Aya found herself back in the room where she helped the body-less head. She looked around then looked down.
These…these are those woman's clothes!
She looked around some more until she heard footsteps coming from the hallway and father entered the room.
Father?! What's going on? She tried to speak, but her mouth wouldn't respond.
"Now, shall we begin?" He said as he revved up his chainsaw and began to advance forward.
What's Father doing?! She screamed in her head.
"Let me have those beautiful hands of yours." He said, advancing even more.
S-stop, Father! It's me! Aya tried to scream out.
Aya and the woman backed away and tried to run, but fell down from having weak legs.
"Don't try to run." Father said, now practically standing over her.
He lowered the chainsaw, but then everything went dark, the only sound being the chainsaw, but then even that faded off soon enough.
Aya awoke lying on the ground. She sat up and stared at the pitch black sky, her eyes blank.
She shook her head, but couldn't shake her bad feeling as she walked back.
Her eyes widened as she entered the all too familiar hallway, staring down at a woman's body lying in the entrance.
I'm sorry… She whispered as she walked down the stone brick stairs, looking over her shoulder one last time.
She found herself in yet another dark hallway, only the tiniest amount of light coming from the mostly burnt out lights attached to the wall.
Aya huffed as she took out her mother's lamp once again, shook it, and turned it on, relaxing as the soft glow bounced around the room.
She looked around her a found another crow sitting on top of a barrel next to her. Aya rolled her eyes and cautiously stepped forward.
Suddenly, she came upon an old man standing. He was pointing his finger in the direction of a small opening in the wall.
Aya looked at him, then at the opening.
Then she crawled through and found another door. She ventured through that one and found another laboratory; this one having a few glass tanks, crates and an anatomy book.
She looked inside one of the glass tanks and saw a shimmering gem in the bottom. Agh! I can't reach it!
Aya sighed and turned towards the anatomy book and cringed when she spotted it. That book is so gross.
She spotted yet another door on the other side of the room, but before she could enter, she heard a terrible noise from inside.
She cracked open the door and saw a huge monster tied up and off the floor, making the terrible shouts that Aya had heard.
Its eyes were missing from its sockets.
Why did you do this to me, Jonathan?! Why?! It screamed.
Aya backed away from the door, but then got an idea. She tiptoed in and climbed the metal stairs that lead to where the monster's rope was tied.
She turned on the mini chainsaw then cut the monster loose, the creature running down and into the lab. Aya soon heard glass breaking, wood splitting, and crashes.
I hope that was the right thing to do...
When the noise died down, Aya stepped down the stairs and gingerly walked into torn up lab.
She noticed that the glass tank that had the gem in it was now broken and she could reach in easily and grab it.
Aya hummed a tune as she did and put it in her pocket with the rest.
Then Aya explored the rest of the lab and found a wooden crate torn apart; a pair of silver forceps resting in the debris.
She picked them up and shrugged as she accepted them, tossing them in the book bag.
She looked around some more but didn't see anything and went back to the dark passage and entered the other door that she had spotted by the dim lamp light.
She walked inside and saw urinals lined up along the wall and another door that had a toilet on the inside.
Gross! This place stinks! She complained mentally as she walked up to the toilet. She had to take a double take for there was a rusty key in the toilet water.
Who would even think of doing that?! Wait! I have the forceps!
Aya picked them from the bag and picked up the key.
I-I don't want to touch it…what now? She turned her head from side to side, finally spotting a bucket full of clean water. That should do the trick!
She smiled as she put it back in her pocket after cleaning the key, forgetting the forceps and leaving them.
She walked through the last door that was next to the old man, who was now torn up with cuts and bruises.
Aya silently prayed for him and walked through, finding herself in the jail chambers. A corpse was already locked up in one and he pushed up against the bars at her.
"I'm sorry." Aya apologized. "I don't have the key…" The corpse sat down next to the door and stared at her with sorrowful eyes.
Aya felt her eyes water but pushed the tears back. I have to stay strong…for father…
She looked through the bars at all of the jail cells and found a large fracture in the wall behind one of the beds.
"Ah!" She grunted happily as she stepped inside.
Suddenly she heard footsteps coming from beside the corner. She quickly blew out the lamp at the right moment, a feminine figure appearing and stopping at the edge of the corner.
The creature turned around and walked away.
P-please tell me that wasn't what I think that was… Aya prayed as she peeked around the corner.
Aya sighed inwardly. Yes…it is…a doll…
She tensed up as it froze and turned back around and began to walk back. Aya crouched in the corner and prayed that the doll wouldn't see her.
The doll didn't see her, turned around and walked back away.
Aya walked behind the doll as silently as she could and hid in between a few rocks as it stopped and turned back around.
She dashed for the end of the hallway, which had a narrow staircase at the end.
She trailed down it quietly and wasn't surprised when she heard more footsteps.
She tiptoed as far as she wanted to go at that point and saw a doll standing in the middle of part of the hallway, turning after every few seconds.
Aya thought for a moment before going; when the doll turned one way, Aya would be behind it and so on and so forth, until she got to a dark doorway.
Aya stepped inside and saw two dolls running quickly around in a square. Aya jumped in between them and ran until she got back around and found another doorway.
She peeked in and found herself back in the jail cells, but in one across from the one she had entered.
Aya spotted a key in the rugged sheets of the cot and stored it, realizing she's going to have to go back through to get to the other side.
Aya sighed and groaned inwardly as she plunged back into the dark hallways, but this time, the hallways were lit, and the dolls keeping watch had all frozen in place, the knives still in their hands.
Aya walked by quietly, hoping that they weren't frozen just so they could scare her, but then realized that they really were and moved back to the jail cell from where she came.
The crow greeted her with its blank stare as she emerged from the shadows.
She walked back out before realizing that the key she had found might be for the jail cell the patient was in. She walked over slowly, the person jumping up and waiting patiently for her to open the door.
Is this the right thing to do? She asked herself as she let him out. He smiled at her and ran away.
Aya looked down and found that he had left a gem for her. Aya smiled sweetly before putting it in her pocket with the rest and headed out the door.
She found a smaller darker hallway, but quickly found another door, which happened to lead to the chapel.
She walked up to the alter and jumped when the door to her right suddenly slammed shut.
Curious and slightly frightened, she cracked open the door and found that it lead to another kitchen and cafeteria.
Aya let the door swing open when she saw no one inside and walked to the small kitchen in the corner, which had another door at the end of it.
She was walking over when a male ghost suddenly appeared by her side and began to strangle Aya.
Aya struggled as she saw the edge of her vision start to turn black.
Aya struggled as hard as she could, until the ghost finally gave up and released her, fading into nothing.
She lay there, mostly unconscious. Then she heard footsteps and felt someone pick her up and carry her.
She awoke fully and found herself back in the chapel, the boy from when the curse first started sitting on his knees beside her.
"Hm?" Aya mumbled as she sat up.
"So you've finally awoken?" He asked. The boy saw Aya's frightened expression. "Oh, don't worry! I'm your ally." He finished with his emotionless expression.
"Huh?"
"Sorry I gave you such a fright earlier…" He apologized, sighing. "My appearance must have caught you off guard…"
Aya looked down at the stone floor. "That wound…was it from my father?"
He smiled. "Don't worry about that. That's in the past."
Aya blushed. If only the other corpses thought that way… "Everyone has it out for father…you hate him too, don't you?"
The boy frowned. "Because of our hate for your father, we can't be saved…"
Aya traced the ground with her eyes.
"…so I've come to save you..."
Aya looked up sharply.
"We can escape from this place together." He said as he took her hand and led her to the exit door of the chapel.
Aya tugged her hand from his. "I…I can't…I-I have to save father!" She said as she ran back, tears running down her cheeks.
"W-wait!" He called. "Some of the corpses will try and bring you into death as well! If you stay here, they will take away your life!"
"But I can't just leave father like that!" She said as she turned to face him.
He walked over and took her hand again. "Forget about your father!"
"No!" She screamed at him. "I'm going to save him!" She tried to tug her had free, but the attempt was futile. "L-let go!"
"But you have to listen to me!" He pleaded. "She asked me to do this! She-" His pleading was cut off as three knives flew out of nowhere and knocked him back. The boy lay motionless.
Aya grew fearful and turned to where the knives came from; Maria.
"Maria!" Aya shouted.
"Mistress!" She said as she ran over. She bent down and lent Aya a hand. "Are you alright?" She asked as she helped her to her feet.
"Maria…" She trailed off as she stared at the boy's body.
"Mistress, why will you not escape?" She asked. "I heard part of your conversation…"
"Because of father-"
"Leave the doctor to me, please! You have my word that I will bring him back." She looked Aya in the eyes. "So please, mistress. Flee somewhere safe." She said as she turned and was about to walk to the door.
"Maria! Let me go with you!" She called out desperately.
Maria looked over her shoulder. "If anything happened to you, the doctor would mourn…and what lies ahead, well…I know it must be difficult, so I shall go alone."
The door Maria was about to enter suddenly creaked open.
"Well, well…it seems she's coming to meet me…" Maria proclaimed. "Milady, you shall not do as you please…" She looked back at Aya. "I shall settle this…" Maria disappeared into the doorway.