Chapter two: Sacrificial Chamber
(Hawaii – Work, 08:42-08:58)
Monique had grabbed a coffee on the way to work, not wanting to get it at home with that abomination of nature bleeding acid on her bathroom floor.
She walked into her office, fully aware she was a good 12 minutes late, but it didn't matter, she was the first one at work until 10:00.
She turned on her computer and typed in the company password and login for her computer and then walked out of the office, towards the cafeteria, she could do with another cup of coffee.
As she walked into the cafeteria she let out a surprised yell and put her hand to her mouth. The same type of spider thing was running towards her on all-eights, before she could even think about running it leaped into the air towards her face, she immediately threw up her arms in defense and the spider clung around her arm so tightly it hurt, it's sucker placed on her arm and she felt liquid being pressed out onto her arm.
She looked at it horrified, she tried to pull it off, but nothing worked, it was tightly fitted in place, she didn't feel her skin being pierced and she guessed it was aiming for her mouth, so whatever poison this creature wanted to inject into her was failing miserably.
She ran towards the cafeteria's drawers and opened it, taking out a knife, she was about to cut off the creature when she remembered the acid blood that dissolved glass and ate through solid tiles.
"Better not…" She said, putting the knife down quickly, the last thing she wanted was to loose her arm in a paranoid attempt to save her arm that was in no danger from any poison injection.
She waited about ten minutes before the creature fell to the ground, legs curled up. She was a bit surprised and examined it closer. "It's dead…" She said, she looked at her arm and saw it was covered in slimy white liquid; she got a cloth and wiped it off.
How strange these spiders were… looked like a scorpion bred with a spider, but died like a bee after it's attack, whether failed or not.
She quickly picked it up and threw it into the bin, covering it with the cloth she just used. She walked back to her office, keeping an eye on every square inch of the walls and floor around her. She didn't want to know what would happen if that creature got hold of her face.
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When she got to her office she closed the door neatly behind her, the office staff would arrive shortly and they could fend off their own spiders, she had done her part for the day.
She turned around and scanned the office. "No spiders." She said and continued to walk to her desk, she sat down and started to work on her computer.
As she was still busy typing, she had this strange feeling growing in her and before late she knew what it was… she was scared.
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(13:11)
Monique had not left her office in the last few hours, she heard no unusual commotion outside her office though, but she felt this tint of fear for some reason.
She nearly jumped out of her skin when there was frantic knocking on her door, she calmed her breathing. "Come in!" She yelled and the door opened and the senior manager came rushing in, closing the door behind her.
"Big news." She blurted out and Monique nodded vaguely, her mind not being at work, but she wouldn't let Sheila know that, she had been after Monique's position for a year now.
"C'mon, out with it." She said and Sheila walked over to the desk, planting the article down on the table.
"Read it yourself, I cannot explain what stands there." She said and left the office, Monique was a bit surprised, this was the first time in 4 years Sheila had not tried to show of her over-confident ability to deliver a speech or debate.
Dumbfounded Monique lifted up the article and started to read.
(Various deaths has been reported throughout the central part of Hawaii.
Victims found with a ripped open chest, bend outwards, indicating something came out of the victims body. No wounding on back of the body, indicating whatever it was came from inside the victim.
A white creature of unknown origin lay next to each victim, dead as well, some of the victims had thick white liquid around or in their mouth. Currently being tested in the lab.
Furthermore, a white worm like creature has been found near one victims body, the creature was peculiarly violent and wounded an officer before finally being detained, it has no eyes and only a mouth with razor sharp teeth.
DNA tests suggest it was this form of creature that broke out of the victims body. Further tests are being done.
If you have any information regarding these creatures, please contact inspector Earle McNally at the central police station in Hawaii )
Monique had only now noticed how her eyes had widened while reading the article. "Dear lord…" She said as she looked at her arm.
She immediately picked up the phone and dialed the police station, after a short hold the phone was answered.
"Amber speaking, what is your emergency?" The woman asked in a placid, non-caring voice.
"Can I please speak to Inspector Earle McNally." She said, reading the name of the article, their was a short pause.
"The inspector is currently on the phone." There was another short pause. "Can I take a message?" She asked and Monique slapped her hand to her forehead.
"No, you cannot, it's about the attacks throughout the night, get him on the phone right now!" She said annoyed, her anger burst was answered by another short pause.
"I repeat, the inspector is currently busy, can I take a message?" Monique was furious by now.
"No, you cannot take a message, I want to talk to him now!" She screamed at the woman at the other end and after another short pause she heard a male voice.
"Earle speaking." He said and she sighed in relief.
"Hi, this is Monique at the Daily Newspaper." She said and she heard a grunt of annoyance from his side.
"You yell at my operator to get a leek? How desperate are you people?" He asked angrily and Monique dismissed this, that was always their reaction.
"This isn't about work, it's about the creature attacks, I have been attacked by one of them twice today." She said and Earle was quiet for a few seconds.
"Go on." He said and she gave another sigh of relief.
"First time was this morning when I was in the bathroom showering. It tried to get to me over the shower, I crushed it against the wall, it bled acid!" She said in a half surprised sound and Earle spoke now.
"See, now you got my attention, the fact that it bleeds acid hasn't been revealed to anyone, please continue." He said and she spoke slowly.
"Second time was here at work when I went to get coffee, it aimed for my face, but instead it hit my arm as I raised it, it excreted a white substance onto my arm, I suppose that this is its poison. So all information I have for you is that it bleeds acid, aims for the face, or the mouth to be more exact and it dies right after inserting the poison." She said and the inspector gave a hearable smirk.
"Thank you Miss. Monique, you've been more help than you might realize." He said and then hung up the phone, she looked at the article again.
"Dear lord what will happen next?" She asked herself, she was too scared to even leave her office, especially since it seemed she was the only person who even survived one of their attacks, let alone two.