*Drip*
The stairs were decorated with blood, the red light shining on the puddle of blood made the It look brighter. I look to my right and see a similar scene, Blood flowed through the small gaps of the Classroom doors.
My mouth felt dry, My hands started going numb and my Mind blanked at the scene as I saw hundreds of thick pitch black lines pointing at the classroom doors while the other few that remained all pointed at the stairs next to me.
I took a soft step backwards
*Step*
I took another step backwards which was not as soft and gentle as the previous one
*Step!*
No reaction...
"...."
I stayed there for a few moments until-
I turned around lightning fast and started running faster than ever before
Thin Pitch black lines started to appear out of thin air as I was running and attempting to retrace my steps
'I'm running out of time!'
It seemed that whatever was holding them back before either escaped to survive or got neutralized by these things
'The latter seems more plausible'
Even though these pitch black lines started appearing, They didn't react to my running at all
'are they cautious of me? or are they conserving their strength'
"I'm not sticking around to find out"
I reached the stairs I first used to get down the floor and Fortunately there weren't any pitch black lines pointing directly at the stairs.
I quickly got up the stairs and took a sharp turn right and kept running the corridor
"Classroom 23!"
I found the classroom and the Closer I got to it, The quicker my Heartbeat beat
*BA THUMP* * BA THUMP* * BA THUMP*
The classroom door was smeared in blood but I didn't care and put my hand on the door
I opened the door ready to face anything and got inside it, however. I was accompanied by a familiar darkness instead.
Everything was engulfed in darkness and when I opened my eyes, I saw desks lined in formation with books on top of each one.
"Huh"
'I'm back? that was... easier than I thought?' While my life had been In danger just moments ago, this feeling...
"I'm a bit disappointed?" My life had been In danger and I survived just like that? so suddenly?
"unless..."
"!"
'Damn it! why didn't I think of something so obvious before!'
the reason they didn't attack me before as I was running....
'I still have to leave the school!'
this was a checkpoint, only meant to serve as a breather and give me enough time to be able to come up with a plan on what I have to do next In order to ensure my survival nothing more, nothing less.
'Can I safely assume that when I get out of the Classroom after getting my books, they are all going to target me the moment I appear?'
It made sense when I thought about it carefully, If they were forced to follow a schedule, then what happens when the schedule ends? their movements wouldn't be restricted and they could do anything within that moment of freedom that would be granted upon them.
And them letting me go to Classroom 23 after that 'thing' did something to them and forced them to keep their attention on it leaving with nobody watching and paying attention to me
'Was it to trap me?'
Though I didn't know how it works but "The darkness that engulfs me when I get transported to Gardenia would also engulf my vision and leave me unable to see anything, leaving me defenseless for a short period of time...."
'no maybe I'm overthinking things'
Even if they were smart enough to do something like that, It wouldn't matter at all
'the only thing I need to know is that those things might potentially gang up on me and start beating the daylights out of me'
Whether or not they are capable of making intelligent and strategic plans is none of my concern right now.
"Cale Dice! Get in line!"
"...."
I quietly got in line and started shoving the books inside of my backpack while also readying myself for a fight
'can I beat those monsters though?' I wasn't particularly confident in fighting a horde of monsters, but one monster? How hard could a monster masquerading and pretending to be a student be?
'no wait hold on that shouldn't be my goal here, should it? My goal is Survival, nothing else, so I should stick to that goal like glue'
'I just need to run and get out the school before anything ridiculous happens again'
I started to shove the books in my backpack faster and faster as I was starting to get Impatient until
"Ah"
I reached the Final book and it was a book about Essays
"Ah yeah that's a new subject this year" I muttered under my breath
The book was about Essays and overall how to write a better passage or anything Involving Writing.
In primary and middle school there were many subjects that included or required knowledge on how to write good Essays In order to get higher grades. High School however had a subject completely and utterly focused on Essays
'I remember how my Sister told me to at least focus and pay attention to the Essay classes, saying that it would be important'
"Important my ass"
In my opinion I believed that my current ordeal was more important than this school subject, I took the book and shoved it in my backpack along with my other 18 books I forcibly shoved in there.
"It seems like you're done?"
The person who appeared to be a teacher at this school asked me.
"Yes I am done, So now what should I do?"
"Well, there's nothing else for you to do but go back home and wait till tomorrow"
"I heard that everyone's classes for tomorrow will be four hours, Is that correct teacher?"
"Ah that, well yeah it's true but it's only for tomorrow"
"I see..."
The teacher looked at the piles of documents in front of him
"Have a nice day teacher" I said as I started walking away
"Ah, You too" The teacher said before putting his attention at the piles of documents
I got closer to the door, I didn't take a deep breath like before and instead prepared myself to start running the moment I get transported, I stepped outside and-
An eerie gentle darkness engulfed my surroundings and vision