Horror Attempt 3 [July 2nd, 2014]

A.N: I feel like trying maybe one more time, since I watched Rachel play that Ao Oni game. *shudders* It's creepy without high quality graphics. Sorta like the redeads from OoT...aaaaanyways, let's get this started!

The Unknown

The four Links sat around the warmth of the campfire. It was late at night, with the full moon shining brightly overhead. The night was filled with nocturnal sounds as they sat in the middle of the woods, and Blue believed that this was the perfect time for a tale of horror.

"You guys up for a scary story?" Blue asked with a smirk.

"Uh, is it really really scary?" Red questioned. "I don't wanna have nightmares."

"Oh, c'mon, you big scardy cat. It's just a story," Blue said rolling his eyes.

"I guess..." Red mumbled.

"You shouldn't believe in stories like that," Vio cut in. "They're nothing but lies."

"This one isn't," Blue chuckled.

"So what's it about?" Green asked in interest.

"This is the story about the old mansion that rests in these very woods. There are tales that suggest it's haunted. Others tell that it's overrun by demons," Blue began. "Even when the mansion was brand new, no one would dare to step a foot inside. The people said that it was cursed. It wasn't built by anyone; it just appeared one day."

"The main reason why everyone was so afraid was because of one boy who thought he was brave enough to go inside. People would say he was crazy. He wore strange clothes and he never spoke to anyone except for himself. He had no parents and no home, just as much as a mystery as the house was. One night, he walked straight through the front doors. Shortly after, a blood curdling scream resounded throughout the area, heard from miles away. He never came out of the mansion."

"Some people say that he died that night, that his ghost haunts the mansion, waiting for someone to enter so that he can keep them prisoner the way he was forced to do. So he just sits there...waiting night after night for someone to visit the mansion." Blue finally finished the story and put a mischievous grin on his face. "Speaking of which, I wanna see if the stories are true."

"Are you crazy?!" Red squeaked. "You just told us that scary story and now you wanna go in the very place you were telling us about?!" He shook his head. "What if the tales are true?!"

"They aren't," Vio replied flatly. "There's no such thing as ghosts."

"What's the matter, Vio?" Blue snorted. "Y'scared?"

"Of course not," Vio said, rolling his eyes. "It's just such a childish story. It's fake. Get over it."

"Well, how about we find out for ourselves?" Green asked as he stood up, readying himself. "Let's go to the mansion."

"Finally," Blue sighed as he started through the trees. "C'mon!"

"This isn't a good idea..." Red mumbled nervously as he trailed behind the rest.

The four finally reached the mansion. It towered above them, casting a giant, dark shadow on the ground. It was quite an impressive structure, considering it was still standing after all of the damage it had endured. Fog rolled along the ground, swirling around the house, giving it a more ominous look.

"Well, this is it," Green declared.

"Don't just stand there. Let's go inside!" Blue encouraged as he hurried to the door.

"W-wait for us!" Red called as he chased after him.

Blue opened the doors carefully, making sure that they creaked loudly. As he walked through the doors, he was pretty impressed. The foyer he now stood in was covered in a fancy, red, velvet rug. A elegant chandelier dangled from above, twinkling dimly. Expensive paintings hung on the walls, along with a few other doors.

"It's a lot nicer on the inside," Green gasped in awe.

"Y-yeah, s-sure," Red stuttered. "I still d-don't like the looks of t-this place."

"What's the matter, Red? Scared?" Blue asked with a smug grin.

"N-no," Red replied. "It's just sorta c-cold in here."

"So I'm not the only one who thinks that..." Green muttered. A loud crash sounded to the right, causing everyone to jump in surprise. Still unsure, and now alarmed, Red backed up to the door.

"H-hey, let's get outta here," he suggested nervously.

"Oh, please," Vio scoffed. "There's no such thing as ghosts. I'll prove it to you guys." He started toward the direction of the sound.

"Vio! Wait!" Red called. Unfortunately, Vio had already disappeared behind a door. "...Be careful," he mumbled.

As Vio opened the door, he stepped inside the next room. It was a kitchen, complete with a dining table, plates, silverware, sink, and fridge. He scanned the room, looking for the source of the sound they had heard moments ago. His gaze stopped on a shattered plate sitting in the floor. He rolled his eyes.

"I knew there was nothing to be afraid of," he chuckled. "Wait 'til they hear about this." Still smiling to himself, he walked out the door and back into the main room.

"You guys," he called as he shut the door behind him. "You won't believe-" He turned around, only to face an empty chamber. A confused frown crossed his face and he walked to the center of the foyer, looking about the room wildly for his lost friends. They were nowhere to be seen.

"...Guys?" he whispered. He winced at how loud his voice sounded in the silence. Wondering where they had disappeared to, he decided to explore the mansion. They couldn't have gone too far.

He climbed the staircase, coming across several choice doors. Among the doors on the second floor, almost all of them were locked. Only one, Vio found, was left unlocked.

He pushed the door open and entered the room. Of all places this could've been, he thought he was lucky that he found himself in the library of the mansion. Bookshelves lined the room, containing countless, dust-covered books. He could stare for hours just admiring the vast amount of books, but he remembered the others, and finally decided to take a look around.

He walked down the aisles of bookshelves, looking for anything suspicious or helpful. As he continued down the aisle, something slipped past out of the corner of his eye. When he turned back, there was nothing there.

"Great, now I'm seeing things," Vio sighed as he continued to walk on. As he reached the end of the path, he saw a shining object sitting on the table at the end. He came closer to the table, and picked up the shiny object, which turned out to be a key. It was weird that the key could shine so brightly, since it was obviously an old key for one of the old doors in the mansion, but it didn't really concern Vio much, even though it wasn't very logical. Illogical things happen all the time in Hyrule anyway.

He turned to walk back the way he came and leave the room, but something felt wrong. He knew he was being watched. Slowly, he turned on his heel and faced the creature that had been watching him.

It was unlike anything Vio had seen before. It was like a translucent boy, but it wasn't exactly a person. Its eyes were black, like an animal's, and they stared coldly at him. His whole body appeared to be distorted and scarred. He wore strange, but simple clothing, which was tattered and covered with bloodstains. The creature just stood there, staring at him. After a moment or two, it finally cocked its head to the side. A set of long pointed teeth were revealed as it smiled. It laughed, a cold, distorted cackle and it lunged forward, reaching for Vio.

He leapt back suddenly, avoiding the ghostly figure. The one thing he could think to do now was run. He almost tripped as he scrambled to escape, but he managed to keep his balance as he ran down the aisle. He flung the door open and rushed down the hall, not bothering to look over his shoulder to see if he was being pursued. His boots beat on the old floorboards loudly as he continued to run. Taking a deep breath, he stopped in his tracks at last and looked behind him. No one was there.

Vio slumped down to the floor in relief. He wanted to know what that thing was, but at the same time, he knew that it had to be dangerous. Maybe it was better that he didn't know. There were very few occasions on which he would be scared, and right now, he was terrified; terrified of the unknown.