Lelouch looked around him, only to have the eerie darkness greet his eyes.
"Where... Where am I...?"
He continuously called out to the darkness, looking for a sound, a voice, anything to let him know that there was any type of life there. Even though he called out repeatdly, he got the same response everytime; silence. Then he tried running: forwards, to the left, to the right. No matter where he went, it all looked the same. Finally, he screamed out:
"Where the hell am I?"
Then, someone appeared.
"How ironic that you say that.." the figure said mockingly, slowly approaching Lelouch.
Lelouch tried to make out whether the figure moving towards him was actually real or not. He finally came into view; however, a cloak that he wore blocked everything on him except for the lower portion of his face.
"Who are you.. Where am I?"
The figure smirked.
"Dear Lelouch, you've answered that question already."
"What are you saying..?"
"Did you not here me? You answered that the second time you asked."
Lelouch's eyes widened.
"Don't tell me..!"
"Yes, Lelouch, you're in Hell."
"No.. No! This can't be!"
"Ehh?"
He laughed sinisterly.
"Lelouch, you can't seriously think with all that blood on your hands that you wouldn't end up here, do you?"
Lelouch, as much as he wanted to deny it, deep inside felt that there was truth to his words.
"Even so, I did it to make the world a better place! Of course I would stain my hands, but that does not mean that I belong here!"
"Is that so? Didn't you once say you were prepared for the concequences?"
Lelouch glared at the man.
Shirley walked forwards into a baron forest. The trees were long dead, with its branches seeming to grab at her. The ground was dry and cracked, and an odd stench filled the air. The further she walked in, the stronger the stench got. Eventually, it got to the point where she was gagging. She ran to a tree and leaned over, trying desperately not to vomit. Her eyes were closed; she was breathing heavily. Then she opened her eyes only to see a terrifying site past the large root of the tree. It was a body, but not like the ones she saw in the river. No, this was much more gruesome. It was rotting, with patches of missing skin and bare skeleton. She screamed and jumped back. Finally, she was able to calm down, then continued to walk further towards the flames. Even though there were more and more bodies as she went on, she tried to ignore them the best she could. That is, until there was a sea of them.
"I have.. To get through that..?"
Her legs suddenly felt heavy. She looked in front of her at the decayed bodies and limbs, questioning if she'd make it through. She finally took a step in, and slowly, moved forward.
I have to make it.. This is for Lulu's sake..
Shirley felt movement beneath her feet. She looked down, but they were still. She continued, but felt more movement instead. She began to run.
"How dare you... How dare you do this to us!" a raspy voice shouted.
An amputated arm grabbed her leg.
"They.. They can move?" Shirley shouted, with pure terror emitting from her voice.
More and more of them grabbed her, to the point where she could no longer move. They began to pile up, creating a coffin around her.
Is this it...? Is everything really going to end here?
"Lulu...," she said as a tear fell down her cheek.
"So do you understand why you're here, Lelouch?"
Lelouch clenched his fists.
"Well, no matter if you don't, you're stuck here forever."
An electric-like light, shaped in a circle around the man, formed on the ground, traveling upwards past his head and then disappeared.
"So, let's begin this game, shall we?"
Lelouch looked at the person in front of him in shock. It dropped its' cloak to the floor, revealing someone completely different from what was just standing in front of him.
"C.C.?" Lelouch said subconsiously.
She pulled out a gun from under her belt and pointed it at him.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to have lots of fun with you."
The bodies completely enclosed Shirley. She was unable to move, and choked for air.
No! I can't go like this! I refuse to!
"Lulu.. Lulu!"
As she screamed his name, a white light beamed from her, which somehow seemed to harm the corpses that were around her. She was no longer entombed. She looked down at the pink string around her waist, and noticed her two charms glowing a bright white.
"Oh, thank goodness.."
She once again ran forward, finally managing to escape from the forest.
