Kind of a short chapter. 4 and 5 were combined, but I split it up so you could have something before the holidays ^.^ Hope you all have a lovely end of the year!

Of course, I do not own Silent Hill. Enjoy!

Lilith stood there for a few long minutes staring at where Alessa had seemed to vanish in thin air. She was so deep in thought, mulling over their conversation, that when the siren sounded, she jumped and snapped back to reality. The lake before her began to turn red and as the sky darkened, it took on a more menacing appearance. Something splashed in the middle of it and with that, Lilith had no desire to stand so close. She hated stories of sea monsters and creatures that lurked within dark waters- nothing freaked her out more. Not being able to stand so near the lake any longer, she turned.

"Pyramid Head, I think we should-" but as she went to face him, he was no where to be seen. Lilith began to panic and took off into the fog. "Pyramid!" How could he leave her here? She had no idea where she was or how to get back.

Something howled in the trees next to her, so she quickly changed direction. She had no idea where she was going, but as more howls sounded out behind her, she ran faster and didn't dare to look back. Not even as she heard the beasts gaining on her, snarling. Wolves? Or something else entirely worse, she didn't want to know. She just wanted to get away.

Her heart hammered and her lungs screamed, but she kept pushing forward. Eventually, she broke through the tree line and scrambled backwards on the ground. She looked back, expecting to see the beasts descend upon her, but they didn't. Lilith still wasn't able to see what they were, they didn't leave the tree ling, but their yellow glowing eyes stared out at her hatefully.

She jumped to her feet, lungs burning and jogged in the opposite direction. She seemed to be in a meadow or a field, as the trees became more and more scarce until there were none to be seen at all. But then again, it was hard to see anything in the fog.

Lilith stopped as the outline of a figure formed in front of her. Give me a break, she groaned inwardly. As it came closer she could see its gray skin and featureless face. It had no eyes, no nose, no ears. Just a mouth. It didn't even have arms and its rib cage threatened to pop out of its flesh. Its legs were long and bony and it came towards her awkwardly.

"Kill it," her head snapped around to look at Pyramid Head who stood there with his sword in the ground.

"What?"

"Kill it," he repeated, tossing the blood stained pope she used to bash the nurse's brains in earlier at her feet. The image of it flashed in her mind and threatened to burn through her skull.

"I can't," she said, the monster getting closer.

"Do it."

"I can't."

"Do it!"

"No!"

The creature was right on top of her and as she went to step back, she tripped over the pope and watched as it stood over her and opened it's mouth.

Pyramid's sword ran through the creature from behind, the blade only inches above Lilith's head. He pulled it out and the creature fell to the side and crumbled into ash.

"Get up," he growled. And she did. He stepped back and stood there as another creature came at her from the fog. "Kill it."

Hesitantly, she picked up the pipe, but didn't move from her position. Not even as it came directly in front of her and opened it's jaws.

Pyramid Head growled in frustration. What the fuck was wrong with her? Clutching the hilt of his sword, he sliced through the air and the creature's neck, bringing his blade mere centimeters from her throat. She didn't even flinch. It impressed him and pissed him off at the same time.

When the creature's head hit the ground it eroded away and so too did its body. He stared at her for a minute, her eyes were cast down, the pipe hung loosely at her side. "Do you want to die here?"

"No," she responded meekly.

"Then kill."

"But-"

"Kill or be killed. That's how it is," he told her as he stepped back, another figure stumbling towards her out of the fog.

"I can't-"

"Because you are weak. And pathetic. And worthless."

"No-"

"You will never be anything more than a coward, afraid of your own shadow. You disgust me. You don't deserve to live."

"Shut up," she whispered.

"You're a stupid little girl."

"Shut up," she said louder.

"You're going to die here. You're going to be devoured and raped. You will be ripped apart and tortured and every agonizing breath you take will be begging for death because you are weak. You are pathetic. You are nothing-"

"SHUT UP!" She screamed and smashed her pipe in the side of the creature's head just as it came upon her, "shut up shut up shut up!" she screamed, slamming the steel down onto the monster's head relentlessly, it's black brains splattering onto her face and littering the ground. She didn't stop. All the anger, all the fear and the hatred she'd harbored inside her, she let it out. Again and again and again.

Pyramid Head grinned behind his helmet. It really hadn't taken much to set her off- only a few words. The only thing he had to do now was make sure she didn't retreat into her frightful state.

But, as he watched her, he realized that within her was a ruthlessness more intense than he'd ever seen before, yearning to be set free. Though he wouldn't admit it, he felt a sense of awe towards the girl. As well as the cold, apprehensive grip of dread. He wasn't afraid, but his instincts whispered to him of caution, not that he ever listened anyway.

Lilith screamed with rage and laughed and cried and when she heard Pyramid say "again," she was ready. She didn't even wait for the creature to come close, she charged it and beat the life from it's disgusting form.

Again and again creatures came forth from the fog and again and again she snuffed them out. They became progressively more aggressive and harder to kill, but it didn't matter. She killed them too. Once or twice Pyramid Head had to intervene, but she would just get up and ask to go again.

They did this day after day until she had killed at least one of every type of beast in Silent Hill. And with nothing more than a pipe, Pyramid Head was impressed. Lilith felt stronger and more confident in her ability to defend herself. She pierced the eye socket of a creature that twitched before her on the ground. Once it stopped she braced her boot against it's skull and yanked the pipe out. She twirled it in her hand and grinned over at Pyramid Head, where he stood in his usual position, watching, "what's next?" she asked.

"That's it," he said, coming towards her as the monster at her feet eroded into ash.

"For today?"

"You no longer need to do this. We are done."

Lilith looked down at the bloody pipe in her hand. It had become bent and crooked. "I'm going to need a new pipe," she said.

"No," he responded, "I have something better." He placed one of his large hands on her shoulder and when she blinked they were back in his room. Currently, the world was in 'Other', so the walls were rusty and the bed groaned as she plopped down onto it, her elbows resting on her knees. She was exhausted and felt gross.

Pyramid Head sat his sword against the wall and crossed the room, picking up a black box that sat on the floor.

"What's that?" she asked.

"It's yours," he responded, bringing it over to her. It was long and skinny and smooth to the touch. There was a small gold latch that she unhooked that allowed her to open the top.

For a minute, she didn't know what she was looking at, but then, "a sword…?" she asked, taking it out of the box. The sheath was hard and smooth, just as the box was. She wrapped her fingers around the hilt, which seemed to fit perfectly in her hand. Lilith stood up and unsheathed the blade. The metal shined and reflected her bright green eyes back at her. The blade was about three fingers wide and half the length of her body. She held it out in front of her, the edge gleaming. She didn't know how to use a sword, but something about it felt right and…familiar, though she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Where did you get this?" Lilith asked.

"Alessa. The Old Ones gave it to her to pass on to you."

'The Old Ones', she repeated the title in her head as she stared at the edge of the blade. She felt paralyzed as a small ringing filled her ears, followed by the sound of too many voices jumbled together, whispering in her ear. She couldn't make out what they were saying, but they grew louder and louder, urging her to understand.

There was a loud clanging sound that made Lilith jump and snap out of her trance. Realizing she dropped her sword, she picked it up and sheathed it. She threw it over her shoulder so it rested on her back and tightened the sturdy strap against her chest.

"Thank you," she told Pyramid Head, where he stood, watching her curiously. "I'm leaving now," she said, grabbing the black box and leaving the room without another word.

After her first day of killing monsters, Lilith sought out her own place to live that was a few blocks away from where Pyramid Head stayed. She liked it far better. Lily kept a steady, quick pace and kept her eyes peeled for any creature that might try to attack. She felt better now that she had something more formidable than a pipe to defend herself with, but she still remained cautious.

She made it to the apartment complex without incident. The elevator in the building was operational and she rode it to the top floor. There was also running water in the building, which pleased her endlessly. Once safely locked in her room, she stripped and stepped into the shower, washing off all the disgusting remains of the day and watching it swirl down the drain.

Afterwards, she threw on a t-shirt and crawled into her new king sized bed. Her body ached and bruised, but she didn't mind it so much. She was just so tired. But as her vision faded and she was dragged into sleep, she could have sword that, just for a moment, there was someone whispering in her ear.