Disclaimer: I do not own Silent Hill 3 or anything else in relation to it. I only own Katy.

A/N: It's nice to know I am capable of surprising you guys with my twists and turns. The reviews were awesome as always (95 reviews!) and I am loving the support from my readers. By the way, I am not sure how Leonard became a monster and deformed, but then again he lives in Silent Hill where messed up stuff happens 24-7. With that in mind, enjoy the chapter!

Oh, and there might be some...gross details in this chapter. Yes, Katy has inevitably come upon the most disgusting scene in all Silent Hill games (yum...). Just a warning for the light-hearted...

Chapter 32: Birth

Leonard came charging at me and boy was he fast. In the blink of an eye, he was beside me, his arm pummeling into my stomach. The air was immediately knocked out of my lungs. Before I realized it, my feet left the ground and I was being launched across the room. It felt like I had just been hit by a tank or maybe an airplane. My head collided into the floor and I could have sworn I saw stars circling above me. Oh...I'll have a whopping headache tomorrow...if I ever see tomorrow, I thought as a dull throbbing started behind my left eye.

I had barely taken in a deep breath and sat up before Leonard was closing in on me again. Apparently, he was using all of his power to try and squash me like a bug. How was I supposed to fight him when I only had my bare hands?

As if I weighed only a pound or so, Leonard wrapped his claws around my waist and lifted me off the ground. The claws were razor sharp and I could feel them tearing my skin open. With a single whirl, Leonard tossed me into the air again. The ground rushed up at me and I put my arms over my eyes to protect my face. Painfully, I landed close to Vincent, whose eyes were becoming increasingly aware. The throbbing was pulsing inside my skull, but I figured I was lucky not to have broken my neck yet.

Vincent reached out an arm for something next to him. It was Claudia's knife, the one that had previously been stuck in Vincent's back. Perhaps he had pulled it out somehow after he had regained a bit of strength. The tip was still wet with his blood, anyhow.

"Use this," he said, pushing it into my hands. I nodded my thank you and forced myself onto my feet. Fresh blood soaked through my jacket and there must have been at least one broken bone in my body by now. Too bad the only nurses they have in Silent Hill are dead ones...

Leonard sauntered toward me, his eyes blazing like the most intense inferno. I gripped the knife and focused on my target. Now, it was just about getting Leonard within close range. But could I really kill him? Well, it's not like he's a person, anyway, I thought, sizing him up. No, he wasn't a real person anymore. Just another monster. Leonard seemed ready to hit me again. Instead, he simply stopped within a foot of where I stood.

"You think you can win? You are nothing but a lowly unbeliever, whereas I...I am the one chosen by God's hand," Leonard boasted, speaking of God like he would a lover. It was time to play my game now.

"Sure, whatever you say," I muttered carelessly, knwoing it would tick him off.

"Such ignorance! You are nothing! Nothing but an arrogant, ignorant unbeliever and you will pay for your sins," Leonard screeched in an almost inhuman way. Just to make him a little madder, I rolled my eyes dramatically and faked a yawn.

"Right. So, why not make me pay for those sins? I'll bet you can't even grab me again," I taunted, dangling the bait in front of Leonard. If Leonard was human, I'm sure this would be the moment where he would sneer down at me and think of me as the ignorant, unworthy person I supposedly was.

"If you wish for pain and blood, then so be it," Leonard said as he reached for me. Quickly, I dodged him by running around him. With his speed, Leonard ducked down and curled his hands around my waist, just as he had before. Instead of struggling, I allowed him to raise me to eye level. "You are weak. I'm afraid it is your time to die."

"No, not mine. Yours," I retorted as his claws made new lacerations in my sides. His claws loosened the slightest bit out of uncertainty, but it was too late. Right then, I plunged the Claudia's knife into Leonard's chest. His skin was tough to break through, but I shoved the handle of the knife with the heel of my hand until it dug deep. Leonard froze in shock and then he let out a groan of pain. I forced the knife deeper, until I felt Leonard's body halt completely. Until I was certain it had pierced his heart; if he even had one, that is.

Leonard's claws released me and I tumbled to the floor. His body was still, as if there were no breath or life in it anymore. Then, one of his hands lifted in an attempt to pull the knife out, but stopped short of it. Weak, Leonard stumbled forward for a moment and then dropped to the ground. There was a little hint of a spark left in his eyes, but the strength had drained out of him.

Just like with any other monster, I daintily stepped over Leonard's back and stomped over it back and forth. Every time I did, Leonard would moan with pain and the red light in his eyes faded. Just to make sure he was gone, I even jumped up and down for a full minute as if he were a mattress and I was the child jumping on it. Finally, I hopped off and noticed with relief that all the light had left his eyes and his body was no longer moving. Great. Now that that's over with...

Vincent had pulled himself into a sitting position against a pew nearby. He looked pale, but alive. As he studied Leonard's body, there was an expression on his face that seemed...impressed.

"And here I thought you refused to kill anyone," he mocked me lightly, with a faint smile on his lips.

"In case you haven't noticed, Leonard isn't actually human," I replied, feeling justified a bit in my actions. Leonard had been a monster, no better than Claudia. She was the only one I wouldn't feel justified in killing. "By the way, I did you a favor. You can repay me by leaving and not getting killed."

Vincent stared at me for a long minute and then nodded hastily. At least there was some color in his face now and there was no longer any blood seeping through his clothes.

"Fine. Just...allow me to regain a little strength. Then, I'll be out of your sight forever," he promised, though I wouldn't hold him to the last part. He had an uncanny knack for showing up out of thin air. I had no doubt he would do it again.

"I see you managed to kill my father and even save Vincent's worthless life," Claudia's voice rose from behind me. I hadn't even noticed that she had become conscious again. How long had she been aware? "I suppose it is for the best. This way, not even my father can interfere with God's plans."

A slow tremor erupted in my lower belly as Claudia spoke. It was coming again and I didn't know if I had the strength anymore to push it aside. There was really only one thing I could do, though I detested doing it. My fingers went to the necklace around my throat and I accepted it.

"As I said, Claudia, God will not be born," I told her. Claudia's eyes narrowed as I opened the pendant and foudn the red capsule. If only I had a-clean-drink of water to follow after the pill. Here goes nothing...

Before I could think twice, I tossed the red pill in my mouth and swallowed it down. For a second, it got caught in my throat and then it passed. Almost instantly, my skin turned a garish red, almost as if I were burning. My skin felt hot and stingy and my eyes burned with tears. My throat constricted as bile climbed up.

"Alessa, what have you done? What did you swallow?" Claudia was confused and she obviously knew something was wrong. My mind was buzzing and my nails scratched at the floor as my hands clenched in agony. Then, the worst part came.

Deep in my lower abdomen, I started to feel a slight tugging. It almost felt like my stomach was being pumped. The tugging increased until my body was writhing on the floor. A slimy, vile sensation crawled through my body as something was rising towards my throat. It was choking me and I couldn't take in a full breath. Oh, God...oh, please...help me!

It was as though someone were strangling me from the inside out. The bile rose in my throat as did the...I couldn't even think the word in my head. My heart was pounding, much more intense than any overdose or heart attack in the world. The...thing rushed up my throat-though it couldn't have been humanly possible-and suddenly I threw up worse than any hangover. Blood spilled over the floorboards and out plopped a distorted, red fetus.

Cold sweat ran down my face as I collapsed onto the floor, my body aching in places I didn't know existed. My heart was sore as it slowed and my throat felt like I had swallowed a whole jar of acid. Vincent had his face turned away; not even he, as insane as he was, could bear to witness this episode.

Claudia approached the red, inhuman form and I wish I could have willed my body to stand and shove her away. If only I had the strength to stop her from doing what I already knew she would do. Looks like God didn't make it...but just wait for it. It's not over yet.

Somehow, I put all my last energy into sliding my leg over to the creature in an attempt to hit it, but Claudia saw my movements. Raising her own foot, she stomped down on my leg and I cried out softly. Had she broken my leg? It was difficult to tell when everything was currently hurting.

"Stop! God is..." Claudia's voice trailed off as she bent to pick up the slimy red thing. It wasn't moving at all, but she didn't seem to care a bit. Her eyes were filled with wonder and warmth, as though the deformed fetus were a child to her. I opened my mouth to protest, but no sound came out.

If I thought that tossing up a fetus was horrible, then watching what Claudia did was ten times worse. Perhaps she was imagining the idea of eating her favorite food, but she opened her mouth and swallowed the fetus whole. My stomach twisted and I had to lower my head in disgust. How could someone do such a thing?

Claudia clenched her hands over her abdomen and her skin became the same shade of red that mine had been only moments ago. Her mouth was composed in a line as she felt the same waves of discomfort.

"You...you cannot kill God. I...I will...birth God," she gasped as she fell backwards. It was then that I remembered the gaping hole behind her, the one that led down to a deep chamber where Heather fought the God. My strength was little, but it was enough that I could walk towards Claudia.

As she staggered on the edge of the hole, I reached out a hand to grab her arm and to keep her from falling. Claudia glared at me and shoved me away. Then, she fell back and disappeared through the black hole. I knew it was the last time I'd seen her alive. Claudia...

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I hope none of you became too faint when it came to the nasty part. Seriously, that has to be the worst scene in all of Silent Hill (and when I say worst, I mean disgusting!). /= You'd have to be pretty insane to do something like that...

Well, hopefully you guys enjoyed the chapter anyway. I think there will be baout one more chapter and then...that's it! But, fear not. I have been so inspired by my readers that I have come up with a new idea for a sequel!

The way I'm thinking about it now, it will revolve around Silent Hill 4: The Room (and yes, involving Katy). So, tell me what you think of this idea and perhaps I will do it after this story is good and finished. (= Yay, something for you to (maybe) look forward to!