Dead By Roselight

Chapter 18: Eyes On You

Yang's group was walking through the forest, trying to find something, whether it was another area for a killer or anything else. The members of the group were silent, still somewhat shaken by how Brad had betrayed their trust. While they were aware that there would be people like him in this world, it was still a shock to almost lose on of your group due to a backstabber like him.

Suddenly, there was a rather loud cracking sound, like someone stepped on glass. Everyone stopped walking and turned to look at Bill, as the sound had come from him. The old soldier was looking at his feet, having heard the sound come from there. He lifted his foot up and saw a broken syringe on the ground.

"I guess somebody left their trash on the ground, huh?" Yang said, not worried over this discovery at all. "Even if we are in a nightmare world full of killers, I still think that's a pretty dick move to just throw stuff like that around."

"If only it was just some trash," Graham said with a grim look on his face, which surprised the blonde. "I'm afraid that's a sign of the next realm we are about to enter. And it's the realm of The Nurse."

"The Nurse? Is that really the killer's name?" Yang asked. "What kind of a killer is she?"

"Look into Ruby's diary. There should be an entry on her there," Victoria said, reminding the brawler of her sister's book.

As the group began to resume their journey, Yang took Ruby's diary out of her pocket and began to flip through it's pages. She soon found the entry that was titled simply "The Nurse".

While every killer in this world is dangerous on their own, The Nurse might be one of the most dangerous ones I have ever encountered. The thing about her is that you're never actually safe, no matter what you do. When you encounter her, all you can do is put everything you have into losing her and pray that your everything is enough.

Even though The Nurse is relatively slow when compared to other killers, she has one thing that makes her a threat like no other. She has the ability to teleport, even going through solid objects, like walls or boulders. You can tell if she's readying herself for her teleport by the sight of a glow around her left hand. The Nurse's preferred method of catching survivors is to teleport behind them, after which she hits them on the back with her weapon, a rusty bonesaw.

However, as frightening as The Nurse is, she is not unbeatable. While her teleportation is a powerful ability, it has it's flaws. First, whenever she uses this ability, you can hear a loud sound come from her, almost like a shriek. You don't even need to be very close to her to hear this sound. Listening for this sound can give out her location to you, allowing you to avoid her.

Second, her teleportation has a limit on how much she can use it. From what I've been able to see, The Nurse can use her ability two times, before she has to take a moment to recharge. This brief moment could mean the difference between you surviving this killer or becoming her next victim.

Finally, The Nurse's teleportation goes along a straight path, meaning that she can't make any twists or turns while teleporting. This might help you predict where she's going, but don't get careless even for a moment. The Nurse has sometimes used both of her teleports in order to trick survivors, allowing her to take them down with ease. One should never underestimate any of the killers this world has.

Also, there seems to be a trick one can use against The Nurse. It seems that some have been able to lose her by running towards her, when she uses her teleport. This has caused her to teleport straight past her victim, allowing them to escape. However, I wouldn't recommend using this method, as it may lead you to getting caught by The Nurse. Use this method only as a last resort.

Having finished reading Ruby's entry on the next killer they would be facing, Yang closed the diary and took a deep breath. Not only was it frightening to read about the next threat she would be facing, but it also made her think about what her sister must have gone through. For Ruby to be able to write down such detailed notes on the killers, she must have faced them multiple times. So far, the blonde had faced only a couple of killers for one time and that had been enough for her. Just how much did her sister have to go through?

"Finished reading on The Nurse?" Victoria asked, breaking Yang out of her thoughts. The brawler turned to look at the blue-haired woman and nodded. "Good. Hope you're ready to face her, because she is one mean and nasty bitch."

"She certainly does sound dangerous, but why are you all so nervous?" Yang asked. "I mean, I get the fact that The Nurse is a very dangerous killer, possibly one of the most dangerous ones out there, but haven't you all faced her already? Don't you already know what to do when facing her and have confidence when going against her?"

"I wish we could be confident about this. I really do," Graham answered with a serious look on his face. "However, The Nurse isn't a foe that we can face just like that. In fact, every time we have faced her, things have gone bad for us."

"W-What do you mean by that?" the blonde girl asked in a slightly scared tone.

"Yang, every time we have faced The Nurse, we have lost at least one of our members," Phillips answered for the group's leader. "In fact, it was in her realm that we lost sight of Ruby. We never found out whether she managed to escape or not."

Yang's face turned pale upon hearing this. Whatever they were going against was possibly a monster that had killed her precious little sister. While this should have been frightening, since Ruby had been able to survive in this world for so long and they would be facing the one killer that got her, other emotions were going through the blonde girl at the moment. One was shock, as she might have just learned what ultimately happened to Ruby. The second one was despair, as Yang could have possibly lost all hope of ever seeing her sister again. And the third one was anger at the killer possibly responsible for Ruby's demise, and the world that had tortured her for so long.

A comforting hand was suddenly placed on Yang's shoulder, breaking her out of her thoughts. She looked behind her to see Bill staring at her.

"Don't worry too much, kid," the old soldier said. "When we lost Ruby, she still had four of our guys with her. One of them was Jonathan and the three others were no pushovers either."

"Bill's right, Yang. You can't give up until the very end," Eloy added with a smile. "If there's one person that I know can take care of themselves in here, it's Ruby. And if she has people helping her? She should be practically unstoppable."

"Thanks, guys," Yang said with a small smile. "I really needed that."

"I hate to break this touching moment you're all having, but I'm afraid we need to get going," Graham stated, getting the whole group's attention. "As much as I hate to go into the realm of The Nurse of all things, we have no choice. If we wait here for too long, The Entity might let one of the killers loose again, which we really do not need right now."

The group proceeded to move onward to the realm of The Nurse, hoping that this time they would be luckier than before. Yang also hoped that she could find something on Ruby. A clue that would tell her whether the redhead was still alive, and possibly reveal where she was right now.

It didn't take long for the group to reach the edge of The Nurse's realm, which was an old mental asylum that was surrounded by the thick forest around them. The asylum itself had a few trees and large rocks surrounding it, along with pieces from the building itself that had fallen off from it.

Yang looked at the large building that was in the middle of the area they were at and her eyes widened a bit. While she was no architect, she could tell just by how the building looked that it had been built a long time ago. Judging by the asylum's design and it's overall condition, it must have been hundreds of years old at least. The place was rundown and neglected, making it look like a perfect setting for a horror story.

"Alright, everyone, you know what to do," Graham suddenly stated, getting the group's attention again. "You all have the same jobs as last time. Just be extra careful this time, as I don't want to have a repeat of what has happened to us here previous times, alright?"

Everyone in the group nodded and started to make their into the realm. However, before Yang could go with Phillips on their search for the generator, a hand took a hold of her shoulder and stopped her. The blonde looked behind her to see Sheila staring at her.

"Be careful out there, Yang," the brunette said. "It would be a real shame, if the killer were to catch you. A real shame indeed..."

"Uhhh... Sure. I'll be careful," Yang replied. There was something about the way Sheila was staring at her that disturbed her somewhat, but she didn't really know what it was.

The brown-haired woman let the blonde girl go, allowing Yang to go with Phillips to do their job. After having walked for a bit, the brawler glanced behind her and saw that Sheila was still standing near the entrance, staring at her. However, she too soon left to do her own job for the group.

Even after being separated from Sheila, Yang couldn't help but keep thinking about the look in the woman's eyes. There was something about her eyes that just didn't feel right. Like they were hiding something behind them.

"Hey, Phillips?" the blonde called out to her partner. "What can you tell me about Sheila?"

"Sheila? Well, not much, I'm afraid," the purple-haired boy answered. "When you're stuck in this world, you don't really care all that much about who you're working with, as long as they know what they're doing and you can trust them. Not to mention, I've always been a bit bad when it comes to getting to know others, so I never really asked about the others that much."

"Well, what can you tell me?" Yang asked. "I mean, there has to be something, right?"

"If there's anything, it's just what I've seen and what kind of conclusions I've come to from it. In other words, you shouldn't take what I say as any type of a truth," Phillips began to explain. "Sheila has always been very silent and keeps to herself, so I doubt anyone really knows anything about her besides her name. I was actually already part of the group, when she joined, but I have learned only a few things about her during the time she's been with us."

"What would those things be?"

"First, she's not a really social person, as you have probably guessed. Second, she's really tough. I've seen a killer grab her, only for her to kick him so hard that he was forced to let her go. Other than that, there's one other thing, but I'm not sure how right I'm about it," the boy explained before taking a quick look around, as if to make sure that no one was listening to them. "I think she might have had feelings for your sister."

"What?" Yang asked with a surprised look on her face.

"That's at least how I think it was!" Phillips quickly said. "Whenever we were gathered outside a realm, Sheila would always stare at Ruby, like she was the only person in the whole world. Not to mention, I think Ruby was the only person she would really talk to as well. While I can't say anything for certain, Sheila did seem to care more about Ruby than anyone else in the group."

The blonde looked down in thought as she tried to process this new information she had just learned. While she could certainly see someone take a liking to her sister after seeing what a great person she was, it didn't really explain why the brunette had given her such a strange look earlier. It could be that with Ruby gone Sheila had focused her attention on the redhead's older sister now. However, that still didn't answer how the brown-haired woman viewed Yang. Was she a dear comrade or something else? Whatever it was, the brawler couldn't help but feel disturbed by it.

Suddenly, Yang felt a chill run down her spine and she looked around. It was the same feeling she had back at The Hillbilly's realm, when she felt like someone had been watching her. Even though the blonde couldn't see anyone, she was certain that someone was hiding nearby, watching her. The only question was, who was it?

"I think we should go inside the asylum and look for the generator in there," Phillips said, breaking Yang out of her thoughts. "Every time I've been in this realm, the generator has been hidden somewhere in there."

"Inside that creepy place? Not exactly a thrilling idea," Yang said while looking at the large, rundown building. "Even without a supernatural killer running around, I wouldn't want to go there at all. That place gives me the creeps."

"Believe me, I feel the same way," the young engineer replied. "However, we have to find that generator, if we want to get out of here alive. And that place is our best bet to find it."

"I guess you're right. Doesn't make it any less-"

Yang was suddenly cut off by what sounded like some sort of a shriek in the distance. The sound was so haunting that it gave both survivors chills.

"W-What the hell was that?" the brawler asked with wide eyes.

"That's the sound of The Nurse teleporting," Phillips answered with a pale face, having recognized the sound. "We need to hide! Quick!"

Both Yang and Phillips ran inside the mental asylum and hid there. They peeked from one of the windows, trying to see where the killer was. However, instead of The Nurse, they saw a young boy running as fast as he could away from something. The boy seemed to be terrified, as he was crying out of fear.

"It's another survivor! I need to go help him!" Yang whispered to her partner and was about to run up to the terrified boy, but a hand held her back.

"It's too late for that now," Phillips whispered back. "Just look."

Suddenly, something appeared behind the running boy in a black cloud of smoke, accompanied by that same shriek Yang and Phillips had heard earlier, and struck him in the back with something, sending him to the ground. As soon as the smoke had cleared, the blonde saw just what it was, and she could feel her blood run cold from fear of what she saw.

What Yang saw was what appeared to be young woman dressed in a nurse outfit. However, not only was the outfit very old, but it was also covered in dirt and filth. Her skin was also very pale and gray, like that of a corpse. The woman's whole head was covered by a bag, making it impossible to see any facial features on her. In her right hand she was carrying a rusty, old bonesaw that she had used to strike her victim. But the strangest thing about this woman was the fact that she was floating in the air, slightly above ground.

"I-Is that The Nurse?" Yang asked while staring at the killer with a horrified expression on her face. "Is she a ghost or something? How is she able to float in the air like that?"

"I honestly don't know and I don't think it really matters," Phillips replied, as The Nurse picked up her latest victim and put him on her shoulder. "What's important right now is that we are facing The Nurse of all things. If she finds us, we are going to-"

Suddenly, the killer turned to look at where the two survivors were hiding, causing them to crouch down on the ground, hoping that they weren't seen. For a moment, neither Yang or Phillips heard anything, until they suddenly started to hear something come towards them. There was tall grass around the asylum, so the two survivors could hear something approach them. There was also the sound of pained moans that most likely belonged to The Nurse's latest victim, which told Yang and Phillips who was coming towards them.

Yang could feel her heart pound as fast as possible, while she listened to the killer approach her hiding spot. She was silently praying in her mind that they wouldn't get noticed, as she feared they wouldn't survive.

Just as The Nurse was about to walk up to the window, there was a sudden loud sound that distracted the ghostly woman. Somewhere the sound of glass breaking got her attention, causing her to forget about the survivors she might have seen. The sound she had just heard was the sign of something definitely being nearby, so she would chase after it.

The Nurse teleported away, disappearing in a cloud of black smoke as the sound of a shriek followed here. Once the killer had left, Yang and Phillips stayed completely still for a moment, as if waiting to see if what had happened was real. Upon not hearing The Nurse return, the two survivors breathed in sighs of relief. It seemed like the danger had passed them.

"Well, that was honestly a horrifying experience that I would rather not get a repeat of," Yang said in a shaky voice, still trying to calm down her heartbeat. "What could have gotten that thing's attention so suddenly?"

"I'm guessing it was another survivor," Phillips answered. "The killers all want the same thing, victims. While it felt that we might have been here, the sound it heard was a definite sign of new prey. I guess you could say that if there is one weakness the killers have, it's their bloodlust."

"From what I've seen, that's most likely true," the brawler said as she got up. She then helped her partner up as well. "Now, let's go find that generator, so we can get out of this horrible place."

Yang and Phillips proceeded to go through the asylum in their search for the generator. As they were moving around, the blonde kept looking around the place, hoping to find anything special. Unfortunately, all she found were signs that this place had been left to crumble for decades.

The whole asylum was a mess on the inside. Medical equipment and furniture were laying all around the place, having been left there once the place was abandoned. But while the things that Yang saw were most likely equipment meant for the treatment of the asylum's patients, she couldn't help but think they were meant for torture instead of treatment. Like the building itself, the equipment was also very old and most likely not something people would use in modern times. There were beds and chairs with leather straps on them, straight jackets with chains and all sorts of blades for surgery, all thrown around the place. Yang didn't even want to imagine what sort of treatment the patients of this place had to go through.

However, one of the bigger problems the two survivors were facing was the actual state of the building. The structure had started to break and fall down in several places, making the asylum into a difficult place to go through. There were piles of rubble blocking some of the hallways that Yang and Phillips had to climb over, along with giant holes in the walls every now and then. When the survivors were faced with one of the holes, they had to carefully make sure that The Nurse wasn't nearby, before proceeding.

As they made their way through the asylum's corridors, Yang noticed a room that seemed interesting to her. The door was open, so she could see what was inside. While the room didn't have anything all that interesting in it for the most part, there was one thing that caught the brawler's attention. There seemed to be a video camera set on a tripod in the middle of the room.

"Hey, Phil, wait for a second," Yang called out to her partner, who stopped walking. "There's something in that room over there that I think we should investigate. Wait here for a second."

"B-But our job is to find the generator!" Phillips tried to argue. "Aren't we kind of abandoning our job?"

"It will only take a second. No harm will come out of that, right?" the blonde said and offered the boy a comforting smile. "Just trust me on this, okay?"

"O-Okay..."

With her partner having agreed to let her investigate the room, Yang went inside it and immediately picked up the video camera. Upon closer inspection, the camera could be used to record straight on a DVD, as there was a slot where you could place an empty disc. However, there was no disc inside, so it didn't seem like they would be able to see what the camera had been used for.

As she kept inspecting the device, the brawler noticed something really interesting. On the bottom of the camera was a small piece of paper that had been attached there with some tape. Knowing that this could be important, Yang took off the piece of paper and put it in one of her pockets, along with the camera. Who knew what sort of information they could get from them?

"Sorry about that, Phil. I just had this feeling that we should take a closer look, as it could-" Yang began to say as she stepped out of the room, only to stop talking upon noticing that her partner was nowhere to be seen. "Phil? Where are you?"

The blonde began to slightly panic over not seeing her young friend anywhere. The mental image of Phillips being carried by The Nurse appeared inside Yang's mind, causing her to look around for signs of her partner frantically. Even though there was the chance that she could give her position to the killer, the brawler began to run down the corridor, checking every room on her way in the hopes of finding Phillips.

However, when Yang did find her partner, it was another horrifying experience for her. In one of the rooms, the blonde saw Phillips laying in the middle of the room with a knife stuck to his neck. The young boy was currently choking in his own blood as he laid there.

"PHIL!" Yang screamed in horror and ran up to the dying boy, hoping that she could still save him. "Oh God... Phil, no! What happened to you? What could have done this to you!?"

Phillips struggled to say something, but the blood in his throat prevented any understandable words from coming out of his mouth. He even started to raise his arms up in the air, most likely in order to grab hold of his partner.

"Phil, don't try to speak, just stay still!" the brawler said as tears began to fall from her eyes and she took hold of the boy's right hand in order to comfort him. "I-I'll figure something out, okay!? I'm not going to let you-!"

Yang suddenly realized something as she looked at Phillips' left hand. The boy had not been trying to hold onto her, but was trying to tell her something. His left hand was trying to point at something that was behind her.

Before Yang had a chance to turn around, she felt something hit her on the back of her head and she fell to the floor. The last thing the blonde saw was Sheila looking down at her with a smirk on her face.

Author's notes: I wanted to make one of the survivors in Yang's group into a traitor, which is what I'm doing with Sheila. (Brad doesn't really count, as he had just joined the group before betraying them, so he was only barely a member.) Also, when it comes to Sheila, this isn't even the first horrible thing she has done. Check out the next chapter to see what I mean by that, as well as to see what she's planning with Yang.

I decided to call The Nurse one of the most dangerous killers in this story because a lot of people that play Dead by Daylight call her the best killer. I thought it was only fitting to refer to her at least somewhat similarly in the way a lot of the people who play the game do.

Until next time.

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