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Chapter 21 - Chapter 21 Never Give Up!

After they'd found out, Jill, Sophie, Liza, and Kenn planned to tell the others. But Sophie thought that was easier said than done.

Kenn: "What."

Sophie: "I think this being, The Eye… can control minds… that's what one of those creatures said…"

Liza: "What."

Jill: "It can apparently control people who are almost dead, too…"

Sophie: "Exactly… when Melinda was as good as dead… he used her nervous system… apparently because he wanted her to suffer even more… and feel every pain."

Kenn: "That's awful…"

Sophie: "What about Dante…"

Liza: "I… I didn't find him."

Sophie: "For now we don't need to worry… I don't think they're dumb enough to kill so many at once… if they wanted to, they would've done it already…"

Jill: "There's something to that…"

They sat down—only Sophie didn't; she stood, leaning against the pillar with her arms crossed.

Sophie: "Ah… damn… I don't know how we're supposed to do this."

Kenn: "We're really in a crisis…"

Jill: "But… we can't stay here…"

Liza: "Yeah…"

Sophie: "…of course not… but you're forgetting there are 250 people here who are cannibals, right? We don't stand a chance against them… unless we use our Human Sirus form… Liza… you can do it, right?"

Sophie looked at her.

Liza: "I don't kill people…"

Sophie: "You did at the camp… and these people are monsters. They ate human flesh… probably including children and women… and the elderly… which explains why there are no old folks here except that Patricia…"

Jill: "She's basically… the village elder…"

Sophie: "…hmm… how old is she?"

Jill: "I think more than 80…"

Liza: "What…"

Sophie: "How long… have they been eating human flesh? That's the question."

Kenn: "That's a really good question."

Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Jill: "Hahhh…"

Sophie: "…hey… we should… rest."

Jill: "How?"

Kenn: "Hmm."

Sophie: "Hey… it doesn't help to just sit here and rack our brains…"

Liza: "It's… like this… I think it's best… if we only tell the others… once we've got ourselves under control…"

Sophie: "Mhm…"

They went back to the building where they sleep…

Sophie: "Hey… take care of yourself, okay…"

Jill: "I…"

Sophie: "…hahhh… come sleep with us… if you're scared… Little Red Riding Hood…"

Jill: "…but…"

Sophie: "It'll be fine… come on…"

She held out her hand.

Sophie: "Come on now…"

She took her with her; they lay down to sleep. Sophie, Jill, Kenn, and Liza slept near each other…

Sophie: "Hahh…"

Liza: "…what is it?"

Sophie: "I just can't sleep…"

Liza: "Understandable…"

Kenn: "…well…"

Sophie: "Hahh, so you're awake too."

Kenn: "How can anyone sleep knowing we're living among flesh-eaters, and on top of that we ate Marlon's meat, and there are also creatures who call themselves Crimson…"

Sophie: "Hahhh…"

Jill: "It's really insane… the situation we're in…"

Sophie: "Great, you're awake too…"

Jill: "…hahh… I just can't. I was with you, Sophie… you know what they did to Melinda."

Sophie: "…it's really creepy… I thought the Nazis were bad enough…"

Kenn: "Hmph… turns out they're not the worst…"

Sophie: "By the way, fair warning… here, on this farm… at night… a wendigo roams…"

Jill: "Right…"

Kenn: "What? You say that only now?"

Sophie: "…calm down… I watched someone get eaten… you think I'm still in my right mind?"

Kenn: "Sorry…"

They lay there. Jill had her hands on her own cheek.

Jill: "I miss my parents so much…"

Sophie: "…how old are you, anyway?"

Jill: "Hmm… 16… but I'll be 17 soon."

Sophie: "Great… you're really young…"

Liza: "Hmm…"

Kenn: "…hmm… I didn't think sleeping could be so annoying…"

Sophie: "When you think about being on a farm full of cannibals… it's not funny…"

Kenn: "Mhm…"

Liza: "…uh…"

Liza looked around.

Liza: "Did you hear that?"

Sophie: "Hmm?"

Jill: "What?"

Kenn: "I didn't hear anything…"

Liza stood up… she looked toward the door.

Liza: "The… the… the door… was it always open?"

Sophie: "What are you talking ab—ugh…"

The door really was open.

Sophie: "Huh?…"

Kenn: "…ugh…"

Jill: "What does that mean…"

Liza: "…hahh…"

Sophie: "…must be the wind… come on, just sleep…"

Liza: "But…"

Sophie: "Come on, Liza… sleep now… it'd be dumb if they notice we were awake the whole time…"

Liza: "Mhm…"

They lay down on the bed again.

(A few hours later)

(Crash!)

Liza: "Ugh…"

Liza got up and slowly went toward the noise…

Liza: "Hahh…" She looked out the little window—first she had to climb the ladder, of course…

Liza: "Ugh…"

And then she saw something… strange… a woman… moving on four arms… but… backwards…

Liza: "Hahhh… hahhh… hahhh…"

The woman moved slowly and slowly. Liza recognized her—it was Jessica…

Liza: "Hahh…"

But as if that weren't enough… there was someone else: John, one of the farm folks. He… did nothing but open his mouth in an inhuman way… it… was so wide open… that it stretched to the base of his neck, near his shoulders… his eyes were dark…

Liza: "Hahhh… hahhh…"

(Crack… crack)

Liza: "Ugh…"

Cracking sounds… she… slowly looked left… and saw it… someone was going along the wall with four hands, climbing… it was one of the farm people—Richard, his name. Liza didn't really know him; she only knew… he was the one… who made the food with Jessie… he climbed… with four hands. For some reason, his arms were longer than usual… him too, with a mouth gaped wide… and those cracking sounds he made with his fingernails…

Liza: "Hahhh… hahh…"

From shock and fear, Liza fell from the ladder.

(Crash!)

Sophie: "Ugh!"

Kenn: "What's going on…"

Jill: "…ugh!"

They saw that Liza lay on the floor, or rather on a heap of plants—straw, to be precise.

Sophie: "What's wrong…"

Kenn: "Hey…"

Liza: "Hahh… I… I… saw it…"

Sophie: "Saw what…"

Dante: "Hahh… what's going on…"

Sophie: "Huh?… you're awake… uh…"

Kenn: "Liza just felt like sleeping on the straw. That's… it…"

Dante: "And why is Jill here…"

Sophie: "Uh…"

Jill: "The others were already lying down and I didn't want to wake them."

Sophie nodded with a grin that looked more comedic than anything.

Dante: "Hmmm…"

He lay down again.

Sophie: "Phew… hey, Liza… what's… what's with you…"

Liza grabbed Sophie's shoulder.

Liza: "We have to get out of here."

Sophie: "…oh… that was our plan anyway… whatever's going on… first… we need to stay calm…"

Liza: "But—"

Kenn: "Sophie is right."

Jill: "It doesn't help to cause a panic now."

Liza: "They're outside… they… aren't normal people…"

Sophie: "…hmm?… maybe we can talk about it later…"

Kenn: "Mhm…"

(The next morning at sunrise)

They planned to think about what to do next.

Liza: "Hmm."

Sophie: "I'll talk to Dante… okay?"

Liza: "Didn't you say that's not a good idea?"

Sophie: "…hahhh… he's the leader… nothing works without him… he's smart… and well… I think he's someone who'd take things seriously. I do…"

Jill: "Hmm."

Kenn: "Until then we observe the farm folks' behavior and we talk to the rest…"

Liza: "Mhm."

Jill: "Mhm."

Sophie: "Okay…"

They set off.

Sophie: "Hey… Dante…"

Dante: "Yeah… hmm?"

Sophie: "I want to talk to you for a moment…"

Dante: "What… now? But Jessica… I wanted to help her."

Sophie: "No time for your perverted stuff… come with me now."

Dante: "Fine…"

They went into a house.

Sophie: "…listen… Dante… you're smart, right?"

Dante: "Of course…"

Sophie: "…good… then listen carefully… these people on the farm aren't normal…"

Dante: "…okay… why?"

Sophie: "They… killed Marlon… and… the food… was Marlon's flesh…"

Dante: "... (silence)… are you saying… we're on a cannibal farm—is that it?"

Dante looked at Sophie.

Dante: "That's not funny."

Sophie: "It's the truth…"

Dante: "It's regular meat…"

Sophie: "You think… regular meat would have something like this in it…?"

She showed Marlon's tooth.

Dante: "Ugh… where did you…"

Sophie: "It came up while eating… they must have cooked it by accident…"

Dante: "…Do you have enough proof…"

Sophie: "Hahh… the cellar…"

Dante: "Cellar?"

Sophie: "There you'll find some corpses… if they're still there."

Dante: "…hahh… listen, Sophie… even though you're in our group of survivors… I don't know… if… you've gotten used to things."

Sophie: "I have an idea… come with me… tonight… to the cellar I told you about…"

Dante: "…time."

Sophie: "11 p.m., when most are asleep… be careful… you'll see…"

Sophie was annoyed with Dante.

Sophie: "…fine… but… listen… I'm warning you… if something happens, it's your fault… we should actually get off this farm—and fast… but okay… if anything happens to Kenn, Liza, or Jill… you'll regret it…"

Dante: "Jill?"

Sophie: "Red Riding Hood, the sweet girl who barely talks and always seems like she's about to sneeze…"

Dante: "The one… with the scarf… why do you call her Red Riding Hood?"

Sophie: "I don't know… I decided to do it. We already have a Hansel… speaking of… Hansel… where is he?"

Dante: "Oh… Hansel… he must be with the animals…"

Sophie: "Have you seen the Gift?"

Dante: "No… not for a few days… thought he just left like he said he would."

Sophie: "Hahh… damn… he would be important right now… oh well…"

She left the building.

Sophie: "(I hope the Gift is okay.)"

Sophie went in—she saw Kenn and Liza talking with the others; Jill was there, too.

Jill: "Guys… you have to understand… damn… this is serious… these people are dangerous."

Kenn: "You need to be careful…"

Peter: "Ugh…"

Rasmus: "You think we can trust you…"

Sophie: "No… you don't have to. But if you really… if you really want to die… be my guest! Jill saw it; I saw it too…"

Eddie: "Do you have proof…"

Sophie: "Yes. Of course."

She showed the tooth again.

Sophie: "That was… in the food we ate. Look closely… that's a human tooth…"

Rasmus: "Could… be… an animal."

Sophie: "…listen, as a fat guy I expect you to know the difference between meat and human flesh, right…"

Rasmus: "…ugh… (Bleargh!)"

They began to realize.

Jill: "Melinda is there too…"

Sophie: "There's something even worse… you can throw up later… ahhh… heaven help me…"

Kenn: "…she's right… there's even worse news."

Rasmus: "…ghh…"

Natalie: "Which… would be…"

Jill: "There's a passage in the cellar… we found monsters there."

Sophie: "These monsters are not only strong but damn intelligent. They can speak. They have large bodies; the females have purple skin; they seem… not as strong… but more intelligent. The males have either white or brown skin; they're strong; they wear suits—dark suits—and their eyes are covered by… a strange mask shaped like either a triangle or a circle; the women wear one that's more rectangular… and yes, they have breasts…"

Rasmus: "Well… at least something… uh… I mean… that's… creepy."

Sophie: "What—that they have breasts?"

Rasmus: "No… that's the only good part… but… I mean the rest…"

Natalia: "We should trust you?"

Jill: "Do you… not trust us?"

Sophie: "Do you have a problem, sweetheart?"

Natalia: "Yeah… I do…"

She moved closer to Sophie.

Natalia: "Why should we trust you?… Dante told us… you once worked for the Nazis…"

Sophie: "Huh?"

Jill: "What!?"

Kenn: "He told you… what is that idiot doing!"

Liza: "…Damn… damn… guys, we have a problem."

Sophie: "Hmm?"

Natalia: "What now?"

Liza: "Hah."

She closed the door.

Liza: "I… I don't know why… but in front of us… Jason is standing… in front of the door…"

Natalia: "Hmm…"

He came in.

Natalia: "Jason…"

Jason: "I'm here… to talk to Sophie…"

Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Kenn: "Ugh…"

Sophie nodded in a way that told Kenn not to worry.

Sophie: "…um… what is it about, Jason."

Jason: "Alright… Sophie… according to Jessica's new boyfriend, Dante… you were with the Nazis…"

Sophie: "I actually was…"

Jason: "Hahaha… and you don't deny it…"

Sophie: "Lying won't do me any good… yes… I worked for the Nazis… was even a commandant there… at the age of 18… what do you think…"

Jason: "Listen… here's the thing… I don't like this situation… I want you from now on… to keep away from our house… we'll put you in your own house; it's small… but better than nothing…"

Sophie: "…hmm."

Kenn: "What are you talking about!"

Liza: "Forget it!"

Dante arrived.

Dante: "…hmm."

Liza: "Dante!"

Kenn: "You dirty asshole!"

Sophie: "Shhhh… shhh… he's being controlled by The Eye…"

Kenn: "What?"

Sophie: "…did you forget? The Eye has incredibly strong powers—he can go into a person's brain and control them…"

Dante: "…I'm… sorry…"

Sophie: "Hmmm?"

Dante: "But… you started talking badly about the group… so in my opinion… you should keep your distance… for a while… Sophie…"

Sophie: "…okay, so he's not being controlled…"

Dante: "…hmm…"

Sophie: "Hahh… heaven help me… fine…"

Kenn: "What…"

Sophie held Kenn's hand.

Sophie: "It's okay… I'm going… I'll come back… okay…"

Kenn: "But…"

Sophie: "Hehe… don't worry…"

She smiled at him, winked, and followed Jason.

Sophie: "Go on… take me to this house…"

Jason: "Honestly…"

She followed him; she made hand signs to Kenn.

Kenn: "Ugh…"

The signs basically said… take care… she turned and smiled at Kenn and Liza.

Kenn: "Tch… Dante!"

Dante: "What—why are you yelling… I did it for us… you're putting us in a situation that's not good… and Sophie started it."

Liza: "…Damn it, Dante…"

She sighed.

Liza: "…(Quiet!)"

Kenn: "Fooling around with Jessie must've been too good for you… what…"

Dante: "…what did you just say…"

Kenn: "…that Jessica… is a whore!"

Dante: "…ghh."

He grabbed him by the shirt—

Jill: "Enough!… you're the leader… should a leader act like this!"

She shouted.

Jill: "What's done… is done… and besides, if you thought this put her in danger, you wouldn't have done it anyway, right?"

Dante: "I just wanted… her to calm down…"

Jill: "…you have no idea… but because of you, Sophie is in danger now…"

Kenn: "And if anything happens to her… then believe me when I say this… I will kill everyone on this farm… whether they had anything to do with it… or not…"

Dante: "…well, would you look at that…"

Kenn: "…tch."

He shoved Dante away. Dante looked at Liza.

Dante: "Come on, Liza… you trust me, right…"

Liza: "…but you shouldn't have done that to Sophie… Dante… come on… you're smarter than this… don't listen to your lovesick heart… listen to your head… you have one… you do…"

She walked away…

Liza: "…you've gotten reckless… if anything happens to Sophie… I'll help Kenn burn this farm to the ground!"

Dante: "Liza…"

Liza: "…what do you want me to say?… huh?… do you… trust… Jessica more than your people?… you're the damn… leader!… think, Dante… please… I trust you… I believe in your talent… and I'm sure you're a good person… Kenn is a good person, Jill is a good person, and Sophie is a good person… you have to finally wake up… we are not safe here… Jill and Sophie… saw it… think, Dante… please…"

She walked away.

Dante: "Hmmm…"

(Meanwhile)

Sophie: "…hahh…"

Jason: "You stay here…"

Sophie: "Hmm."

He tied her up.

Sophie: "Hey… what are you going to do…"

Jason: "…(grins)… what I'm going to do!"

He tied her to the wall—at least her hands.

Sophie: "What…"

Jason: "Hehe."

Then he held her mouth and stuffed a cloth into it.

Sophie: "Mmm…"

Jason: "You've got real nerve… Sophie…"

Sophie: "Mmm…"

Jason: "…I think… we should bring you… some… sense… don't you think…"

A figure appeared. The Eye, with another Crimson.

The Eye: "…hmmm…"

Sophie: "Hmm…"

Sophie was afraid… she tried to free herself.

Sophie: "Hmm…"

The Eye: "…hmm… not now…"

Jason: "What…"

The Eye: "…keep her tied up for now… I don't want to eat her…"

The Eye looked at Jason.

Jason: "Why…"

The Eye: "…are you stupid… if people don't know what happened to her right now… they'll start to get suspicious… you need to… get rid of the others now too… and take care of it. The last victim… was damn delicious… but… the others… are probably tasty too…"

Jason: "What should I do with the bitch until then."

The Eye: "…torture her… abuse her… injure her or leave her as she is… but don't kill her… killing her now would be a bad idea. Don't kill anyone for these two days… okay?… find a way to slowly lead both groups to ruin. It's time, and the other Crimson are losing patience."

Sophie: "Hhh… hmm…"

One of them looked at her—not The Eye but the other Crimson. He stood in front of her and licked her eyes.

Crimson: "…hmmm… tasty…"

Sophie: "Hmm… hmm…"

Jason: "…hmmm…"

They left the house.

Jason: "Ahh… you heard them…"

Sophie: "Mmm…"

Jason: "Hehe… so you can be scared… hehe… hahahaha… you're really cute… when you get scared…"

Sophie: "Hmm."

Jason: "So… you're a weak person after all…"

Sophie: "Hmm…"

He took the cloth from her mouth.

Sophie: "Hahh… hahhh… hahh…"

Jason: "…well… you saw it… those beings are creepy, right."

Sophie: "What… are you going to do!"

Jason: "What I'm going to do… nothing at all… I do what they say… so we don't get eaten…"

Sophie: "Hahh… no… excuse for eating people…"

Jason: "…oh… hahahaha… be honest… you liked it too—you noticed it when you found the tooth… otherwise you would have kept eating like the others."

Sophie: "…you're the worst…"

Jason: "…hehe… oh yes… that I am… you've no idea… what I'm going to do with you…"

He shut the door completely and bolted it.

Sophie: "Hey… what are you—"

He grabbed her suit and tore the jacket off.

Sophie: "Ugh!"

Jason: "…just the undershirt left… then I'll have some fun… with this beautiful figure…"

Sophie: "You jerk… get away…"

He held her, but she fought back.

Sophie: "No… no… no…"

Jason: "Ohohoh… I love it when women scream… hahaha."

Suddenly the door opened.

(Crash!)

Jason: "What—"

Dante: "Cut it out!"

He punched him in the face.

Dante: "Ghh."

Jason: "Arghhh!"

He fell to the floor.

Dante: "Sophie… Sophie…"

He went to her.

Dante: "Damn it… I'm sorry. I'm sorry… you were right… you were right… something's wrong here…"

Sophie: "Ghhh… free… me… please."

Dante: "Okay."

He tried to undo the bindings.

Sophie: "Ugh… Dante, behind you!"

Dante: "What—"

Jason attacked him—Jason lunged at Dante.

Dante: "Ugh…"

Jason: "You… damn it… I gave you my sister…"

Dante: "Ghhh…"

Suddenly someone knocked him away.

(Crash!)

Jason: "Ugh…"

Sophie: "Ugh… hahhh… you're alive!"

It was the Gift.

The Gift: "Just in time…"

Dante: "Oh… where were you… we thought you were gone!"

Sophie: "We thought?"

The Gift: "…Sophie asked me to keep an eye on things back then."

Sophie: "I did… but not for so long… I thought you had just left after I told you. Oh… I see… you… were… in danger…"

The Gift: "I was in the forest…"

Sophie: "Why?"

The Gift: "I'll explain later… we have to get out of here… quickly…"

He helped Sophie up.

The Gift: "Hahh…"

Sophie: "Hahh… good…"

She looked at Dante.

Dante: "I'm… sorry."

Sophie: "It's okay… at least you woke up…"

Dante: "Well… thanks to Liza's… words…"

Sophie: "Uh… you're gonna make me cry, haha… seems you learned something…"

They stepped outside the house.

Sophie: "What about Jessica."

Dante: "I… uh… laid her flat…"

Sophie: "Uh?"

Dante: "I don't mean the perverted way… she's unconscious."

Sophie: "Uh… oh…"

Dante: "…I'm sorry… that I did that…"

Sophie: "Hey, it's okay… no time for that… what do we do with… him?"

Dante: "Kill him?"

The Gift: "Good idea…"

Sophie: "Ugh… well…"

Dante: "What is it… Sophie, come on…"

Sophie: "…I… can't do it… I don't want to anymore… you two do it…"

Sophie left the room, or rather, the house.

Sophie: "…hmm… huh?…"

(Splash!)

Sophie: "…what are you doing…"

Suddenly Dante flew out the window.

Sophie: "Ugh… what!"

The door opened.

The Gift: "…ugh…"

He collapsed to the ground.

Sophie: "The Gift… hey!… ugh!"

Then he came out slowly… Jason.

Jason: "Ugh… damn… that hurts…"

Sophie: "…what are you doing… how can you stand up… like that…"

She looked around—then he grabbed her by the throat.

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

Jason: "Hehehe…"

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

She started using her Human Sirus powers. Her skin hardened.

Jason: "What…"

Sophie: "Let… me… go!"

She slammed her forehead into his eyes.

Jason: "Ugh…"

He let go of Sophie.

Sophie: "Ugh…"

Jason: "…damned… woman!"

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

She pulled out her pistol and shot him several times.

Jason: "Ugh… uggh…"

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

(Bang… bang!)

Jason: "Ugh…"

Sophie: "Hahhh…"

Jason: "..hehehe… hahahahaha…"

Sophie: "Ugh…"

He began to transform; his teeth grew sharp and his hands turned into claws.

Jason: "Ghhh…"

Sophie: "Wendigo…"

Jason: "Grrr."

He attacked her.

Sophie: "Ghhhh…"

She started to run, but then she noticed Dante and the Gift.

Sophie: "Damn… what do I do now…"

She stomped her foot on the ground, and huge stones surged toward him. She used this and grabbed both of them by their suits… but they were too heavy…

Sophie: "…ghhhh…"

Jason: "Hahahaha… you'd better let them go."

Sophie: "Ghhhh…"

Jason: "…foolish girl!"

He kicked a stone that landed on her hand.

(Crash!)

Sophie: "Arghhhh… gaaaaaaarghhhhh!"

Jason: "Do you still want to save them!"

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

She stood up slowly, biting onto Dante's suit with her teeth.

Sophie: "I… won't… leave… anyone… behind… ghhhhhh…"

Blood dripped from her teeth.

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

Jason: "How cute… maybe I should…"

(Bang!)

Jason: "Urk!"

Someone shot him from behind; when he turned, he saw Kenn.

Kenn: "Ghhh…"

Jason: "What… are you doing here…"

Jill appeared.

Jill: "…your people… are strong… but not immortal!"

Jill: "…hahhh…"

Jason: "Urghh… ghhhhhhhh… What."

He saw that one of the buildings—the important one—was on fire.

Sophie: "Hahh…"

Jason: "Damn it!… damn it… roaaaaaaaaarrr!"

He charged at them, but plants held him in place.

Sophie: "Ugh."

Jason: "What…"

(Patch)

Liza: "Hahhh… I'm here… too…"

Kenn: "Go—"

Sophie looked at Kenn.

Kenn: "Come on, let's go."

He lifted her up.

Sophie: "Thanks… (pff!)"

She spat out a tooth.

Sophie: "Ghhh…"

Then the next one.

Kenn: "Oh my goodness, Sophie…"

Sophie: "I'm fine…"

Liza: "Hahh… are you okay?"

Sophie: "Don't worry about me… worry about the two of them…"

Jill: "Hahh… Dante is just unconscious… but the Gift is badly injured…"

Sophie: "Where is Hansel… where is Hansel?"

Jill: "I… don't know… I didn't see him…"

Sophie: "Hansel!… Hansel!"

She wanted to run quickly to the burning house.

Sophie: "Hansel!"

Kenn: "Are you crazy?"

Sophie: "Let me go… I couldn't save his sister… I at least want to save him… please… let me go!… ghhh…"

Kenn: "He'll be okay."

Sophie: "I… I killed his sister… understand that already… he hasn't spoken since…"

Kenn: "You think he's still alive."

Sophie: "Ghhhh…"

(Patch… Patch!)

Hansel: "…hey… guys…"

Sophie: "Ugh…"

She smiled and ran to him quickly.

Sophie: "Hansel!"

She hugged him.

Sophie: "…are you okay… what happened…"

Hansel: "Hahhh… I just… helped… her there."

Zoe: "…ghhh."

Sophie: "Zoe… what happened?"

Sophie looked at her.

Hansel: "She saved me… but got badly injured in the process…"

Sophie: "…ugh… what about the others?"

Hansel: "They're there…"

Sophie: "Huh..."

Natalia: "What are you waiting for—quick!"

Sophie: "I don't understand…"

Hansel: "…hmm."

Jill: "While you were gone, Dante talked with the others… he explained that something's not right… seems Liza's words helped him."

Sophie: "Hehe… Liza… you're really… awesome…"

Liza: "Ugh…"

She blushed.

Kenn: "Hey… what the hell!"

Liza: "Huh?"

Sophie: "Huh…"

Jason was gone…

Sophie: "But how…"

Liza: "That can't be."

Kenn: "We have to get out of here… fast…"

They kept going… but suddenly they heard something…

Sophie: "Ugh…"

Liza: "Huh…"

It was Jessica…

Jessica: "…hahhh… how… could… you… dare…"

She began to move in an unnatural way, black fluid pouring from her eyes and mouth…

Jessica: "Ugh… bbbbbbbb…"

A hand came out of her mouth.

Jessica: "Ghhh…"

A black figure emerged…

Jessica: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh!"

Sophie: "Run!"

They ran…

Kenn: "…hahh."

Jill: "Hahh…"

Sophie: "We have to split up… separate groups…"

Kenn: "Why."

Sophie: "…if it catches one of us, it'll be easier to catch the others… this is the better tactic…"

Natalia: "What do you mean… does she not care if someone dies."

Sophie: "No… but we have no choice!… Go. Kenn and Liza… what do you think?"

Kenn: "Then I'm with you."

Liza: "Me too… definitely."

Jill: "I'll take Dante… and the Gift… Natalia, are you coming?"

Natalia: "Sure…"

Hansel: "I'll take Zoe and Peter and the others…"

Sophie: "Take care of yourself."

Liza: "Look after Dante, Jill."

Jill: "I will."

They ran in separate directions… but… will they make it?

(Crash!)

Jason: "…hrrrr… grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!…"

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