Welcome Back to Silent Hill Sunday. Last time, Dragnarok encountered the first of many monsters, as well as met his sort of guide, No. Now we have entered a rather large building. So, what secrets lie within? Read on to discover...
"Okay, this town is getting freakier by the second. What the hell was that beast? And what is this curse I'm supposed to undo? This "guide", No, has been rather confusing about it. I'm starting to think he's a bit insane. But, thankfully, we managed to escape it, no thanks to No. But now I've ended up in... well, I don't even know where actually. But, if I'm ever going to get out of here, I have to figure it out..."
(Our story resumes where we left off, within the strange building Dragnarok stumbled upon running from that chain beast, only now we see it appears to be a major structure, a hospital of some kind, based on the wheelchairs strewn about, as the faint growling of those monsters can be heard outside.)
Dragnarok: Of course it had to be a creepy old hospital. Why a hospital!?
(Now, the familiar voice of No returns)
No: Got a thing against hospitals?
Dragnarok: Not normally. Just the creepy abandoned ones. Like this place. Do you have any idea where we are?
No: In a hospital.
Dragnarok: Very funny. I'm asking to find a way out of here!
No: If I recall this world, there's three hospitals in this town. And I don't know which one we're in right now.
Dragnarok: A lot of help you've been.
No: Let's just say I'm not here to help you, but to help the people reading. (To you) Hope you're enjoying this!
Dragnarok: (To himself) Okay, this guy is nuts.
(Dragnarok continues walking for a few minutes, but after that time passes, he starts to hear a faint noise)
Dragnarok: Do you hear that?
No: Barely. What are you hearing?
Dragnarok: It sounds like... crying.
No: Wait, crying? I've read this part. You really don't want to go down there.
(But No is too late to stop him, as Dragnarok is heading in that direction already.)
No: But of course you're already there. Whatever.
(As we catch up to Dragnarok, we can see he's descended into the bowels of the hospital, and in an isolated room, spots what appears to be a crying woman in the same position that chained figure was seen in before it attacked, or at least a female looking figure, just with dragon horns, scaly skin, and tiny wings on her back.)
Dragnarok: What on earth?
No: (Having caught up) I'd really advise you not to go in there.
(But Dragnarok is already opening the door to try and help this mysterious person.)
No: Looks like this won't get boring any time soon.
(Meanwhile, Dragnarok has entered into this strange room, and is approaching the figure, hoping to try and help her)
Dragnarok: Miss? Are you okay?
(As Dragnarok approaches, we can see a little more detail on this figure, noting high heels, stockings, as well as something resembling nurses' scrubs, marking exactly which of Silent Hill's hospitals we are in, Alchemilla Hospital.)
No: The tension is unbearable. I hope it lasts.
(While Dragnarok nears the figure, he doesn't realize his tail is swinging around in his nervousness. With one ill placed nervous tail swing, he hits the figure's leg, stopping her crying, and causing her to rise slowly, with a slight forced seductive stance to her)
Dragnarok: (Realizing what happened) My apologies madam, I tend to have tail twitches when I'm nervous.
(But this figure doesn't care about what he's saying, as she turns around revealing these mock scrubs hardly cover her at all, there are scalpels emerging from where her fingernails should be, and she has no face. Dragnarok sees this and starts to recoil in fear again, but now the figure has recognized him for someone he's not anymore, letting out an ear-piercing shriek as she does, somehow, before going in to attack in a pushing motion with her scalpel-tipped fingers. Dragnarok can't seem to bring himself to fight back, his whole goal is to escape this scene. And after a few moments, he manages to, slamming the door shut behind him, allowing the figure to scratch at the window in an attempt to get at him)
No: What the heck was that?! You weren't even trying to fight back!
Dragnarok: That was the point!
No: You sound like you know what those things are.
Dragnarok: They... aren't... things.
(At this point, Dragnarok experiences a terrifying flashback to himself, back when he was Dragnarok, grabbing a female figure by the torso, covering her mouth so she can't scream, as well as making some clearly sexual advances towards her, though she is CLEARLY not consenting)
Dragnarok: That was Darkblood's personal poison. He could never resist the female form. And he always got what he wanted. No matter what the other person had to say.
(Now the figure shrieks again, and this time, other doors in the hallway burst open, revealing those chain creatures entering from behind the doors as the initial female figure has broken the window and joined those she summoned. Now this mob starts to try and attack Dragnarok, who only attacks by trying to shove them away so he can start running for his life. After a few moments, he does and manages to escape into another room, with one entire wall being a giant mirror and a sink in the corner.)
No: (Recognizing the mirror) Wait, that's not supposed to be here.
(Dragnarok has just given up on listening to No's ramblings at this point, but now sees it's not his reflection in the mirror, but Darkblood)
Darkblood: You look like you've seen a ghost.
Dragnarok: You! What have you done to this place?!
Darkblood: Me? I'm just here because you are! Though I'll admit, I like whoever designed this place. That nurse especially. (Growls sexually) Nice touch.
Dragnarok: Only you could find any beauty in this place.
Darkblood: Oh please, enough with this morality schtick.
(Now we see the reflection shown in the mirror is not exact, as the floor and walls are covered in what looks like blood, in the form of black tendrils snaking across the floor, and now out of the sink on Dragnarok's side of the mirror, leaving Darkblood's side clean. Dragnarok sees this, and starts to back towards the door)
Darkblood: It doesn't take much to turn you into me. Admit it.
Dragnarok: We are nothing alike!
(Now the black tendrils have completely entered the room Dragnarok was in, rusting the metal in the walls, and spreading what looks like blood to everything.
Darkblood: (As the black tendrils cover him) You're about to see just how bad you really are. You're in my world now!
(As Darkblood laughs, his image stops moving and starts fading away while Dragnarok freaks out and exits the room through the now open door, as Darkblood's laughter permeates the room. But as it fades, we see Blaze continuing to search for Dragnarok, eventually realizing he isn't here before she breaks down in tears, catching the attention of 9 dragons in the background, ending our tale for today.)
And that looks like a good spot to end it for today. Looks like things are getting freakier by the second. Now that nurse creature is one of many creatures designed to eventually reveal Darkblood's crimes, which Dragnarok was unable to write down earlier. I'm betting you can guess this one. Now before any of you argue that the mirror room I used as a transition here was actually in the Brookhaven Hospital, not Alchemilla, I am well aware of it, but I couldn't help but use it, given the whole theme of duality and reflections with Dragnarok and Darkblood. It fit perfectly. So, what exactly is happening here, you'll see as things go on. So tune back in for that! Same time... same channel... same horror...