Chapter 4- Revealing himself.
It was night, Elsa was going for bed and would have to go through a dimly lit hallway by the moon, a faint breeze coming through the window and she was shivering with everything. The shadow was watching her, wouldn't have gone out with Hans, but stayed in the castle. Elsa went to bed and her problems began at dawn.
Hans was staying, near the castle, and decided go for a walk and see the queen. He couldn't explain, however obvious it was, but wanted to get more time with Elsa. Things weren't good in the castle, many employees went out this morning, didn't want to stay a minute longer in place. Some still remain, among them Kai and Gerda, faithful to the queen.
Hans: But what happened?
Elsa: Hans? Oh, you saw them?
Hans: I saw who?
Elsa: Some employees leaving, I wanted to talk to them.
Hans: I saw nothing. But what happened?
Elsa: I don't know. Some employees are complaining about lack of security. They're hurting, but don't know how... What could it be?
Hans: I don't understand... Can I come?
Both came in and everything was normal. The large number of employees who were leaving the castle, was silent and half desert.
Anna: Oh, that bastard doing here?
Said Anna, come by one of the corridors, worried and nervous.
Elsa: What happened, Anna?
Anna: You didn't see the accident that happened in the garden? The gardener is bleeding a lot, I think he was struck with a blunt object on the head.
Elsa: What? My God!
Anna: Don't worry, he is receiving care, this happened just now. You want to see?
Elsa: No, no. I'd rather stay here, if he's okay, then fine!
Said Elsa, revealing a little fear of blood. Anna laughed inside but chose to accept the decision of her sister.
Hans: But how did this happen?
Anna said nothing, just looked at Hans, as if wouldn't even respond. He accepted and not repeated the question.
Elsa: But how did this happen?
Anna: Just happened! Suddenly I saw him lying on the floor, bleeding. He said he didn't see who struck him, the object was one of those scissors to cut grass, now imagine the pain.
After a minimum time in the castle, Hans was gone, he felt uncomfortable in the presence of Anna, who ignored him coldly. While walking down the street, thinking about what could have happened to the employees in the castle and why all this? He thought and thought, but no acceptable theory came from his mind, until he remembered his shadow and the threat made to him at the party. Hans briefly noticed that the shadow, or his old imaginary friend, wasn't with him.
Hans: He kept his word...
In the castle, the things increasingly worsened. In one day, the only ones remaining employees suffered serious injuries at work, inexplicable accidents, and after one day was found the death of one of them. With serious situation, many were thinking that were supernatural energies, since the only explanation for this was the type activities, employees who remained were gone, leaving only Kai and Gerda, who were out of work at the request of Queen Elsa, she not want to risk them until she knew what it was these events. The castle was deserted, with only Anna and Elsa filling that void. Empty corridors, through open windows, the wind moved in and out, the curtains were moving from one side to the other, any noise could be heard, until the noise of the wind. The two were feeling uncomfortable in that place, and Elsa remembered the negative energy that the singer's sister told her at the party. Decided to search for someone expert in these things, she didn't believe in spirits, but preferred to prevent.
Meanwhile, Hans was searching for some way to alert Elsa what was happening. He knew that if he told absolutely everything to her, his dignity would be at risk again, then chose not to risk with the Queen, but with another next to her, maybe could believe him and tell Elsa.
Hans: Sir "Kristoff", yes? I need to talk to you urgently.
Said Hans to Kristoff, who was near the stable, with Sven, and disinterested in what he said.
Kristoff: "Hans"... What you want?
Hans: You know about the strange events at the castle?
Kristoff: Yes, there were more accidents like... The castle is empty now.
Hans: Empty?
Kristoff: Go straight to the topic, I haven't time to lose.
Hans: I'm pretty sure I know what it is!
Kristoff: So go and tell the Queen.
Hans: She wouldn't believe me...
Kristoff: Not will be different with me.
Hans: Listen to me! The castle is in danger! Elsa not will believe me, but you have to tell her before its too late!
Kristoff: Ooops... Danger? What are you talking about? I know of the accidents, but what kind of danger?
Hans: I... I can't... Okay, believe! I'm sure it's not something common in the castle, there is a different kind of energy on the environment!
Kristoff: You mea ... Ghosts?
Hans: Worst... Not is a ghost, I'm sure. I don't even know what it could be.
They both heard distress calls coming from the castle, the two ran toward without hesitation. How were near the stable, which is close to the castle, only they heard, the rest of the castle was empty.
Opened the door quickly and ran to the hall where the cries for help came. They saw Anna too desperate, together with Elsa in her arms, bleeding. The two were in the middle of a dark room, only lightened by the sun, coming out of a little window open. Hadn't furnishings in room, just a circle of mirrors large size around the sisters, broken with shards everywhere, including in Elsa.
Kristoff: What happened?
Anna: I shouldn't, we shouldn't... It was all my fault.
Hans: Anna! You tried a ritual?
Anna: NO! You don't know! Go away!
Kristoff: Anna, calm down. I'll take Elsa here, come on.
Kristoff took Elsa out and after a few days, she was resting in her bed. Anna decided to tell Kristoff what had actually occurred. Hans was out of the castle, waiting for some news about the event or about Elsa.
Kristoff left the castle.
Hans: And how is she?
Kristoff: You... Were right...
Hans: Kristoff, for God's sake, what happened?
Kristoff: Elsa suspects that these events are truly supernatural. She decided to call an expert at it, but Anna has convinced themselves that the two could expel such a spirit and did. They put mirrors around to where they could see the reflection of the ghost in the mirror, Anna said she could see, but it broke. The shards were thrown violently in Elsa, were directed only to her for some reason, not in Anna.
Hans: What she saw in the mirror?
Kristoff: She saw the image of Elsa, but colorless and lifeless. She stood, looking at Anna, wasn't as Elsa at her side, but as another thing similar to Elsa.
Hans: That... That's not a ghost...
Kristoff: You know what's that?
Hans: He wants Elsa, so... The broken glass just hurt her!
Kristoff: But he whom?
Hans: The shadow... I don't know exactly what it is, but the help of an expert is required for this. What about Elsa? She's okay?
Kristoff: She's great. Suffered only a few cuts, but tomorrow she will be even better.
The other day, Elsa was feeling much better. But she was still uncomfortable with the environment, the castle was deserted and dangerous, she knew it wasn't normal and decided to call the singer's sister presented in the party, as she had earlier warned about the negative energy.
- But I didn't feel that. Was my sister. Call her.
The singer was presented again and Elsa was talking to her about those occurring in the castle.
- Have you ever wanted to know about the history of this castle? Who knows may be someone who lived here before you?
Elsa: You think?
- Maybe ... Search it. But don't call that spirit again, you don't really know what you're dealing.
Elsa: Okay. But after studying about the history of this castle... What do I do?
- You could call someone expert to expel by you, or talk to that spirit, he will know to say.
Elsa: Thank you for your help.
Elsa was searching for a way, your own solution. Hans was searching a way to control the shadow that was once his friend. Amazingly, Kristoff wanted to help him. Not for him, but for Anna, especially because she's also suffers from it.
Kristoff: Okay, where do we start?
Hans: I don't know... Oh, the music! Remember the music presented at the prom? I'm sure if I knew what it is, would be a big step to find out what the shadow is and what he wants.
Hans knew what the shadow was, but didn't know what he really wanted, or how he came to exist. Hans was suspicious that his "imaginary friend" is hiding something from him all this time. Something very important...
They stayed all night at a local library, Kristoff was searching the history of Arendelle and the family who owned the properties of the castle, everything seemed so boring, standing between piles of books searching for one, but he need to do that by Anna, and Hans at a table, studying about the lyrics, they would have written on paper, the melody not go out of his head and the lyrics were hard to forget after that frightening experience.
Hans: It's impossible to study a lyric like that without some source! It makes no sense! Are talking about someone, a girl who lived in a creepy place, but what? It seems that it has nothing to do with what is happening.
Kristoff: Or better, my dear. Look what I found.
Hans: What is it?
Kristoff had found a book about the history of Arendelle. Was written about the previous family of Anna and Elsa, a severe king, a queen near death, a lonely girl and her older sister, who despised her. Hans in a moment seen himself in the place of that little girl, with long black hair and her doll in hand. The book does not talk much of the girl,so he decided to search for more about her.
Elsa was in the castle library, searching for the castle's history, and Anna was in her room, sleeping. She had a nightmare and woke up very scared, dreamed of the uninhabited castle, as in a zombie apocalypse. Only the moonlight illuminated, there was no one, just her, her sister wasn't there, there was no one, except...
Except a shadowy figure in the corridor, a shadow of someone she didn't know exactly if it was someone else. As he approached, she saw that he's Hans, with a sword in his hand, covered in blood, and a part of the Elsa's dress, also bloodstained. It was just like when she saw him trying to kill his sister, last time. He looked at her maliciously, planned to do something.
Hans: You're next...
He said in her nightmare. That only made her hate for Hans increase further, Anna was tell it to Elsa when really saw a shadow near her bed, standing. Looked like Hans, but it was only his silhouette, she just stayed quiet, didn't know what to do, but cry was one of the things that she wouldn't do.
- Her hatred for him is essential.
It was just what he said to Anna. The shadow made her sleep again, with a black mist that was breathed for her, and while she was asleep, he decided to use her to get closer to Elsa. Elsa was his target. Anna didn't struggle to escape that, her hatred for Hans blinded her completely, she didn't care what it would do, but felt that shadow also had hatred for Hans, and decided to let it go.
While Elsa was searching among the books, saw Anna at the entrance of the library, just smiling. Elsa didn't care.
Elsa: Hello, Anna.
No answer. Anna (or she thought to be Anna) had a different appearance and is more paler, the color of her eyes were gray, a shade of blue lifeless. She seemed cold and slowly was approaching to Elsa, who was distrustful.
Meanwhile, Hans ran desperately to the castle, hoping that the shadow hadn't done anything with Elsa, Kristoff accompanied him. He was to enter the castle when he saw Anna, the real Anna, in front of the castle, huddled, cold and scared. She was weak and couldn't speak very well. It was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and Hans didn't hesitate to ask...
Hans: What happened? Where is Elsa?
Anna had no strength to speak, only turned her head slowly, looked fixedly Hans, and said with the rest of her forces.
Anna: That's not a ghost...
End of Chapter 4.