Ubiquitous Nightmare.
Note: I do not own anything to do with Azumanga Daioh or Silent Hill. I only own this fan fiction story.
Welcome back one and all to the next chapter of the story. Half term is here, finally! As such, I may be able to write a lot more this week. I'm going to jumble up some of the game events too for the rest of the story, so expect a few things that are not shown in the game. Apart from that, on with the story!
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Chapter Eight: Dangerous helpers.
The group had followed her through the only other door available, into another room filled with darkness. This time, the aura of pain seemed much stronger then before.
"Where could she have gone?" asked Yomi, before remembering what Chiyo had said earlier. She looked again at the Hospital map she was given earlier, only to see that it was on the third floor, whereas they were on the first.
"This place sure is dark," mentioned Tomo, with Sakaki using her initiative to ask her to strengthen her flashlight. The room was as dank and depressing as it had been since the event before. The image of Chiyo dead still ricocheted in her mind, as she looked around the room.
"...So, where do we go?" she asked, after clearing her mind with a deep breath of the stale air. Yomi glanced at her, before speaking herself.
"Well, Chiyo said the Manager's room earlier, right? That is on the third floor. We're on the first, so I suggest we go to the top," she said while pointing in the general direction of the stairs.
"I have a bad feelin' about this place..." Osaka mumbled, to which no one responded. They began cautiously walking towards the door leading to their destination, before coming to a stop.
"Wait a minute, are we all ready? We need to think about this, Chiyo being dead just then was a bad enough shock, we don't want it to happen to us," Tomo reasoned, with the others now having disgusting flashbacks of the event.
"Tomo, we are as ready as we can be. This is weird alright, but we can't be fully expectant of what's going to happen. We'll just have to see what's behind the door," Kagura replied, as the others sparsely nodded.
Tomo sighed, admitting defeat, as she side stepped out of the way of the door. They all walked forwards, with Kagura opening the door. They proceeded inside, as the radio began to pick up more white noise.
They walked inside to witness a humanoid figure, around five feet tall, with disturbing patches of discoloured skin all over the visible areas of her skin. She was adorned in a nurse's uniform, with the back of the top slightly torn. She seemed to have heard them entering, as she began to shuffle 180 degrees to face them.
The visage of her face was enough to cause the girls to step back. She had no face. No eye slots, not mouth, no nose. Nothing. All that was there were the same patches of iridescent skin, much like the ones covering the rest of her body. She swayed into a closer proximity to the girls, as the light shone on its hand.
It was carrying a form of broomstick, broken and jagged at one end. It also showed no signs of stopping, as it approached the fear-stricken group, lifting the same arm in the process.
"W-what is it?" Osaka asked, now scared of the general appearance of the mutant. The others spaced themselves out, as Sakaki prepared her arm for another of her shots. She raised it, pulling the trigger with haste. The bullet did not even affect it, as it began to turn towards her now, even if it did lower its arm in the process.
She shot another, this time into the cranium of the thing, showing more of a result this time. She raised her arm hesitantly to shoot another time, this time stopping the creature in its track. It slumped, emitting a low groan, as it fell onto the floor. Sakaki began heavily breathing, due to both the shock of three consecutive bullets and the amount of blood seeping from the wounds onto the floor.
The others watched through the whole event, mouths slightly ajar. Seeing her do that was enough motivation for them to feel empowered, as they all lifted themselves up, and walked around the carcass of the nurse.
"Well done Sakaki! You totally showed her," Kagura shouted, as the latter person lifted her slightly pale face. "Hey, are you okay?"
After catching her breath, Sakaki stood upright, looking at Kagura afterwards.
"I-I'm fine, thank you. I just can't stand blood..." she trailed, as she noticed Osaka sitting in the corner of the room, hugging her knees. Sakaki walked over to her, kneeling. "Are you alright?"
Osaka lifted her head, staring into Sakaki's eyes with her own, tear-filled ones. She cleared her throat after noticing Sakaki starting to look worried.
"I-I'm sorry, I jus' can't stand them nurses...or anythin' to do with Hospitals really," she breathed, as Sakaki proceeded to hug her, in an attempt to calm her.
"It's alright, you're safe around us," Sakaki said, with the others now looking in their direction.
"What's going on?" Tomo asked, taking the words of the others straight out of their mouths.
"She is just afraid of hospitals and their staff, that's all," Sakaki returned, now standing with Osaka beside her.
"Well, as long as you two are alright, shall we go?" Yomi asked, as the two positively nodded. They looked at the map once more, to see that they would have to go through the nurse's staff room to get to the stairs. Osaka succumbed to fear, as she began to sweat. Sakaki held her by the shoulders, before she spoke.
"Look, Osaka, we are doing this for Chiyo. I'm sorry that you do not want to go through there, but we have no choice in this. Be strong," she said, as Osaka absorbed every word spoken. She strengthened her resolve, before nodding again and following the others through the other door in the room.
The radio dimmed as the room was nearly completely empty, save for a table here and there. Osaka sighed happily, before catching up with Sakaki. The room did contain one article of interest though, namely a large, red and black hammer. On the tip was a large spike that looked as though impaling something would be effortless.
"Look at this everyone," Kagura announced as she lifted it. She did not expect the weight of it to be so great, as she quickly lowered it with a metallic thud soon after.
"That...looks painful. Are you going to take it?" Yomi asked, as the others admired the prowess it possessed. Kagura nodded, before laying down the old rusted pipe in the same vicinity. She started dragging it across the floor at first, before Tomo starting chastising her.
"You sure you can use it?" she asked, with Kagura giving her a scornful look. She swung the mighty hammer, as the others all jumped back. Kagura took a sharp breath as the hammer laid to rest, grinning to herself.
"Sure I can!" she responded.
"Let's go," Yomi said, as they all walked through the door to the stairs. Looking up the vast expanse of the stairway, Sakaki noticed a figure standing at the top of the first floor stairs. It seemed familiar, as she shone the light on it. There was Chiyo. She stood with even more grievous bodily harm, this time her back scratched with multiple dark red engravings. She began to grin at them, before she rushed up the stairs.
"Did you see her back then?" Tomo exclaimed, with the others now feeling uncomfortable. "We have to follow her."
They started their ascent up the stairs, easily reaching the desired third floor. Soon after they reached the floor, the figure of her was nowhere to be seen. Checking the map, they could see that the Manager's room was at the end of the long corridor.
The radio started up again with a somewhat familiar sound, as another humanoid figure stumbled into view. This one was nearly an exact replica of the earlier assailant, except this one seemed to be holding the rusted pipe from which Kagura had held up until now.
"Oh no..." Osaka chanted, before running into the corner. Sakaki followed, trying to keep her calm. Kagura raised the hammer with all the strength she could muster, before swinging it in the straight trajectory of the creatures head. It connected, now showing the thing's head with a large spike impaling it, through the temples.
"Ah mah God!" Osaka shouted, after witnessing the monstrous view of it now. She turned her head quickly, to avoid seeing it anymore. Kagura now struggled moving the hammer, as it seemed lodged into the skull of the creature. After a minute of struggling, the creature fell limp and on the floor, dragging the hammer out of Kagura's hands with it.
She reached down to pick it up, with her foot on the mutant's head. She pulled the article out of the crevice of the head, not looking in the process, as the cruel, stomach-churning crunches from its head echoed throughout the room while she did so.
"Well, it's gone now," Kagura mentioned, as Osaka lifted herself feebly off of the floor, with Sakaki helping in the process. She eyed the corpse, ignoring the hole present in it's side, as they all quickly proceeded towards the Manager's room door. Twisting the doorknob, they walked inside.
The interior was very exclusive, with not even a stain present. There was light shining through the window, lighting the girl's moods as well as the furnishings. All the walls were clean, with only a few papers littering the floor. They all breathed in with excitement, thinking that it was all over if only for now, although one question remained. Where is Chiyo?
"Look at this," Sakaki said, lifting a small metal key in the process from the large, gilded table. On the tag was the words 'Roof key' engraved. The others looked over to the map, seeing that the roof could be accessed through the same stairs they had all used. Before continuing to that area though, they all stopped to discuss the events so far.
"So then, we have this key. Chiyo said to come here and 'help', although we have no idea on what. All we can do is go to the roof then, agreed?" Yomi explained, as the others nodded. They walked out of the room, noting the re-appearance of the darkness. It filled the area with a grim delight, as the only light now visible once again was the flashlight.
"This is gettin' weird again," Osaka said, as the others braced themselves for any abnormalities. They walked over to the stairs, walking up them. They reached a large, metallic door coated in a red substance similar to the rest of the hospital, as Sakaki opened it with the key. They all walked inside, hearts beating faster then usual.
Upon being exposed to the radiant, freezing air outside, they all winced at the sheer emptiness here. Not a single living soul emerged; it was just the girls there, all fearing for their lives. The cold breeze was soon interrupted by a loud fluttering echo, breaking the silence. In the darkness, a silhouette of a large variety of moth appeared, albeit slowly. It hovered above the girls, who were by now starting to feel hysterical over this behemoth.
"W-what the hell is that!?" Tomo shouted, staring at the sheer wingspan of the creature. Yomi ran towards the door from which they entered, only to find it now mysteriously locked. They were stranded there.
From behind the door a cackle filled the air in the vicinity, which also seemed very familiar.
"Chiyo!? Let us out, come on!" Yomi shouted, pulling on the doorknob. The cackle disappeared sharply, as the moth began to create noises similar to groans. The girls all stared at the large creature, before it opened its mandibles. It started to make gurgling sounds, before greenish bile was now visible in its mouth. It spat it out at Osaka, who was the closest one to it.
"Osaka, watch out!" Sakaki shouted, watching the mass of green mucus lower itself above the head of Osaka.
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Well there you have it. Sorry for not matching the game bits in there, but I have a few little twists to make it seem more of a surprise. Osaka's fate is yet to be decided, too, as I may involve a character death at some point. I will not say who it will be, or when either, you'll just have to be patient. Thank you for reading, and please review! This is Love Hina Addict signing off.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Azumanga Daioh or Silent Hill. I only own this fan fiction story.