Chapter 6: The Horror Returns
A/N: Pretty dark & scary stuff in this chapter.. Hang onto your butts!
I personally recommend listening to "Intro/Titles"(the first part), "Victim #38"(When they're in Zuko's room), The Garden(After Zuko dies) and "Doom" off of The Frighteners soundtrack whilst reading this chapter, they give an atmospheric feel. I would start listening around the second paragraph.
WARNING:The following chapter may cause nightmares. READ AT YOUR RISK!
Azula woke up early the next morning. The sun hadn't risen yet and it was still pitch black outside. She got out of bed and put on her robe. Then she turned back towards the bed. Ty Lee was still asleep after last night's lovemaking session.
In the darkness of the room, Azula waved her hand and lit the candles one by one. By the time the last candle was lit, Azula was met with a horrible sight on the wall in front of her. A message written in blood and dripping as it was still fresh. It read: "YOU WILL PAY, AZULA…." Azula stared at the bloody writing in horror & shock.
She began to scream & cry. "NO! NO! IT CAN'T BE! WE GOT RID OF YOU!" Azula screamed. Ty Lee was woken up by her lover's screaming, She threw on a loose pink robe and ran over to calm her down. She pulled Azula into her arms and began to calm her.
"Ssshhhh, baby. It's ok. Nothing's there…" her voice trailed off as her eyes wandered up towards the wall where the writing was. Ty Lee's eyes grew wide as she stared at the bloody writing.
"What is this,'Zula?" she asked in alarm. Azula shook & quivered with fear. Then, something else happened. The walls began to move as something was inside them creeping. The thing in the walls grabbed Ty Lee by her throat, knocking the portraits of the wall and dragged her away from Azula, screaming.
Azula was horrified. "TY LEE, NOOO!" she wailed. The creature in the walls dragged her lover screaming into the blackness of the castle, Azula followed in pursuit, but not before grabbing her pistols.
Azula ran & ran & ran... until..."HEEEELLPP MEEEEE!" Ty Lee was screaming from somewhere off to Azula's left. So she ran in that direction, knocking things over as she went. She was also following the sound of Ty Lee's screams, which were getting louder in volume.
Finally, in Zuko's part of the castle. Azula found Ty Lee, struggling against the creature. "Close your eyes, Ty!" Azula screamed over the monster's roars. She pointed her gun at the thing and fired, hitting on target. It dropped Ty Lee instantly. Then suddenly, it materialized out of the walls, taking the form of a hooded figure.
It flew towards them with a roar. "'Zula, run!" Ty Lee screamed. So Azula did, dragging Ty Lee along with her. The pair ran along the corridor screaming as portraits came flying off the walls and furniture broke.
"NOOO, LEAVE US ALONE! AAAAAAAHHH, GO AWAY!" Ty Lee screamed.
Finally, the girls were cornered in the Throne Room. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?"Azula screamed. No reply. They hid behind a wall as the hooded figure searched for them. Suddenly, a pair of arms came out of the wall and grabbed Azula by her collar and lifted her upwards. She kicked & struggled, but to no avail. The portraits of the past Fire Lords were knocked off the wall in the process. Azula broke free and grabbed Ty Lee by her arm and ran towards Zuko's room.
Frantically, they banged on the door. Zuko answered immediately. "What's wrong, girls?" he asked. Azula & Ty Lee were scared. They tried to calm down & tell him they were chased by a hooded figure. Suddenly, something caught Ty Lee's eye, there was something in the walls.
She turned to Azula and whispered. "It's here. Somewhere in this room."
Azula searched the bedroom, checking under Zuko's bed. Then she went in his closet, nothing. Azula then went into his bathroom. Zuko went with her and checked around. Then they checked his mirror. Suddenly, the monster came out of the mirror and impaled Zuko in the chest, crushing his heart. As Zuko's body hit the floor, the figure disappeared back into the walls.
"ZUKO!" Azula screamed. She cradled his body in her arms, crying. Then, a blinding white light appeared from above. Zuko's ghost materialized in front of Azula, smiling...
"Goodbye, Azula. I love you and I'll always be with you." he said, kissing her on the forehead. With that, Zuko's ghost ascended to heaven.
Azula cried deeply into her dead brother's shoulder. "Goodbye, Zuko. I love you..." she said breaking down.
She walked out into Zuko's bedroom and saw Ty Lee sitting on his bed. "What happened?"
Azula began crying all over again. "Zuko is dead! My only brother is dead, and it's all my fault!" she wailed.
Ty Lee pulled her lover into her arms. "Shhh, honey. It's ok. He's in a better place." she cooed. They stayed like that for over an hour.
Suddenly, the door began banging open & shut by itself, the mirrors began breaking and falling off the walls.
Blood oozed from the walls and cracks began to appear in the floor. Ty Lee broke the embrace with Azula. "We have to get out of here, now!" she shouted over the noise.
The two of them ran towards the entrance hall. On the way, they saw flames roaring towards them.
Azula bent the flames out of the way. "HURRY, COME ON!" She screamed, dragging Ty Lee along with her.
The two finally made their way to the doors, they got it open in one go. By now the sun had risen and the two girls stepped into the morning light.
"Where do we go from here, 'Zula?" Ty Lee asked. Azula thought for a moment and smiled. "Uncle Iroh." she replied.
A/N: Yep, Uncle Iroh gets introduced next chapter and we'll get his reaction on Zuko's death. Anyways, thank you all so much for reading, check out the other fics that I've done and as always... I WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT FANFIC! BYE BYE!