Okay, this is basically how it's going to go.. I want more reviews. Mwhaha.. I got two hundred hits on the last chapter, almost.. Twelve reviews.
This one is supposed to be pretty freaky, and when you read it, you'll probably agree. But I want more reviews, or I'll leave you with all these cliffhangers.
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Go see 1408 if you get the chance. Pretty creepy. lol
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Riku's shoes clopped against the old, barren ground of the warehouse. Axel, however, wearing boots, made so much noise that Riku was sure some monster was bound to hear it and kill them in horrible, disturbing ways.
"Axel," Roxas said angrily, walking in the middle of both Riku and Axel. "It would probably be in your best interest not to skip around in here. Why the heck are you so happy, anyway?"
Axel shrugged. "It's like.. An adventure! I swear! The three insane teenagers going off to rescue the two damsels from all the monsters, but little did we know…"
Riku and Roxas turned to him, eyes wide. "Know.. What?"
Axel shrugged.
"We haven't got that far yet.. But anyway…" He scratched his chin, staring off into space.
Riku sighed, and Roxas turned to the silver haired teen, looking suspicious.
"Why is Sora in here anyway? You might as well tell us now, considering we're all in this hell hole."
Axel nodded, agreeing.
"It.. Happened a long time ago.. Or, so Sora told me.. I came here looking for something when--" He stopped, coughing and holding his nose in disgust.
"What the hell is that smell?!" Roxas yelped, dropping to the ground, face paling.
Axel shook his head, covering his face with his jacket. "Maybe we should turn back, there's no way Kairi would come this way.." He shuddered, eyes burning.
"No, we've gotta search everywhere," Riku snapped, moving forward through the hall, leaving the group.
"Hey!" Roxas said angrily, running to catch up.
Axel dizzily moved forward, everything getting to him. "Guys.." He muttered, but no one answered back.
"Ugh.." He fumbled through his trench coat pocket, grabbing a match. With a flick of his wrist, it quickly lit and gave a small source of light.
Looking forward into the darkness, he slowly moved along, clutching the walls in annoyance. He had a very low tolerance for anything that smelled, oh.. I dunno, like a million corpses rotting in the summer heat.
"Roxas! Riku! Kairi! Sora!" Axel yelled, his voice echoing back at him.
He glared into the darkness, continuing on slowly. Okay, this was bad. No wait, worse then bad.. Horrible. He could take anything, I mean anything, when Roxas was around. When he had someone to protect, he could face anything. But now, alone..
A groaning sound was heard above him, and he looked up quickly, green eyes widening.
"Hello?" He called up, staring at the ceiling. A bunch of rustling noises could be heard now from above, then a faint scratching.
He tilted his head, lifting the match up higher to get a better view. "Is someone… up there? Sora, is that you?" He called out, raising his eyebrows.
The scratching sound continued, and Axel frowned. "Dude, I'm serious here. If you don't quit playing around, I'll leave. I mean it."
A growling sound emitted from the ceiling, and Axel stopped. "Uhh..?" Was all that came out of him mouth, as the scratching sound turned into a banging noise, and the plaster from the ceiling began to crack.
"That's it!" He snapped, lowering the match. "Screw this! Roxas, Riku! Answer me!" He slowly started to jog through the hallway, match light wavering.
The rumbling of the ceiling continued, and then with a final hit, it collapsed. Axel fell, getting hit with a support beam. Groaning, he slid underneath it slowly getting onto his feet.
The match had been burnt out from the fall, now smothered in the dirt. Axel sat against a wall, breathing in slowly. "Alright.." He said calmly to himself, trying to block out everything. "Just.. Just light another match. That's it." He reached into his pocket, and flicked another to life.
Looking around, he let out a small gasp, looking at all the rubble behind him. The entry way they had come in was completely destroyed, not even the tiniest place to get by in.
Breathing in slowly, he realized blood was dripping on his coat. He looked down, blinking a few times. With his left hand, he put two fingers across a spot on his head and winced.
"I must've.. Cut myself when I fell.." He muttered weakly, and then began to stand up, when something pushed him back down.
"The poor dear…"
"We should operate.."
The sound of laughter filled the destroyed hallway, and Axel looked around quickly, seeing no one.
"Uh.. He-hello?" He asked, voice barely above a whisper.
"I can get the tools.. We'll have to strap the lad down.."
"Too bad we have no anesthetics.."
Another round of laughter.
"Hey.. I'm looking for my friends." Axel said out loud, hoping they'd listen. The voices sounded female, but they sounded so.. Far away..
A cold hand touched the side of his face, and he closed his eyes.
"Poor thing is delusional.. I'll give him something to snap him out of it."
The laughter became giggles.
Axel opened his eyes now, realizing he was in a white room. "What..?" He yelped, looking around frantically.
"No, no no.. This is insane.. I'm in the hallway, I know I am.." He stood up, looking around.
"Roxas! Riku! Kairi!" He screamed, breathing hard.
"Boy, you poor, poor thing.. I can make you feel better, just lay down.." A cackle came from across the room.
Axel turned his head, seeing a woman in all white.
She looked normal, from what he could see. "You've got to help me! My friends are in here, there's.. monsters! They're everywhere! Who knows what's happening to my friends, please!" He begged, walking forward.
"It's all right, my dear… Restrain him." She nodded towards two men, who walked in side by side. They grabbed Axel by his arms, and strapped him on a strange table.
He was shrieking by now. "Stop! You've got to help my friends, please!" He wriggled underneath leather straps that held him down, and the men tightened them.
Axel coughed, smelling the same rancid smell again. The men left the room, and the woman pulled up a chair to Axel. He couldn't see her face, but he could see she was smiling.
She sat down, something in her right hand. Axel strained his neck to see what it was, but she pushed him down with her other hand.
"Dear boy," She cooed. "It's all taken care of, we promise. You're in a hospital. Your friends are in the other rooms, being taken care of. Don't worry about a thing."
He nodded, starting to believe her. "H-how did I get here?" He asked, green eyes still filled to the brim with fear.
"Shhhh.." She said simply, shoving a needle into his neck.
He yelped, and began to fight the restraints.
"Don't worry," She tried to soothe him, looking up. Her face had been torn away, the lower right side of her jaw reveling pearly white teeth. Her tongue slipped along them, filling Axel with dread.
"Leave me alone! Roxas!! Help!" He screamed, the fight slowly sliding out of him. He felt very floaty all of a sudden, even his heart felt like it was slower.
"You'll be just fine…" She said, raking her cold, dead fingers through Axel's hair. The two men returned, bringing in a mixture of tiny knives and a collection of rusty saws.
"I'll fix you." She said in a soothing voice, grabbing a tiny knife and raking it across his hand, blood gushing from the wound.
He wanted to scream.
He wanted to leave.
But his body wouldn't cooperate. He could only watch as more rotting people entered, tilting their heads in amusement at his pain.
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"Riku! Riku, slow down, dammit! I think we lost Axel!" Roxas yelled, chasing after the silver-headed teen. The smell was only getting worse and worse at this point, making his eyes water.
Then, Riku stopped. Roxas slammed into him, falling. "It's about time!" He growled. "Axels' gone! Can't you get that through your thick skull!?" The silver headed teen turned, and a rumbling sound echoed through the hallway.
Roxas stood up, and turned breathing slowly. "What.. Was that?"
Riku shook his head. "I think.. The hallway crashed. We'll have to keep going." He turned, and Roxas clutched his sleeve.
"Riku, stop!" He cried out, planting his feet firmly into the ground.
"We have to find Axel, alright! Just stay with me here, okay?" He pleaded, eyes almost filling with tears.
Riku sighed, rubbing his temples. "Alright, we'll go back in a minute, I promise? But please.. I need to see if Sora is up ahead. Just hang in 'till then, okay?"
Roxas nodded, biting his lip. "I hope Axel will be okay until then.."
The two continued, the smell hovering in the air, making it hard to breath.
They stopped, looking forward.
"You see that?" Riku asked, peering ahead.
"Y-yeah.. Those two doors. They're standing wide open. I think.. That's where the smell is coming from, right?" He said shakily, looking at Riku.
Riku nodded. "Let's go." He moved forward, Roxas right behind him.
Inside the room, the smell practically slammed them into the wall it was so bad. "What is that?!" Roxas yelled in disgust, turning his eyes. They were burning so bad, he thought they'd melt out of his face.
"Namine…?" Riku said slowly, walking forward.
Roxas turned his gaze and screamed at the sight, falling to his knees and vomiting.
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Kairi sniffled, clutching her purse. She was so scared. It wasn't her fault, she hadn't meant to run, it's just.. She'd never seen something so horrible in her life. Tears dripped down her face, as she slowly moved forward through a hallway.
"I want to go.." She hiccupped, more tears dripped down her face. "Home.." She wailed, walking forward.
The sound of soft music slowly made it's way through the hall she was in, and she lifted her head.
She'd never heard something so beautiful, yet so sad..
"Hello..?" She called out, shivering.
Nothing answered back, but the music continued. Kairi moved forward slowly, stopping in front of a metal door. She placed her hand on it, tilting her head.
The music was louder, and now took on a more dark turn. The wailing of someone came from inside.
She blinked, putting her hand on the handle. She turned it slowly, entering in silence.
Kairi shielded her eyes at the bright sight, lights were everywhere. It looked like.. Eyes finally adjusting, she stared.
"What is this?" She asked out loud, looking around. Tons of chairs lined around in front of a stage, everything alight.
Music still played, but more drowned. Millions of people's voices filled the room, sounding more disturbed then happy.
The squeal of pigs, strange wailings of people.. What was this?
"Hey!" She called out, trying to figure out who was making all the noise. The music droned on, sounding more disturbing by the moment.
"Please! Who's doing all this? I need help! I'm.. Sort of, lost.." She said aloud, turning in a circle to view everything.
No one was here, not a soul. Who was making all the noise? Kairi walked down the steps to the stage, and stood upon it. "Maybe it's a recording.." She said, fumbling around to find it, when a large audience gasped.
Kairi stood up, staring at a room full of people, eyes focused completely on her. She blushed, stage fright taking over her.
"He..Hey!" She called out, a weak smile on her face. "My name is Kairi, I need.. I need some help, yeah. My friends are in here, and I'm kind of lost. Could anyone, could anyone.. Get the police? Maybe.." She asked, voice trailing off.
The audience still stared, unfazed.
"Helllooo!" She said loudly, almost getting annoyed by this point. "I need help! My friends are in here, and they're lost, so if you could--" A body slowly flew from the rafters of the stage, hung by a rope.
She screamed in terror, backing from it. It grinned, swinging around, then was pulled back up to the ceiling.
Tears dripped down her face, fear overwhelming her. "Hey! Someone.. Someone help!" She screamed, looking up, watching blood drip from the top of the rafters.
The audience began to laugh manically, clapping. Kairi turned to them, face twisted in disgust. "That's not funny!" She wailed. "He could break his neck, you've got to get him down from there! And help me, please!" She yelled, stomping her foot on the ground.
The audience laughed even more, some falling from their chairs. They all began to talk amongst each other, obviously enjoying the show.
"Stop!" She screamed, falling to her knees. "Please!"
A man screamed, twirling around the stage, covered in oil from his head to his toes. Finding he was on the stage, he stopped, neck craning around to view everything.
A twisted smile reached his face as he saw Kairi, who was currently too mortified to move.
He patted her head, smearing oil all over her red hair. "What are you doing?!" She choked out, tears dripping down her face. He smiled, hopping off the stage, an audience member suddenly booing and throwing a match at him, lighting him aflame instantly.
He screamed, twirling around and the audience enjoyed every minute of it. "You're all crazy!" Kairi screamed, eyes completely wide. "You're monsters! You don't even have souls!" She spat, running from the stage, falling down the stairs.
Swallowing her pride, she stood up, looking at the…
Empty auditorium?
"Wait.." She gasped, looking around.
"Sorry for this," A voice sounded from behind her, slamming her onto the ground.
"No! Leave me alone!" She screamed, nails clawing for one of the chairs as she was dragged to another room, kicking and yelling for dear life.
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