You may want to know that the mansion is based on the mansion in version 6.23 but there are differences so it's possible that some parts are weird according to the map in the game.

Chapter 4

The chosen ones all stayed silent for a moment, trying to hear a sound indicating the monster was here. No one dared to move, knowing a single step might be mistaken as the monster. Some didn't seem scared at all and stayed silent more for fun and the creepy ambiance than the actual fear. The sound of a broken plate was heard and the most nervous blenched. They looked at the direction where it was coming from for a couple of second, the right, before Yuuko started to walk in this direction.

"Wait!" Said Myo. "Why are you walking toward the sound?"

"Stay there, it's probably nothing," She replied, walking a bit faster toward the door.

"Of course it's nothing! It's a broken plate! Don't you recognize that sound?" Said Kaori mockingly, crossing her arms.

Yuuko continued her way. The real reason why she was going to see that broken plate was the fact that she preferred to stay away from the others. She was using that sound to start investigating alone. Maybe there would be groups formed and she wanted to stay out of that! She put her hand on the knob and twisted it. She pulled the door open and screamed when an enormous mouth trapped her head in. She kicked thin air for a second before she became limp and her headless body fell on the floor.

The thing in front of them stared at the frozen-in-fear chosen ones for a moment. All sounds seemed to disappear. Everyone could hear their hearts beat in their chests. The beast was tall. It had purple skin, two black eyes. It made a step toward them and opened its mouth showing the numerous rows of blood-stained teeth. A bit farther, on one of the third-row teeth lay a pierced hand...

The majority of the children screamed in fear, snapping Hiroshi out of his trance. He held his brother's hand tighter and darted to the stairs. He climbed them up, the silver-haired behind him barely keeping his balance. He forced the first door on their path to open and ran in. He spotted a closet in the corner. He ran there and opened the double doors. Since nothing was in there, they crawled in and closed the doors. Kazuya hugged Hiroshi and hid his face in his brother's jacket in fear. They heard some quick and light steps out of the room and some voices but not clearly enough to hear what was said. Maybe they were just screaming. They waited a couple of minutes after the steps and the voices went silent, just to be sure. When the teen was about to open the closet so they could get out, they heard the door open. They both froze as the heavy and slow steps got closer. Loud breathing was heard, then other steps and the door closed, leaving a long and stunning silence. Nervosity and fear got the best of Kazuya who started sobbing and held tighter his brother's jacket.

"I don't want to die..." Quietly let out the child.

"You won't die, Kazuya," Said Hiroshi, "Not while I'm here."

The boys stayed in the closet for a moment until Kazuya calmed down. Hiroshi opened the doors and carefully stepped out. Seeing and hearing nothing, he helped his brother to climb out of the closet before taking a look around the room. It was almost empty. The only pieces of furniture were that closet and a desk that looked just about to break in two. The whole room was covered with dust and the wall that had probably once been white had a yellow tint. They walked to the door that was right in front of them and the teen carefully turned the knob. He slowly pushed the door open and stepped out right in front of the stairs with the silver-haired. There was another door a bit farther but the teen went downstairs. He didn't know why, but he felt drawn there. Maybe because the hall was cleaner than the upstairs' hallway, darker because of all that dirt lying on the floors and the walls. He turned right and walked down the hallway where he met with three doors. They heard several steps from upstairs heading toward the staircase. The gray-haired opened the first door on their path and made his brother go in. He heard some groans and loud thuds like a body falling on something. Hiroshi couldn't help but look. The blue-haired, Kenta, landed on the floor, wincing in pain and both of his legs bent in an unnatural way. The beast snatched the boy and banged him on the wall until he stopped moving and left a big red mark on the wall. Hiroshi closed the door behind him quickly but silently. What was he doing? He was very lucky that the monster didn't see him! If he continued staring at events like that, he'd be the next one to die! The teen leaned on the door and looked at his brother who was staring at a bath. It was filled with a thick dark blue liquid.

"What's in there?" Asked Kazuya, a bit scared of the answer.

The gray-haired walked next to the child and wrapped an arm around the boy's shoulders. He wasn't really sure if he wanted to look. Judging by the shape the hallway and the room with the closet were in, he knew that whatever would be in the tub would be disgusting. Kazuya spotted a shiny object near the water that had probably fallen from the bath. He picked it up and stared at it for a second. It was a small chain, like a necklace. It was snapped a bit farther from the attachment, just like if it had been pulled off violently from someone's neck.

A loud stomp made the two of them blench and turn around. Hiroshi approached the door carefully, trying to see through the window if the monster was close or just loud while being far. The silver-haired sat on the edge of the bath, not daring to make a sound, even to breathe. Once the teen backed away from the door because he saw nothing, the child let go the oxygen he had kept in his chest for a couple of seconds. The teen sat down next to the child and looked down at the partially wet floor. Kazuya immediately got worried seeing the expression on his brother's face. Hiroshi rarely had this expression unless he saw something unusual, not like a monster but... Well, whatever happened, it wasn't Hiroshi's fault! He just knew it! He grabbed the gray-haired's arm, catching his older sibling's attention.

"What's wrong? I don't like to see you like that." Said the kid.

Hiroshi forced a sad smile. He didn't want to tell his little brother that he just saw the beast bang someone on the wall to death!

"I'm okay, don't worry." He answered as naturally as possible.

"Are you sure?" Asked the boy with a light frown.

"Yes, I'm sure."

The chain slipped off Kazuya's hand and fell in the dark liquid. Not thinking, the boy sticked his hand in to get it back but removed it with a gasp when he touched something weird. He stood up and looked frightfully at the bath.

"Something's in there..." He said, his voice quivering.

Hiroshi looked at the bath. Not a lot of things could possibly fit in, since it was pretty small. It was probably some sort of mold or something like that. He didn't want to see that mold but if he didn't show it to the boy, he might put some weird thoughts in his head. He sticked his hand in and touched something that seemed to be a cap or something similar. The teen pulled it out and the inky liquid started to slowly drain. Since he saw nothing unusual after a good part of the liquid was drained, he turned to his brother, giving him a "you see?" look. Just a second after, the boy made a small yelp and covered his eyes with his hands. The gray-haired looked back at the bath and stood up, shocked by what he was seeing. There was a crushed, dark blue-stained body. It barely fit in the tub thanks to its crushed legs. Hiroshi barely recognized that girl, Hokona. Her eyes were wide, her mouth was full of liquid and opened, giving the illusion she was still screaming in fear and despair. He wanted to look away but his eyes were locked on her face. It sent shivers down his spine, especially knowing this could happen to him or his brother. He finally looked away and didn't dare to give it another look, fearing he'd stare at her for the rest of his life, no matter how short it could be.

He took the child's arm who was too scared to remove his hands from his eyes and guided him out of the bathroom. Hiroshi looked around just to be sure the beast wasn't there before heading out.

"Can I look, now?" Asked Kazuya once the teen had closed the door, "It won't pop in front of me?"

The gray-haired couldn't help but make a small smile.

"Yes, you can."

The boy uncovered his eyes and looked around frightfully, like if he was expecting her to walk out of somewhere and come straight for them. His eyes instead stared at the blood on the wall near the stairs, the mark Kenta left. The child shuddered and turned away, toward his brother. Hiroshi took his hand and guided him through a door at the end of the corridor. They entered and took a quick look around. It was another dirty bathroom, but no inky water-filled bath could be seen this time. The room was divided in two. There was a sink and an empty cupboard next and a toilet at the other side. The room was so dirty, Hiroshi could bet that if there was any water coming out of the sink, it would be dark gray or black. The teen noticed a white bottle—probably the only clean object in the room— on the corner of the sink. He picked it up and looked in it. It looked just like... Soap? Hiroshi wasn't sure to understand but he took it anyway, putting it in his pocket. Sometimes, it was better to not ask any questions. That could wash a wound. Not the best to do so, but still something.

Seeing nothing else, he headed toward the door but Kazuya pulled his arm, a scared look on his face. The gray-haired gazed at the door and looked back at his brother, not understanding why he didn't want to go out that much. Sure, they could run into the beast but it wasn't better if they stayed here; the room was a dead end. When he turned back toward the door, his eyes opened wide hearing steps getting closer to them. The silver-haired had heard them before the teen; he always had a better ear. Hiroshi brought his brother to the other side of the wall. The thing would come here for sure; he could hear the steps getting closer. He had to think about something, now.

"On my back!" He whispered to his brother who immediately climbed on the gray-haired's back.

Kazuya closed his eyes as soon as the door opened, too frightened to look. The teen forced his heartbeat to calm down and counted to three.

1... 2... 3!

Sorry for not posting earlier I had been the victim of the writer's block near the end of the chapter!
Please leave a review and see you in next chapter! Hope I won't get another writer's block! XD