Argh. Sorry for the extremely long wait…my schedule got so bad that I was exhausted all the time, but it's just gotten better. Now, unless I procrastinate too much or hit a writer's block, I should be able to make more stories/chapters now.

To make up for all the lost time I'm posting this chapter, posting a one shot either today or tomorrow, and I might put up a chapter for a new story I'm working on sometime soon.

This chapter isn't going to be long, I've wasted enough time already. Hope you like it.

I do not own any characters except any mentioned entities.


She had to get moving, and fast. The entity was playing a twisted game of Cat and Mouse…and who knew how long it'd be before he got bored and ended it.

Alyssa remembered that she couldn't defeat an entity unless she knew one thing: The entity's name. Glancing towards the town hall, she knew what to do. She took a running leap off the gallows platform and raced around the tree that decorated the village center. Just as she expected, a knife shot out from a dark rooftop and nearly embedded itself in her ankle, but she dodged quickly.

She reached the town hall with no further trouble, but realized the door was locked. Remembering the key from earlier, she took it from her pocket and tried to fit it in the lock. The door unlocked and Alyssa got in as fast as she could. She slammed the door behind her and listened as a loud "THUNK" hit the door. Opening it up a crack, she saw a knife embedded right where her head had been.

She shut the door and placed a nearby chair up against it. The entity would have to find another way in. Feeling somewhat safe, she turned and looked around the town hall.

It was a mess. Books flung everywhere, shards of wood decorated the floor. However, there was no blood that she could see. She was in a main hall and could see rooms to the left and right of her. Trusting her instincts, she went left.

She was in what looked like a storage area, filled with tools and supplies. It was intact, except for a few shredded bags of grain. She saw a hammer on a shelf and took it, hoping that it would take down those planks from earlier. She moved on to the other room.

She walked into a library. Jackpot. Alyssa expected the town to have a town registry, and this would be the perfect place to search for it. There were bookshelves along both walls, and a desk against the wall on the opposite wall of the room. But, there was one problem.

There was someone seated at the desk.

Alyssa crept forward, keeping her eyes locked on the person. The person's head was tilted at an odd angle, but he was alive and mumbling to himself. He didn't seem to have any weapons on him. Alyssa tapped him on the shoulder. The person leapt out of his seat, turned, and grabbed Alyssa's shoulders. She looked into the eyes of the dead mayor.

"Begone, young one!" He roared, "Do you not know the danger you're in? Run, run while you still can!" He released her and slowly sank back into his chair. "What's the point…" he muttered, "No one will escape. That monster has killed everyone in town…even my family."

The mayor was beginning to fade. "If I could just see my family one last time, I could rest." He pushed his head until it was set back normally, but it just flopped back down again. "Please, just get out of town. We can't let that man finish off the village."

With one last look at Alyssa, the mayor completely faded away. On the desk where he was sitting was the town registry. Alyssa opened the book and began to search.

Remembering the entity's brother was named Gerald Bronnsky, Alyssa quickly flipped to the B section.

Jessie Basinger, William Best, Gerald Bronnsky, Blank, Matt Buford…

Wait, blank?

At the spot where the entity's name should have been was a large tear in the paper. That bastard ripped his name out of the book!

Alyssa shut the book and sighed. She had only one last place she could investigate…the shack. She had a bad feeling about it. She quickly went outside.


Alyssa looked around first before charging towards the rotting planks that blocked off the shack. As she raced by the Gallows a voice called out to her.

"Were you looking for this?"

Alyssa turned and looked at the ghastly figure that was now standing on top of the Gallows. The entity was finally in decent light, so Alyssa could see him.

The entity looked dirty, with a torn vest, shirt, and pants. His brownish blond hair spread out in all directions. He wore gloves on each hand, with multiple blades attached to both gloves. In his hand he held the scrap of paper that held the secret to defeating him.

Alyssa readied her water bottle to stun him and take the paper, but it was too late. With astonishing speed the entity tossed the paper in the air and slashed it to pieces. Alyssa's hopes fell as the confetti slowly sank to the ground.

"You cannot win, little girl," the maniac rasped, "do not prolong the inevitable."

As quickly as he had appeared, he leapt to a nearby rooftop and was gone. Alyssa wasn't down and out yet, however.

She turned towards the rotting boards that barred the way to her only chance, and she ran.

Sorry once again for the long wait. I think this chapter came out pretty well, so thank you for reading. I should either have a new chapter of this or a new one shot out tomorrow, so keep an eye out.