Return to the Administration Block (part 2)

This audiowas more than twenty years old, an interview with Dr. Wernicke…

"Los Alamos… This means government works." whispered Kirigiri loud enough for her partner to hear her.

"So maybe the government is really behind this, it does match those empty boxes we found earlier." suggested Naegi.

"It does, but we don't really know that it means government really is involved. We need more clues."

"I think that what we need is to survive this and leave."

"You're right. I'm sorry. Also, all this interview seemsborder line between science and Nazi mysticism."

"Yes… And there's that sentence that sent a chill down my spine: 'Only a test subject who had witnessed enough horror was capable of activating the engine'." the brunette repeated.

"And also 'The Engine', the movie they're projecting… and still projecting. It's getting in my head… like a song you can't stop humming. Does it do the same to you?" Kirigiri asked in a very serious voice.

"Y-yeah, actually it does!" Naegi stammered, then it dawned on him, "Y-You mean-?"

"We might be going insane without even knowing it." she said, clearing all suspicions he had.

This is bad. This is really bad. They needed to get out of this place as soon as possible! The Variant said that the key was behind the light, so behind the projector. They looked away from the big screen and started searching for a way up. During their research, they walked through a room with lockers and inside one of them was a Variant that whispered to them that they had to find Wernicke. That it was the only way.

To what? They didn't know.

They also found a confidential document. It was about a doctor quitting after finding Necrotizing Fasciitis around some patients, a flesh eating bacteria. At reading this, Kirigiri grimaced and said.

"I really hate this place."

Then she said that Naegi didn't want to know more about the bacteria. But she knew that once outside, his curiosity will make him look it up online and maybe make him puke. She'll have to remind him to not look for that.

They found some stairs that could lead them to the projector room, so they took it. There was a locked door leading to the balcony and another one a bit farther away with 'projector room' written on it. They walked towards it, Naegi reached for the handle but the door suddenly was opened by a Variant who stared at them.

"Ah! Shit!" Naegi cursed as he jumped back, right before the patient closed back the door and locked it from the other side.

They had to look for another way in. So they turned around and started to retrace their steps but Kirigiri stopped them as she spotted in the dark a patient running away. And the door that lead to the balcony that was previously locked was now wide open. They walked through the door and noticed that the balcony leaded them right toward the projector's room window.

Once in the projector room, the first thing they found was the key to 'the House of God', Naegi grabbed it and unlocked the door so they could go back downstairs and get out of the Theater. But when they approached the exit of the giant room, the door banged.

Kirigiri quickly dragged her fiancé to a dark corner as one of the twins broke down the door and started to look for the couple in the between the rows of chairs. Thankfully, as the room was very large, it was very easy to get around the Variant. They left the Theater and returned to the elevator and stairs. But the other Twin was there, guarding a gridded door and staring at the couple but he didn't make a move; he was just standing there, staring.

"I'll open the door. Warn me if he makes any move." said Naegi before taking the key and started to unlock the stairs door.

Kirigiri stared back at the naked twin in a cold manner but the Variant wasn't affected as he started to look at her up and down in a perverted way, licking his lips. The detective cringed in disgust at that and Naegi saw what was happening when he turned around.

"Alright, go first." he said.

"With pleasure…" Kirigiri said back with a hint of disgust in her voice, wanting to stay far away from the creepy twin.

When she went up, the brunette pointed to the naked patient with his right then left index finger, as he remembered that he didn't had a right index finger anymore, "Fuck off, asshole." he threatened.

But the naked man just roared in laughter as Naegi closed the door behind him and joined his fiancée that was waiting for him with a smirk, she definitely heard that as she pecked his lips when he joined her.

They saw the elevator shaft being open so they hurried inside but it needed a key to work.

"Of course it needs a key…" Naegi sighed.

They left the elevator and walked through a kitchen then dining room, heading for the chapel that was obviously 'the House of God'. They could have walked directly towards it, but as always, everything is locked so they have to do a detour. They walked in a room where they saw a patient praying in front of a static TV.

Naegi remembered something a patient whispered during their journey, about a Gospel of Sands.

"Is that… The Gospel? I think I heard once one of the patients whispering about a Gospel of Sand." he quickly explained himself.

Kirigiri remembered Father Martin telling them to praise the Gospel before he knocked them out and brought them to the Prison Block.

Was that Gospel really just static? So Father Martin was really out of his mind and made everyone buy that bullshit of Gospel of Sand. Poor unfortunate souls...

Anyway, they must find a way to the Chapel. They looked around in the corridors and noticed that all rooms were open and in all of them were Variants on their knees and praying. Were they praying to God?... Or the Walrider?

They also found a note from Martin… A very worrying note:

'I am an unworthy supplicant, who can serve our lord only by feeding our lord. Please take me, Walrider. Let my shepherd's Apostles see it and spread it with their lies for a greater truth. Your time upon the world has come. My flesh longs for your beautiful wraith. My blood is filled with you and waiting to be set free. This is my prayer. Write your gospel in my flesh."

"He's going to kill himself." the duo said.

They resumed their march to the chapel but the end of the hallway was blocked. They must find another way. In one of the room they saw that the window was open, and they could shimmy against the ledge to reach another room that hopefully would connect to the chapel.

Naegi went first, and very slowly as it was raining so it was slippery. He almost fell once and Kirigiri made sure to smack his head for almost giving her a heart attack.

They eventually made it and walked out of the room they've landed. On the floor of the corridors were a lot of candles, and on the walls different messages written in big bloody capital letters: 'GOD HATES SICKNESS', 'GOD HATES MONEY', 'GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES A WAY'

And they reached it, but what a surprise it was for them to find the Twins guarding the doors. They were unarmed and staring at the couple. Then they opened the doors for the detectives to go inside the chapel. It was with a lot of hesitation that they entered the religious room, only to be locked inside as the naked Variants closed the doors behind them and stood behind it not to let them get away.

"Am I ready?" they heard someone say behind them.

"You are. You will join the Walrider in a moment." they heard Father Martin answer the question.

The duo turned around to have a better look at the scenery inside the Chapel… on the altar was Father Martin in the middle of lots of wood planks… all around him were patients and Wariant on their knees praising him and praying… and most importantly: Martin was crucified on a giant cross. He looked at his 'apostles' and groaned in pain before talking.

"My Job… You two alone shall escape to tell them. This is your penultimate act of witness." he said with a sickening smile, "The promise of the prophets was always freedom from death. And here it is!" he started to chuckle, "You will watch and record my death, my resurrection! And together, we will all be free… please raise your recording device." he demanded Kirigiri to do so.

And she did.

"You are no longer in danger. I have fixed the elevator. It will take you to your freedom. We will all of us be free!" He groaned again then looked down to one of the patient that was holding a candle, "Now, my son." he said.

The Variant nodded and approached him then with the candle, he lit a fire on the wood planks. And the flames spread at the speed of light as it quickly reached and engulfed Father Martin in the flames. He screamed in pain and terror for a good thirty seconds before falling limb and charred. Naegi and Kirigiri were flabbergasted as no one said a word. A Variant approached the couple and handed them the key to the elevator and wished them good luck.

They couldn't believe Father Martin one-upped Jesus Christ himself in a shitty way to die… And they didn't believe they will miss him. But if he wasn't lying, they can finally get out! With a story to tell! He wanted them to spread his gospel… They will tell the whole fucking world!

To be continued…

In the next chapter of Survival at Mount Massive Asylum…

"Are they crying?"

"Oh I swear to-"

"Over there! Quickly!"

"I'll distract him!"

"Goodbye, asshole!"

"We're finally going to leave this place! Kyoko!"