Once Seto was sure no one was in the study, he started looking through the things on the desk, trying to find something that might be a clue as to why he had a bad feeling about this place. He cursed when he knocked over a stack of papers. When he went to put them back, the papers hit the bust that was on the desk, and moved the head forward. His eyes caught a bookcase moving over, revealing a passageway. "Well, what do you know a secret passageway." Seto said. He walked into the passageway, and the shelf shut behind him. He sighed, and then continued to walk through the passageway.
Kiarra stirred awake only fifteen minutes after Seto left. She reached out to put her arm around him, but found him gone. She sighed upon fully opening her eyes and seeing he wasn't there. "I should have known." She said. She sighed and got out of bed before leaving the room to look for him. She went down to the foyer, and into the study. She saw someone sitting on the couch. "Seto, come to bed." She said, coming around it. She gasped, seeing it was Sebastian, not Seto. How could she have mistaken him for Seto? "Oh Sebastian, have you seen Seto? I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed and when I came out Seto wasn't there."
"No, I'm afraid I haven't." He said, appearing troubled.
"Is something wrong?" She asked.
"Tonight, at the party, I was to announce that I am selling this house." He said, before standing.
"But why? You said this house has been in your family for generations." Kiarra said.
"It has…but…as of late I cannot bear the dark past that shadows this place." He said.
"Dark past?" Kiarra asked. "What happened here?"
"Karina Gracely happened."
Seto pushed on the wall in front of him, and it moved with ease. He looked and the wall had been the back of a painting. He shut it, entering the dark hallway. He took a lit candelabrum, and walked around the corner, unaware of the paintings changing behind him. He spotted a door, and moved towards it, slowing when it appeared the door was breathing. "You're seeing things Seto…" He said, grabbing the door handle, only to go into another hallway.
"…Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween, awaken the spirits with your tambourine." A woman's voice said from the room down the hall.
"Hello? Is someone there?" Seto said, walking towards the voice.
"Creepies and crawlies, toads in a pond, let there be music from regions beyond." The woman continued.
Seto neared the room, not seeing anything but a round table and a large crystal ball that was glowing green.
"Wizards and witches wherever you dwell. Give us a hint by ringing a bell." The woman said, and a silence followed.
"Excuse me miss, but-" Seto stopped as he entered the room, seeing no one was there. His eyes widened as a woman's face appeared in the crystal ball. "How…"
He lifted up the table cloth, and saw nothing there, and then he looked around the room for something that could be projecting the image, but there was nothing. He sat in the chair at the table.
"I am Madame Espana. Whom do you seek?" She asked.
"I'm seeking a way back." Seto said, still convinced there was a logical explanation to the woman in the crystal ball.
"Then you must look within." Espana said.
"That makes no sense." Seto said. He jumped when the chair moved in further, trapping him. He tried to move it back, but it wouldn't budge. "Hey, what's going on here?!"
"SILENCE!" Espana shouted. "A curse lies upon this house, a devils curse. It seeks to destroy you."
"What? That's a load of nonsense." Seto said.
Espana sighed, and closed her eyes. "Dark spirits from the grave come forth. Lift us from the black. And show us the way back." She said.
"Common, this isn't funny anymore."
"Lift us to the light, and lead us through this stormy night." Espana said, as the furniture began to rise. "Evil and darkness have fallen this night. But now, to survive, you must gain new sight. Follow the light, it will lead you home. Break the curse, there is no way out of this mansion unless you break the spell."
"Let me out of here!" Seto shouted. Just then, everything crashed to the floor. He stood, just to see floating instruments coming at him. He ran, he didn't care if it was just some trick, he just ran.
He ran through the hallway, and quickly turned into another, running to a door. Once through, he slammed it shut behind him. He heard a few thuds. He panted. "I have to get Kiarra and we're getting out of here, even if the car won't start." He said, and went up into the attic. He wove around, looking for another way out, too afraid to go back into the hallway. He spotted a wedding dress, covered with a black see-through tarp. As he spotted an elevator, he noticed a painting in his peripheral vision. He headed towards it, and gasped. The woman in the painting looked exactly like Kiarra. "Impossible…" He said, but as he began to think back to his experiences in Egypt, the floor creaked behind him. He shot around, and saw a man who resembled Joey but with Black hair and blue eyes.
"What are you doing up here? You're not supposed to be up here!" He said.
"Believe me, I'm trying to leave." Seto said. He motioned to the painting. "Who is that?"
"That's none of your concern, that's who." He said.
"Her name was Karina." Mai said, appearing from nowhere. "Karina Gracely."
"It's not his concern, Mai." The man said.
"It is, Joseph. He's involved!" Mai shouted, and she turned as she heard a creak. She pulled Seto and hid him behind some things. "Stay there." She whispered, before winding around it.
"That man has disappeared. Have you seen him?" Aden's voice asked.
"No sir, we haven't." Mai said.
"If you find him, bring him to me." Aden said. "He needs to be kept out of the way."
"Of course, sir." Joey said.
"The final arrangements have been made." Aden said. "I can't have him interfering with the Master's plan."
A moment passed. "You can come out now." Joey said. "He's gone."
"What the hell is going on here?!" Seto asked.
Author's Note: Yes I turned Espa Roba into a woman *cackles evilly*