Disclaimer: I do not own Silent Hill3 or anything related to it. The only character I own is my OC, Katy.

A/N: So, I bet you're all wondering who that mysterious person must be. Let me just say that all actions have consequences (or lack of actions, thereof). Read on and enjoy, everyone!

Chapter 31: Unbelievers

"I'm afraid you are terribly mistaken, Claudia." Some part of my brain heard these words as my heart slowed to its normal pulse, but another part of my brain was remembering something I had forgotten. A string of words formed in my mind, spoken in that same voice that came from the doorway.

I'm sorry...I thought you were my daughter...are you one of her followers? You plan to kill her, don't you? Why must we reward even the unbelievers?

How could I have forgotten that detail? It had seemed so harmless at the time and I had been able to shake it off. I had been able to step out of Heather's footprints and this was the price. Still breathing heavily, I turned my head and got a full glimpse of Leonard Wolfe.

He was not human anymore. At this point, he was a grotesque monster that resided in the watery underground of the hospital. His face was gnarled and deformed, his skin a sickly burnt hue. Leonard towered over me, his legs and arms resembling those of a Closer. Claws jutted from his hands and what little I could see of his eyes were red as blood.

I never went to Brrokhaven Hospital, I thought as I gazed at Leonard, the last person I expected to see at the end of all this. I never went there, I never killed him...he must be here for Claudia, to stop her...

Claudia's eyes narrowed like a cat's eyes when it feels threatened. Her lips became a grim, straight line as she glared at her father. Leonard never paid the slightest attention to me as he moved forward into the room. Of course, he wouldn't know who I was for we had never met before this moment.

"What are you doing here?" Claudia's tone was sharp like glass. Maybe this was the question she had asked earlier. Leonard stopped halfway towards her and I wondered if he was going to kill her now. What would happen then? Surely, I would not be allowed to dispose of the God-not with Leonard here, ready to accept it.

While both of them were distracted, I slipped a hand into my bag and pulled out my last ampoule. Vincent's eyes were becoming more blank by the second and nothing was moving except his chest as he took his last few breaths. Could I save him now? Or was it a waste of time?

"I came to see if you had gained the sense to change your ways, Claudia. But I see now you have not," Leonard said, raising his monstrous arms. My hands were shaking as I prepared the needle and began searching for a good enough spot to insert it.

"You are far too late. Any moment now, we will finally have Paradise. Any moment now, God will be born and you cannot stop it," Claudia replied victoriously, though her eyes never moved to me. A single curl of discomfort went through my lower abdomen as I found a vein in Vincent's arm. Please, don't let it happen yet. I just need a little more time...

"What foolish dreams you have, Claudia. You think God is meant to reward the nonbelievers of ths world. You think Paradise can be bestowed on everyone, to be the slavation of all mankind. Foolish. I am the one God has chosen to usher in Paradise, not you," Leonard argued with her, each moment taking a step closer to his daughter. The liquid emptied into Vincent and now all I could do was wait. Wait to see if he lived or died.

"Both of you are wrong," I called out to them, standing. Carefully, I blocked Vincent from view. "God is not going to be born. I won't allow it." My necklace felt a little heavier on my neck; I could practically sense the small red capsule sitting inside. For the first time, Leonard faced me. His height was different from mine by at least three feet.

"You think you can destroy God? How dare you even try," he spat the words out at me. Claudia did not appear pleased, either. She was looking at me with distaste, a scowl on her face. It must have been one of the first times I had ever seen true emotion on her face, maybe even the last time.

"There is nothing you can do. God will come," Claudia assured me, glancing once at my abdomen. Leonard turned his back on Claudia and fully focused on me. An awful feeling overwhelmed me, which was only confirmed by Leonard's next words. Oh, no...

"Very well, then. You are simply another nonbeliever. The only thing you will get is a slow, gruesome death," Leonard announced. Claudia's eyes widened as she realized what her father planned to do. Suddenly, she began tugging on his arm like a child, attempting to stop him.

"No, you mustn't-" Leonard silenced Claudia by forcing one of his arms into her chest and knocking her down. She went sprawling across the floor and seemed like she was about to go unconscious from the impact. Then, Leonard stepped towards me, his intentions clear and his eyes burning red, just like the blood that he was ready to shed.

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I'm kind of doing these chapters in short bursts. As I'm writing, this is how it basically comes out, so I am sorry if you guys think these chapters are a little short.

Well, what did you think of the sudden appearance of Leonard? I figured that because Katy never killed him in the hospital (never went to the hospital) then he would still be alive and still wants to stop Claudia's plans. So, here he is and now Katy seems to be in a little trouble...but hang in there, readers! It won't be long until the next chapter (wow, I'm like updating everyday now! Yay!).