unraveled, revealing why the light called me here—and why Potboy had chosen to follow.

Not all souls we encountered were threats. Some were kind, offering quiet words of advice. They spoke of Potboy as if he were something rare, something different—one of the good ones. I had already begun to believe it myself.

But then, the world shifted again. A structure loomed ahead, unlike anything we had seen before. Potboy approached it, curiosity guiding his steps as he stepped inside. Without warning, the machine hummed to life—a projector casting flickering images onto the wall. A story unfolding.

Was this what we were meant to find? Or was it only another piece of something larger?

The answer, I suspected, lay just beyond the next turn. And so, we pressed forward.

The tunnel loomed ahead, its presence undeniable—demanding a choice. A crossroads unlike any before, where the weight of light and darkness pressed against me. I hesitated. Could I truly decide? One path risked losing what had come to matter most, while the other carried echoes of familiarity—perhaps for others, but not for me.

I turned to Potboy, searching his expression for clarity. And in that instant, I knew. The decision had already been made. Before I could act, the tunnel shuddered, opening once more. It was time to leave. But leaving meant leaving him behind.

I stepped forward, watching the edges fold around me as the tunnel sealed shut. The world behind me—Potboy behind me—was gone. I lifted a hand in farewell, hoping he understood, knowing he always had.

And as I drifted through the tunnel’s embrace, I became The Burnt One. The weight of the journey clung to me, yet I found myself contemplating the quiet glow of a solitary lantern, swaying gently in the unseen breeze. It carried something intangible, something powerful—the pulse of existence itself.

Perhaps, in the end, that is what this has always been. A call to step into the unknown, to breathe deep and walk further—into the chill of the night, into the depths of thought, into the truths we have yet to face.

The Midnight Walk is not a destination. It is a journey into ourselves. And sometimes, that is the most profound voyage of all.

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