The elevator door opened and all Ciel could hear were the familiar sound of something gnawing on flesh. It was to dark to see what was in the corridor. What would it be? That strange tall monster again? Or something…new?

Ciel used the shadows as an advantage and remained quiet. Whatever it was that was eating who knows what would be to preoccupied with the food as long as he didn't bother the creatures. Staring as hard as he could into the darkness from which the noise came, Ciel managed to see what exactly the creatures were.

They were dogs, eating some type of meat, but these were no ordinary dogs. From what he could see, the dog's heads were cut open and they looked as if they were wrapped in bloody bandages. The dogs even smelled like death. He couldn't handle it; Ciel had to get away from the scene of the dogs feasting on raw meat.

Luckily, the first door Ciel tried was one of the few unlocked ones. With a sigh of relief, he'd be able to regain his composure. More health drinks and even an ampoule were found in the room.

At least if I get hurt, I'll have these with me. Wait. It's that again, Ciel bitterly thought as he noticed that same symbol he saw before. Looking at it makes my head hurt, but it feels really familiar. Have I forgotten something important? Impossible. If I can't remember it then it must be useless information to me.

Now, Ciel had to be brave and do his best to avoid those detestable dogs outside. Running to every door, Ciel could not find one that was unlocked. At one point, Ciel paused, in which case one of the dogs picked up his scent and surprised Ciel by jumping at him. He refused to let out a yell as the dog bit down into his arm. The pain was horrible, but Ciel managed to shake off the creature, pull out his gun, and shoot it. The dog whimpered as it died. To make sure it wasn't alive, Ciel kicked the creature.

Before any of the others could respond to their fallen comrade, he made a run for it to the final door, which ended up leading him to a familiar scene. This couldn't have been the area from which he had just been earlier. It was darker and Ciel could see a tall creature walk by where one of the lights shined in the hallway.

Why were there so many strange creatures here? Just what exactly had happened on his way down the elevator? This mall wasn't the same one he had entered…was it?

This isn't the time to panic or worry about why this place is so different! First thing's first…I have to get out of here and get to Sebastian.

The only thing Ciel could do was run, well that or fight and risk getting injured again. Going as fast as he could, he zigzagged past the tall creatures blocking the slim hallway. Making that he would be able to catch his breath, Ciel went inside one of the unlocked doors. Inside, it was a plain empty room, but near the light switch was a note.

Apparently, he was supposed to turn off the lights before leaving the room. Deciding nothing of use was in here, he flicked the switch, but light was emanating from the other side of the room. There was a small flashlight in the corner of the room.

I guess I can use this. Just in case if the world gets any darker then it already is.

When Ciel walked outside, he found it much easier to navigate with the flashlight on. Quickly moving throughout the corridor, Ciel found another door open. The room he entered was the bathroom he had gone in earlier, before all this…change happened. The window at the back was boarded up and from the looks of it, there was something radiating an orange red light. It looked a lot like fire.

Then he remembered about the last stall and how someone was supposedly in there last time. Ciel knocked on the stall door, and just like before, someone responded.

Is someone actually in there…?

As Ciel headed towards the exit, the door in the final stall creaked open. When Ciel turned he was expecting to see someone walk out, except no one did. He hesitated before walking to the stall; he would soon regret investigating it.

Once he saw the stall he almost rushed out of the bathroom, if it weren't for the monsters roaming around outside, Ciel would have ran outside. What he saw in the stall was a horrid, gruesome scene. Not only the toilet, but the whole stall was filled with blood. It was literally everywhere. It was as if someone had left the blood stains there just for him. Before he could gag, Ciel left the bathroom, hoping to forget about the image he had just witnessed.

Outside the bathroom, Ciel wondered if there would be any way to go up another level of this mall. When he heard the creatures walking towards him, he ran straight down, finding a way to exit the hall Ciel took his chance. Another one of those creatures and a dog were waiting for him in the next open space. Ciel found a small opening that led into one of the shops, it was the shop where he met his first monster.

It had completely changed since the last time he had entered. The clothes had blood stains on them and the walls were rusty, just like the rest of the mall. There was a lone hanger waiting to be picked up. Thinking it could come in handy, Ciel took it. Since the back door was locked, he was forced to head back to where he had come from.

Ciel made his way back to the other corridor as he made his way past the creatures, shooting once or twice to get them out of the way or stop them from attacking. There was one room he hadn't checked, according to his map, so he decided to see if it really was locked or not. Lucky for him, it was open. Inside the room there was a ladder leading up to the second floor. This was the perfect time to use the hanger since he was unable to reach the ladder by himself. Undoing the hanger and standing on the table, he stretched to make the ladder come down. He smirked to himself as he climbed up the ladder, thinking no one would ever think of using a simple hanger to do such a thing.

Note: I finally managed to get Origins for the PSP (I refused to buy it for the PS2)! So, I'm back into the Silent Hill phase, which means I'll be working on this for a bit.