The Binding of Isaac belongs to Edmund McMillen and NICALiS

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"Isaac!" His mother called, "Don't run away from me!" But Isaac jumped through the trapdoor and fell into a world underneath his own home. The first thing he noticed is that the caves under his home were surprisingly well lit; every detail of the dirty wall could be seen. The second thing was that it was damp, and he was cold; did not help he was naked.

Naked, and scared.

His once peaceful life destroyed in days because his mother kept hearing voices. His toys confiscated, the clothes stripped from his back, sealed inside his room, and was nearly murdered. All done by the hand of his mother and whatever voice commands her. Isaac couldn't help but let his tears overflow, dropping to the ground. "Mom...why?" He croaked, "Why?" He couldn't help but fall to the ground, curling into a ball and weep. His squeaky cries were heard in his small hell; not even a maggot crawled his way.

"You alright?" A voice asked. Isaac, despite his tear-blurred vision, looked around until he saw a figure peer from a doorway. He sat up and wiped his eyes, seeing the figure was a human. She looked to be Isaac's age, with blonde fluffy hair adorned with a single red ribbon and stained with dirt and what looked like blood.

"No," Isaac answered, "My mom tried to kill me, and I went here to escape. But now I'm probably gonna get killed by a monster, and I'm all alone!"

"You're not alone," the girl pointed out, "I'm here. Name's Magdalene; you can call me Maggie. What's your name?"

"Isaac..." He answered, "What are you doing here?"

"Crazy story," Maggie said with a grin, "My mom nearly tried to kill me too. I ran away and here I am."

"How long have you been here?" Isaac asked.

"Dunno," the blonde answered, "A while."

"I'm gonna be stuck here forever!" Isaac wailed as he laid back down again, breaking into fresh sobs. Maggie knelt besides him and stroked his shaved head.

"It'll be okay," she soothed, "We'll make it. We gotta keep calm and work together, okay?'

"No!" He wailed, "We're gonna die Maggie! We're gonna die!"

"The hell's going on?" A new voice asked, "Maggie, izzat you?!"

"In here." She said.

"Who iz that?" The new guy asked, "Some sorta bald gopher?"

"No, this is Isaac." Maggie said. Suddenly, Isaac was lifted off the ground and forced to stand. He stood with his head hung low and tears flowing. A slap made Isaac's head snap to the right, making Maggie gasp.

"Stop cryin'!" The new comer ordered, "It's gonna attract monsters!" Isaac only sniffled as he looked at his attacker. It was another boy about his age with a shaved head, but one of his eyes was covered with a patch.

"Who are you?" Isaac asked.

"Cain," The newcomer explained, "The best treasure hunter that ever existed!"

"Nice to meet you." Isaac said.

"Feelin' mutual." Cain uttered, "So, you're a newbie?"

"Yeah..." Isaac said, "I suppose. I just came here to escape my mom."

"Because she tried to kill you?" Cain asked.

"Yeah." He answered.

"Same here," The eye-patched kid said, "She carved my eye out before I left."

"That's horrible!" Isaac exclaimed.

"Keep it down!" Cain hissed, "But yeah, it sucked when it was ripped out. Luckily, Maggie saved my butt and patched me up."

"I'm good with healing boo-boos." Maggie admitted, "It was a good thing I took my special charm before I came down here."

"Special...charm?" Isaac inquired.

"Yep." The blonde said as she pulled out a large heart. "This is my Yum Heart charm; it helps me feel better when I get hurt."

"I got a charm too..." Cain said as he pulled a foot out, "This is my Lucky Left Foot; I find lots of cool stuff with this around. Check it out!" He proceeded to pull a bomb out, making Isaac scream and back away. "What, it ain't lit." He pointed out.

"Did you bring anything Isaac?" Maggie asked.

"No..." Isaac said, his eyes watering again, "I didn't get a chance to...my mom took everything away."

"Harsh." Cain remarked.

"How do we get out of here?" Isaac asked.

"To be honest, we don't know," Maggie admitted, "We've been wandering around this place for a long time..."

"We would be going onward if you weren't such a chicken!" Cain said, "I know darn well the exit is beyond that door!"

"And I keep telling you that it is too dangerous to go through!" Maggie argued.

"What are you guys talking about?" Isaac asked.

"There's a door that's not like the others," Cain explained, "It has a dark frame and a skull on it. And there's a red light too."

"That sounds dangerous..." Isaac quivered.

"Told you!" Maggie said.

"Maybe with a little training," Cain thought, "Isaac can help us."

"What?!" Isaac asked.

"Well, a knife doesn't work dull," The eye-patch wearing kid mused, "So, you sharpen it. I'm saying we can train you to fight. Then we can go through the door, and fight whatever's in that skull room."

"I can't!" The boy cried.

"You gotta fight to survive," Cain uttered, "So stop being a pussy."

"What Cain is trying to say," Maggie said as she shot Cain a glare, "Is that it's not gonna help you to curl up and cry in the mud. We're here to help you, but you have to help us. Please?"

"Okay..." Isaac uttered, "I'll help you."

"Great!" The blonde said with a smile.

"At least we'll die together." Cain uttered.

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To be continued.