Chapter 8: Welcome to My Inferno
The search party, after a trying day, headed back to the academy. Nurse was carrying Hanako piggyback style, while Hisao did the
same for Lilly. Emi was helping Rin walk, as she took more damage between the two. Misha was talking excitedly with Shizune ( well,
signing and laughing, really ) about the fight.
Hisao wondered what happened to Lilly. During the fight, Nurse told him to stand by her when she falls unconcious. Hisao thought
he lost it or he was hearing things. And Lilly just stood there, as if her mind went blank at the sight of Evil Hanako. Even though
she was blindfolded, he knew she was extremely sad and distraught. He couldn't blame her. He didn't know exactly how she
felt, but he knew that your best friend suddenly becoming an enemy was downright terrible.
"Hey Nurse, what happened back there."
"One of the best fights I've ever seen man! first they were like 'Cannon Shot!' then this one went 'Burn Hammer!' and-and-"
"I meant why did Lilly collapse like that!", said Hisao really fast.
"Oh, that. Well... how do I put it... That was caused by Yuuko."
"The librarian? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Yuuko's Special Ability allows her to visit other people's minds. She can also take other people on visits with her."
"So she took Lilly into Hanako's head?", the boy was perplexed.
"Yep, that's pretty much the gist of it. Don't worry she knows what she's doing." This seemed to calm the boy down.
Meanwhile, in Hanako's head, Lilly had awoken with Yuuko beside her.
"Where are we?", she managed to say.
"We're in Hanako's mind. This way we can get her back, but it won't be easy."
"So it's true," she said dismally, "she really is..."
"Not for long, miss Satou, not for long."
With that, the two headed to the burned building.
Hanako woke up to a horrible sight. She was in the ruins of her old home. And across from her stood her Darkness. It still looked like
before, but it had armor this time, and no pupils.
Just then, the door opened.
Hisao was really worried about the three. When Yuuko 'visits' other minds, her body goes limp. Lilly was distraught over the whole thing,
and Hanako... well, you know. still, he felt he could trust in the librarian, the nurse seemed to do so.
All they could do now though, was wait.
Lilly was unbelievably happy to see Hanako again, she ran and hugged her for dear life. Yuuko was pleased. Then she layed eyes
on the evil standing in the room with them. Her blood ran cold as it smirked.
"Well well," said the Darkness, "who do we have here?"
"Name's Yuuko," said Yuuko, "and this is Lilly, Hanako's best friend."
"I see. Well then allow me to welcome you," the Darkness lifted her hands as if to show off something behind her, that something
being a huge wall of flames that surrounded the house, "to my Inferno! Gyahahahaah!"
"Oh shit.", muttered Yuuko.
_Chapter 8: End_
