All eyes looked up to the first floor where the gun shot rang out. The servants rushed quickly with a Key in hand, Eli took out a gold pound and flipped it. He looked disappointed and flipped it once more until it looked like he was satisfied.
Eli leaned in and whispered to Leon: "Suicide."
Amos who was watching the two men smiled warmly and pat his chest.
"Phew, that sounds almost gave me a heart attack, unbelievable."
Eli decided to sit still while Leon got curious and went to check the commotion. He walked up to the second floor and slowly approached the door to room 140.
People were already gathered around, some stared in shock or horror while other seemed emotionless. Leon peeked over and saw what looked like a suicide. And the person who killed themselves? It was the same gentleman with the cane!
Tick, Tick, Tick.
2AM
the two were back in the hotel room and staring at the clock.
"We... reset..." Leon muttered under his breath. fearful voice and looked at the clock once more. He got up from bed and walked out into the hallway, Mr, Amos was already there with a smile.
"I see, A time loop yes?" Amos inquired while holding his pocket watch in one hand.
Leon was too deep in thought and didn't catch the question.
How are we supposed to deal with this?! This is clearly some sort of high sequence beyonder thing... I doubt there are any high sequences in this hotel to help us!
First and foremost, Leon wanted to find the cause to the time loop, he felt he should check on every person who had booked a room.
I will need to get to the reception desk and grab that guest book, problem is, how do I do it without being caught? Cause a scene?
When he looked up he saw the man with the cane walk out the elevator, his expression strange, something Leon couldn't describe. It was stoic but depressed. The same man who shot himself the last loop began approaching Amos Evans and Leon Wright with heavy steps.
"So it triggered when I killed myself, do you two have any other clues?"
Then he let out a sigh.
"I should introduce myself first, Charlie Blythe, I am with the Church of the Evernight Goddess."
A nighthawk?
As though Charlie could hear Leon's question he nodded. "Im a nighthawk, and im gonna take a guess that you two gentlemen are beyonders like me. I thought this was gonna be a normal night, but it looks quiet eventful."
Leon and Mr Amos both took a step back in caution while keeping their eyes on Charlie. They were both unofficial beyonders, so in the face of a official beyonder they had to be wary not to be arrested.
"Don't worry, i won't arrest you... not while we are in this loop. Mr Leon, you are staying with Mr Eli Cooper is that correct? I checked the guest book. Is he a beyonder too?"
"Yes" Leon answered straightforwardly. If he were to go down, Eli goes with him.
I guess WE got caught huh?
Charlie simply looked towards the door.
"I suggest we work together then and try to solve this situation, what say you two?"
Amos was the one suggest cooperation, and in this situation they didn't really have a choice.
"Alright then, where do we start?"
Amos and Charlie looked at Leon while pondering.
"I cleared out the rooms with people inside them last loop, but I haven't checked the empty ones. But to check such rooms we will need consent from hotel management, I will go talk to them."
...
Leon, with permission checked the guest book of the hotel.
5th floor:
Room 513: Edward Morgan, Eli cooper.
Room 515: Amos Evans.
Room 507: Nellie D'Arcy, Ralph D'Arcy.
Room 518: Ruben Hill.
Room 520: Dorothy Poole.
The rest of the rooms in the fifth floor were uninhabited. The fifth floor was also the most expensive... it was 5 pounds to stay in a room with two beds like Leon and Eli were staying in.
This loop isn't the only problem, what about that weird town in my dreams? Maybe it's not a dream though, it felt very real. I have to try entering it again... maybe a ritual? I'm not sure... I've been there twice, once when I was shot and almost died, and the second time was today.
...
Eli cooper stood in the hallway of the first floor with Charlie's cane in hand, he closed his eyes and focused, then he let go of the cane. He was using the dowsing rod! It didn't take a while before the cane started spinning wildly in a circle. Charlie grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back with force.
"Beware, it's clearly very dangerous..."
Slowly the cane stopped spinning and pointed to room 512. It was in there, the cause of the loop. This was very dangerous, but Eli and Charlie were desperate men. Charlie walked ahead since he was a sequence 8 Gravedigger while Eli was still only a sequence 9 Seer. Finally they were standing right infront of the door and reached out...
...
Morris Byrne stood infront of a makeshift altar and clasped his hands together and began praying, not to death... but to any hidden entity being that could hear him, this was incredibly dangerous. He could turn into a mindless flesh blob, die or even lose himself. But now he was desperate, even with his weapons he was too cowardly to actually fight. He just wished he could be granted help by someone, by something.
"Please..."
...
Leon was sitting in his room sleeping then waking up after a few minutes and kept repeating the process. But it didn't work.
First I try solving that mysterious world, thats a personal problem. Eli and the others can try solving the loop.
He repeated this process for a while without succession.
What could have triggered it...
Suddenly he was floating, or rather the feeling of floating. Leon glanced around the room as his surroundings began turning pure white.
He heard the sound of trumpets and saw a giant cross stand right before him, his mind felt afloat, beneath him was a raging sea, infront of him a cross and the sun. Suddenly they all shattered and an eye appeared, an overseer looking at him. Then a fog settled over the place. Roots with the faces of babies reached out to grab him, worms burst fourth from his flesh and began eating him alive. But it all stopped, he was sitting in a church, there was a faint fog settled over the place. He was completely naked standing in the sanctuary.
What am I? A priest? Shouldn't I wear robes?
Countless colors flashed before his eyes and he was dressed in a black priest robe and shoes. Leon took in the entire church and found nothing odd about it. Though he could hear a faint voice from a man, it was a pleading voice begging for salvation.