e-brake cable issue

[Romeyo07]

So my e-brake never worked since I've owned the car. I haven't had the time to see why until recently. So I took off my center console thing and all of the cables are still intact. My assumption is that somewhere between the inside of my car and the brake, something is wrong, loose, or broken.

Is there a common thing to happen to our e-brakes for this to happen? Maybe a weak point that I should check first? Any help is appreciated. I don't have a lot of time on my hands to inspect too into depth, but I know I'll have to do it.