Spriggs27 said
Naomi tried to ignore Yosuke's comments, when he talked about killing small animals she spoke up," Your weak if you think killing animals in your backyard makes you powerful then your worst than me, you don't even attack living things your own size, and your too scared to move onto the bigger game that surrounds us." Naomi sounded weirdly noble when she spoke about killing backyard animals, While they continued to walk down the hall, Yosuke asked Naomi another question and she groaned aloud," Because if this is hell then what's the true point into killing someone ? They'd just be in pain but not dead." Naomi answered. When they continued on Yosuke stopped for yet another question, and handed her a pen asking for him to be hurt by her in order to check and see if they were really in weird version of hell or still alive," Okay." Naomi said nonchalantly, aimed for his side and jabbed him with the point of the pen twice, when she couldn't make him bleed, she dropped the pen onto the floor and pulled a polished knife out of her pants, she then was about to stab him with the knife but something else caught her eye. When she saw the Mutilated corpse with scissors stabbed into their eyes she took a knee and put away her knife back into her pants, she took the dead girl's I.D and read the note," Akira, your a dumb shit, I may not have a tv, but I know it's best not to split up in a place like this, if your friends are still alive, I'll kill them just for their stupidity, and if their dead, I'll happily laugh at them." Naomi said in a deadpanned demeanor.

Yosuke got incredibly scared when Naomi pulled her knife out. Luckily, she had been distracted with something. A corpse, lying lifeless on the ground. He was surprised he hadn't noticed it before, that was a stench of rotten meat in the air, but He guessed it just hadn't occurred to him that it could be linked to a corpse. She investigated the girls body. Akira, was her name, and she had split up with her party, freaking moron. "Wow. Way to go, dipshit." He said to the corpse, kicking the lifeless husk of what used to be a human. "So, let's keep moving forward." Yosuke said, grabbing one of the scissors out of the girl's eyes. "She mentioned something about an infirmary on the second floor, let's see if we can make it there. Also, please don't stab me."

Delta44 said
[Paulownia Academy High School]"Hikari Shishido"Age: 15Class: 2-3By name, Jun was able to determine that this was a female student. Her cause of death may have been hanging as, upon closer inspection, a short wire was wrapped tightly around her neck, though broke off. Also, around one of the shower heads was a similar-looking wire..."Poor girl..." Jinta remarked as he surveyed the corpse. He sighed dryly. "Well, there's not much we can do about it... Rest in peace..." He nodded down at the corpse and looked to the door that lead outside. Testing it proved successful as the door slid open with some resistance, though it was mostly fine. "Hey, Jun! I'm gonna get a drink out here. You coming or are you gonna stay here?" He asked, though it seemed likely he wouldn't leave without her anyway.

"...can...c-can we untie her? I think she would've liked it if she wasn't left hanging there," Jun softly whispers.

"I can do the untying, but...well...can you hold her."

Being a somewhat tall person compared to most other Japanese, she easily had her hands already working on undoing the knot in the wire. It didn't look like she demanded help, but she wasn't going to stop for most of anything.

BytheSpleen said
"...can...c-can we untie her? I think she would've liked it if she wasn't left hanging there," Jun softly whispers."I can do the untying, but...well...can you hold her."Being a somewhat tall person compared to most other Japanese, she easily had her hands already working on undoing the knot in the wire. It didn't look like she demanded help, but she wasn't going to stop for most of anything.

At Jun's request, Jinta helped hold the body steady whilt Jun untied the wire. Once it was completely undone, Jinta carefully maneuvered the girl down to the ground, making a notion as though he were closing her eyes before making the symbol of the cross on his chest. Once done, he stood and turned to Jun. "Anything you've got to say to this chick? I'm pretty much done..."

Delta44 said
At Jun's request, Jinta helped hold the body steady whilt Jun untied the wire. Once it was completely undone, Jinta carefully maneuvered the girl down to the ground, making a notion as though he were closing her eyes before making the symbol of the cross on his chest. Once done, he stood and turned to Jun. "Anything you've got to say to this chick? I'm pretty much done..."

Jun simply bows one last time before leaving, Jinta's hand in hers.

"...I think...maybe there's more people like that man. So many students here...dead. I don't think he could've done this alone.

...do you think this is related to the Sachiko curse? N-not that I'm superstitious...but...I...we. We're seeing all these people our age here from all kinds of schools."

BytheSpleen said
Jun simply bows one last time before leaving, Jinta's hand in hers."...I think...maybe there's more people like that man. So many students here...dead. I don't think he could've done this alone....do you think this is related to the Sachiko curse? N-not that I'm superstitious...but...I...we. We're seeing all these people our age here from all kinds of schools."

"And from all kinds of ages," Jinta remarked. "I'm no forensic expert, however we've already seen that there are some people...who've been here longer than others." Jinta replied, choosing his words carefully so to avoid provoking Jun.

"Thank you for helping me..." A shallow voice spoke from behind. Jinta spun around, surprised, only to find some kind of...floating blue orb. Yet, this orb was a lot whiter than it was blue. "You've made the pain go away... I might not be able to get out of here, but...I'm eternally grateful..." The orb apparently spoke.

"The fuck...?" Jinta muttered under his breath.

-Eien : Heavenly Host-

As the boy quickly made his way down the hallway, he turned around to check on her condition before continuing to traverse down the hallway. The girl was pretty light to him, and didn't really encumbered the boy much as he continued to search for an infirmary to help the ailing Mayuri. She was losing energy rather fast, and he needed to try and find a safe place for her to rest in such a dreary place after he helped her deal with the wound. The vomiting didn't really help her as she looked worse than before when he checked her. After moving forward a little bit, his facial expression began to lighten up as he gave a victorious smirk to the air in front of him. He had managed to find the infirmary, and that place should be filled with medical supplies to help with M ayuris condition. As he made his way to the door, one thing lingered on his mind as he continued on forward.

"(That poor girl was from the same class as Satoshi, Ayumi, and the others... The ones who talked about their friends which everyone forgot. I think they mentioned about a girl named Mayu Suzumoto, but yet I can't remember her... Hmm... She died here and yet I can't remember her, and yet they talked about... I... Oh god... If we die here... I definitely can't let anyone die here and now... I can't.)"

As he quietly thinks about it, he stops a few feet and turned to face the direction before uttering something silent to th corpse down the hallway.

"I'm sorry you had to suffer such a sorrowful fate. I must of known you be for you died and yet I can't remember who you are or what you did before coming to such a horrid end. I'm sorry I forgot you... I won't ever forget about you or any others who died here again. That is my promise."

As soon as he finished saying this last words to the faraway corpse, he turned his attention back to the infirmary door, and stretched his hand to the knob. He would of opened it all the way to make his way in with the girl, but something blocked his way. It looks to be a bunch of string-like material which looked to be a sabled hue. It appeared to be hair, but he didn't inspect in any further, and unsuccessfully attempted to open the door up again.

"(Damnit, it won't open... Maybe one of the classrooms has something sharp to cut the black strings, like a knife or some scissors.)"

He shook his head in annoyance as he had to delay tending to Mayuris wound even further. As he stared at the door in pure irritation, he caught something out of the corner of his eye. There was a stairway further down the hallway with a glimmering orange light which seemingly took the shape of a human. His curiosity was piqued at the appearance of such a strange human who seemed to glow orange, and cautiously made his way down the hallway to try and talk to the human. He was rather afraid to make a sound, but he decided to take the plunge, and gave a shout out to the person.

"Hey you, wait up!"

(Kept you waiting huh ? But sorry for the wait, I've been kicking ass in DA:Inquisition with my Qunari )

Naomi grabbed the corpse's head and tore it off it's shoulders before tossing it into one of the holes in the floor," Before you ask, it was for her idioticy." Naomi told him, she nodded when Yosuke said they should find the infirmary, when he asked not to be stabbed, she gave him a straight look," No promises." she said coldly, she put her arm around his shoulder and was ready to walk with him again," If we find the infirmary, then I can probably steal some of the pain killers and you won't have to carry me anymore." Naomi told him.

" Before you ask it, I've watched others besides you sleep, getting into another person's home isn't too hard. I've watched most of the members in our class sleep, like Mayuri and the others." When Naomi spoke Mayuri's name she spoke very soft and calm whens she brought her up," I've thought about ending her life, but couldn't find the strength to do it, I kept finding myself brushing her hair behind her ear while she slept and leaving her home. Instead of just putting a pillow over her face and killing her" Naomi continued.

Yosuke was surprised that Naomi could rip the corpse's head right off of it's shoulder. Maybe the corpse had been there a long time? Was it real? Yosuke was pretty sure you couldn't die in hell, but that was a corpse he had just looted so... He decided not to think on it. Yosuke grinned to himself as Naomi commented on his request to not be stabbed. She then wrapped her arm around him again, and cemented her probable want to head to the infirmary so she could stop having to be so close to him. Or maybe she wanted to not be an inconvenience to him? It was incredibly hard to tell, but sources generally pointed to the former.

She then told him about how she had also watched the others sleep, which generated a sigh of relief from Yosuke. She then expressed... affection? He thought this was thoroughly impossible. The only explanation he could come up with for this was that Naomi had a crush on Mayuri? Well, that was a dream crushed. Maybe they were really good friends? Yosuke decided to just straight ask her about it. He had never shown tact before, why start now? "Do you have a crush on Mayuri? If so, nice pick. She's cute. Not my type, but cute. Sucks you had to get stuck with me in hell before you could tell her, and stuff." Yosuke said as he walked them up the stairs to the next floor.

Delta44 said
"And from all kinds of ages," Jinta remarked. "I'm no forensic expert, however we've already seen that there are some people...who've been here longer than others." Jinta replied, choosing his words carefully so to avoid provoking Jun. "Thank you for helping me..." A shallow voice spoke from behind. Jinta spun around, surprised, only to find some kind of...floating blue orb. Yet, this orb was a lot whiter than it was blue. "You've made the pain go away... I might not be able to get out of here, but...I'm eternally grateful..." The orb apparently spoke."" Jinta muttered under his breath.

"Y-you're welcome! U-um...before you go...can you tell us...

...where are we...and how did we get here? I-I mean, was there an earthquake for you too when you got here?"

Kafka Komedy said
Yosuke was surprised that Naomi could rip the corpse's head right off of it's shoulder. Maybe the corpse had been there a long time? Was it real? Yosuke was pretty sure you couldn't die in hell, but that was a corpse he had just looted so... He decided not to think on it. Yosuke grinned to himself as Naomi commented on his request to not be stabbed. She then wrapped her arm around him again, and cemented her probable want to head to the infirmary so she could stop having to be so close to him. Or maybe she wanted to not be an inconvenience to him? It was incredibly hard to tell, but sources generally pointed to the former.She then told him about how she had also watched the others sleep, which generated a sigh of relief from Yosuke. She then expressed... affection? He thought this was thoroughly impossible. The only explanation he could come up with for this was that Naomi had a crush on Mayuri? Well, that was a dream crushed. Maybe they were good friends? Yosuke decided to just straight ask her about it. He had never shown tact before, why start now? "Do you have a crush on Mayuri? If so, nice pick. She's cute. Not my type, but cute. Sucks you had to get stuck with me in hell before you could tell her, and stuff." Yosuke said as he walked them up the stairs to the next floor.

Naomi suddenly went cold, both physically and mentally, she was quite and grimaced at the thought of Mayuri as nothing but a crush, she took her arm from around Yosuke and put a hand over her eye while she looked to the ground when she looked up to Yosuke, she had a crazed smile on her face," Crush ?!" She laughed out loud sounding psychotic." If you call wanting to paint yourself in another human being's blood a crush, then I have a big fucking crush on her." she laughed again.

" I have a love for her, the only type of love that makes me want to bash her fucking head in and smear what comes out onto my breast and face, that's the kinda love I harbor for her, the love that I only understand." Naomi hugged herself and her grin grew wider and a pink tinge of blush appeared on her pale face." It would give me the best orgasm that I've never had in a while." Naomi sounded more and more deranged as she spoke," You'd never understand it, it's something that only a real killer could feel."

Kei-sensei explained, and all these information seems to be negative. 'This is bad...' what he was saying just added more to his fear. Somehow, he's not completely getting dizzy or such, perhaps it's because of Yume being here.

After Yume asked about how to find him later on, Kei-sensei told them to find a purple light. Not an orange nor a blue, but a purple. Soon, he started disappearing while saying something about people they never knew that would help them. "What do you mean?!" but Kei-sensei vanished before he could clarify things. "A purple light... We'll just see it later on." The man did say they'll know what he meant when the time comes.

Since there was nothing left to look at inside the classroom, Yume announced that they should go now. It would be really good if they left the room already. Kiku couldn't take the smell any longer too. Looking at the girl beside her, something was different about Yume now, she became braver. Kiku felt happy after seeing that Yume was no longer scared. It was a good thing. "Ugh!" he flinched as he took a step forward, his head hurt more than before. Calm down. Calm down. Taking a deep breath, he showed to her that he's fine and stood straight and walked forward with Yume.

On their way, a cupboard stood at one side. "There might be something there." Both of them walked towards it and started searching. Trophies, trophies and trophies. "Hmm... It looks like there's nothing here.." All of a sudden, something moved at the corner of his eye. Looking at his side, there's nothing there. It must be his condition doing it. "Kiku!" She screamed and pushed him, causing Kiku to fall on the ground. "Ah! W-What?" In front of him then was a falling cupboard. Yume was beside him already, "Are you alrig- Your leg!" As he was trying to sit up to attend to her wound, a black entity moved.

Suddenly, two huge eyes were glaring at them, "Sachan..." it creepily whispered. "A s-spirit?" Is this one of those things Kei-sensei told them about? His breathing became uneven. He might not be able to handle more of this soon. Kiku stayed still for a bit, trying to compose himself. It's taking him over. But he thought of the others while holding on the scrap of paper, 'Not... now...' There's still things they need to do. He can't be a bother right now. Taking another breath, he went in front of Yume and took his handkerchief out. "Stay still for a bit." He would have placed disinfectant and such first, but stopping the bleeding would be better for now. The handkerchief was clean anyway, he still hasn't used it.

Then he finished tying it, "There! I hope it's not too tight." Standing up, he looked for the spirit. It's no longer here. "Will we be meeting more of those?" Kiku kept in mind to be extra careful now. Turning to Yume, he helped her up. "Can you walk?" though, the bleeding might continue and her wound might worsen if she did, it seemed painful too. Kiku turned his back on her and squatted "Here. Let me help you." Kiku was giving Yume a piggyback ride. He wasn't really in the best condition to do so, but he thought he should while her leg's trying to heal.

Savo said
-Eien : Heavenly Host-As the boy quickly made his way down the hallway, he turned around to check on her condition before continuing to traverse down the hallway. The girl was pretty light to him, and didn't really encumbered the boy much as he continued to search for an infirmary to help the ailing Mayuri. She was losing energy rather fast, and he needed to try and find a safe place for her to rest in such a dreary place after he helped her deal with the wound. The vomiting didn't really help her as she looked worse than before when he checked her. After moving forward a little bit, his facial expression began to lighten up as he gave a victorious smirk to the air in front of him. He had managed to find the infirmary, and that place should be filled with medical supplies to help with M ayuris condition. As he made his way to the door, one thing lingered on his mind as he continued on forward."(That poor girl was from the same class as Satoshi, Ayumi, and the others... The ones who talked about their friends which everyone forgot. I think they mentioned about a girl named Mayu Suzumoto, but yet I can't remember her... Hmm... She died here and yet I can't remember her, and yet they talked about... I... Oh god... If we die here... I definitely can't let anyone die here and now... I can't.)"As he quietly thinks about it, he stops a few feet and turned to face the direction before uttering something silent to th corpse down the hallway."I'm sorry you had to suffer such a sorrowful fate. I must of known you be for you died and yet I can't remember who you are or what you did before coming to such a horrid end. I'm sorry I forgot you... I won't ever forget about you or any others who died here again. That is my promise."As soon as he finished saying this last words to the faraway corpse, he turned his attention back to the infirmary door, and stretched his hand to the knob. He would of opened it all the way to make his way in with the girl, but something blocked his way. It looks to be a bunch of string-like material which looked to be a sabled hue. It appeared to be hair, but he didn't inspect in any further, and unsuccessfully attempted to open the door up again."(Damnit, it won't open... Maybe one of the classrooms has something sharp to cut the black strings, like a knife or some scissors.)"He shook his head in annoyance as he had to delay tending to Mayuris wound even further. As he stared at the door in pure irritation, he caught something out of the corner of his eye. There was a stairway further down the hallway with a glimmering orange light which seemingly took the shape of a human. His curiosity was piqued at the appearance of such a strange human who seemed to glow orange, and cautiously made his way down the hallway to try and talk to the human. He was rather afraid to make a sound, but he decided to take the plunge, and gave a shout out to the person."Hey you, wait up!"

The light kept completely still as Eien approached. As he did, it became more and more pronounced, until the figure of a girl could be made out...



...a girl covered in blood...

"Hehehehe!" She soon began to giggle manically, though that was soon replaced with a menacing cackle. She grinned up at Eien and Mayuri with hell-intent eyes, as the aura surrounding her body changed from a light orange to a dark and horrific blood red. This girl certainly wasn't living, and what was even more certain was the fact that she was NOT friendly.

Before neither Mayuri nor Eien could react, the both of them were sent hurtling into a wall down the hall. Luckily it wasn't the one that held the remains of Suzumoto Mayu, though that didn't matter much. As Mayuri's head collided with the wall, her wound opened up almost three times it's original size. What was once a small cut to the back of the head was now a gaping hole that began pouring blood at an exponential rate. From what Eien could tell, she appeared to be breathing, though was knocked unconscious from the blow...

"Hehehehehe! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The girl's laugh began to turn into wicked screams as she neared the two of them, brandishing a pair of blood-stained scissors. "I'm going to have fun cutting you up!" She exclaimed with mad glee, a look of pure psychosis in her eyes. Snip.. Snip... Snip... the scissors went as she edged closer and closer... It seemed no matter how hard he tried, Eien was completey unable to move, as though he were paralyzed or something... He was completely defenseless against the little girl... Mayuri was completely defenseless against the little girl...

Suddenly, the Infirmary door swung open, revealing a brilliant light. Everything became hard to see, and the qworld around them became distant. The sounds of the little girl screaming was the last thing Eien heard...

---

When he came to, Eien was propped against the exact same wall he and Mayuri had been flung against what felt like a few seconds ago, though it could be safe to assume that a considerable amount of time had passed since he'd blacked out. Mayuri was beside him, still bleeding profusely from her head wound. She'd need immediate medical attention. Thankfully, the infirmary door appeared to be open now...

BytheSpleen said
"Y-you're welcome! U-um...before you go...can you tell us......where are we...and how did we get here? I-I mean, was there an earthquake for you too when you got here?"

"Although I don't quite know as much as others about this place... I can tell you that you are currently in some kind of spiritual realm... That takes the form of Heavenly Host Elementary... A demolished elementary school..." The orb spoke, floating back and forth. "This place has many dangers... the most prominent being the child spirits and the axe-man that roams the halls... Though you must always beware of those around you... If they lack a strong will or have a fragile mental state, beware..."

Jinta looked at the orb in confusion. "So you're saying to trust no one? Heh, no thanks! I have faith in my friends. I mean, not all of them, though most of them..."

"Even those with faith such as yourself...can succumb to the Darkening..." The orb toldn the two.

"Sachan..."
Yume fliched and looked up to see two pairs of wide eyes and smile. The ghastly voice came along with the most horrifying look has ever seen. After a short while, it completely left their sight, but failed to leave the girl's mind.

Even if the presence of the spirits is no longer present among them, Yume sat still with wide eyes, unable to move from the terror she just came in contact with. She forgot about her bleeding leg and her partner who came in assistance. She did not reply to any of his remarks but sat still, eyes open wide and mouth slightly open, blacked out with strange images flowing inside her head.

Pictures of 4 children were imprinted on a news article,
and all of a sudden, Yume could see them lying down with eyes blindfolded and both hands and feet tied tightly together. Though it was only 2 of them, struggling for release. Of course they weren't enjoying it at all, especially when Yume heard a loud agonizing scream and blood splattering all over the place.

Yume gave a big gasp and shook her head to come back into her senses. She saw herself being carried by Kiku on his back. She bent over to see her leg being bandaged by a handkerchief.
"Thank you, Kiku. She whispered in a weak voice.

Yume looked ahead and saw an open room. When they arrived there, she got of Kiku's back and did her best to walk slowly. Yume looked around, but the same old things were there; desks, chairs and holes.
But something else stood out at the corner of the room.
Ah. Another corpse.
The corpse sat on a chair, facing the corner of the wall. From the looks it it, it was a female high school student from a different school.

Seeming this made Yume's head ache.
"Uff.."
She turned away from the corpse and sat down on a chair, rubbing her head along with gently caressing her leg. She thought of the pictures that flashed in her mind when she blacked out and considered of sharing it with Kiku.

Who were those children?
Were they the bad spirits or the ones considered as our 'friends'?

"Kiku... I need to tell you something."
And told him the strange memory flash.
"I don't understand it though. I honestly don't know who they are.... yet, somehow, I feel... sorry..."

Suddenly, loud but slow patting of footsteps and the creak of the floorboards could be heard outside the door of the room. A dark atmosphere suddenly surrounded them. Yume wanted to stand up and get closer to Kiku, but the pain in her leg was still present. As the footsteps grew louder and closer, the girl's eyes grew wider and wider.

Delta44 said
"Although I don't quite know as much as others about this place... I can tell you that you are currently in some kind of spiritual realm... That takes the form of Heavenly Host Elementary... A demolished elementary school..." The orb spoke, floating back and forth. "This place has many dangers... the most prominent being the child spirits and the axe-man that roams the halls... Though you must always beware of those around you... If they lack a strong will or have a fragile mental state, beware..."Jinta looked at the orb in confusion. "So you're saying to trust no one? Heh, no thanks! I have faith in my friends. I mean, not all of them, though most of them...""Even those with faith such as yourself...can succumb to the Darkening..." The orb toldn the two.

"W-well...thank you! If there's other people here, we might have to search for them! Jinta, we should go now!"

Her confidence seemed to surge with every passing moment she was with him. Only a few minutes ago, it seemed, she was terrified.

At the same time, though, who knows what might happen if she was isolated for too long?

Spriggs27 said
Naomi suddenly went cold, both physically and mentally, she was quite and grimaced at the thought of Mayuri as nothing but a crush, she took her arm from around Yosuke and put a hand over her eye while she looked to the ground when she looked up to Yosuke, she had a crazed smile on her face," Crush ?!" She laughed out loud sounding psychotic." If you call wanting to paint yourself in another human being's blood a crush, then I have a big fucking crush on her." she laughed again. " I have a love for her, the only type of love that makes me want to bash her fucking head in and smear what comes out onto my breast and face, that's the kinda love I harbor for her, the love that I only understand." Naomi hugged herself and her grin grew wider and a pink tinge of blush appeared on her pale face." It would give me the best orgasm that I've never had in a while." Naomi sounded more and more deranged as she spoke," You'd never understand it, it's something that only a real killer could feel."

Yosuke stood still, completely stunned by Naomi's speech. She had completely flipped her shit, and did an acrobatic pirouette off the metaphorical handle that was her sanity. She was laughing mad, and Yosuke was gripping the pair of scissors in his hand so hard he feared they might break. He attempted to snap her out of it. "Naomi, let's calm down, okay? No need to... do whatever the hell you're doing. Let's get to the Infirmary, okay? You need some pain killers, and maybe something to cool you down. Here, let me just..." Yosuke tried to wrap his arm around her again. "Okay? Are we cool? I'm trying to help you here. Sorry for bringing that up."

Naomi calmed down for both of them and let Yosuke wrap his arm around her, she put her arm over his shoulder and exhaled, then she began to regain her composure donning her usual calm and calculating face." Yes let's go, I rather be able to walk on my own instead of resorting to use you as my crutch." Naomi told him. Even though she was finished speaking of Mayuri, her hands were shaking uncontrollably, she really gotten pumped talking about killing her class mate, she licked her lips then grit her teeth trying to stop her hands from shaking. When she noticed that Yosuke wasn't walking she forced him to start.

Yosuke sighed in relief as Naomi decided to calm herself. She was still shaking a tad, but it was better than her flipping out completely and stabbing him or something. She was definitely trying hard to repress her... urge. She pushed him forward a bit to "get the ball rolling", so to speak. He made his way up the stairs with Naomi, carefully helping her up each step. "So, let's talk about something." Yosuke said, trying to distract her thought process. "Uh. So, do you... have any interests? I like Videogames, and stuff." Yosuke asked as he ascended up the stairwell to the new floor.

Yume rode on his back and Kiku went to carry her around. She wasn't heavy, so even if he's not that fine right now, he easily moved.

They soon reached another room, "This place is pretty huge..." And they were supposed to look for the others and get out of here? The exit might actually be far... 'No. We'll get there soon.' he told himself. Movements were made on his back, "Oh. Can you walk now?" Yume got off his back and tried to stand up and walk into the room. Her walking was kinda unstable, but it seemed better. "Just tell me if you need help." Kiku went inside with her.

Nothing different. It's like they returned to the first room they were in. Hopefully they didn't. "We can rest here for now. You need it." Kiku brought a chair to Yume, it was still kinda okay, not so broken. "Now then... I'll take a look around." Just as he did so, a corpse appeared in his vision. Kiku flinched from the sight. He could never get used to this. Though, they might see more of it. "A-Another one... Is it that bad here?" Feeling worse because of the corpse, he took a chair and sat as well.

Looking at Yume, she looked as if she's about to faint. Both her head and leg are in pain from what Kiku sees. He felt pretty worried about her. "Kiku... I need to tell you something." Getting Kiku's attention, she told her about the strange memories that flashed in her mind. Now he knows why she looked pale. "Why are you seeing those things...?" From what she said 'memory', is she remembering something from the past? But that's impossible... "Don't worry, you might just be imagining things due to what we have seen here."

That's when loud footsteps were heard from the outside of the room. Seeing as Yume wanted to get closer to him, Kiku went beside her instead, quietly. She felt scared, he had to be there. "What now...?" he silently said. If there's something dangerous outside, they can't be heard or it might actually go inside the room. Whatever's making the noises, there's a chance that it was just passing by. Hopefully it doesn't know they are in there. Kiku gave her a sign meaning that they should be quiet.

A sudden thought came to him, a killer. 'No way, right?' His heart beat so hard that it might pop. He's that nervous and scared. His condition's actually attacking him now, he's just trying his best to remain sane. If the worst comes, he'll have Yume run and hold the killer until she escapes. Hopefully, that wouldn't happen.

PokimKyOshi said
Yume fliched and looked up to see two pairs of wide eyes and smile. The ghastly voice came along with the most horrifying look has ever seen. After a short while, it completely left their sight, but failed to leave the girl's mind.Even if the presence of the spirits is no longer present among them, Yume sat still with wide eyes, unable to move from the terror she just came in contact with. She forgot about her bleeding leg and her partner who came in assistance. She did not reply to any of his remarks but sat still, eyes open wide and mouth slightly open, blacked out with strange images flowing inside her head.Yume gave a big gasp and shook her head to come back into her senses. She saw herself being carried by Kiku on his back. She bent over to see her leg being bandaged by a handkerchief. She whispered in a weak voice.Yume looked ahead and saw an open room. When they arrived there, she got of Kiku's back and did her best to walk slowly. Yume looked around, but the same old things were there; desks, chairs and holes.But something else stood out at the corner of the room.Ah. Another corpse.The corpse sat on a chair, facing the corner of the wall. From the looks it it, it was a female high school student from a different school.Seeming this made Yume's head ache.She turned away from the corpse and sat down on a chair, rubbing her head along with gently caressing her leg. She thought of the pictures that flashed in her mind when she blacked out and considered of sharing it with Kiku. Who were those children?And told him the strange tale.Suddenly, loud but slow patting of footsteps could be heard outside the door of the room. A dark atmosphere suddenly surrounded them. Yume wanted to stand up and get closer to Kiku, but the pain in her leg was still present. As the footsteps grew louder and closer, the girl's eyes wider and wider as she reached out to Kiku once again.

The doors swung open...



...to reveal three children surrounded in a bluish hue (ignore Sachiko :P). What was even worse was they all appeared to have been mortified in some way or another. The first, a young boy, presumably less than ten years old, had his mouth agape. Although one may miss it at first glance, upon closer inspection the boy appeared to be missing his tongue! That would explain why there was blood trailing down his chin from his mouth...well, it was hard to tell, though with everything Jinta and Jun had seen on their way here, it probably wouldn't be surprising...

The second was a young girl, perhaps around the age of 11 or 12. Where her left eye once was is now replaced with a gaping, black hole, dripping with blood. A trait that all three children shared was the blood-stained clothing they wore, yet this one's seemed to be far less covered. Also, her eyes didn't shine with malicious intent like the other two, but rather...she seemed fearful?

However, the last child was the worst of all. She was younger than the first and more heavily mortified than the second. She appeared to be about five years old, and...where her mouth was...it had been cut all the way around, leaving the child with nothing above the jawline. Yet, above the jawline, a faint glow with what one could only assume was the outline of her head still remained, though it was practically invisible due to the dim light and faintness of the glow. As with the other two, she brandished a pair of scissors in her hands, which snipped menacingly.

"Hehehehehe!" The middle girl giggled, smiling at the two. A forced smile, though. She wasn't happy at all. "I'm going to kill you!" She giggled, though one could swear at the end, they could hear a faint "help me..." trail off, as though it were said by a distant voice...