The Ink of the Damned
Marcus was a struggling novelist who finally found inspiration when he bought an antique quill and a jar of iridescent purple ink at an estate sale. The words flowed effortlessly onto the parchment, spinning dark tales of gothic romance and sudden doom. But as he completed the final chapter, he noticed his own skin turning the exact shade of violet. The ink was not made from crushed berries or minerals, but from the trapped souls of previous writers who had tried to finish the cursed manuscript. Marcus watched in absolute horror as his hands dissolved into liquid pigment, absorbed entirely by the final sentence of his book.
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