Silent Hill: Beacon Of Hope
Chapter Four
Rose, Cybil, Joanna, Darren and Amaris walked towards a large building that looked very much like a church.
Everything was still and silent, the ash had stopped coming out of the sky and night was about to fall.
Amaris was thinking back at the toilets in the school: Colin explaining everything broke her heart.
But when she saw Xuchilbara, it strangely healed and she wanted him to reappear once more.
"Babe, are you okay?" Darren asked, wrapping a arm over her shoulders. She looked at him deeply.
"Yeah, just a little tired." She replied, it wasn't a lie though. "I thought that evil thing was going to get you. Lucky Cybil saved us." He said with a chuckle.
Amaris turned away from him, feeling a pang of hurt hover over her. "It wasn't going to hurt me." She whispered to herself.
As they entered the church, the small gathering of people inside went deathly quiet.
A much older woman, Amaris instanly knew it had to be Christabella, walked towards them.
"Ah, you must be our new visitors. Welcome, come inside from the cold of night." She said.
But once Amaris stepped inside, Christabella hissed and pointed a long finger at her.
"I don't trust you, whoever you are, but you are welcome in this place for now." She warned.
Amaris swallowed, lowering her gaze at her and went to sit right away from anyone.
Joanna went to sit beside her, a massive frown was across her face.
"What the hell was that about?" She whispered.
"I don't know, maybe she could sense something about me." Amaris replied, looking at her best friend.
"Mmm, there's something really creepy in this place. It has to be some religious cult here." Joanna said, eyeing up the unusual objects.
Amaris studied them, a massive chill ran down her spine. "Remember, don't trust Christabella at all. Colin knows the real truth." She warned.
Joanna nodded her head and turned to look at what was going on.
Rose was talking to Christabella, perhaps about her daughter Sharon's whereabouts.
Darren and Cybil were wandering about, igorning the curious and leery gazes at the townspeople.
But someone caught her eye just a few meters from where she and Amaris was sitting.
All she could see was a pair of ice-blue eyes and a arrgoant but handsome face pointing right at her.
Something about him gave her a rush of shivers up and down her spine.
"I see you looking at him." Amaris teased.
Joanna spun her head to her with a frown across her face.
"No, I'm not!" She cried, though she was lying.
Amaris rose her eyebrows.
"Yeah, whatever. I'm gonna have a walk about."
Joanna watched her walk towards the stranger, she mouthed her protests but it was too late.
The mysterious man followed Amaris to where Joanna sat, he was a lot taller than she first thought.
"I'll just leave you guys to it." She said, waving at her friend and headed to where Darren was.
Joanna looked into those icy eyes, a smirk began to form on his lips.
"Er hi." She said, nervously.
"Hello." He replied in a very good American accent.
"So do you live in Silent Hill?" She asked.
"Not exactly, I had a acident and wound up here a few weeks ago. Luckily these people helped me out, especially Christabella." He explained.
"Ah I see. My name's Joanna." She stood, offering her hand.
"Jason." He shook it, his fingers lightly touching her skin which caused a fire to burn all over her.
Amaris watched Joanna and the mysterious man chat like they knew each other from the moment they said hello.
It was nice to see her friend get a man, she was far too worked up with work and her condition which deeply affected it.
Perhaps this guy could be the one, who knows?
She turned to Darren who was chatting to Cybil, it looked obvious he was trying to chat her up.
Rolling her eyes, she thought back of Colin and Xuchilbara.
How she wished the air raid siren would go off again but it's been a while now and it hasn't come on.
Suddenly bored of just standing there, Amaris bumped in Christabella who had a shiftly look on her face.
"There's something about you, child. Something disturbing. I better get it out of you very soon." She said in a uneasy tone of voice.
"Er no thanks, I'm fine." She replied with a false grin and walked away.
Then, the wailing of the air raid siren echoed all around the town.
Amaris ran to the double door and slammed her weight against them so they could open.
Christabella screamed "Get her back in here NOW!" But not once person moved, who would dare venture out there?
Joanna noticed her friend running out, she said a quick farewell to Jason who was quite a charmer and she really liked him, to join Amaris.
As for Darren, he was failing miserabally to woo Cybil, he hardly cared or noticed what just happened. What a jerk!
"Amaris, where the hell are you going?" Joanna cried, trying her hardest to catch up with her.
"I'm going back to the school to save Colin and may see Xuchilbara." She replied, stopping.
"Is this what you were planning while we were at the church?" Joanna asked.
"So what if I did? I have to get him out of that trap." Amaris replied, in a annoyed tone.
The darkness overcame the pair, the unsettling feeling was rising with each passing second.
Digging out a torch from her backpack, the light instanly fell on what looked awfully like Xuchilbara only there was something different.
He had a sword, this one had a speare. The way he looked at them both was dangerous and threatening.
"RUN!" Amaris cried, grabbing Joanna's hand and dashed back inside the school. They headed towards the girl's toilets once more.
"Girls, what are you doing back here?" Colin asked, his eyes widened at the sharp knife Amaris got out to cut off the trap he was in.
"Please don't release me!" He pleaded but she didn't listen. He landed on the floor, moaning in pure agony.
"Come on, I'm setting you free. Let's try and walk." Amaris said, helpping him off the ground and exited out of the room.
But once they reach towards the coridoor, Xuchilbara was standing there in their way. "It's because I screamed!" Colin moaned.
"Don't worry, we are getting out of here." Joanna reassured him. "Hold him." Amaris ordered, letting Colin go so she could walk towards the towering and disturbing beast of a man.
"Do you remember me?" She asked. There was no reply, only a slight nod of the head. She lifted her hand slowly. He dropped his sword which landed with a almightly clank so he could rise his own.
Colin and Joanna watched in shock and awe, how can this horrifying yet beautiful moment happen if she wasn't afraid or running from fear?
He couldn't deny the feelings he thought were long dead, jealously and love for this unusual teenager.
Like it wasn't real, a voice appeared in Amaris mind asking: "Why are you here?"
"Because I'm saving everyone, especially you. Because I can." She replied instanly.
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