Chapter Two: Graveyard Shift

Prologue: Man one looked at man two as they looked upon my body just lying. It was cold here, where was I? Who were man one and Man two? I'm sure that will all come in do time.

"If we give him a second chance, she will leech to him and try to get revenge," Man one stated to Man two. What did he mean there?

"Yes but being apart of the cult won't she understand that is more of a sin that he has ever committed in his life?" Man two said to Man one.

Jacob found himself enter a hallway to some type of office building. The place must've been owned by someone wealthy seeing as though there was an abundance of flowers and decorations everywhere. Leaving behind the door it slammed shut and vanished before Jacob's eyes.

The hallway was at least fifteen feet long with a stairwell leading down to two other stories and not up any, leading to the conclusion that this was a three story office building. On the bottom was a sign that said kitchen, probably that woman Karina was down there getting a snack.

Jacob walked down the stairs and looked at the wall paper on his way down. There were blue stripes on top of some of the tan in the background which gave the office an old look. At the bottom the wallpaper and decorations didn't seem to change; all very nice. There near the stairwell was a door labeled as kitchen. Jacob quickly opened the door.

Inside of the kitchen was this odd and awful smell that had you thinking there was rotting the flesh inside. The light switch was turned off but it was near the doorway. Jacob turned it on and then looked away from the kitchen as he did so.

On the table was a man in guards clothes, the blue uniform was now stained the red and slightly dark red on some parts. The belly area was opened up and probably with the bloody spoon next to the body. His face had white pale eyes showing he was dead. The name tag on the uniform read "Mark".

Jacob walked over and read a bloody note written on the table. "How to make one cooked Mark. Open area in body with spoon and watch him scream in pain. Put one key inside and stick in for one hour. Done and ready to serve after stove process."

Jacob shook his head. "This is sick," He told himself before moving down to the stomach area and gulping. When he reached his hands inside he could feel the organs moving across his hands like ice. After a couple of second Jacob felt the metal object and pulled it upward and watching as he sliced some organ inside which released some sort of insides. Jacob had a strong stomach for this and just turned away trying to forget the body was even there.

After getting it back together Jacob wiped the blood off the key and left the room. He headed upstairs to the third floor and looked at the room labeled for Karina. Jacob put the key in the key slot and twisted it opening the lock. He soon opened the door and saw the female from the diner inside; this must've proven she was Karina.

The female looked back at him and shook her head, "What the hell are you doing in my office? Suddenly become a stalker then? I'm calling security," Karina walked to her desk.

Jacob grabbed her hand before it reached the phone. "I'm not stalking you but I can tell you that you are probably in much danger at the moment. We have to get out of here as soon as possible."

"I knew it you're a stalker," Karina said shaking off his hand and picking up the phone. She heard nothing, not even a dial tone. "You cut the phone line?" Karina asked.

"Would you believe me if I said no?" Jacob asked.

"Alright then what the hell is going on here then?" Karina asked.

"Ever heard of Silent Hill?" Jacob asked looking at Karina.

"Yeah I've heard of the place. My friend doesn't want me to ever go there, said he experienced some crazy things with some people. Sammy, Kathy, Jacob…" Karina stopped to think.

"My name is Jacob Burke, I used to be the boss of the place that your friend probably worked at. He almost killed me but I was saved by something I guess. There are monsters here like Silent Hill has," Jacob explained.

"Yeah he spoke of monsters too but it's going to take a lot for you to convince me. Now if you will leave my office, I have to call the repair man with my cell phone," Karina stated looking out her window.

'Probably the police too,' Jacob thought turning around and rolling his eyes. He placed his hands on the door handle and exited.

Outside the office in the hall Jacob started to think to himself. "Megan told me to find out who I can and can not trust. Maybe if Shannon is here I can find her and ask her about what's going on. She seemed slightly trustworthy."

Jacob walked down to the second floor and entered the movie department. In here there were reels of movies and a player inside. Also on the floor were some bloody footprints now, which when Jacob turned and looked outside it looked like they came from the first floor. Jacob ignored this and entered the room once more.

The reels of movies around Jacob seemed to mystify him, with the miraculous movies that were probably on them. Millions were stacked around the room and the player sat by a window, but it seemed broke upon inspection; the on switch was on and nothing was occurring.

Jacob picked up a movie reel that was blank and looked it over. Ever since he was a teenage boy he was interested in film but only made it to the business once before he started working at the store with Josh. Since the reel was empty Jacob wasn't going to feel guilty if he accidentally ruined the reel.

Jacob went back to out and looked as the bloody footprints led upwards. Jacob followed them to the tops and it led to Karina's office. Jacob opened the door and looked inside, the whole office was empty. Jacob walked to the balcony part of the office and put the reel on there. It slid down but still stayed tied to the balcony, but Jacob did not climb down the reel since it might've snapped and the fall down wouldn't have turned out well.

The door to Karina's office opened as Jacob exited and looked around. The footsteps were now going back downstairs to the second floor. Jacob followed them carefully and entered the door they led to; the security office.

Inside the office were monitors for the cameras set up in the office. Jacob walked in and looked at the desk inside before grabbing a pistol there. That would suit as a better guard than the baseball bat he had.

Turning his head Jacob saw the camera for the first floor main lobby, that was where Shannon stood at the front doors. Jacob ran out of the office and downstairs. Opening the door to the lobby Jacob looked at Shannon.

"Why are you here too?" Jacob asked her.

Shannon turned and gave him a puzzled expression. "Hmmmm, you opened a door in the misery room huh? Oh well that is fine, you won't make it out of the house I'm for sure of that. And I believe the question brought onto me should be brought onto you," Shannon stated.

"What the hell are you talking about? Misery Room? What is that?" Jacob asked looking at her.

"Never mind that just answer your own question please," Shannon responded.

"I came here because I opened a door that led me here," Jacob told her. "Your turn."

"I came here to meet someone. She said she'd know you but it'd be dangerous at the moment to refresh your memory of her," Shannon stated.

"Yeah sure…" Jacob said trying to look away but continued, "Anyway, You're a part of the cult in Silent Hill no?"

"Cult? I beg your pardon?" Shannon asked.

"Don't play dumb with me," Jacob said.

Before he could get his answer he noticed that the office building took a sudden shake. Shannon seemed to stand still nonetheless but Jacob fell on his back and knocked out.

"Don't worry, it will all be for the better soon," Shannon said as she bent down next to him. She stood and walked out of the room.

Jacob awoke inside the office building once more but found himself in what they call the nightmare version of places. This proved to him that Silent Hill came back for him. Maybe he was wrong though, maybe it came for someone else seeing as though he was not the only on dragged into this. Karina and Megan were here, maybe it was after them. Though he didn't think Shannon he had logical reasoning, she was a part of the damned cult still or at least that's what he keeps thinking.

Looking at the front door showed this bloated sheet or cardboard substance that blocked opening the door from Jacob's side. Turning around to the building Jacob was going to try to find another exit to this damned place.

On the other end of the building was a metal door that was electronically locked. It wouldn't even be able to open without electric so Jacob was going to have to find another way to open it.

"Maybe Karina is back in her room with all this going on. She should know where an electrical room is," Jacob said turning around and walking up the stairs to the third floor.

Inside Karina's room Jacob found only darkness with the offices furniture. Karina was obviously not in here if the lights were off, so Jacob turned around. Just as he was about to leave the office the closet door inside the room burst open and a patient stumbled out. A patient was a type of monster like the pendulum, but a bit different. It had a human figured body, only it looked as though the arms skin and the chest fused together and had the arms trapped inside. The chest also looked like it was a bit cut open, and it had no face.

"Guess I figured out why Karina left her office," Jacob said holding up his bat. He ran over and smashed it with the baseball bat before the patient pushed him back. The patients chest then opened and a burst of acid spat toward Jacob. Jacob jumped out of the way and then took the chance to pushed the demon off of the balcony here. It fell in the courtyard of the office building.

"Hmmm, Hope that thing died on its fall," Jacob said turning around and leaving the office.

Outside the office Jacob followed a map that showed where the electrical office would be. He followed it through the third floor and found the room in a few moments. Inside were many gadgets and buttons which just awed Jacob.

At the panel Jacob put his finger on a lever. "I wonder what'll happen if I pull this one?" Jacob questioned allowed before pulling it down. After he pulled it the lighting on the third floor turned on. With that doe Jacob pulled down the nearby levers also and saw that the lights turned on downstairs. Now all he had to do was find a way to get the door to the courtyard exit open.

Downstairs Jacob went to the courtyard door and tried to open it with no luck once again. "Piece of shit," Jacob said kicking the metal door. Beside it was a keycard scanner, which would release the lock on the door. "A security officer around here should have a master keycard. Hey I know let me see if they put something new in Mark's stomach!" Jacob ran to the kitchen.

Inside the kitchen it was bare; nothing in sight. "Oh man, Mark went off and left. Stupid dead cop… no wait rent-a-cop," Jacob laughed about that then stopped, "Wait why am I laughing. I need to get out of here."

Despite the fact that Mark had gotten up from the dead somehow and walked up Jacob went to the table where he once was and found a keycard that was used by him. It was perfect because this one would most likely be a master card key.

Jacob went to the electric courtyard door and used the keycard to open the door before him. This led to the outside but yet Jacob didn't feel alone there. From the far end of the courtyard, behind the shadows, Jacob could see the figure that he felt was watching him.

"You can come on out now," Jacob said looking into the shadows.

The person did just that. It turned out to be a female, a few years younger than Jacob. Her black hair was shoulder length and straight, while she wore a dark blue dress. Her eyes looked up at him with this hatred reflecting in them.

"I don't know why they chose you of all the people to give another chance," The woman said.

"Who the hell are you?" Jacob asked looking at her.

"My name is Raquel, I'm surprised you don't know me already," The woman said walking the side of Jacob where the patient lay on the ground. "I'm surprised she hasn't told you of me."

"Megan?" Jacob questioned, seeing as though Shannon wouldn't have told him anything.

"Don't speak of her. She left us back there to do what we have been told to do. We have come for your sister," Raquel said gently grabbing at a necklace.

"My sister," Jacob said looking at Raquel. "Wait does she know you? So Josh will let her see a stranger and not even me. So maybe that's who was supposed to tell me."

"Don't be so ignorant," Raquel looked at Jacob. "I also came for my own take of revenge."

"Revenge? On me?" Jacob asked. Raquel nodded slowly before stepping back toward the shadows. "Wait, why me?"

"You'd know why if she told you about me," Raquel turned. "Now face Love."

"Love?" Jacob questioned like he had been. Before he got an answer she vanished in the shadows.

Behind, on the rooftop of the building, the corpse of Mark jumped down in front of Jacob. His belly area still stood open and all the insides were flowing out from the inside. His arm then bloated up about three times its size, along with the rest of the body within a minute. All Jacob could smell now was the rotting of the body that was now like a giant blob of fat that could move around.

"Have fun," Raquel's voice rang out before she vanished into the shadows.

Jacob fumbled around for his pistol but before he could reach it Love pulled him by the leg and swung him upward. Jacob felt himself in the sky and barely managed a scream.

"Please land in a tree please land in a tree," Jacob prayed to himself before his body landed on some branches of a tree. "Yes!" Jacob felt excited now and jumped down. Holding up his pistol he shot twice at Love but watched as the monster had no reaction.

Jacob noticed that if a bullet wasn't going to work, then why he should waste his baseball bat. With that he started to look for a way to get rid of the monster.

The monster grabbed Jacob's legs with two fingers and then slammed him into the ground.

"Ow," Jacob mumbled before the monster let him go. Jacob stood himself and then looked at the balcony from Karina's office. The movie reel was still there and here could reach it, but even more important was that the building looked unstable enough to pull down with the reel. Jacob Ran to the reel trying to ignore the pain from being slammed down by a giant beast and pulled the movie reel. The building started to lean toward him and Love and when it was enough Jacob ran under love and as far as he could. The building fell quickly on Love, which seemed to twitch. Then it started to shrink back to Mark.

The world then turned to normal and people on the streets before the office building shrieked and ran in directions everywhere. The building lay on the ground and Jacob still had is pistol out. "That's gotta look bad," Jacob said putting it away.

Next to him, in and oak tree, was a door made of tile. Jacob took his chances and opened the door to get away from the people. Inside was a gigantic tile house, and behind him the door looked like the office door to Karina's office.

"What the hell is going on here… and why do I feel so lonely?" Jacob asked himself.