Sorry about the long wait in between chapters, I got lazy xD. Just to make up for it, i made this one a little longer than normal so i hope you enjoy.
Elric found Claire on her knees near the opposite exit of the park. She was void of all color. "Claire!". She didn't respond.
"Claire!", Elric shouted louder. Claire turned her head slowly to look at him. Her expression was blank. Probably was suffering from blood loss. He reached out to help her up. She stood now only with heavy support from Elric. He started toward the exit with her. And then he heard the sound he wished he hadn't.
The scream of metal being dragged against metal. Several loud screeches accompanied the sound. "Ah fuck!", Elric cursed and gently lowered Claire to the grate. He then unsheathed the sword and waited for what he knew was coming. Soon enough the source of the noise made an appearance. It came from the darkness dragging its huge knife, grinding the ground. Elric readied himself. Multiple screeching monsters appeared out of the darkness and surrounded him. The pyramid head stomped closer until it was no more than a meter from Elric. It didn't attack. "What are you waiting for? Don't you want to kill me?", Elric said to the monster.
"He won't kill you unless I command it.", came a voice from the darkness. Female.
"Who are you? What do you want?" he called into the darkness. The woman that was the source of the voice walked to stand next to the pyramid head. She wore a white coat and scrubs under that. A doctor she seemed.
"I am Deanna Brouns. You can call me doctor."
Elric narrowed his eyes. "What do you want?"
"I want her to open her eyes.", her voice was unemotional and chilling. Elric had nothing to say to that. He was angry but confused. Who was this woman and why was she so at ease with the monsters?
"Sleep now.", the doctor said coldly.
"What the f-", Elric didn't finish his sentence. The flat of the giant knife slammed into his head and all was black.
Claire opened her eyes slowly. She thought she had heard voices. The darkness was gone and the fog was in its place. The air was chill and silent, true to the name of the town. She glanced around as if trying to remember how she got there. "Right, this hellhole.", she muttered quietly. Elric was laying face down. Claire saw him there motionless and was spurred into motion out of urgency. Rolling him onto his back, she saw no major injuries other than a small gash on his forehead and a bruise forming around it. And then he opened his eyes. Pain seized him and he brought his hand to his head.
"Are you ok?", Claire asked, concern sincere. Elric nodded and was on his feet as if nothing had happened.
"You're sister isn't here, let's get out of this place now.", Elric almost demanded as his memory started to come back. The creepy doctor was the final straw, they had to get out of Silent Hill.
Elric and Claire limped their way out of the amusement park unhalted. No monsters tried to eat them, no pyramid tried to cut them. All was silent. The only sound being made was the tired scrape of Elric's katana on the pavement. The two walked into the fog and followed the highway. Claire's wounds didn't seem to bother her too much. Perhaps she was just holding in the pain. By comparison, Elric was in far worse condition. His head ached from the blow and all of his muscles were sore from untimely use. He wanted to talk to Claire about her hallucination earlier but the pain scattered his thoughts.
Neither Elric nor Claire said a word until they were forced to a halt.
"Is there no way out of this God-forsaken hellhole!", Claire screamed and dropped to the ground. Elric let a long sigh escape as he silently peered into the ravine that cut off the road.
"Claire, you're bleeding.", Elric said, pointing to her side. Claire followed his finger to the spreading bloodstain. She must have torn open her wounds. The nausea that followed blood loss kicked in and she fell over. Elric responded like lightning and rushed to her side. This was not a good thing, he had to get her to a hospital. There must be at least one in this dead town. Elric hoisted Claire and started back for the town.
Elric almost ran carrying her. Once he spotted the universal symbol for hospital, a red cross, he bolted in that direction. The fog was still as thick as ever but he could make out a sign over the entrance. Alchemilla. There probably weren't any medical staff around but it would definately have the supplies needed to save Claire. He carried her inside. The lobby was small with a few chairs and a table, nothing worthwhile. The place was covered in dust like everything else. It hadn't been touched in years. Elric passed through the lobby and into the main hallway. There were doors all over and he had no idea which one would lead where. This wasn't going to be easy. He picked a room and kicked the door in. It was a resting room for recovering patients. Good. He carefully set Claire down on the cot against the wall next to a window.
"Stay here.", he told her. She weakly nodded, barely conscious. "I'll be back", Elric said in his best Arnold voice. He quietly left the room and shut the door behind him.
"Now to look for meds and bandages.", He said to himself. He walked off into the dark, turning on the flashlight to find his way.
Claire stirred in her dreamless sleep. Her body hurt all over. She awoke in the dark. Where was Elric? How did I get here, she wondered. The last thing she remembered was looking into that ravine. She didn't dwell on it too long before she realized that almost anything could happen in this place without explaination. She tried to sit up but the pain overwhelmed her. After a few moments of rest she was able to sit up. It pained her to do so but she managed to stand. She was overtaken by dizziness and had to lay back down. No way she was getting up anytime soon.
Elric had found the medical storage room on the opposite end of the first floor. He gathered all he could whilst holding the flashlight and started back to Claire. A sound like a scream echoed in the dark. Elric wasn't particularly afraid of the dark but he really didn't want to be in the dark when whatever made the sound came around. He hurried back. The scream sounded again as Elric made it into the resting room. It sent goosebumps down his spine. Claire was wide awake.
"What was that?", she asked, shaking. Elric set down the medicine and bandages on a bedside table.
"Don't know, don't wanna know.", He answered, methodically unrolling the bandages and pouring some disinfectant on it.
"Take off your shirt.", he ordered.
"What?", Claire said, hesitant to do as told.
"Take off your shirt! I have to wrap your wounds before you bleed out or get infected."
Claire slowly inched her tank top off, leaving her injured torso completely bare. Elric went to work immedietly wrapping her side and shoulder and chest. Claire's flesh was cold to the touch. She watched him as he patched her up like a professional. What little blood she had left went straight to her face when Elric's warm and brushed her chest. He hadn't done it on purpose and didn't even slow when he did.
"All done.", he said when he had finished. Claire leaned up to kiss him.
"What the-", he tried and pulled away from her. "What are you doing?"
Claire looked hurt. "I thought I'd thank you for helping me." Elric backed away.
"No, I'm not like that. I have someone else. Sorry."
Claire looked away, feeling the pain from wounds both inside and out. She lay back down on the dirty bed and closed her eyes. Elric slid down against the wall and did the same. They were both exhausted and needed the rest.