-1A VOTE!!!
A poll, whatever.
Who's ordeal do you think was the scariest and why? Kairis' or Axels'.
Mine would be Axels'.
Hospitals are the freaking scariest things ever, hands down.
Hahaha.
Disclaimer: DON'T OWN. D:
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Sora weakly rolled to his stomach in a room full of obscene, disturbing paintings. He got to his feet, gritting his teeth at the pain of his skin. A lot of it was tearing away now, a burning, itching sensation coursing through him.
Cringing, he touched the side of the wall in the room. It was deathly quiet, not a single voice could be heard. It was almost as if.. He was disconnected from the rest of the world.
He walked out of the room, entering another one of the hallways once again. He'd lost track of time by now, the horrors of this place creeping into his mind and slowly eating away his sanity.
Sora stumbled along inside the dimly lit hallway, each step ripping off more of the skin on his back. It had slowly began to tear away at the base of his stomach, but he hadn't looked. He felt extremely weary and shaken when he did. He couldn't bear much more of this.
"Sora!"
Sora's eyes widened, and he spun around in horror. "Cloud? Is.. That you!" He yelled, looking around.
There was a silence, and then nothing. Sora hated the silence all around him. It was making him extremely ill, and alone feeling. In a split second, he was running through the hallway, and stopped at a strange, black door.
At first, he almost knocked-- then feeling like an idiot, opened it.
A red room lay inside, and he walked in. No paintings, no windows, just a deep, red paint.
In a sense, it was almost beautiful. But then, with a second glance, it was almost like someone had smeared blood all over the walls, that had gradually caked in and stuck.
Swallowing hard, he looked around and found a white chair in the middle of the room. He stepped forward and sat down, eyes gradually closing. He felt so weak..
Maybe, a small nap.. And then..
And then..
Blackness.
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"Sora.."
He turned for a second, still half asleep.
"Sora?" The voice continued, a bit more urgent.
Sora blinked, awakening.
Cloud sat across from him, fresh-looking rope burns and bloody flesh around his neck. He looked extremely tired, but happy nonetheless.
"I thought you were dead.."
"Ditto." Sora said, rubbing his eyes.
"Why are you here?" Cloud asked, resting his head on his hand.
"I don't feel like explaining things at the moment.." Sora said with a yawn. "Wait.. How is it I'm able to see you now, considering.. I never could.. Before?"
Cloud shook his head, looking glumly at the walls. "You're going to die if you stay here."
"I'll die if I don't stay here." Sora replied, eyes narrowed.
Cloud said nothing, turning away. "If you don't get moving soon, your friends might not make it. You know they're here, right?"
"Yeah.. But.. They don't.. Need to be around me at this point.. " Sora sighed, standing up weakly.
"Best of luck to you."
Sora blinked, then realized he was standing in an empty hallway.
"See you on the other side.." He muttered with a wry grin, slowly moving forward again.
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Roxas shuddered, eyeing everything in the room.
Bodies.
Hundreds.. Thousands.. Millions..?
Rotting in here. The smell was beyond all horror. The twisted faces of each corpse.. Some were strung up. Some just were laying out.
Some were in pieces.
All of them were undoubtedly filled to the brim with maggots, wiggling in and out along the remaining flesh still clinging to the bones.
"Namine.." Riku sat in the midst of all things, sobbing. Which, of course, slightly annoyed Roxas. Whoever this.. 'Namine' was, an unrequited love maybe? Hmmm…
But whatever the case, they had to get out of the room. It was getting harder and harder to breath. He ran across the room, grabbing Riku by the arm.
"Come on!" He growled, tugging him. "We've got to get out of here, we're going to die if we stay in too long!"
"No!" Riku screamed, slamming Roxas to the floor. "It was my fault she died, don't you understand?! She came, and I couldn't protect her! I have to stay!"
"Fine!" Roxas yelled, turning from him. "But if something comes to get you, I'm not coming to help, hear me?!" He ran from the room, coughing in disgust at the smell. "I'm gonna find Axel and get outta here!" He added, already in another hallway.
Riku turned, facing Namine.
"He couldn't see you."
"No… Hey!" She cooed, petting his head. Riku did nothing, just stared blankly at her. "Where's Sora?" She looked around wide eyed, smiling.
"D-do.. You know you're.. you're.. dead?" Riku asked, eyes vacant.
Namine tilted her head, eyes filling with sadness. "Why would you say something that, Riku? That's really mean." She crossed her arms, frowning.
Riku bit his lip, then stood up. He reached for her hand, and to his surprise gripped it. "Namine.. I'll figure out a way to bring.. To.. Fix you." He whispered, looking forward. "We'll find Sora, and everything will be better, okay?" He said, voice shaking.
Namine looked up, then smiled reassuringly at her brother. "Don't be sad. We'll go together!" She chimed, walking along next to him through the room.
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Axel breathed in slowly, eyes wide. He was still strapped to the table in the white room, but the nurses and doctors were nowhere to be found. Groaning from the pain, he tried to wriggle loose.
The leather slowly dug into his wrists and ankles, rubbing the skin raw. The woman had torn the front of his clothes and made a gigantic gash with an electric drill. They had all enjoyed him screaming and trying to escape when she'd dug it into his soft, pale flesh and drawn a deep, painful line down him.
He'd almost fainted from the sight, but he still couldn't feel much pain. He thought maybe he'd been so shocked from the sight, his nerves just stopped reacting to things and shut down.
The woman had smeared the blood along his chest and belly, laughing manically about something, the people began to close in around him, rotting flesh and sickly white faces making him so completely terrified, he'd fainted.
He didn't know if they would return, but..
All he knew was that he needed to get out, and fast.
Gritting his teeth, he made his hand as flat as he could and removed it from the strap, crying out from the pain.
Blood trickled from his wrist, but that was the least of his worries at this moment. Reaching across on the table with all the tiny knives and saws, he grabbed a knife and dug through the next strap, freeing his hand.
With a sigh of relief, he flexed his hands for a second. A pathetic excuse for a smile crossed his face, but he had to get off the ankle straps.
Freeing himself completely within a few seconds, he put on his boots and slowly stepped on the tile floor, gulping.
Alright.
They could be anywhere…
Slowly moving towards the door, he leapt and practically tore it off the hinges, sprinting down a long, dark white hallway. Bloody handprints decorated the walls, not that it mattered to Axel.
The only thing at this point was to get his ass outta there-- Under any and all circumstances necessary.
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Kairi screamed in terror, the person dragging her along an old carpet towards a room.
"Let me go! Please!" She cried out, trying to grab onto anything that could keep her from being dragged away.
Her attacker suddenly dropped her legs, then walked off with a strange limp, turning down a colorfully lit hallway. Standing up, she shook violently.
Where to go? Her mind echoed, unsure of what to do.
Everyone here was insane.
Murders. Freaks. Violent..
Turning her head, her eyes widened to see many people, dressed in strange outfits.
"The play's beginning." One dressed as a clown said, bowing before her.
"And you're the star." Another added, dancing around her.
"Get in your outfit and get onstage." Another commanded, tilting its' head and licking its' teeth. It seemed to be dressed as a ram.
She stepped away, mouth agape. "Stay away from me!" She turned from them, only to be thrown onto the ground. Shaking, she opened her eyes and realized she was alone in the room again.
"Stop this!" She screamed aloud, pulling her hair. "Leave me alone! Please! That's all I'm asking, just. Stay the hell away!" She ran, pushing open a wooden door and entering pitch black.
"N-no.." She shuddered, turning back as the door clacked shut.
"Somebody help!" She screamed, getting on her knees and sobbing. "Axel, Roxas.." Covering her face with her hands, she sat in the utter and complete darkness, not noticing the figures dancing around the room, eagerly staring at her.
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