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Chapter 10
"Gone with this madness
Now it's all pointless
I'm no longer sane
Hands red with blood stain..."
Year: 1998 [Curien Mansion]
"Richards! Run!" the researcher yelled...and was cut in half by a fat corpse that carried a chainsaw. A chainsaw! Sophie ran out from the lab and through the tunnels. As she passed through different rooms in the mansion, she heard screams and groans from both monsters and those researchers...her friends...slaughtered. She stopped to catch her breath. 'This can't be happening!' Sophie looked around and noticed that this was the living room. After this room would be the hallway that would lead her to the front door and she could escaped. But...those monsters surrounded the whole mansion...She wanted to escape...she wanted safety...she wanted someone to help-
She could think of the only person who could help her now... She ran to the table and dialed the numbers on the phone. The growling sounds got closer and scared Sophie. When she heard the beep in the phone, she sighed. Her fiancé wasn't there to pick up the phone. The windows around the living room shattered and Sophie panicked. She screamed in to the phone. "HELP! EVERYONE IS GETTING KILLED!" ...the line was cut off...
"Calling someone, Ms. Richards?" Dr. Curien was there in front of the door, holding the phone line. Sophie dropped the phone and backed away. "Y-you!" she stammered. "G-get away from me!" Sophie shivered. The crazed scientist pointed at her with his cane. "What a rude woman. Don't raised your voice with me, Richards." he stepped closer to Sophie. "Don't come any closer, you...you deranged man! You let go of those abominations on us!" Sophie screamed. Dr. Curien looked offended by that. "Abominations? ABOMINATIONS?!" he frowned. "You researchers spent lots of time working on them and you call them abominations?! No...no..." he smiled wickedly "...no...they're...family. We gave them life! Now they walked around to 'greet' you people and what do you do? Scream and run? That's not how it works, Richards."
"Go to Hell, Curien!" Sophie hissed. "I doubt that you even know what family really is! If you even have a family, I'm sure they prefer to die than to stay with a psycho like you!" That was when Sophie realized that she went too far. "You..." Dr. Curien growled. "How DARE you, Richards!" He stormed towards Sophie and twisted her wrist. Sophie shrieked at the sudden pain. "I knew it that you're nothing but a pain at my side, woman! You won't get away from this!" "Let me go, you creep!" Sophie punched the crazed scientist in the face and ran out from the living room. Dr. Curien screamed in rage as he stood up from the ground. He was hit to the ground by a woman...he couldn't believe it... A tall being in metallic armor with a halberd in its hands entered the room.
"KILL THAT WOMAN!" Dr. Curien roared.
"KILL HER! I WANT HER DEAD!"
"...Moon, Queen of all Fear
Her hatred draws near
Careful, my dear son...
She'll kill you for fun..."
Year: 2003
It was wonderful... Everybody managed to get out from the facility. Everyone was happy. Sarah and Stephen hugged each other, Terrance and Carl laughed, Anthony and Lance smiled happily, Robert sighed in relief that everything was over. Then...Allan walked towards him. "We did it, Daniel!" Allan patted his back. "We finally made it out!" Allan looked really blissful. He looked to the gates and nudged Daniel. "Oh, look who's here to see you..." he spoke. The fog was dense but the figure behind it was quite visible. It called out. "...Daniel." "...Wha-?" Daniel squinted, trying to see who was behind the fog. The figure walked out from the fog. Daniel gasped. "...Dad?"
"Daniel, you're...you're back." Dr. Curien smiled and opened his arms. "Come here, son." Daniel didn't hesitate to run to his father and embraced him. "I missed you, dad...They told me that you were dead..." he murmured. He was so happy that the nightmare was finally-
"He is dead...child." the woman's voice was very loud and clear. Daniel froze in horror when he realized that the voice came from the being that he believed was his father...The being transformed in to a giant furry beast and bit him.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Daniel screamed. His eyes snapped open and he realized that he was still in the facility... It was a nightmare...made by her no doubt...but it got him every time...every night. He had to admit that she did a pretty good job trying to make him go crazy. Three years passed and he still wasn't used to with the dark atmosphere around the facility. There was no way to escaped, nowhere to hide...he always felt that someone or something watching him. He avoided moving around dark corners of the facility...which was quite hard with those flesh-eating creatures walking everywhere. Everywhere!
"Daniel? Are you alright?" the silver being asked with concern...like it always did these passing years. This was something that Daniel didn't understand. Why should it care about Daniel's welfare? At least he had someone to talk to. "It's her again, isn't?" it glowered. Sparks of electricity appeared around its slender hands. "There's nothing you can do anyway." Daniel sighed. He leaned against the containment and felt the warmth of the machine. The being was placed inside the containment so how can it help him anyway? The being knelt down and pressed its hands against the glass. "I promised you, Daniel. You'll get out of here." it assured. "What can you possibly do? You're in there." Daniel scoffed. He heard that a lot lately but he was still here.
"You don't know what I'm can do... Once I'm done in developing my system, I will set things right for you..." It actually cared for Daniel but it never spoke of its real goal to him. Things would go out of plan. "Everything won't be out of my sight...including you." "I don't understand...why are you protecting me?" Daniel crossed his arms and faced the being. This strange silver being looked more dangerous than the rest of the creatures he encountered...but it wanted him to be safe. It remained silent. It never answered that question like the first time it talked to him in the dark hallway. For four years, it never gave Daniel the answer. "Answer me!" he demanded. It recoiled. "...You must be safe. There are dangerous matters that will harm you and I must make certain that you are safe."
"Why only me? What about the others?" Daniel couldn't stop thinking about them. He saw them every night before he closed his eyes and heard their screams in his dreams. It tilted its head as if it was confuse. "Others?" it asked. "If you're referring to those insignificant survivors, I don't see why you should care for them." "Insignificant?!" Daniel snapped. "They just wanted to get out of here!" "If they leave this place then the problem of the world would remain unchanged. Therefore, they must be eliminated. The power chamber which controls the temperature was tampered by them to prevent the 'cryo-lif's awakening. They caused that problem." The being replied. "...and I simply changed the temperature back."
Daniel took a step back, eyes widen in shock. "It...It was you." he gasped. "You changed it..." The being nodded. "I did."
"You MONSTER!" Daniel yelled. "You killed them!" The being glowered slightly. "That is incorrect." it spoke, feeling offended. "...the cryo-lifs destroyed them...not me." "...and you expect me to feel safe around you?!" Daniel spat. He found this unfair. He survived...under the 'protection' from this being while the researchers got brutally murdered by monsters. He walked away from the being and was about to leave the chamber when the being stopped him. "Daniel...don't leave." it pleaded. Daniel glanced back at it. "Watch me." He left.
The door closed behind him. He dropped on his knees. Despair...that was all he felt these days. It would drive him mad soon. The power room was a bit brighter than before, thanks to that silver being. The water under the bridge looked deeper and creepier than usual with all the moss creeping its way up to the bridge's pole. He saw his reflection in the water... 'Stephen was right...age was catching up with me slowly.' he smirked. The reflection of a hopeless teenager in dark gray clothing stared back at him with familiar sad blue eyes. The night seemed to drag on forever as he watched his own reflection as if he wanted it to talk to him.
"...I see that you've grown, Daniel..." a familiar voice called him. Daniel almost fell off the bridge when he saw the one in front of him. He must be hallucinating...or going insane right now... "...S-stay away from me!" Daniel backed away. The impostor in the guise of Allan frowned as he walked towards Daniel. "Daniel? What's wrong with you? It's me, Allan. I'm your friend, remember?" Even the voice that came out from it sounded exactly like the real Allan...but Daniel wasn't convinced. "I said stay away from me!" Daniel pulled out the pocketknife and pointed right at the imposter's face. It stopped its pace. "Daniel...please." it pleaded, reaching out its arms. "You know it's me." "Do I look stupid to you?! Allan is dead! You killed him!" Daniel retorted.
The impostor was stiff for a moment...then a wicked smile crept on its face. "Yes, I killed him...and I enjoyed it." it admitted. "...and now...I'll enjoy hacking you into million pieces!" Without a warning, it pushed Daniel off the bridge and laughed. The tone of its laughter changed in to the same woman voice.
Daniel sank in to the water. He swam up to the surface but before he could take a breath, something pulled him back in to the water. The water was freezing and he found it hard to pry the strong grip off his leg. It was the same creature that he once encountered somewhere in the facility that covered with all the weeds and moss. This time, it was more dangerous than before and Daniel noticed that he was surrounded by hundreds of them under water. They pulled him deeper in to the water and the coldness was almost unbearable. The pressure in his head and lack of oxygen made the situation much worse.
"Three years passed and you're still the same helpless little pup! What a pity..." It mocked. Even under the water, Daniel could see those pair of golden eyes staring at him. Would that be the last thing he sees? ...No.
With the weapon still in his hand, Daniel slashed the creature's arm. The creature howled in pain but Daniel didn't hear it. 'You're wrong, woman!' Daniel swam upward. The other creatures swam towards him. To his surprise, they stopped before they reached him. "WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE!" the woman's voice screamed in rage. There was a growling voice and it roared. "YOU! Stop interfering, you stupid thing! He's MINE!" the impostor suddenly disappeared in to the shadow.
Daniel finally reached the bridge and gasped for air. There were water creatures that stared at him with hungry eyes but they kept their distance. When he glanced at them, they groaned and sank in to the deep water. "Daniel, get back in here, fast!" the silver being called from the chamber. The door slid open, waiting for him to enter. Before Daniel could make it through the entrance, the huge animal paws came out from the shadows and grabbed him. They pulled him through walls in to different rooms before he could even react. "We're NOT done yet!" the voice growled. It finally threw Daniel down the dark corridor.
Daniel stood up and felt the pain around his arm. The knife cut his skin when he fell on the floor. The lights in the corridor turned off one by one. "He won't interfere me again!...and he can't help you this time, you little pup!"It roared. Daniel backed away until he hit the fire exit door that led to the rooftop... he was cornered. The only way to survive this...was to face this fear. "That little knife of yours won't kill me, pup!" the voice jeered harshly. "You are always a weak little pup that hides under your father's wings and do nothing! Three years...Three years I watched you from the shadows and all you do was to stay around that silvery subhuman being. You're too scared to face anything at all!"
"That's it!" Daniel snapped. "You kept mocking me since I woke up in this godforsaken place, you haunted me every night and you tried to kill me! I'm sick of you! Just get out of here!". The wild golden eyes glinted with fury in the shadow. "You wanted to get out of here so badly, don't you? Fine! Let's go out!" The big furry beast lunged forward to Daniel and thrust him against the door until it broke down. The beast pinned Daniel on the ground.
There were a few satellites on the rooftop but the area was wide open to the night sky and a very bright full moon. The cold wind howled through the night with the moaning voices from the dead corpses around the building. The scrawny-looking vultures flew around in circles, waiting patiently for the living things on the rooftop to die.
Daniel finally saw the true form of his tormentor. It was a humongous gray wolf with three limbs and exposed rib cage that protruding out like fingers. Three sharp spikes shot out from its shoulders and the beast roared at Daniel, revealing its two rows of sharp fangs. Blood dripped out from its opened abdomen like goo. "Remember that, pup? You did that to me with your filthy blood!" It growled, still pinning Daniel firmly on the ground. "I'll make sure that 'he' will not bring you back again once you're dead! I'll make certain of that!" The beast opened its jaws wide. "Good night, pup!"
"Not this time!" Daniel hissed and kicked the beast right in the exposed lungs of the beast. It let go of Daniel and roared. The vultures looked at them with hungry red eyes and screeched. Daniel drew the knife out and stood ready. His eyes locked on the red opening on the beast's abdomen. "...-ill you! I'LL KILL YOU!" The wolf howled madly and charged forward. 'Don't run...Don't run...' Daniel told himself. His instincts yelled at him to run but he ignored it. The wolf leaped forward with its jaws wide. "DIE!"
Daniel aimed and threw the knife at its guts. It roared in pain as it fell down at Daniel's feet. It stayed motionless on the ground. This was way too easy... He pulled the knife out from its guts and winced. Red blood from the knife dripped to the ground wasn't a pleasant sight to see after a fight. He was about to walked away when he noticed that the vultures were still staring at them. They didn't come down... Daniel gasped. If those scavengers didn't come down, that could only mean-
"Where do you think you're going?!"The wolf swiftly sprung back up and pulled Daniel away from the door. "I'm just getting started!" It swiped the knife off his hand and blocked the doorway. "You won't run away from me this time, pup!" It snarled "You have no idea how long I've waited to kill you!" "If you wanted to kill me that badly, why didn't you kill me when I was in that chamber?!" Daniel backed away as the wolf moved towards him. "That coward in the chamber won't let me get close to you. After I'm done with you, I'll get rid of that coward and make sure that he will not bring you or anyone back!""Bring me back? So you were talking about him back there. What do you mean 'he'll bring me back'?" "ENOUGH! You will have your answers...in Hell!"The wolf slammed Daniel at the edge of the building.
"I...will be the last thing you see, pup!" it roared. "I don't think so." Daniel yanked the wolf's rib and stabbed its lungs. It howled. Daniel pushed it off the building and got up. He turned around...and saw the wolf leaped upward and landed in front of him. He got a glimpse of the insides of the wolf...and saw that the heart was in there. 'Figures...' Daniel groaned. He had absolutely no idea how to kill this beast. The wolf growled as it headed towards Daniel but it stopped when the ground shook violently. Both Daniel and the wolf were startled to see a giant zombie in a torn blue uniform broke through the wall with a huge club made of human skulls and a long chain in its hands. A familiar dead security guard...
"...Robert?" Daniel gasped. The giant gray skinned security guard grunted and swung the huge club wildly, trying to hit the wolf and Daniel. Lucky for Daniel, he got out of the way in time...and the club hit the wolf right at the jaws. The wolf went berserk and jumped on Robert's torso and ripped his face out. The skin got peeled off, revealing the pale skull underneath. The guard screamed and pried the wolf off his body. "Out of my way, you big oaf!" The wolf snarled and shoved the guard against the wall. The guard dropped his chain.
'How the heck am I going to beat him?...' Daniel looked at the wolf before him. It turned its attention to Daniel and growled. The eyes were red and full of spite. They didn't look right. The growling ceased and was replaced by...a whimper... Daniel was puzzled at first...until he noticed that the sky was getting brighter. That was when he figured it out. All of those times that the wolf whispered to him and tortured him were only in dark places. The real reason why it didn't enter the chamber was because of the bright lights coming from the silver being. It couldn't stay in bright places... 'Dawn is coming...' Daniel smirked. His only plan now was to keep the wolf up here on the rooftop until the sun shows up.
"No...NO!" the wolf roared at the lights in the sky and started to back away in to the shadows. That was his chance to stop the wolf from escaping. "Where do you think you're going?" Daniel grabbed the chain and snared the wolf's neck. The beast struggled to get out from the chain but the chain became tighter when it moved. "L-Let go of me!" it howled in anger...and there was a hint of panic in its voice. That was something new to Daniel. He yanked the wolf out from the shadows and kept it from going back into the shadows. The sunlight started to come out and brought the warm breeze to the top of the building. The fur of the wolf started to burn and it roared louder. The satellites vibrated.
"Guess what...I am the last thing that you'll see." That was actually meant for Daniel but he said it to the wolf. How ironic... It growled at Daniel and glared at him as its body burned by the sunlight. "You're making a terrible mistake, pup! You don't know what is waiting for you in the future...The future...with people like you..." With that, the whole body of the wolf turned in to dust and the chain around its neck dropped down on the floor. The vultures let out screech, probably disappointed that there was no corpse for them to eat. The moaning voice caught Daniel's attention. He almost forgot that Robert was there. It didn't make Daniel feel any better to see Robert stared at him with angry white eyes. Robert grabbed his club and headed to Daniel.
"Oh, crud..." Daniel groaned. There was absolutely no way he could fight an 11 feet dead guard. He ran back inside the building. Robert chased him, swinging the club wildly, making huge dents on the walls. The guard followed Daniel in to the chamber. Daniel was cornered. 'Not again...' Daniel froze. He shut his eyes and waited for a painful death. The guard raised its club and swung it down...but it stopped a few inches in front of Daniel.
"Stop right there, Robert..." the silver being pointed at the guard. Its eyes flashed with electricity. "Didn't I tell you to keep him safe?" Robert backed away and lowered his club but still kept an eye on Daniel. The silver being looked satisfied. It turned to Daniel and smirked. "So, she's gone. Well done. She won't bother you again..." "You...what...what did you do to Robert?" Daniel glanced at Robert who backed away from Daniel when he came close. The being smiled. "I brought him back...and gave him a new purpose in his new 'life' that I gave him." That rang a bell... The wolf mentioned about this before. Daniel just didn't know that 'brought him back' meant to 'bring a dead person back to life'... So if he dies...
"You turned Robert into one of those monsters..." Daniel glowered at the being. His hands clenched into fists. "HOW COULD YOU?!" he blurted. The being twitched. "Perfect beings...are not monsters, Daniel... They are perfect." Then it pointed at Daniel. "...perfect like you." Daniel's eyes widen in shock. "...what?" he gasped.
The being seemed to ignore Daniel for a moment and focus its attention to something else. Its eyes flashed light blue. The control screen in front of the containment showed something. Daniel glanced at the screen.
SUBJECT: "WORLD" type BETA, STATUS: DESTROYED. SUBJECT: "MAGICIAN" type 0, STATUS: IN STASIS. INITIATE SUBJECT IN 1 HOUR.
The screen showed the humanoid being with horns and claws in the similar containment. With one look on that being, it gave Daniel chills. The silver being faced Daniel. "Soon...the problem of the world will be eliminated...and the world...will be perfect." Daniel couldn't believe it.
He was 'under the protection' of a powerful monster...
"...My trust in you...gone."
Our friendship is done.
Friend was history
You're my enemy..."
Year: 1998
"Sophie!" Rogan yelled. G was right behind him, shooting other zombies that were running after them. "Sophie!...Sophie! Where are you?!" Rogan called. He would also look for Roy after he rescued his fiancé. He found her in the room...but she was attacked by a monster that carried a halberd. Both Rogan and G shot it down. After the monster dropped dead, Rogan rushed to Sophie's side. "S-Sophie! Please, don't..." Rogan clasped Sophie in his arms. She weakly spoke to him. "Y-You have to stop Dr. Curien...or something...t-terrible will happen..." she lost conscious.
"...Sophie..." Rogan couldn't believe what he heard. Roy was behind this... He was a nice friend...but Sophie was hurt because of him. "That does it!" Rogan hissed. He left the room with G and headed to the corridor. Friend or not, he must bring Dr. Curien to justice.
"I'll get you, Curien!"
Author's notes: Oh, this is long...I was planning to make it exciting in this chapter but failed miserably. Just to let you guys know that the beast here is called the Moon...that's why it's called Selenophobia for this chapter. More explanations in the next chapter...
Sorry to those who are waiting for an update. There are lots of stuff to do here in college...
Anyway...Thanks for reviewing and reading...