WEBVTT 00:00:00.490 --> 00:00:03.229 For the best listening experience, headphones 00:00:03.229 --> 00:00:09.230 are recommended. Warning. Some material presented 00:00:09.230 --> 00:00:12.269 here may be sensitive or mature for younger audiences. 00:00:13.650 --> 00:00:16.850 Depictions of violence, suggestive content, and 00:00:16.850 --> 00:00:19.989 profanity are involved. Listener discretion is 00:00:19.989 --> 00:00:28.850 advised. Chapter 1. Shadows of the Dead Darkness 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:33.600 Nothing but absolute darkness, as should be expected 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:36.000 from the interior of a warehouse in the middle 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.579 of the night. For most people, darkness is a 00:00:40.579 --> 00:00:43.799 great enemy and a force of fear inherent in minds 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:48.020 of all that live. Because in darkness lies the 00:00:48.020 --> 00:00:52.380 unknown. But for me, darkness is an ally that 00:00:52.380 --> 00:00:55.039 I have come to trust and rely on to keep me safe 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:58.939 from the malevolent gazes of my foes. It is the 00:00:58.939 --> 00:01:01.700 greatest utility in stealth and a refuge for 00:01:01.700 --> 00:01:05.659 those pursued. However, darkness can favour those 00:01:05.659 --> 00:01:08.799 foes that rely on it to trap the unwary, just 00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:12.280 as I rely on it to stay hidden. It can go either 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:16.480 way on a mission like this. Okay, enough music. 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:30.620 shining light into the void. I descend through 00:02:30.620 --> 00:02:34.479 the window slowly. I am no ninja, but I try to 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:36.900 navigate the large containers and trailers in 00:02:36.900 --> 00:02:39.280 the room based on some movements from people 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:42.699 I watch on YouTube. They practice parkour, I 00:02:42.699 --> 00:02:46.219 believe. I move up to an upstairs office and 00:02:46.219 --> 00:02:48.080 phase through the door like it was a curtain. 00:02:52.939 --> 00:02:55.740 Admittedly, Such attempts can be exerting even 00:02:55.740 --> 00:02:58.639 for someone of my nature. I turn on the light. 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:05.879 I see myself in the mirror. Black hoodie and 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:09.199 sweatpants, and my face concealed with a bandana 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:13.379 over my mouth and a hood over my head. I also 00:03:13.379 --> 00:03:18.979 have my tattoo. My cursed tattoo. A skull head 00:03:18.979 --> 00:03:22.500 with a serpentine body. Not much can be said 00:03:22.500 --> 00:03:24.740 of myself other than I am still here despite 00:03:24.740 --> 00:03:33.680 everything no rest for the wicked it seems Where 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:54.150 is it? Maybe not these file cabinets. The computer 00:03:54.150 --> 00:04:00.030 desk, perhaps? Mission Control gave me a USB 00:04:00.030 --> 00:04:02.590 drive which I put in the computer slot and type 00:04:02.590 --> 00:04:06.409 out the term Manifest 64. A list of things reveals 00:04:06.409 --> 00:04:08.870 schematics and strange phrases listing dates, 00:04:09.030 --> 00:04:12.069 locations around Cebu and names of Tagalog or 00:04:12.069 --> 00:04:15.270 Cebuan origin. The results eventually show that 00:04:15.270 --> 00:04:17.649 the file I seek is available but it is locked 00:04:17.649 --> 00:04:20.889 with a security password. Not a problem for me. 00:04:23.069 --> 00:04:26.430 I phase my hand through the screen. For a moment, 00:04:26.629 --> 00:04:29.209 I feel the rush in my mind and the many combinations 00:04:29.209 --> 00:04:31.850 of the system until I see the one combo that 00:04:31.850 --> 00:04:35.290 works. I retract my hand to review the file in 00:04:35.290 --> 00:04:38.629 open access. I download the file into the USB 00:04:38.629 --> 00:04:53.589 drive. Something is inside the facility. Dim 00:04:53.589 --> 00:04:55.490 red lights started to appear in the darkness. 00:04:56.389 --> 00:04:59.449 Yeah, it's time to leave. I take the drive and 00:04:59.449 --> 00:05:01.370 run out of the office, carefully avoiding the 00:05:01.370 --> 00:05:04.230 attention of the lights. Just as I was about 00:05:04.230 --> 00:05:10.250 to leave, I hear something. I know of the disappearances, 00:05:10.350 --> 00:05:13.370 the abductions. If the victims are located here, 00:05:14.029 --> 00:05:20.720 should I... Finn won't be happy. Damn it. Best 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:30.720 to be sure. There is a woman huddled in a corner 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.699 by a pile of boxes. I approach her silently. 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:37.959 I can tell something doesn't feel right. I look 00:05:37.959 --> 00:05:41.899 at her from a safe angle. She slowly turns to 00:05:41.899 --> 00:05:47.259 me. A decayed face mangled with rotting flesh 00:05:47.259 --> 00:05:50.939 and twisted cybernetic implants. Her eyes flashed 00:05:50.939 --> 00:06:11.040 red on me. That's new. Soon, more of the same 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:18.839 voices started howling through the complex. Well, 00:06:18.860 --> 00:06:31.050 I screwed up. And to add to it... A bullet -trailed 00:06:31.050 --> 00:06:33.910 in green light grazes my jaw. Snipers in the 00:06:33.910 --> 00:06:45.350 dark. Great. A fight it is. Lights of the warehouse 00:06:45.350 --> 00:06:48.009 turned on revealing a horde of ghouls. A cadre 00:06:48.009 --> 00:06:50.990 of undead and hands with special implants. I 00:06:50.990 --> 00:06:53.050 noticed a shadowy figure on the ceiling, still 00:06:53.050 --> 00:06:58.050 shooting at me. Sometimes I really hate my job. 00:06:58.970 --> 00:07:01.509 Not much cover on my way out. Maybe I should 00:07:01.509 --> 00:07:04.069 face out the wall? It would have alerted my presence 00:07:04.069 --> 00:07:06.230 if I came in like that in the first place. But 00:07:06.230 --> 00:07:09.329 considering the situation, I don't have much 00:07:09.329 --> 00:08:30.519 of a choice. Thank you. Good thing I don't feel 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:39.080 too much. I managed to escape the warehouse and 00:08:39.080 --> 00:08:43.639 run away through the industrial zone. At least 00:08:43.639 --> 00:08:46.539 my jaw wound is no longer burning, and I see 00:08:46.539 --> 00:09:00.080 my arm is utterly mangled. Okay, one, two... 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:10.059 I was being stupid, again. Great, Finn is going 00:09:10.059 --> 00:09:13.820 to give me such a hard time. Brickless pay, live 00:09:13.820 --> 00:09:16.720 for reason, not emotion. Blind feeling invites 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:22.000 mistakes. Anyways, at least the manifest is recovered. 00:09:22.259 --> 00:09:24.559 But I see things have turned complicated fast. 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:29.539 I'll have much to explain. Such is the life of 00:09:29.539 --> 00:09:34.759 someone like me. Or is it un -life? It's very 00:09:34.759 --> 00:09:51.879 clunky to say that for sure. If you want to know 00:09:51.879 --> 00:09:54.519 more about Project Gnosis, check out more episodes 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:57.820 on various podcasting platforms. You can also 00:09:57.820 --> 00:10:00.259 follow us on places like TikTok or Twitter for 00:10:00.259 --> 00:10:03.500 more updates. If you want to be a supporter, 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:06.139 we have our website where you can join and have 00:10:06.139 --> 00:10:08.360 access to all sorts of content such as behind 00:10:08.360 --> 00:10:12.940 the scenes. If you have any inquiries, message 00:10:12.940 --> 00:10:18.559 us at projectgnosisthestory@gmail .com. 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