WIP, subject to change and grammar checkup

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-Chapter 7-
-A Place of Darkness and Death-

Jacob and Jessica made their way through the long halls of Hope house, occasionally peering through doors and windows for any signs of human life. The halls were dark, dank and quiet. With the exception of the two slipping from the greasy muck that covered the walls and floors, the journey was uneventful. Jacob and Jessica did discover more of those strange creatures wearing the school uniforms, however unlike the two in the lobby, ve a short laugh. "This is my homeroom. It seems like it was months ago when the Sister dragged me to Alexander's office for drawing the symbol."
"Should we check inside? Maybe we could find something useful."
"Like what?" Jacob asked wryly. "Maybe our classmates are in there, waiting for us to come inside and then shout out 'surprise!'"
Jessica looked down, feeling hurt. Jacob turned to her and took her hand. "Jessica, I'm sorry. I didn't y homeroom. It seems like it was months ago when the Sister dragged me to Alexander's office for drawing the symbol."
"Should we check inside? Maybe we could find something useful."
"Like what?" Jacob asked wryly. "Maybe our classmates are in there, waiting for us to come inside and then shout out 'surprise!'"
Jessica looked down, feeling hurt. Jacob turned to her and took her hand. "Jessica, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound upset. I'm not angry at you." They stood there for a moment, Jacob broke the silence by breathing a heavy sigh.
"We should check it out though. Maybe we can find something to properly defend ourselves."
Jacob reached for the rusty doorknob and tried to twist it. The knob wouldn't budge and Jacob felt a few flakes of rust fall from the metal object. Gripping the doorknob with both hands, he used as much strength as he could muster and tried to twist the handle. Still nothing. Jacob lifted his left leg and slammed his foot against the metal knob in frustration. With a loud crashing sound, the door fell violently away from the hinges, glass flying as the window smashed from the force of the kick. Jacob's shoulder's were hunched up, completely surprise by what he had done. Jessica came over to the wall, crossed her arms over her chest and gave him a peculiar look. Jacob smirked and laughed, causing Jessica to do the same.
They became serious again as Jacob peered into the classroom. Taking Jessica's hand, they slowly moved inside the darkened room, carefully stepping over the broken wood and shattered glass. Once inside, they were again met with another gruesome display. Lining the walls of the classroom were cages similar to the one that held Will captive. Inside the cages were apparently bodies, but they seemed to be wrapped tightly in blotchy straight jackets. There were no desks in the center of the room, just the hard wood flooring. At the very front of the room was a large chalkboard, a long desk situated in front of it. Jacob started walking around the room, examining the hanging bodies. It unnerved him that they were resting there so silently. He saw Jessica walk past him and walk towards the very back of the room. She was looking at the wall space between two hanging cages.
"Jacob, look."
Jacob rushed over to her side and glanced at the wall that held words written in a dark red substance which read,

I am the Crimson One.
You all know that I am One.
Yes, and the One is I.
Believers hearken to me!

Directly below the text was a large circular symbol. Within the large circle was a smaller one and in the space between the two circles was an unreadable script. It had reminded Jacob of the seal he saw at Rosewater, but instead of a triangle there were three smaller circles. Jacob had seen this symbol before, so had Jessica.
"Jessica, doesn't that look familiar?" Jacob said softly.
"That is the symbol...for the religion, isn't it? What the Sisters, Fathers and Alexander teaches us about?"
"What is it doing here? In a place like this?"
"Maybe this is a good thing," Jessica said with hope. "Maybe a Father is here!"
"I don't know Jessica," Jacob said as he looked around the room again. "Doesn't this seem like a bad place to put such a benevolent symbol? I mean, take a look around you. And what about the inscription?"
Jessica placed her fingers over the patchwork seal on her shirt. Jacob walked away from the wall and stood in the center of the room facing the door. Jessica glanced at his back for a moment and went back to the wall. She placed her hands on the wall, feeling the smooth space that had been free of muck. She let her fingertips glide over the letters and the seal before pulling herself upright. She heard Jacob take a sharp intake of air.
Jessica spoke as she turned around. "Jacob? Who do you think is the Crimson One? I've never heard—"She stopped dead in her tracks as she took in the sight before her. Jacob spoke quietly, "I think I might have an inkling as to who it is, Jessica." Standing in the doorway was a rather large figure. Its head was covered by a large, red pyramid shaped helmet and the lower body wrapped in a bloody smock. In its hand was a large, rusty pike, his feet covered by knee high black boots. The creature did not move, it just stood there watching. A low growling sound was emanating from behind the helmet. "What is that thing?" Jessica's voice was filled with panic. "Don't move, Jessica. Don't give it an excuse. It's...him. The one from my nightmares." Pyramid Head continued to stand in the doorway, watching and waiting. It turned it's body toward the front desk. Both Jessica and Jacob followed it's gaze.

There was a sickening lurching sound coming from behind the front desk. There were terrible moans, sounding almost female. Jacob moved in front of Jessica who gripped his shoulders from behind, both equally terrified. The lurching noises continued until the creature fully rose from the floor. To their shock, the monster was wearing the clothes of a Sister. The blue garb was torn and shredded in a few places, revealing the same blotchy skin of the monsters in the lobby. The monster looked female, as it had the curvy hips and chest but no anatomical features, especially on the face. Much like the previous monsters, it was as if a plastic skin was stretched over the creature, hiding its true visage. The creature stood on the desk and stared into the direction of the two students. The create let out a terrible screeching noise, causing both Jacob and Jessica to cover there ears. The Sister monster continued to stand on the front desk as it extended its arms forward. More lurching sounds continued as a line began to appear horizontally across the creature's stomach. The line extended and stopped when they reached the creature's sides. With a terrible tearing sound, the line opened up, revealing an ugly maw lined with sharp teeth. A long tongue shot out and whipped the empty around in front of the creature. Jacob couldn't believe his eyes. He tried to guide Jessica back towards the side wall.

As they moved closer to the wall, one of the caged figures nearest Jessica sprung to life and shook violently, trying to break free from its prison. Suddenly, all the creatures came alive, all writhing and struggling. Jacob quickly looked at each monster on the walls, the Sister at the front desk and then back to the door. He watched in amazement as Pyramid Head slowly turned around and left the room. "Looks like he didn't want to get its hands dirty," Jacob whispered to himself. Jessica was breathing heavily and crying. She frantically whispered to Jacob, "What are we going to do? Jacob! We're stuck! These terrible things are going to kill us! I don't want to die, Jacob! Not here!"
"Jessica, keep calm, we gotta think!" Easier said than done, Jacob thought to himself . He searched the room for anything useful. He was thinking of taking Jessica and making a run for the door, but the Sister had been watching for their every move. That tongue didn't look friendly, either. He wondered how fast that thing could attack and how far it could reach. Escaping was out of the question for now. They would have to fight their way out. What chance could two young seminary students have against such vile creatures? What about the wall monsters? How much time before they free themselves? Jacob's thoughts were interrupted by the Sister's terrible screeching as the monster slowly moved toward them.