Chapter 5:
1st night: Part four
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Hey! Glad to see that you guys like it! To answer your question, T.L.Y.Y., I really have no idea about the ending. I'm still trying to beat the first boss without having my game freeze on me. But, I guess that's kinda a good thing, because it adds a little bit more originality to the story. Don't worry! The story will continue, just as soon as I update! And this chapter is a bit short, but that's because the next one is going to be a decent size, this is a teaser, sorry about the wait!
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Lina got up from her position on the floor and walked over to the door. It had actually been kind of comfortable sitting on the floor, but she needed to find her brother.
Sighing, and praying that nothing would jump out at her, she opened the door and stepped through. As she walked back into the bedroom, she thought about the tapes she had found. They had been strange, and in Mr. Metalium's voice, too. Mr. Metalium was somewhat odd, but he would never make up some of that stuff.
I've met Mr. Gabrief before, She thought as she walked out of the bedroom and into the hall. Zel introduced us, he didn't seem like he was a novelist, especially a famous one,
She walked down the hallway and then came to the door that led to the room with the fire pit. She sighed. This was fun, really. She smiled slightly at her sarcasm; Zel had said it was one of her best traits.
She opened the door and stepped through, and once again she felt like she was in the presence of someone else. She looked around. When her eyes reached the staircase, her eyes widened and her hand flew to her mouth to hold back a shout. She watched as her brother ran up the steps, and then disappear.
A small tear slipped down her cheek and she quickly brushed it away. It wasn't too late, it couldn't be! She walked up the stairs to the locked down and took a deep breath. She gathered her nerves and slipped the small brass key she had found into the lock. She turned it and the door made a soft click sound.
She turned the doorknob and entered the next room. But she stopped as she stepped in. There was a force, a very strong one, too, pulling her towards a small door to her right. She shrugged her shoulders, it couldn't be that bad. And if it was…
She gave the camera a small squeeze, Then I blow it away, She walked over to the door and opened it. It swung open and she stepped in.
The first thing she noticed about the room was that there were sets of dolls along some of the walls. This must have been a room that children would play in. The walls were vanilla colored, and the floor seemed unsound.
Lina noticed something on the floor by one of the sets of dolls. She walked over and picked it up. It was a red tape. She reached into her backpack and pulled out her tape recorder. She pressed the play button and listened. The voice that slipped through the speaker in a wave was female, and from the sound of it, a quite timid one at that. It must be Mr. Gabrief's assistant, Sylphiel!
"Sept. 10, 10:20 AM
We discovered some disturbing photos in the chests of a drawer. Could this be the folklore children mentioned in Xellos's notes? The photo is quite old and shows some kids playing tag. In the corner of the photo, there is the faded image of a young girl in a white kimono. Her finger is pointed this way, and her eyes look as though she was making some final dedication."
The tape stopped and Lina put it back in her bag. The girl in white, could it have been the same girl that had told Lina about the hidden door? Lina pondered about this for a moment, it was a possibility. But, why was this girl doing these things? What was her story? Lina rubbed her head.
"Thinking this hard is starting to affect my brain," She mumbled. She walked over to one of the corners and something caught her eyes. She knelt down and picked it up. It was a small scrap of paper.
She lifted it up and read it. It was clearly written in a female's handwriting, this must be from Sylphiel.
Aug. 20
It seems a folklorist named Rezo Akahoshi was studying about the various rituals passed down at Mikumoru Mansion. He supposedly left a book of research, but I can't find it anywhere. I wonder if there's a copy in a library somewhere?
Aug. 30
I still can't find the book; I'll have Xellos Metalium from the editing department do a search for it. I doubt he'll be able to find it, though…
Lina cocked her head slightly. She was probably referring to the book that she had read about in Mr. Metalium's clips. She stood up and placed it in her bag. She then noticed a small drawer in one of the corners. She walked over and opened it; it couldn't hurt to look! The only thing inside, which surprised her incredibly, was a packet of film. She lifted it up and looked at it with her camera.
"This is for my camera, but," She glanced around and then looked back at the film. "Did my brother leave this for me?"
She shook her head and put the film in her bag. She saw a small door in the back of the room and walked over to it. Locked. She sighed and walked out and back into the other room.
This time she got a good look at it. It was dark, aside from her flashlight, it had little woven mats all over the floor. She noticed a particular urn in one corner. It was colorfully decorated and caught her attention. She walked over and checked inside it. She pulled out a piece of paper. She used her flashlight to look at it and read it carefully. It was in strange handwriting she didn't recognize.
Secret Rituals of the Seilloon Family
Many rituals and customs have been passed down through generations of the Seilloon Family. Most of them are lost, however. The only things we have left now are some documents that record these rituals as a legend.
Hardly any of the oral history remains. This is because all Seilloon family members are dead, and those who were close to the Seilloon family have kept quiet about the rituals.
One ritual, in particular, performed on December 13th, is shrouded in mystery. People who lived near the Mansion stayed inside on that particular day, and even now, it is considered bad luck to leave the windows open on that date.
I can only assume that this is due to the cruel nature of the ritual, but the truth remains unknown.
~Rezo Akahoshi
Lina finished reading it and placed it in her bag. This place was getting weirder and weirder ever second she spent in it.