-Still Takigawa's POV-

The cool outside air was a breath of freshness from the dank dark atmosphere of the church but I could not enjoy this difference. John was in trouble, he could be dying down there and not to mention the fact that it looked like there were people as well. I took the steps two at a time until I reached the last step, propelling myself towards the group who were too enthralled in their own conversation to notice the urgency in my strides. Within seconds I reached the group sucking in laboured breathes. "He fe…fell…" I could scarcely breathe. The others couldn't make out my sentence and looked down upon my hunched form with confusion. Sensing this was getting nowhere Ayako quickly scanned the area and finally asked "Where's John?" a hint of motherly worry coated her voice. The rest of the group suddenly put two and two together as the earlier statement began to make sense. Ayako's face turned solemn but her voice, a sharp blade wielded by an expert cut deep "You LEFT him there, by HIMSELF!" her eyes held the flames from hell as she stared at me accusingly.

"I had to get help, he….he was bleeding" I tried to defend myself from her onslaught. I stood tall "Can we argue about this later he needs help". Nods went around the group and Naru (Myself, Ayako, Lin and Mai had all taken to calling him that) took over (like usual). "Lin can you show us the old floor plans we need to see where he fell, Monk that's where you come in because we need to know exactly where he fell. Ayako and Mai, could you please go and check the equipment bags for any rope that we could use" he kept his voice calm and even throughout the explanation. Ayako and Mai shot off to rummage while Lin brought the Maps over. On the first map, it showed the ground level of the floor with the entrance to the church clearly marked. Near the back of the church was the door to the room that we investigated however, on the left wall near the back was another door leading up to the second floor. Naru coughed to catch my attention "Where did he fall?". I examined the map painstakingly, looking for the exact spot when a faint circle shape caught my attention. Luckily it looked like the same spot. "Right there" my finger moved to the inside of the circle.

Naru and Lin exchanged a worried look, "It looks like John fell through the old entrance to a room that was once called the pit…" Naru mumbled at the end for Lin to pick up. "Basically, at the time of witch hunts, this spot was used as an underground torture chamber for those perceived to be witches. There are many references to 'the pit' being a place where once you entered you didn't come back. It is rumoured to have conducted over 200 tortures and executions during that time, most of them being unlawful and a number being 'unofficial' . However, in the late 17th century this church was constructed on this ground to make it holy. That was not the case as the head priest Father Dorton had the pit renovated into a basement in secret so he could conduct his own satanic worships in private. The Sao church is notorious for housing various occult's and satanic rituals. Which as I was speaking to Naru about, leads us to believe that a demonic entity was summoned in the basement and left to gain power over the years" Lin finished his rushed explanation of the situation.

'Hold on a minute….' "John's in the basement!" I all but screeched. This was not good. Naru turned to face Ayako and Mai "Is there any rope?" he asked. Ayako responded, "Yes but it's very short so if we were to lower someone down they would need to be tall". Naru considered this option before he turned to Lin "was there any mention of how he got into the basement?". Lin flipped through a notebook at lightning speed before stopping with a sad look on his face "Yeah….it says that there is a secret entrance in a small graveyard. It is the grave with the two big iron gates and a plaque that says 'Father Dorton I am here. These gates only open at your will' . The only problem that the graveyard is an hour drive away". Stuck on what to do we could see no fast solution until Mai spoke up "Wait Monk has basic medical training right? So why don't we lower him down to tend to John's wounds while we drive to the cemetery" her eyes lit up as she finished, she knew that the others would likely agree and thus John's chances at survival would increase. They all looked at me waiting for an answer.

"I'll do it" determination filled the air. We were going to save John and then we would cleanse this Church of all its demons.