Sorry guys and gals, I haven't posted in a while due to 'complications': only a hand full of you will know what I mean but for those of you that don't it is probably better that you don't know. Either way, I'm happy to say that the new chapter is here and I hope you all enjoy it!
Luna kneeled down beside me and rested her hand on my shoulder, "what happened here?" she asked me, I turned my head to face her and replied, "I'm not quite sure I know". She gripped my shoulder and sighed, "But you know someone who does, don't you?" she retorted; I nodded lightly and rose to my feet, knocking her hand off of my shoulder gently, "come on, we need to find Chris" I said as I began walking towards the front entrance.
As I reached the front doors I placed my hand on the scorched door frame and sighed, I nearly fell to my knees upon seeing the inside of the facility, "What happened here" I sobbed to myself as I pushed myself off of the door frame and over towards the blackened reception desk; everything in sight scorched, charred and blackened, it was as if they had all been destroyed by a fire, "But how did a fire start in here?" I thought to myself as I tore a small chunk of the reception desk off into my hand, I rubbed it between my palms and watched as it turned to ashes and fell to the ground at my feet. A familiar smell filled the air as the charred wood crumbled, it smelt of gasoline. "Petrol?" I thought to myself as looked around the foyer, "Where would there be gas in this hall way?" I said out loud, Luna turned to me and tilted her head slightly, "Gas? Why do you need gas" she asked, I turned to her and stomped the ground with my foot, "I don't need gas! Gas was here" I retorted before turning on my heel and storming off towards the chamber where I had first meet Chris. "Come on, he is this way!" I called as I broke into a sprint, aiming for the door surrounded by the blooded, tiled floor.
As I approached the door I put my arms out in front of me, preparing to barge the door and burst into the room, "Come on, come on, come on, you better be in here you self-righteous bastard!"I screamed internally. With a thud and a crack I hit the door, but it didn't swing open; it crumbled under my weight and fell to the ground before decaying into ashes. "What the hell?" I shouted as I threw myself backwards, landing in a puddle of old, crusted blood, "Things shouldn't decay this quickly" I stated, but before I could continue I heard Luna make her way into the room panting, she took hold of the door frame and looked down at the what was once a door before looking over in my direction, I look of horror on her face. "What the hell was that?" she asked frantically as she approached me and pulled me up off of the ground, "you started running at the door like a stampeding bull and you went right through it" she said, but I cut her off quickly, "I know what happened, I just so happened to witness it!" I yelled, my temper sizzling out of control. Luna cowered back in fear, covering her face and looking as if she was about to cry; I stood back and dropped my head in shame, "I'm sorry, Luna, this place is getting to my head" I looked up to see her gazing at me from behind her hands, a tear rolling down her face.
"All right" I muttered as I approached her, lifting her up as she had done me. "Last time I saw Chris in this room, I don't know where he could be" Luna's eyes lit up with excitement, "We should look for him around the facility!" she cheered as she jumped for joy before settling back down and turning to me slowly, blushing, "That is... If you'd like to?" she asked me, I chuckled lightly in reply and made my way to the door, Luna following closely; however, I couldn't get it out of my head, "What had happened here and why is everything decaying so quickly?" I repeatedly said to myself internally.
As I reached the door way I stepped out unto the tiled floor, avoiding the decayed remains of the door that lay out on the floor, I turned left and pressed myself up against the wall in fear, "There are no lights this way" I said, Luna replied, "None at all?" she asked, I gulped and gazed deep into the black hallway before me, seeing nothing but a single, dim, flickering orange bulb; under the bulb was a black door with a metal plaque that I couldn't read from where I was. "There is one, and a door, but it's quite far from here" I said, pushing myself off of the wall and standing in a pouncing stance, "Come on Luna, I think we can make it there if we run" Luna grabbed my shoulder and shook me, "Are you kidding me? The floors here are mostly tiled, we might slip" she gasped, I nodded in agreement and looked as far ahead of me I could, listening to the silent abyss, trying to detect any danger that may lurk. "It seems clear enough, let's take it at a steady pace before someone, or worse yet, something comes along to find us". Luna agreed and released her grip on me, standing closely behind me to the right, I began to walk at a steady pace towards the flashing light, being as silent as I could, I felt the tiles beneath me crack and crumble, decaying unnaturally under my weight as I made my way towards my destination; soon, the tiles stopped cracking and a new sound formed from the floor beneath my feet, I recognised the sound as the creaking of wood, I reached out behind me and placed a hand on Luna's stomach, "Don't move" I ordered, fearing that the floor might be weakened by the blaze, "The floor here is wooden, we need to tread carefully"
I slowly took a step forward, putting pressure on my left foot, a large creek echoed through the hallway but the floor seemed sturdy enough to hold my weight, I raised my right foot gently to test the floor, it held but groaned mischievously, "Don't you dare give way" I whispered as I set my right foot down in front of my left and began to walk forward slowly and steadily, avoiding falling through the floor. I heard a large groan and turned my head to see Luna following behind me, her shadowy outline showing she had tried to follow me, I could make out a grimace on her face; but it wasn't her expression that shocked me, it was the black shroud forming behind her, however, the eyes were not green as Chris's had been, no, they were a dark violet colour. "Luna, look out behind you!" I yelled as I grabbed the girls wrist and pulled her towards me, I turned and dragged her, breaking into a sprint towards the door. The floor beneath me groaned in agony and the cloud of dust , dirt and fear followed closed behind. I couldn't make out it was saying, but between the wails, groans and screeches I heard a single low-pitched voice whispering, "Don't run... Give in... Don't resist... Give in... Give in... Fear... Fear me... My insanity... FEAR ME!" the cloud charged with a burst of immense speed and two malicious claws shot out from it as it embodied the shape of a woman in a long dark dress, the floor beneath us began to crumble as we picked up our pace: I heard Luna mumble and turned to see her crying, no wailing, "GO AWAY! STOP IT! STOP IT! NO!" Anger surged throughout my body and I lunged for Luna quickly...