Chapter Thirteen: The Presents

Josh shot up and looked around. Sophia must know that Lina was here so he had to find her. Then the dread came over him. The blaring of the siren came through once again, but Josh didn't feel the need to keel over this time. He moved out into the hallway. It looked like a flood had occur, the walls all moldy and water dripping from every spot. Josh saw Sophia running before him and she went through a door.

Josh ran after her through the door and when he went through it he found himself on the second floor room corridor. Sophia ran through another door. Josh went through it and appeared on the other side of the second floor. Watching her once more he chased her down into another room which opened up to the basement. Here Josh walked into water that reached his ankles. He moved on and opened the only door that seemed to be able to.

The water was gone here, and it was the stairwell of the normal hotel, just on fire. Kathy stood near the bottom steps where Josh just entered.

"Kathy?" Josh called out to her.

"Mommy," Kathy turned around with an excited face which just faded. "Oh, it's only you. You couldn't even be my sister."

"What is wrong Kathy?" Josh said looking at the fire. "Can we talk somewhere else actually, it's getting a little hot in here."

"Heh, it's always like that with me here," Kathy said looking around with an unhappy smile.

"Look seriously we can get out of here with Amel and Sophia," Josh tried to cheer her up. "We can live together and make a small family. You could be an aunt for little Sophia."

Kathy laughed but then sighed. "Josh, give me back the knife," Kathy demanded.

"Eh no. I'm not really sure what you'd do with it," Josh said looking up at her with an awkward smile. "Plus you have to be auntie Kat for little Sophia!"

"Give me the knife," Kathy demanded once more. "You don't think you could take care of me do you? Watch over me when I have a problem? Scream in the middle of the night about how father taught me and Karin?" Josh stepped back and gulped. "I didn't think so. Now, give me the knife."

Josh looked at the knife and held it out, handing it to Kathy. Said nodded and said "Thank-you." Then she walked into the flames, which was exactly what started to cover Josh's path.

"Hope you find peace Kathy," Josh said opening the door behind him and walking inside.

Now he was in the nightmare stairwell which had water knee deep on the level Josh was on. He hurried up the stairs and opened the first floor door. Here he looked around to find himself in what seemed to be the lobby. "No," Someone screamed.

Josh looked up to the second story to see Amel in one of the Hanging Demon cages upside-down. "Leave her alone," Josh yelled at the two Pyramid heads that came next to Amel. One raised its spear and thrust the spear through Amel.

"No…" Amel screamed before she died once more. The two Pyramid Heads jumped down near Josh.

"I know what you were here for, and I won't let you teach me the lesson I've already learned. I'LL KEEP MY LIFE THANK-YOU!" Josh pulled out his rifle and shot and one of the Pyramid Heads before dodging the spear of the other. He shot the other twice and then shot the other one twice. They howled and moved to the center of the room. They pointed their spears at themselves with the butts of the spears on the ground, and then they shoved their head into the spears, killing themselves. Josh looked at the last door before him. "I'm coming Amel, I just feel like that wasn't you…"

He opened the door and looked at the long hallway ahead of him. He ran as fast as he could until he reached a door and opened it. Inside was a large stairwell leading to the roof, and a large pool of water at the bottom. A body fell from the roof and to the water, which made a big splash. Josh ran to the edge and looked inside. Sophia fell inside. He jumped down into the water and swam for her. When he got her he came to the surface.

"Come on talk to me," Josh said looking he over, but she was very silent. "God damn it, why did this happen!"

Josh looked at the stairs, set Sophia down on the ground, and ran up the stairs.

(At this point you may be intrigued as to the person he will find. If you believe it is Lina, then you will want to refer to ending 2. If you think it is Amel, you will want to look at ending 1, 3, or 4. Whichever satisfies, but each ending will probably be a shocker. I will refer to this as Lina, but that doesn't mean I believe it was Lina. I believe that ending 1 is the true ending)

Josh reached the top, which looked like a flat roof. Fog was no where and there were little droplets of rain here. There was a bed and a woman sitting there. She looked like…

"Lina," Josh called out.

The woman turned to Josh. "So you did come huh. And yet you think you learned your lesson. That's the sad part." Lina stood from the bed and smiled. He features exactly like Amel's, but she wore a white dress. "You haven't learned anything."

"Why would you think that?" Josh said looking at Lina.

"You didn't hesitate to kill my husband or that woman Sammy. You let Kathy walk off to her death, and you let me throw Sophia off this roof," Lina said before turning her back on him. "And you killed me without hesitation."

""Who are you?" Josh asked Lina.

"I'm whoever you want me to be," Lina smiled, "Now let me give you Amel."

"No, don't do that," Josh said with an angered face. "You are going to give me a prize for killing those people. What a bitch you are, and yet you were mad at me a second ago for killing you."

"Who said I was going to give her to you fine?" Lina smile as he pupil color changed red. "Behold sin as a weapon!"

Josh pulled out his shotgun and Lina let herself sit in a Hanging Demon cage. She flicked out her hand and bats came out from behind her. They started to attack Josh, viciously attacking him and biting him like crazy. Josh kept trying to wave them off but he found that the best way to get them away was to turn on his flashlight which caused them to run from the light. Lina smiled as her hands became giant black shadows and grabbed Josh. She picked him up and slammed him down on the ground. The cage with Lina in it then moved toward Josh but circled him. Josh stood himself but Lina started to bats again. Josh turned on his flashlight once more and when the bats went away he quickly shot Lina with the rifle before she had the chance to slam him down again. Lina winced before she rose into the air and slammed down on him with the cage. Josh was knocked back to where the battle had begun before.

"Why… why are you doing this?" Josh said panting. His right arm and chest were starting to hurt horribly.

"So you know how I felt in that hospital bed when you shot me with the pistol. I won't let you make anyone else suffer though," Lina said with a laugh.

'Is she really Lina. Maybe Amel has been fooling me this whole time…' Josh thought to himself before getting ready for more fighting.

Lina came close and jumped out of the cage as it swung at Josh three times, hitting him each time. Josh pulled out his Great Knife and started to slash at Lina since she was out of the cage but most of the time he had missed. Lina got a couple of cuts every now and then but they seemed to heal with time. She then jumped over Josh and into the cage and made the bats appear once more. Josh turned on the light before they came and shot Lina three times. She instantly screamed before the cage fell to the ground with her inside, the cage falling backwards but she fell forward.

Josh walked up to her and kneeled down.