1 The Black Tablet

Mark Night is an ordinary 22 years old university graduate. He currently doesn't have a job. His father just died a few days ago. He died because of brain cancer.

His father was the only family he had. But now he was completely alone in this world. He does have some cousins, but they aren't that close. Their relationship is basically a bit better than being strangers.

Right now he was on his way toward his father's Studio. To be specific it was a Film Studio.

His father was a movie director. He made a few 3rd rate movies that weren't really that popular, but regardless as his son he was proud of his father's achievements.

After all not everyone was qualified to be a director. He also wanted to be a director like his father. Now however, he's thinking that he isn't cut out for it.

Probably guiding people wasn't his strong point. He wasn't a natural born leader.

Mark was now outside the studio and then he sighed. "This is it…"

He took the key from his pocket which was the key to open the door. He slowly opened the studio door.

As soon as he opened the door he saw only darkness. It was already night so it made sense. Mark went inside to find the light switch.

Not long after, he found the switch and turned it on. Now the whole studio lit up. 

Mark slowly inspected the Studio, and he realized that this studio was bigger than he imagined it to be!

If he could sell this property, he could at least receive a million dollars or so. However that thought didn't last for a moment. Because there was no way he would be selling this studio which was the symbol of hard work of his late father!

This was the only thing that his late father left him! He wouldn't sell this no matter what! 

Mark continued to inspect around the Studio and he found out that all equipment that is necessary for filming was complete! 

However it seems that he needed to clean this place. The things inside the studio were filled with dust and few of the walls had molds in between them.

"Since I'm going to sleep here tonight, I might as well do a little cleaning."

He searched for the cleaning equipments. This was the first time that he stepped inside this studio after all.

So it was not strange for him to not know where the equipment room was. After looking for a while, he finally found the equipment room.

He unlocked it with the master key which was the same key that he used to open the studio door.

Mark opened the door, and he was greeted by the dust.

"Cough- Cough- damn I guess I should clean this place first!"

He waved his hands around to avoid the dust. The room was dark so he turned on the lights.

After the light was on, the first thing he saw was a pitch black tablet at the wooden chair inside the equipment room.

"How peculiar… who left this here?"

He went forward to take a closer look. The table was unusually black and it was filled with dust. He casually picked it up and cleaned it with his right hand.

The tablet didn't have any damages and it looks brand new. There weren't any signs of cracks or scratches.

Mark turned the tablet on. As he turned it on, he found out that this black tablet didn't have anything other than an unnamed app in it.

That app looked like a black hole, but the strangest thing was that it was actually rotating? And another thing, it didn't have any battery? 

It was a weird tablet. Mark decided to forget it for now and he decided to clean the studio first.

First he needed a cloth to clean the dust and then he started to clean the equipment room first.

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5 Hours later,

Mark had almost cleaned the entire studio, he had long ago taken his shirt off because of his sweat.

After cleaning the last desk, he swiped his sweat from his forehead and smiled.

"Finally I'm done cleaning the entire Studio! I finished cleaning the entire place earlier than i expected, I'm so tired….." Mark looked at his watch and saw it was already midnight.

"It's already this late? Well nevermind, I'll just sleep for now." He wiped the sweat on his body with a towel and after that wore his jacket.

After that, he went to the large sofa to sleep. He didn't even bother going to the bed.

He laid down and slowly closed his eyes. Soon he fell asleep.

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Knock! Knock! Knock!

Mark suddenly woke up because of the loud noise, he lazily stood up from the sofa. 

"Yawn~ hmmm? Seriously who is knocking?"

He looked at his watch and it was still 6 AM. Mark went toward the studio door slowly.

After he opened it, he saw a beautiful woman who was on par with those famous movie stars.

Mark was stunned for a moment but then he instantly calmed down and spoke.

"You are?"

She didn't seem to hear him asking a question as she started to inspect him instead.

Mark felt uncomfortable to be stared at. He couldn't help but say.

"Hey isn't it rude to inspect someone's body without permission?"

The woman finally realized her mistake, and she embarrassedly said.

"Ah! I'm very sorry it's just a habit of mine…"

'What exactly is that 'habit' of yours to inspect a person you just met?' He thought.

"So? Why are you knocking the door so early in the morning?

"Ah! Sorry! Did I disturb your sleep?"

"No, not really." And then he thought 'Of course you did!'

The woman sighed in relief, and she smiled. "About me knocking uhm...this Studio is called Night's Film Studio right?"

Mark nodded, it was named after his father's last name which is Night, people misunderstood it's meaning very often but either way it doesn't affect the Studio that much.

"Well, yes it is so?"

"Then please hire me as an actor in your studio!" Then she opened her backpack, and she searched through it, thus she found what she wanted.

It was her official forms, ID and more. Mark hurriedly said. "Wait, wait! Stop!"

The woman stopped her movement, and she looked at Mark confusedly. "Yes?"

Mark took a deep breath, and he sighed. He touched his forehead and spoke.

"I don't want to hire any actors."

"Ehhh?!! Please reconsider! I'm a good actor! You won't regret hiring me!" 

"No, no that's not what I meant! This Studio is already out of work! My father who was originally the owner and director of this studio had already passed away just a while ago." 

The woman dropped to her knees on the ground, and she cried. "*Sob* sob* No* sob* way! At this rate I'll starve to death! Wahhh! Sob*"

Mark's face twitched. 'Oi oi?! Seriously you're going to cry?!'

Good thing that there was no people around, or else they would misunderstand this scene!

This was terrible, he couldn't stand a girl crying. He hesitated but after a moment, he gave in and decided.

(E/N: What a Simp!! Subaru would be proud.)

"Hey don't cry *sigh* fine...I'll hire you alright?! Don't cry anymore."

The woman looked at him, and replied. "*Sob* *sniff* B-but didn't you say that this place is already…"

Before she could finish her sentence. Mark added. "Yes it's already closed. However I was going to try filming, so I've decided to hire you as my actor if.."

"If?" The woman was nervously waiting for him to continue.

"If you pass my test, I'll see if your acting qualifies."

Her smile bloomed, and she immediately replied. "Yes! I won't disappoint you!"

Mark nodded, he actually respected her for her confidence.

"Oh yeah, what's your name?"

The woman answered. "It's Alisha! Alisha Witcher! Boss!"

(E/N: Nani?! Is this Witcher 5 or something?)

Hearing her calling him boss. Mark couldn't help but smirk as he had to admit it was nice to be called boss.

"Nice to meet you Alisha, come inside…"

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And so Mark tested her acting. He was stunned. Honestly, he didn't expect her to be so good at it!

It was like she's the female character of the script, Mark gave her a while ago.

After acting, she looked at Mark with an expectant expression.

"Boss! So Uhmm...how was my acting?"

Mark looked at her, and he slightly smiled. "It's good you passed my test, however I'm confused at one thing, if you're so good at acting why not apply to those big shot studios or companies? Your acting is already very good! Besides you're appearance is enough to make you qualified to join."

Then Alisha awkwardly replied. "Well... that's actually the problem... haha… boss you see.. those examiners were trying to get into my pants…"

(E/N: Hehe, Casting Couch I see…)

Oh boy….

Mark felt that he shouldn't have asked that question, but it was already too late. To ease the awkwardness he faked a cough.

"Ahem- let's forget about that shall we? But I'll say one thing to you, I'm not like those guys, true, you're beautiful but that isn't enough for me. Call me an Idiot but I think sex is tasteless without love."

Alisha couldn't help but giggle, "Boss I'm glad you clarified it, and yes I also agree that sex is indeed tasteless without love."

Mark smiled and thought 'I guess it wasn't a bad choice making her my employee.'

He wasn't really lacking money right now. From his father's inheritance, he had almost got a  million in total. There wasn't any problem hiring one or two employees, and no problem filming 1 movie, if it's a success then he would continue this and follow the steps of his father.

And if not…. then he will give up.

"Right have you eaten breakfast already?"

Hearing that shooks her head in shame. Mark continued. "Okay, since you're my employee now, buy me some ingredients from the nearby Supermarket, that's your first job."

Alisha immediately nodded, "You can count on me boss!"

Seeing her energized, he couldn't help but chuckle then he gave her the list of the ingredients that he wanted her to buy.

After giving her the money. Alisha hurriedly left. She wanted to be fast so that she could immediately eat!

Seeing her going out. Mark finally had time to check that weird tablet from yesterday night.

He turned it on, and now he didn't hesitate to click the rotating black hole, after that what happened to the tablet was really weird.

[ Scanning….. ! ]

[ Scanning Complete! ]

[ Congratulations you've become the new Host of the Horror Tablet! ]

[ However this is nothing to celebrate about. 'Fear' is the oldest friend of every being. Since you've become the new Host of this Tablet you'll have to overcome your fear or else you'll face the consequences and you might also die. ]

[ Since you are my new Host what about a game? It's called The Midnight Game..

Rules 

It must be exactly 12:00 AM when you begin performing the ritual.

You will need a candle, a piece of paper, a writing implement, matches or a lighter, salt, a wooden door, and at least one drop of your own blood. 

STEP 1:

Write your full name on the piece of paper. Put at least one drop of blood on the paper. Allow it to soak into the paper.

STEP 2:

Turn off all of the lights of the place you are doing this. Go to your wooden door, and place the paper with your name on it in front of the door. Now, take out the candle and light it. Place it on top of the paper.

STEP 3:

Knock on the door twenty-two times. The hour must be 12:00 AM upon the final knock. Then, open the door, blow out the candle, and close the door. You have just allowed the "Midnight Man" to enter your house.

STEP 4:

Immediately relight your candle.

This is where the game begins. You must now lurk around your now completely dark house, with the lit candle in your hand. Your goal is to avoid the Midnight Man at all costs, until 3:33 AM. Should your candle ever go out, that means the Midnight Man is near you. You must relight your candle in the next ten seconds.

If you are not successful in doing this, you must then immediately surround yourself with a circle of salt. If you are unsuccessful in both of your actions, the Midnight Man will create a hallucination of your greatest fear, and rip out your organs one by one. You will feel it, but you will be unable to react.

If you are successful in creating the circle of salt, you must remain in there until 3:33 AM.

If you are successful in relighting your candle, you may proceed with the game. You must continue to 3:33 AM, without being attacked by the Midnight Man, or being trapped inside the circle of salt, to win the Midnight Game. The Midnight Man will leave your house at 3:33 AM, and you will be safe to proceed with your morning.

Warnings:

DO NOT turn any of the lights on during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT use a flashlight during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT go to sleep during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT attempt to use another person's blood on your name.

DO NOT use a lighter as a substitute for a candle. It will not work.

AND DEFINITELY DO NOT attempt to provoke the Midnight Man in ANY WAY.

Even when the game is over, he will always be watching you...

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This is..? With all honesty he was a little scared about this..

Then the black tablet continued.

[ If you survive till 3:33 AM you'll be rewarded with 1 Star Horror Movie Script and random Spectre as your employee. ]

[ If you're still doubtful about this, why not try the game tonight Mark Night… ]

!! It knows my name!