Like he was told, Jack found the door. Cautiously, he opened it. Normally, darkness is something that welcomes them whenever they enter another compartment, but this time it wasn't the case. Two small candles, one in each corner of the small room, illuminated the small cubicle well. Nothing else was there, which Jack supposed to be just a small children's room or a perfect hiding place to hide. The small window, however, was the only way out. Without delay, Jack approached her. His paw went to meet the lock, where he turned it to his right side and pulled the small window door. The moist air was cleaned and goes through his nostrils. It felt good. He leaned over the small parapet and noticed that the fall was not so big. He would be able to jump into the grass below without getting hurt.

Oo~oO

Her sanity was being tested. She was trying to put herself lucid, put her thoughts in order and think of a solution for how to get to Yae and save Nick. However, she did not know where to begin. She needed more information and she will not be asking the wolf. She was more than furious about his attitude early. Beautiful, but insensitive. He wanted to get rid of Yae, so that he could live the burning passion with Sae. Idiot and blinded by his stupid goal. He ended up dying without even being able to say his feelings for Sae and having no intention of clarifying things with the other twin. What was he thinking? Pretending that nothing bad would happen? Foolishness seen with attentive eyes. The poor female was already suffering enough and that was only the drop of water for her to give herself completely to her already suffering.

"Males!" she said to the air with an irritated statement.

Blinded by her irritation and lost in her thoughts, she did not win the fright when something went through her unexpectedly. She stopped. Watchful eyes were put to the test. The darkness had long since disappeared since she reached a small corridor. The candles, hanging from the appropriate support on the wall, illuminated every nook and cranny.

"Yae needs...Yae requires! She needs more..." the thick, hoarse voice filled the silence of the corridor.

To healthy eyes, nothing was seen. Judy remembered the camera Nick had with him and cursed herself for don't have the slightest importance to ask for that object that would be appreciated know.

"That's not enough... She needs more..." the voice kept whispering.

Judy went a little further, ignoring that indomitable voice. However, her journey was interrupted when her foot stepped on something...viscous. Putting her attention on the ground, her fur shivered. The red liquid made a small trail. Blood was already something usual in her presence, but the problem was that the red liquid seemed... Fresh and resentful. Something that was not visible in the other times. Curious and, at the same time, frightened, she looked forward, to see if she could detect something with the naked eye. However, she regretted. Again, those bare-chested creatures, a brown leather skirt wears away over time and bandages wrapped around where he had his ears before. And she knew they were blind. Creatures who were guided by Yae's orders without protest. However, it was that mammal who was dragged mercilessly on the ground by one of the paws, that made Judy's eyes fill with tears.

"No!" that's what she could say.

Her feeling was right. Something bad had really happened to her two friends.

Oo~oO

Outside that room, Jack breathed a sigh of relief from the moonlight bathing his fur. He had given it to a large garden. Although it had been consumed by the wear and tear of the time, it was amazing how clear and beautiful parts looked. One of them was the small lake on his right side. The water was crystal clear, and some fish swam. The trees around them continued majestically. A strange contrast, but a sense of peace.

"Incredible!"

His fascination lasted only a short time when he returned to reality by looking to his left side. The road, which followed by dirt, descended a small hill to the main road of the village. It didn't take him long to notice that he had gone almost to the main entrance. The same place he would have been just moments before the whole situation happened.

Follow your instinct, you will reach Judy!

The words of that voice made his spirit a little high. He decided to set out on his way, going down the small hill to the main entrance. Then, he would look for the crimson-dyed statues to find Nick and Judy. And maybe they could get out of there.

Oo~oO

Once again, his vision was blurred. The blow had been strong because a small pain had struck him in shock. Instinctively, he took his paw to the sore spot and when he put it in front of him, he cursed himself. He was bleeding again. In a sigh, he would end up succumbing to his wounds before he could even get out of there.

"You will have your chance. It will be an easy decision. All you have to do is give yourself up so that we can all be free!".

The voice, unrecognized, made his blurred vision clear and his instinct alert. However, he couldn't see anything like the dark cloak warmly bathed him. Nick tried his night vision but without success. He was wounded, his head hurt, and he still had a bit of a distorted vision. He realized that his back was against something. He pressed them harder, finding the comfort of that support, and sighed. He had been taken again by Yae. Once again, he was separated from Judy with a new wound. Hopes were beginning to shake. With each step they took, the new wounds appeared, and they always got separated.

We won't get too far. He thought.

Anguished at the idea that maybe the ritual would be the solution to everything. If Judy was saved, it didn't matter that he died just knowing that his rabbit would be safe and sound from that place. Until that moment, he always thought that Judy was the most in danger. However, after some events, Yae showed more interest in him than in the rabbit and only hurt her because she wanted to save him. That, yes, he had already noticed. Besides, Judy had told him that he was carrying Sae's soul. If it were true, and from what he had heard through from non-direct words, Yae needed him to continue the ritual. And, ritual, in the old days, they always demanded life. How stupid.

That's why you were worried about me, Judy. That's why you hurt yourself so nothing would happen to me. And now I know why you insist. I'm sorry, Judy, but I can't get away with it. You'll have to live your life. Break the ritual and get out of here!

To give up was no solution and he knew it. But seeing Judy constantly wounded because of him was worse than dying to save her.

Oo~oO

Her legs gave way and her knees fell to the ground. She took her paws to her face and began to cry. It was too much. It was unnerving not to be able to do anything. For some time, her eyes did not let go of the figure of Alisha being dragged without mercy. Dead, Judy knew that life no longer belonged to that fox who was deeply annoying to her and who took her out of her mind. But she never wished for her death. She never thought that a story for the newspaper would accept such serious consequences. Such consequences were not even in their plans. They would only get a story and now they were stuck in time because of a curse. She cursed that village, its habitants and especially the wolf. The rage struck it in a pike. Her sanity was lost, and she only wanted revenge. Nothing would scare her anymore. If she was wounded, she ignored the consequences and would kill that demon anyway. No one else would lose their lives. No, because she would be able to break all that. Wiping her face with the back of her paw, she got up and ran down the hallway.

To be continued…