Saitama fell down and down the elevator shaft, the further he fell the more bizarre the things around him seemed. Green and red pipes began to appear as he got closer to the elevator, sneaking in and out of the wall like robotic snakes, warning signs that were positioned upside down, doors where the elevator could have stopped seemed wrongly numbered, speeding past the numbers 6, 3, 7, chiseled into plaques strangely where most people wouldn't see them. Doors spread farther and farther apart, some in places that someone in the elevator could not reach them. Finally the elevator came into view, descending rapidly past the odd scene that the person in the metal box could not see.
He hit the top with a loud thud that caused the entire machine to stall before descending again even faster. Saitama ripped the small exit hatch off of the top of the elevator before falling into it. Once he was inside he turned to the doors to see the girl standing with her back to him. It felt as though all the sound from around them had ceased, the air became thinner and the atmosphere darker, the girl began to shake as her heartbeat increased. She clenched her fists and, without turning to face him, asked Saitama the first question.
"Are you here to stop me?"
"That depends." He responded. "Why are you here."
"Someone left me something here." She said, not at all at ease.
"What is it?"
"I don't know."
The elevator continued to fall as the room inside it seemed to shrink while somehow pushing the two away from each other. The dull sounds of the elevator plummeting could be heard as if they were far away.
"If you don't know what it is, how do you know it's for you?" Saitama questioned her.
"I don't."
"So what if you're stealing it from the person it was made for?"
"The person it was made for isn't around anymore."
"You don't know that."
The two talked in rapid fire sequences, as soon as one question was launched a response was loaded and ready to fire. Back and forth like criminally phenomenal debaters as the sounds of the elevator grew quieter but closer.
"I have good intel." She said.
"But they weren't able to tell you what it is. Can you trust them?"
"Trust is a strong word, he hasn't cheated me before."
"That's what you're worried about here? What about this could possibly be cheating you?"
"What if it's something that I don't want to see, what if it's his?"
"Kana's?"
"Someone else. You knew my brother, what was he like when he talked to you?"
"He always schemes." Saitama responded.
"Why are you here?" Tanaka turned the question back on him.
"I was asked to come to the association by someone who works here."
"But why are you here?"
"I thought you might know where Kana is, I haven't seen him in a few days."
"There is a reason for that."
Once again, the air cleared for a split second as the noises of falling seemed to be only a few yards above them now, slowing down and becoming clearer to the ears. Red and green lights began to flicker inside of the elevator.
"Why did he come down here?" Saitama asked.
"I don't know, I never asked." Tanaka responded.
"Is he down here now?"
"I doubt it."
"Do you have any idea what might be there when we reach it?"
"It can't be anything good."
"Why not?" He asked, now legitimately interested.
"He never was the type to act for another person, whatever is down there… he made it for himself."
Finally, there was some hesitation in the air, Saitama didn't seem to have a question or response prepared for this. The sound of the elevator was right above them now, crystal clear as the elevator came to a full stop.
"The Kana you knew is very different from the one I know." Saitama said.
"Well, I guess it doesn't matter now." Tanka said as the elevator doors opened, revealing a clear room with vents along its ceiling.
"Well," Tanaka continued. "If you're not here to stop me and I don't have the answers you want, why are you still here?"
"Hm. I guess it's just a long way up." Saitama said as he took a step forward into the room. He took a few deep breaths before looking back to Tanaka in disgust. "It smells like crap in here."
"I don't smell anything." Tanaka said following suit. "I guess we should still be on guard."
The elevator closed behind her and immediately shot upwards, the two were now stuck on basement floor 36 for a while. Tanaka gave a curious look to Saitama before taking multiple glances around the room they were in now. There was a rack for labcoats, two hangers on each side of a garage door opposite of the elevator entrance. Below one of the hangers sat a button, the only one in the room aside from the one that summoned the elevator, though it was torn and beaten, hanging by the wires now. She looked again to Saitama who simply gave her a nod before demolishing the door. On the other side there were long, clear white halls ruined with a trail of blood and scratch marks along the floor and walls.
Apart from the grisly scene, the smell of death hung in the air, and occasionally they would pass by a room or door that was completely blocked of by piles of crushed metal, as if the doors from the other rooms had been torn off to be used as a barricade. The two remained completely silent as they walked through the halls, following the trail of crimson. Eventually, they were lead to a pair of giant black doors. Barely visible, near the bottom of the doors where the trail had stopped, some words had been hastily etched into them as though done with the nails on the dying person's hand. They read:
"I have watch you come this far, telepath, now I am the last to join our friends. I can hear them from the other side now, the key keepers. They're whisperings are for you. You know the first verse, here is the second, I am sure we will sing it together soon.
When the Rain comes down
The Prince will always win
When the sun Comes up
The King grows new skin
In the empty sky no god resides
The Doctor acts when the Liar dies
The Sword will fall to harsh green eyes
The Companion breaks the Prince's guise
The Family sits above new heights
And all will see the empty skies
The real path ends with the Telepath's prize
I go now into the gate that you have made, make no mistake, the fault is yours. The beasts that roam these halls are yours, the blood you've shed is replaced with mine, and you can never leave us behind."
Saitama took a few sniffs again before throwing his hand over his mouth as though he was going to vomit. He looked to Tanaka as he removed his hand from his mouth and spoke.
"Ugh, there's something else here. Do what you will but I'm going to go put an end to whatever is making that stench."
Then he calmly began walking away, leaving Tanaka alone in front of the doors and the message for someone who would never see it. She took a few final looks around herself, and pushed them open.
A/N: A bit more short chapter today, sorry about that, and for not leaving these notes. Now that Schools over for me I've been looking for a job and that's taken up a good portion of time, but I'm still writing when I can. These chapters will be coming out on thursdays from now on no later than five where I am, so I finally have a legitimate chapter. I'm glad you guys are still showing the story a lot of love, thank you so much and I will see you next chapter!
Next chapter: Kills the patient