Share

Locked In The Snares Of Illusion
Locked In The Snares Of Illusion
Author: krosspilgrim

Intro

Author: krosspilgrim
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Traipsing their feet onto the wilderness, lost and in torment. From the moment they withstood the misery of this earth, they already knew that the world is against them. Because they are chosen, yet the devil is attempting to destroy their lives; to steal their freedom, and to kill the happiness they longed to have.

They're lost sheep, being caged by insecurities, discomfort, resentment, vengeance, bitterness, grudge, and sorrow.

They never know which way to go, nor who to trust. Because of the stinging miseries in their hearts, it made them even worse and they seek hope, peace, and freedom from satisfying themselves—destroying anyone they think would harm them.

They've encountered the light amidst the darkness of the world, yet the spirits which enticed them were gradually pulling them and strangled them. The desire to seek something to fill in the void within their hearts comes to perish.

Yet will they still able to fight the spiritual battles they're facing and choose to remain in that light, or they'll fall in the pit, lost and in distress for choosing the darkness?

She's one of a heck brute psycho, her pastime is to stalk someone and take random photos. Creating little dolls is what she is up to, her beautiful ideas would be her way to kill you.

There is a wanted killer, aiming her prey with a dire dagger, she is brave and she has no fear, death is her best pal and the only one that's constantly there.

No one will ever glimpse her presence every day. They always treat her in a very wrong way, arts is her door to escape reality. That's how she discovered to draw down on her wrist faultlessly.

Obsessive, freak, savage, and desirous. That's how people think, she's indeed dangerous. The scent, the taste, how she likes those. Everyone around her can be her foes.

She's sneaky, she's shady, she acts so decorously. She's secretive and sometimes furtive. But what makes her attractive? It's her alluring yet dangerous facades.

They're trapped, but what if they are also a trap for the people around them? Witness their darkest story.

Related chapters

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    01. Accusation Of Astrid Hawthorne

    The officeholders were engaged in reviewing the outbreaks they dealt with for the whole month as their appointed task. Rough murmurs could be given attention over the place. The noise of chains and guns that were being positioned on metallic furniture gave a disturbing noise. "I believe they are trying to torment us with these cases, the two of us are assigned to this task, Officer Scott. Would it be nice if we have our team with us?" The officer named Dale stretched his arms and sipped his coffee. His colleague, Officer Scott gazed at him and strived to soothe himself. "You are right, this work is quite risky as we think it is, the culprit that we are looking for is none to be found and the traces are relatively confusing. We desperately need our crew because this issue is no joke at all. This is giving me a headache, sir." They altogether shook their heads, fixing their eyes upon the whiteboard located in the front room.Based on their postures, they were no

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    02. The Stealing Case

    "Oh my goodness, did you know that I almost can't come to school today because of the incident last night? It was a total mess, seriously." "Really? I thought it wasn't true? Mom told me to be careful because there are lots of murder cases happening in our place.""Half of the school almost got burnt! I bet that girl from the class got high up again and played with fire." Laughter filled the corridor of the school when students walked in with their topics. "She's really a mess! They should place her in a ward! She's sick, I knew it!" The pupils were giving rise to mockery with their gossips once again while stepping around the school corridor. What do people expect? Everybody was speaking about the occurrence that had arisen last night which was truly outrageous. Smoke that was induced by a drastic flame was in the atmosphere and is yet visible. Last evening was total havoc in the school area, barely half of the academy got scorched by an enormous fire

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    03. Hidden Gallery

    Men in black were leading the way towards a huge door while one of them opened. One of the men came into the office table's location where a swivel seat was facing the vast glass windows behind it. There, a big old man was sitting—satisfied with what he was seeing on his mansion's wide ground which became his men's training ground. All of these men are ready and concentrated on their workouts. Firearms were loaded and they promptly pointed them to their different targets.One of his people leaned closer to him and whispered something. He then turned his swivel chair back to its position and asked his man, "Where is she?"Confidence could be heard in his voice, he situated himself on his chair and put both his hands on the furniture."Outside sir...""Let her in, I can't wait to entertain such a beauty. " the old man cracked a joke and laughed so devilishly. His men quickly made their way in, together with her. Three guys were handing a huge suitcase, and

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    04. Stolen Letters

    It's a fine day and Renesmee decided to stop by a bookstore to buy her favorite collections of book series from her valued author. After her class, she directly went out of the campus and headed her way to the Cassinfield Bookstore which is well-known as CBS. Her school is not far away from the place, since the South Castrill Bridge isn't distant at all. Valliree Morgan, the team leader of their group project who was also a member of a cheerleading team—was anyhow looking for her existence and Renesmee Fuentes made sure that the young lady wouldn't be bothering her. She rode a cab and upon arriving at the place, her smiles wouldn't go away. It's been a while since she got back to the place. "I wonder if Isle is still here," she mumbled and led the way toward the main door. "Hi, good day. How can I help you?" A young lady at the cashier greeted her and Renesmee smiled back upon seeing her friend. "Whoa, it's been a long time since we saw each other, ho

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    05. A Date With Kendall

    "Damn, Kendall! You can't just make unnecessary actions! The target might notice us." The guy gritted his teeth in outrage as he puffed his cigarette and diverted his eyes, he couldn't grasp himself anymore, he hated it when she abruptly took action without him knowing. He feels like he is being shut out, he thought that she doesn't need him at all because she was keeping her agenda all by herself."What? I didn't strike him. I am just trying to distract him." She answered, almost whispering. He didn't respond and stared at their prey instead.They are inside a huge building—Eovi Hotel. It is known as one of the prominent refugees run by one of the influential people and they are located on the 9th floor, room 117. They purposely chose the room number since they already searched the area secretly and found it very calming because it has vast windows which would let them have easy access to their victim in the opposite building. The compartment is wide, th

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    06. Come, Have A Coffee With Me

    "Hey, could you please tell me what's wrong? I mean, you don't look good since we got off from the hotel. You're not talking with me and I wanna know why because it's making me uncomfortable." It's noontime yet the climate produces a mist that eventually has its way to downpour towards the earth. It's making the atmosphere even colder. The two had their way to have their lunch, they'll be staying overnight at the hotel and Kendall Von desires to visit the mansion. Unfortunately, her companion, Hugh Turner disagrees. He wants to have a moment with her and being her assistant has been one of the best things which recently happened in his life. "Von, come on." Kendall shrugged off and faced her pal with a serious countenance. "What?" She replied and gazed at him. He feels uneasy, he doesn't want her to get mad at him so he wants to catch up. "Look, I'm sorry if I offended you. I know my behavior isn't appropriate for you and I wanna make things u

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    07. When I Am Hopeless

    Midnight was approaching and darkness constantly filled the atmosphere. The neighborhood had their time to sleep, neglecting the loud noises and shouts from a certain house of the district. They are used to it, every day, the same voices and noise were all they could hear. They couldn't do anything about it, the desires they had in their hearts to help slowly vanished upon knowing how ruthless the owner of the house could be. "For whoever's sake, bitch! You're not getting away from me!" Screams echoed all over the roof as the noise of strings was being dragged on the base. Drops of red liquid were strewn on the floor, and on the white wallpaper there were flickers of blood, they were near the doorway of the room. An 18 years old young lady was on the carpet floor, full of bruises and swollen cuts on her arms and legs. She was now sobbing, pleading for pity as she crawled on the ground looking so helpless. Those severe cuts and wounds on her face were in

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    08. Her Escape

    "How is she? She almost stung you the last time you scanned her. Any updates, Culzean?""As far as what I have examined in her weakest state, her vitals were now stable. She's been asleep for almost a month now, doctor."A smirk escaped the doctor's lips because of what he attended, he could still recall how the patient harmed the other nurses as well as the inmates. "Hmm, certainly. Let's wait for her to attain consciousness. Let's run another test. Make sure to stay alarmed, I don't want any turmoil in her ward. Tell the security to focus more on her." After hearing small conversations, the door swayed open and the two physiatrists went out of the room. The patient moved her hand and even though her head sting she still managed to withstand it. The doctors continued talking in the headquarters, they needed to assemble for what might occur in case their most awaited client wakes up. Her eyes opened, revealing those sapphire irises. She then roa

Latest chapter

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    40. The Forbidden Embrace

    Right after their discussions for their upcoming plan, Hugh Turner decided to stay for a while to have his mind relax. His weeks made him even more exhausted, he knows he needs to take a break and chill. Kendall and Maxwell went their way home, Hase on the other hand stayed with him. "I really envy you asshole." Hugh jokingly muttered which made Hase glanced at his direction. "What's with the sudden feeling?" Turner chuckled and slammed his body to the couch, "You're always out for a short vacation, or Lucas would assign you to some easy tasks." "That doesn't make any sense to me." The man replied and glanced on the refreshing waves at the shore. He is deeply aware that it is unfair to the rest of the team to know that he is simply enjoying his assigned tasks because Lucas Patterson would place him in a favorable spot. "You better take care of yourself, Rutledge." With a surprised look, Hase gazed at the man who spoke. Hugh Turner has those stern expression, Hase knew the guy is

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    39. Save Me On Time

    It was a soothing time to be in a resort while laying on the white sands with her sage green bikinis. The sun was shining bright yet it was not too hot to damage her skin, however, its heat was enough to give her tan lines. Yet it was all she wanted, Renesmee Fuentes feels alive as she lets the warmth cover her body. The past few weeks were stressful for her and the disturbing thoughts were alarming her senses. She is deeply aware that something has gone wrong, "Who are you?""How do you destroy a monster without even becoming one?" Those words were repeating inside her head and she couldn't grasp the reality that the man was familiar to her. "Who is that man?" She whispered in the air and sighed. "I shouldn't be thinking of that right now, I need to at least enjoy this moment and forget about all those stuff." She closes her eyes and begins to catch asleep, however, while she is at the phase of laying down with her eyes shut, all of a sudden she heard a familiar voice of a guy. "W

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    38. Lost In The Pit

    “Are you sure you want to take her out to the fields?” Akira Culzean, one of the psychiatrists, questioned her companion, Hyra Cornelius when the woman took the child out of her room. “If the headmaster knew about this, you would certainly be doomed.” “Oh, come on, Culzean! The kid wants to see the sky, look at her pouty lips!” Cornelius responded and glared at the lady who walked ahead of her. “You can capture a photo of the view, she is not allowed to come out yet. Mr. Larkin will definitely scold you this time,” the woman pointed out and glanced at the kid who was looking back at her. "I'm not a kid anymore, I don't need any scolding." “You should hurry back to your room before the monster gets you,” Culzean continued and made a teasing smile. The kid was alarmed and her eyes grew wider out of fear, the little girl was about to run away when they were interrupted by a car which recklessly stopped in front of the building. “What the? What’s wrong with these morons, they’re sca

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    37. I Reminisce The Day

    The warmth of the sun dwells in the atmosphere and it causes the leaves to appear dry yet the cool wind opposes the vibes. It is nice weather to take a walk and behold the nice scenery. "Where have you been, Von? Damn. I'm so worried!" Hugh Turner was the one who greeted Kendall first as she entered the mansion. Even if we say that she is in the mood, she is still disgusted with what previously occurred with them, so even his partner Hugh was being ignored. She smirked at him and raised her brows while passing in his direction. He called for her a few times but she didn't even bother to look back at him."That girl, damn. Why do I sense that she has this big problem with me? Tsk, she should be thankful now because I like her. I can always grab my gun and point it to her head." Hugh Turner sighed and headed his way outside. He guesses that perhaps he must go to his favorite spot to have a moment with himself. He took out his phone and browsed the internet, "This Cafe must be a good p

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    36. Once Again

    It's the weather today for a picnic. Renesmee was enjoying the freeze of the water as she slowly swam in a nice motion. She's in Fustallo Lake, having a little time with herself. She thought maybe she could take a break and relax for a short time. Besides, she has her crew to work at the Cafe, she just likes it. Unfortunately, someone makes her worried. "Keegan," she whispered. "Damn that girl, she's giving me chills until now." She shook her head and put away the thoughts from her mind, she selected this day to soothe herself. Kendall on the other hand was now walking silently while feeling the cold air breeze. She decided to buy some food for herself and eat alone, she was actually confused about where to go, her partner always pissed her off so she thought that maybe she could go out of the mansion and have a short date with herself.She thought that maybe going to Fustallo Lake was a good idea since the place was popular because of its quiet and nice scenery. She sat down on a b

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    35. Her Guardian Angel

    On a cold night, as the leaves began to dances along with the breeze of the air, the Castrill Academy is still up due to some of the students' night classes. The woman named Keegan Colson took a glimpse of the empty field and sensed the cool atmosphere. She closes her eyes as she tries to let the wind touches her skin. Fuentes gave her a pair of pajamas with a sleeveless shirt as a top. She brushes her sandy hair and recalled of some random memories that she has been confusing about. "It's still not working," she whispered and gently massage her head to refresh her mind.It has been months since the day she escaped from the Jailhouse. "I only know my name, and that's it... Yet I feel lacking, there is something that I must find." Keegan let go of a sigh and wander her gaze at the wholeness of the building's roof. "I guess I really need to try out for the enrollment, I'll ask for Esme's money, I could sense that she's a millionaire." She let herself calm down and thought of her compa

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    34. Keeping An Eye

    "Calling all the attention of everyone, Mr. Ramirez wants to meet you at the conference room." The lady with a lab gown announced and fixed her glasses, she watch the crowd preparing their way to attend the said meeting. She smirks at them before turning her back and walks away. "Today will be a tough day again, what do you think, Culzean?" she smirks at the woman and follows her around. She likes to stick with her, in that way she learns new things. "Why are you here again, Hyra?" Culzean rolled her eyes before averting her gaze from the woman behind her. She finds it disturbing of how the doctor keeps on following her as if she is monitoring every movements she takes."Mr. Ramirez paired us so perhaps it is never wrong to stick around with you?" and she let go of a teasing grin. "Should I start requesting for another partner? I find you boring," The psychiatrist named Akira Culzean muttered which eventually offended her companion, Hyra Cornelius. "How rude of you, miss Culzean."

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    33. His Secrets

    Upon arriving at the mansion, Kendall hissed as she tries to stop the blood from gushing out of her wound. She could feel the warmth of her injury and its stinging pain yet she manage to endure it until both of them got home. Maxwell on the other hand, proceeded to the firearms compartment to get the aid kit. Lucas Patterson isn't home yet, so they confidently entered the house without being bothered. "Will you get your ass off and hurry up? I'm terribly bleeding," the lady demanded and began to soothe herself. "Look at the floor, there are much blood already," she tiresomely uttered and let herself leaned on the couch. "Calm down and keep on breathing," her companion, Maxwell Ross muttered with a serious expression. She cussed on her head and permitted him to tear the cloth of her dress. Kendall flinched in pain the moment her clothing reaches the top of her legs. "I'll surely prick your eyes with a knife if you keep on staring at my legs, bastard." the man gulped and quickly aver

  • Locked In The Snares Of Illusion    32. Road To Escape

    "Have you seen her?" Kendall asks as she wanders her sight around the area, Maxwell secretly scans every corner of the place and he is expecting to see the target. "I don't think she is here," he responded and shifted his gaze to look at the glass of wine on his grip. "Perhaps she'll be late?" He thought and leaned on the stool at the bar counter. "Someone might have told her about our plan," his partner said, which made him turn his eyes to her. "What do you mean?" He asked. She leaned closer as she kept her eyes to observe the surroundings, "I am doubting Mara Rios," she muttered and drank from her glass of cocktail."You are simply accusing her," Maxwell stated yet he only received a glare. "Are you even serious?" He reassured and she simply responded with a nod. They once again focus their sight on the event that presently takes place before them. "Why don't we try to participate in the play?" Kendall suggested which made Maxwell glance at her and eventually agreed on.Mara wa

DMCA.com Protection Status