Castle Karma

by Meoata

(WARNINGS: 100% OC and some disturbing nonsexual content.) Lusca escapes from his orphanage into the woods only to find a castle on the other end. Lusca houses the castle and realizes that he's not alone in the darkness. (First fanfic so critiques are welcomed and all that other wonderful stuff newbies type in their summaries.)

3. Trapped

The creature emitted a low growl as it walked around. I could barely see it, but I could tell that it was pale, I could see the inside of its mouth, and its claws were huge. I forced myself to look away, afraid that just staring at the creature would drive me into complete insanity, giving away my location.

It walked right in front of the closet door, I could see every gruesome thing about the creature from its messed up eyes to its legs. I almost screamed but I was still silent, breathing through my mouth so even my breath could not be heard. My heart was racing in pure terror. I was petrified just from looking at the monstrosity.

After many torturous seconds, the thing was walking away, leaving the room completely. I left the closet when I was sure it wouldn't come back, breathing laboriously to calm my racing heart. What the hell was that thing!? I knew then that I had to get out of the castle.

Before I left the bedroom, I opened the drawers, finding a lantern, some tinderboxes, and a piece of paper with the words, Eli's Entry #1 on top.

July 7th, 1867
There's something wrong here. I could feel something evil in Castle Karma. My older brothers and I experienced similar nightmares and hallucinations. We tried to leave, but an unexplainable force haunts this place. We've heard an ominous voice rang through the halls, an unnatural sound, as we tried to escape. I don't know what to do. We're scared, we're trapped. What is haunting this place?

I was terrified more and more as I read the note. I knew I had to get out of here. I pulled out the lantern so the darkness wouldn't frighten me as I ran to the door on the other side of the room. I turned the lantern off as I opened the door, slowly, afraid that the creature might be around, but I couldn't see him as I looked from behind the door. I ran through the hallway to the foyer, down the stairs, and into the first hallway where I saw the door to freedom.

Freedom wasn't as easy as I'd hope. Everything went dark and I heard a loud scream from hell, it frightened me as I thought that another monster was coming to kill me. I regained my sight, seeing something that almost made me cover my mouth so I could prevent myself from scream in fright: the door was now covered in something large, red, and fleshy. I stepped back in reflex, too afraid of something so ominous and unknown. I turned around, walking back to the foyer. I needed to find another way out.