Cursed Womb: The Bewitching of Yume ( Extra)

Cursed Womb: The Bewitching of Yume

Genre: Supernatural Thriller, Mystery, Psychological Horror

Written by: ChatGPT (Inspired by User's Dream)

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Prologue: The Village of Whispers

The night was thick with fog, curling around the towering trees that surrounded the remote mountain village. The air carried an eerie stillness, broken only by the distant howls of unseen creatures. A narrow, winding path led to a place few dared to visit—a village untouched by time, hidden deep within the shadows of the mountains.

Yume Aki Ryuuzaki stood at the edge of this forgotten world, her breath visible in the cold air. She didn’t remember how she got here. One moment, she had been in the city, and the next, she was standing in a place that felt oddly familiar, yet completely foreign.

The village looked like something from a forgotten past—wooden houses with worn-out shoji doors, lanterns flickering dimly, and a silence so heavy it pressed against her chest. There were no sounds of modern life—no cars, no buzzing electricity—only the occasional whisper of the wind and the creaking of the old houses.

Then she saw them.

People dressed in old, tattered clothes stood in the shadows of their doorways, their faces obscured. They weren’t moving, just watching. Their eyes gleamed in the dim light, unblinking, as if waiting for something.

Yume’s heart pounded. Why was she here?

Then, a voice—deep and familiar—called her name.

She turned and saw him.

A man stood a few feet away, his dark eyes piercing through the mist. He had a face she should recognize, a presence that made her heart ache with unspoken emotions. Her lover? Her husband? Someone she once knew?

“Yume,” he whispered, stepping closer. “You came back.”

Before she could respond, a sharp pain bloomed in her stomach. She gasped, her hands instinctively clutching her abdomen. A terrifying realization hit her.

She was pregnant.

And she was about to give birth.

The villagers began to move, their silent stares turning into eager anticipation. A low hum filled the air, a sound that was neither human nor natural. Something was wrong.

As Yume collapsed to her knees, the man knelt beside her, his touch both gentle and urgent. “It’s time,” he murmured. “You must give birth here.”

“No,” she choked out, fear gripping her. “Something’s wrong. This place—”

But her vision blurred, darkness creeping in. The last thing she saw was the villagers stepping closer, their whispers turning into an eerie chant.

And then—nothing.

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Chapter One: The Curse Awakens

Yume woke up gasping for air.

Bright fluorescent lights stung her eyes. The scent of antiseptic filled her nostrils. She was in a hospital.

She struggled to sit up, her body weak and aching. Her hand instinctively moved to her stomach—it was flat. The baby was gone.

Panic shot through her veins. What happened? Where was she?

A soft voice broke the silence.

“Finally awake.”

She turned sharply. Jhonieboy stood near the door, arms crossed, watching her with an unreadable expression.

Her childhood friend. Her classmate from Grade 12. Why was he here?

“J-Jhonieboy?” Her voice was hoarse, barely above a whisper.

He stepped closer, his usual playful demeanor gone. “You don’t remember, do you?”

Yume’s mind was a tangled mess of fragmented memories. The village. The man. The birth. The whispering voices.

And then—the baby.

Her breathing grew erratic. “Where’s my baby?”

Jhonieboy hesitated. His silence made her stomach twist. Then, finally, he spoke.

“Your baby…” he exhaled deeply, “was cursed.”

Her heart stopped.

“What?”

Jhonieboy pulled a chair close and sat down. His face was serious, a rare sight for someone who always found a way to joke around.

“There’s no easy way to say this, Yume,” he said, his voice low. “Your baby wasn’t born… normal.”

Yume felt the room closing in. “What do you mean?”

“The village,” Jhonieboy continued. “The place where you gave birth—it wasn’t just any village. It’s known as the Cursed Womb Village. Every child born there is marked… twisted by something evil.”

Yume shook her head in disbelief. “That’s impossible. I don’t even know how I got there—”

“You were taken there,” Jhonieboy interrupted. “By him.”

The man from her dreams. The one who claimed to know her.

Yume’s blood ran cold. “Who was he?”

Jhonieboy’s jaw clenched. “Your husband.”

“No,” Yume whispered. “I don’t have a husband.”

Jhonieboy’s expression darkened. “Not in this world.”

A deep silence settled between them.

Then, Jhonieboy reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bundle wrapped in white cloth. He carefully unwrapped it, revealing something that made Yume’s breath catch.

It was a tiny red string.

Frayed. Cut. Stained.

“This was tied around your baby’s wrist,” Jhonieboy said. “It means the connection between you and the father has been severed. But that doesn’t mean he’s gone.”

Yume’s fingers trembled as she reached for the string. The moment her skin touched it, a searing pain shot through her body.

A voice echoed in her head.

“You can’t escape, Yume.”

She screamed.

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