I learned how to slay gods in a mental hospital. Chapter 1: Black Silk Blindfold

The sweltering month of August. Beep—beep—beep! The piercing cries of cicadas mingled with the endless cacophony of car horns, echoing through the crowded, bustling street. The scorching sun baked the grey-brown asphalt, and as heat waves rippled, the entire street seemed to warp and distort. Under one of the few patches of shade by the roadside, a group of young men huddled together, smoking…