Until Dawn: The Light in the Darkness

Chapter 14 of my Until Dawn story, enjoy.

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Chapter 14

MIKE POV

With a soft sigh, I continued my search for Jess and Grant. I had to admit, not having any hints on where to go, I could only follow the paths. But it was getting late and I had no idea how much time had passed. I was beginning to worry about Jess and Grant. If something bad had happened, if they got hurt, it would be all my fault.

'If I hadn't been so stupid and selfish, maybe none of this would have happened...' I thought sadly to myself, stopping short.

I had just heard a terrified scream, a scream that belonged to a familiar girl.

"Jess!?"

I hurried in the direction I had heard it coming from, hearing the scream yet again. I then saw her. My eyes widened, she was a mess, missing some clothes and utterly terrified. She was struggling against something that I couldn't see, trying to pull herself away, but whatever was dragging her away had a firm grim and she soon disappeared from view, screaming all the while, crying for help, crying Grant's name.

I looked around wildly. 'Grant, where is he…? She's crying out for him to help her, so he must be...Urgh, no time! If he's after whatever took her, we'll meet up.'

I quickly recovered and began to chase after Jess and her unseen attacker. I couldn't let this happen. I was right, something bad had happened and it was my fault! I had to hurry, I had to save Jess! I stopped suddenly, however, as I found myself at a chasm. There were two ways across; I could either shimmy across the edges, or use the rock platforms to jump across.

'Okay, c'mon...fuck it...Jess' life is at stake.' I told myself and threw caution to the wind.

It was a startling experience, but I managed to make the jumps, some of them only just. Once on the other side, I wasted no time and resumed pursuit, once more, picking up the trail. Growling and urging myself onwards, I soon stopped again. I was standing at the top of a cliff, overlooking an old abandoned mine building. Looking at the path below, I made up my mind at once and began to slide down the ledge, taking care to arrest my fall and slow my descent. I soon reached the bottom, landing on my feet. I picked up my dropped flashlight and began to make my way towards the mine building. The trail stopped there, which worried me and I looked around.

"HELP ME!" Jess suddenly screamed.

"Come, shit! Shit! Shit, shit!" I growled as I entered the mine building. Following her screams, I tried to find her. Everything that had happened between us at the lodge was forgotten for now.

"Oh no, help!"

"JESSICA!" I yelled back, trying to get her attention.

Her scream this time was more focused, telling me that she had heard me and knew that I was there. "MIKE, OH GOD, HELP ME!"

"JESSICA!" I called out again, but this time, no reply. "JESS!"

Instantly, panic settled within me and I hurried through the building, descending a set of stairs when I found them. My heart leapt into my mouth when I heard Jess shriek again.

"ARGH! NO! MICHAAEELLLL HELP ME! HELP ME!" she was pleading, and she wasn't scared, no, she was clearly terrified.

"JESSICA, I'M COMING!" I called out, trying to reassure her, but she continued to scream. "JESSICA, JESSICA!"

Hearing me, she cried out, pleading again. "HELP ME! Oh no, Michael!"

"JESS!"

I reached the bottom of the steps and rounded a corner, slowly approaching the center of the room. My eyes widened in horror. An old elevator was stationed there and lying on it was Jessica, covered in blood with several gashes to her face and chest, as well as more on her arms and legs. It was clear that she had been attacked, viciously so. The torn clothing, the injuries, she just lay there. But she wasn't moving, and I fell to my knees next to her. Unable to believe it; I was too late, she was dead, I had failed her.

"NO! OH GOD! Nooo... Jessica... Oh god!" I cried, fearing the worst.

But then, she suddenly gasped, spitting blood, and my eyes widened. "Jess! Jess! Are you okay!?"

She attempted to move, but clearly did not have the strength, even turning her head seemed like a chore.

"Help..." she wheezed.

I began to reach for her, when suddenly, there was a loud metallic snap and the elevator dropped into the depths of the mines.

"JESSSICAAAAA!"

I stared in dismay as her body vanished from sight. I had come so close, and now she was gone. Head bowed, I nearly collapsed into tears, when I noticed a strange shape forming a shadow above me.

"Huh? What the fuck?" I mumbled as I looked upwards.

I could see the shape now. It was clearly a person, a figure looking down at me. Reacting at once in blind anger, I leapt to my feet, wishing that I had some sort of ranged weapon to just kill that fucker here and now. There was no doubt that this was the person who had done this to Jess. They had killed her.

'Son of a bitch, you're not getting away from me!' I thought furiously.

Running up the stairs, I very nearly fell through a hole in the ground, but leapt over it at the last second. I stopped only when I reached the elevator shaft and began to climb it. Seeing a ledge above me, I leapt up to it, only for it to break. I let out a yelp, but quickly caught a lower ledge. Gritting my teeth, I struggled upwards, climbing still, moving as quickly as possible.

'Shit, shit, c'mon!'

Urging myself onwards, although the adrenaline was slowly wearing out now, I began climbing up the right side of the wall, using various protruding bits of metal as hand and foot holds. Setting my jaw, I jumped over the gap and finally landed on the ledge that the figure had been standing on. The rough climb and pursuit had an unfortunate effect, my jacket and shirt had been torn, so now, my upper body was covered only by my white undershirt. Right away, I saw it was the end of a tunnel. Towards the end of a tunnel was a male figure walking away.

'It's him, that's gotta be the guy...For Jess...'

I immediately began to pursue him. "Piece of shit...Get back here!"

As I ran, I saw the man jumping down a hole and a gate beginning to close.

"Christ!" I yelled as I sped up. "Gotta make it!"

I dropped and slid along the ground, only just making it past the gate before it fully closed. Catching my breath, I struggled upright.

'Dammit, gotta keep after him, can't let what happened to Jess...'

I shook my head, I had to focus on following and finding out who this guy was, then he'd get what he deserved. Spotting an older style lantern, I quickly claimed it, turning it on with my lighter before picking it up and following the path that the figure took. I leapt down the hole and made my way out of the mines and into the snow.

"Oh fuck." I muttered as the cold suddenly bit at me.

But then I saw it, a strange large building in the distance. I could just make out the man I saw earlier, walking up the path towards it.

"Jesus..." I whispered to myself. "The fuck is that place?"

I slowly, carefully began to follow the path myself.

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