Chapter 1: The Nightmare

Our world is full of mysteries and secrets yet to be found by us. There are so many legends and myths about supernatural entities but no one ever found out if any of them are true. Our story is just about someone who is trying to find the truth behind a grieve mystery.

Max is just a normal boy with a dream, he has been reading so many Sherlock Holmes novels that he became obsessed with becoming a detective and he was patriotic so he decided to become a police detective. His life was so normal, after getting the job he worked so hard that he was so famous. He caught so many criminals and his life was so joyful but something happened.

One day, Max woke up from sleep to find himself in a dark hallway. He was lying on the floor, it felt so cold and there was a red light blinking a few steps away. His head was so much hurting, like if somebody hit his head with something solid. Max was confused and lost, he couldn't remember anything except that he went to bed at his house last night but how did he end up here? He had no choice but to move forward in this dark hallway. After a while, he saw light coming from what he thought was the end of the hallway. He was so desperate to get out that he started running.

He didn't pay attention to his surroundings or the floor. Suddenly while running he stepped on a floor tile and it shifted a little downwards, it was a pressure plate! But what did it triggered? Max thought that at that moment and in a blink of an eye, saws came out of the walls and passed through Max's body. He didn't feel anything at first but as he tried to move, his body started falling apart right where the saws passed through. His upper body was separated from his lower body by the waist and he fell to the ground. It was so painful that it couldn't be described by words, Max still tried to move with his upper body. He grabbed the little edges of the floor tiles with his fingers and pulled his body forward. For hours, he struggled in pain and moved towards the light. As he moved, he left a trail of blood behind him. His guts even started to spill out and yet he moved. He must find the answer to how he got here.

He had finally reached the light, it was so close but as he grabbed another tile it shifted. Another pressure plate! In a blink, a blade fell from the ceiling and it was to separate Max's body from his body. But right before it touched his skin, Max opened his eyes. He opened his eyes in real life, in his bedroom.

All of that was just a nightmare? All that blood, pain and struggle was just part of a nightmare? Max was so confused, but suddenly something started ringing. It was a sharp ringing noise coming from nearby. Max looked beside him and there it was. His alarm clock on the nightstand beside his bed. He turned the alarm off and looked at the time. It was 6 am and that meant that he must get ready for work.

At the HQ, Max was informed that Captain George was looking for him. "I might be in trouble," Max said to himself before entering the Captain's office. Captain welcomed him and gave a newspaper to him. He said to read a headline out loud. Max read it and it said, "Serial Killer caught by the famous detective, Max Watson.". Captain was so happy and proud of Max Watson, he congratulated him and said that he had some good news for Max. "There is a case for you Max that I believe only you can solve. No one else in this police department is talented as you. If you agree, I will tell you the case's summary," Captain said. Max was thinking of taking a vacation but maybe it will have to wait until this case is cracked so Max agreed.

"There is a small town situated near the Dark Forests of Virginia called Misville. It is a little underdeveloped. There have been missing person reports and yet there is no clue of what is happening. I want you to go to this town and find out what is happening. Crack this case and promotion is guaranteed for you. Here is your transfer order and I wish you the best of luck." The captain said before handing Max the transfer order. "What is happening today, first that nightmare and then this?" Max said to himself before leaving. He should start packing his stuff and you should buckle up too because we are going on a road trip to West Virginia.