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Melody's eyes flutter open. She is in the post office, asleep on the rather comfortable bench. 'whoops!' she thinks, sitting up. She rubs her eyes with a smile. The lantern on the wall is still on. Suddenly Melody is aware of another presence. She turns and sees a pale, sobbing girl. Tears stream down her face, and her hands are tied tightly with wire. her face is covered in bruises, and her arms are covered in cuts. Melody can't see the girls legs through her skirt. The girl looks up at Melody with the pale pink eyes. "It's the fire," she says in a light, aeriform voice. "I'll probably die here." Then Melody understands. The girl is reliving the past.
"There is no fire," Says Melody. "It was extinguished 30 years ago." she hands the sobbing girl the newspaper clipping. "this is dated tomorrow!" The crying girl exclaims. "Yes," says Melody. "But you see, it's thirty years in the future now." The girl looks puzzled, then begins to read the article. The more she reads, the more surprised she becomes. "How do they know all this?" she breathes. "One tourist made it out," explains Melody. "The rest they pieced together." The crying girl looks up. Then she stands and heads for the windows. Melody watches as she looks out. "Its gone," breathes the sobbing girl. Melody nods. The spectre turns. "Thank you," She says gratefully. "Oh, thank you!" with that, the girl vanishes into thin air. Melody smiles. It was nice to have company...
Meanwhile, Lettuce is still looking at the picture of her daughter. The one in her purse and the one in the yearbook look enough alike that they could be twins. But the fact remains that Azanthra is a sorceress and Melody is normal. Right?
Pai is just looking at the halls. Something is off. He can't place what it is, but something is wrong. Suddenly his eyes widen. He grabs Lettuces arm and heads for the stairs. Startled, Lettuce nearly drops the yearbook. "Pai! What's going on?" asks Lettuce. "Explain later," says Pai. Lettuce looks back. Suddenly she sees why Pai is running. Behind them, the hallway is growing darker and darker, and small red puddles that definitely aren't made of ketchup are forming on the stairs behind them. Lettuce picks up the pace. By the time they reach the bottom of the stairs, the puddles have connected into a scarlet waterfall.
Pai pulls Lettuce along, careful not to yank her off her feet. That was the problem all along! The hallway was very slowly getting darker. Why hadn't he noticed before how dark it was becoming? suddenly a sound like a heavy door closing rings through the hallway towards the couple. Lettuce darts away from the sound, while Pai stands transfixed. "Pai!" calls Lettuce. "What are you doing?" a sound like something scraping against the floor comes. Pai suddenly realizes what is happening. his stomach twists when he realizes what is coming towards them.
And suddenly, there it is. The snake from the church. "I am bound to the church," It hisses. "but you left the door open, and that means I can leave." It moves towards Pai, red eyes flashing. a deep, horrifying sound like a scream comes from its throat. He seems to enjoy how that makes Lettuce tremble. He grins at her. "You are right to be afraid, human," he says. "For I am Sanak, the demon guardian of the temple!" Pai stares in horror as Sanak's third eye began to glow. Pai knows somehow that he has to look away. He turns towards a transfixed Lettuce. She is seemingly fighting a mental battle to look away.
"Lettuce! Don't look at the eye!" Pai calls frantically. "Look towards me!" Lettuce tries to turn, but her eyes stay glued on Sanak's third eye. 'please, God, give me the strength to turn away!' she prays. Again she strains to move her head away. "Lettuce, look at me, okay? Just think of me and turn your head!" calls Pai. "Quiet, human!" roars Sanak. "You are ruining my spell over her." This gives Pai some encouragement. "Think of someone you really want to see right now, and turn away!" He calls. Lettuce thinks. She imagines Melody standing by Pai and smiling at her, and Pai waving. They are on a nice sunny beach...
Sanak's eyes narrow. He can feel her slipping away. He sends even more energy her way. Lettuce squints a bit. Melody has on a pink one-piece, and she is carrying her towel. Pai is smiling and calling out to Lettuce to come join them. "All you have to do is turn!" he calls. With that, Lettuce's head begins to move towards Pai.
"NNNOOOOOO!" cries Sanak. he begins to fade quickly. "How can this be? No one has denied my powers before!" with those final words, he fades to nothingness on the floor.
Lettuce relaxes visibly. She is drained from having to fight herself. "Pai," she whispers with a smile. He comes running towards her. "Lettuce!" he exclaims. "Are you alright? I was so worried!" Pai grabs Lettuce's arm to steady her. "I'm fine," says Lettuce. "Just really tired. Hows about we rest for a while?" "Sounds like a plan to me," says Pai. With that, they head towards the exit to find a nice place to rest...
Melody is walking down the main street towards the shop where she found the clothes. She doesn't know why, but she knows she has to go there. 'there is something there for you,' her mind tells her. She walks past the cars and singed items that had been carelessly strewn about. her radio begins to play a soft, soothin song. Melody has to get to the shop...