chapter 20 Everyone needs a bit of rest, right?

It had been a few days since Liza, Sophie, Kenn, Dante, Zoe, Hänsel, and the poison arrived here. But these people are hiding something. What exactly?

(1599 in an unknown location)

Sophie: "I never thought… this farm would discover something that would surprise us so much… we couldn't believe it… but on this farm, there were several things hidden… Dear diary… Sophie Steinhausen."

(August 1595)

Liza: "Hmm…"

She had just gotten up, wearing a tank top and short shorts, and stood up.

Liza: "Hmm…"

She began walking toward the exit. She looked around, passed a house, and suddenly heard something.

Liza: "Hmm?"

She looked out the window and saw Jessica and Dante talking to each other.

Jessica: "How old are you, if I may ask?"Dante: "I'm 20 years old…"Jessica: "So young… wow… hehe… I'll be 25 soon…"Dante: "You look younger."Jessica: "Thanks… um… are you… single?"Dante: "Hmm?… oh yes… I am."Jessica: "I see… why?"Dante: "Hmm… just because, I'd say."Jessica: "I see… hehe."Dante: "Um… but… I'm free if you want."Jessica: "Hmm? Please?"Dante: "…Would you like to do something today?"Jessica: "Oh… um… I think so. I just have a few things to get from the store… oh… hehe I mean to take… buy… can't really say…."Dante: "Oh… okay… when?"Jessica: "…I'll need about 10 minutes… but I'll come… yes… I'm just getting ready."

She wanted to leave but paused, held his cheeks, and kissed him on the cheek.

(Smooch!)

Jessica: "Wait a bit, okay?"

She walked away.

Dante: "Oh…"Liza: "Uh…"

Liza had seen it…Dante: "You… saw that?"Liza: "No… I… uh… uh… mmm… mhm…"

She nodded sweetly.Dante: "Uh… well… if it were Sophie, she'd probably make fun of me… or Zoe…"Liza: "Hmm… I think you and Jessica go well together."Dante: "She's sweet… and nice… being with her would be really nice… maybe some peace… a quiet life… and maybe start a family… this farm seems perfect for that."Liza: "Family…"Dante: "Hmm?"

Liza blushed slightly.

Liza: "Hah… Jessie is lucky… everyone would want her… me… hehe… no one would want a girl who's been used so many times…"Dante: "Hey… hey, don't say that… you were forced…"Liza: "It doesn't matter… most people would think that way."Dante: "Uh… well… not everyone…"Liza: "Hehe… Dante… I know… you don't need to consider my feelings… I can understand… it's not fair, but… I can accept it…"

She walked a bit further away, smiling.

Dante: "Uh…"

Dante touched his necklace, engraved with a name: Tara.

Dante: "…Would… Tara have thought the same… if she had survived?"

Liza walked on.

(Patch!)

Sophie: "Ouch… damn it!"Jason: "Hahaha… dogs aren't really your thing, are they?"Sophie: "I hate dogs… they bark, are loud, too dumb to use the bathroom alone… just stupid animals…"Jason: "Hehe… let me guess, you were bitten by a dog once and that's why you're afraid of them."Sophie: "How do you know that?"Jason: "Hehe… it's common… understandable, of course… Hehehe…"Sophie: "Haha… I prefer cats."Jason: "But they are stubborn."Sophie: "At least they meow, don't make loud noises, aren't dumb… I like owls more."Jason: "What… why?"Sophie: "Well… they're funny, especially with the game, 'Do you know someone who said who is a creep…'"Jason: "Who… ugh."Sophie: "Hehe… got you…"Jason: "Damn!… F*** my life."Sophie: "Oho… choice of words, friend."Liza: "Hmm?"

Liza noticed that Kenn was watching Sophie, still doing so. She went to him.

Liza: "What are you doing?"Kenn: "Uh… what?"Liza: "Don't tell me you're jealous."Kenn: "What?"Liza: "Come on, you know I know you like Sophie… I know it…"Kenn: "How do you know?"Liza: "Kenn… I can tell…"Kenn: "…Yes… I like Sophie."Liza: "Hehe… you two go perfectly together."Kenn: "If the others hear that…"Liza: "…she wasn't the one who killed your sister… it was Heinrich… she didn't know. I remember…"Kenn: "I know… I like Sophie… very much… I'd like to… somehow… sort it out… but she avoids me."Liza: "You don't need her answer… she loves you too."Kenn: "How do you know that?"Liza: "The way she looks at you… she loves you, Kenn… she feels comfortable with you… she always gets shy around you."Kenn: "Really, Sophie?"Liza: "Yes… I've seen it… you just need to give her some time… here we're safe… you have time until it happens."Kenn: "Hmm… you're right."Liza: "Hehe… Sophie just feels a bit guilty, that's all… give her time, Kenn."Kenn: "Okay… thanks, Liza."

(A few minutes later)

Jessica: "Hmm…"

They walked toward the market.

Jessica: "It won't take long to get there…"Dante: "Mhm."

Jessica held his hand.

Dante: "Hmm?"

He held hers tightly.

Jessica: "Ugh…"Dante: "Is something wrong?"Jessica: "Nothing…"

She blushed.

Jessica: "(…is he… only after my body?)"

They continued walking and found the supermarket.

Jessica: "There… that's it…"Dante: "…looks small."Jessica: "Yes… hehe… but better than nothing."

They went inside.

Dante: "Hmm…"Jessica: "…there… milk… sugar… eggs… meat… oh, they even have some drinks…"Dante: "I wouldn't take the meat… it might already be spoiled."Jessica: "Hmm… you're right."

She put it back. She deliberately stood in front of him to see if he would stare at her body, wearing a tight outfit.

Jessica: "Hmm (come on… show your true self)…"Dante: "…h… (cough!)"

He turned away and walked on.

Jessica: "(What?)…"

Without her noticing, something fell toward her, but Dante pulled her back just in time.

Dante: "Watch out."Jessica: "Ugh!…"Dante: "Are you okay?"Jessica: "Oh… thanks…"Dante: "Oh… sorry…"

He took his hands off her back, but she turned even redder.

Jessica: "Hmm… let's head back, we're done here."Dante: "Okay…"

They walked back.

Jessica: "Don't wait there…"Dante: "Hmm? But the farm…"Jessica: "There's a building there… you see… it's empty… I always wanted to go there… maybe there's something…"Dante: "Hmm."

It was a small wooden house. Dante nodded, and they went inside.

Dante: "Hmm…"

Suddenly, she closed the door.

Dante: "Hmm?"Jessica: "Hahhh…"Dante: "Hey… what's wrong?"Jessica: "…uh… uh…"

She sat on the bed.

Jessica: "…How about… some fun?"Dante: "Ugh… you mean…"Jessica: "(…turns red)…"Dante: "Uh…"Jessica: "Close the window… if you want…."

Dante closed the window.

Meanwhile,

Jason: "Has anyone seen Jessie?"Liza: "Oh… she's with Dante… I think they're at the market."Jason: "Oh… good… hey, since we're alone, I wanted to talk to you, Liza…"Liza: "Mhm… what is it?"Jason: "Uh… has anyone told you… that you work too much? You should take a break like the others."Liza: "A break… the others can… because they spend time with other people… but I…"Jason: "Huh? What…"Liza: "I mean, Kenn and Sophie aren't a couple… but maybe… well… the others want a quiet life… and I… I'm used to it…"Jason: "Hmm."

Jason looked at her while she carefully cleaned the outfits.Jason: "Hmm…"

He noticed how much effort Liza was putting in.

Liza: "Hmm…"She looked at him.Liza: "Is something wrong, Jason?"

She stood up.Jason: "Uh…"Liza: "Are you okay… do you have… maybe something?"

She held his hand and touched his forehead with hers.

Liza: "Fever, maybe?"Jason: "Ugh… hey…"Liza: "Hmm… no… wait… you don't have anything…"Jason: "Listen, Liza… uh… the others are taking a break… how about you take a break too… and… uh… talk with me?"Liza: "…Uh?… with me?"Jason: "Yes… if possible…"Liza: "Hmm… okay…"

She put the box of washed outfits on the table. She wore a yellow tank top and long pants.

Liza: "What is it?"Jason: "Listen… uh… I think a pretty woman like you… should also take care of other things."

Liza: "…Uh… what do you mean?"Jason: "Uh… well… you know… in this… catastrophe… with the bio-creatures… and roarrr… creatures… I thought you could… maybe… go for a walk with me."Liza: "…Like a date?"Jason: "Uh… you could say that…"Liza: "…But… why me?… you know… I'm not a virgin anymore."Jason: "You mean because you were abused? Hmm… listen… I'm not that kind of person. You're not at fault… why should I punish the victim?… only the perpetrators."Liza: "Hmm…"Jason: "…I… won't do what you think… so…"Liza: "…Hmm… okay, if you say so…"Jason: "Really."

Liza smiled. Jason blushed as she looked at him, then she nodded.

Liza: "…Uh… let me… change my clothes and take a shower… I'm sweating a lot."Jason: "Ah, that's not necessary… shower now?… besides, there's no hot water… so… just a little sweat won't bother me."Liza: "…Hmm… okay…"Jason: "Well then."

He stretched out his hand slightly for her to hold. She hesitated but then took it.

Liza: "Hmm."Jason: "Hehe… okay."

(30 minutes later)

Jessica and Dante were lying on the same bed, Jessica's head on his shoulder.

Jessica: "…Ahh… I'm so tired."Dante: "…Hmm."Jessica: "It's okay… I lost… you're not too perverted…"Dante: "Hey… you wanted it…"Jessica: "Hehe… let's sleep now… we'll go back in the evening."

A few hours later

Jill: "Hmm."Sophie: "…Hahh! (quiet)… I don't like it when people watch me… what do you want?"Jill: "…I need to talk to you."Sophie: "What…?"Jill: "These people… are not nice."Sophie: "Hmm… what do you mean?"Jill: "Your friend Marlon was killed by them."Sophie: "Marlon… wait… are you sure… hey… I need proof…"Jill: "Fine… you want proof… wait until dinner…."Sophie: "What?"Jill: "Wait until then… you will see."Sophie: "Huh?…"

(Ding! Ding!)

Jessica: "Dinner!"

She called loudly. They came to the dining table.

Jessica: "Alright everyone, enjoy your meal."

They began eating.

Sophie: "Mmmm… hmm… Huh?"

(Crunch)

She felt something in her mouth.

Sophie: "Hmm…"

She got up.

Sophie: "I'll go get some water."Jessica: "I can get it."Sophie: "It's fine."

She went toward the well.

Sophie: "…Ugh…"

She pulled it out…

Sophie: "…Ugh! Hahhh!… What the hell…"

It was… a human tooth!

Sophie: "Ughhh…"

She held her stomach.

Sophie: "This… this… can't be…."

Quickly, she got up.

Sophie: "…I have to… go back… act like nothing happened… throw up later…"

(A few minutes later)

Sophie returned with a glass of water.

Sophie: "(Cough)… I'm back."Liza: "Is… something wrong?"Sophie: "No…"

She wanted to throw up.Sophie: "…Bhhh… no… not now…"

Sophie tried to hold back, watching her friends eat… enjoying it without realizing it was human flesh… and not just anyone's… but their friend Marlon's.

Sophie: "…Huh!"

She grabbed Liza's hand, who was about to continue eating, and looked at Kenn. He noticed her strange behavior, blinking too often.

Kenn: "(Hmm?)"

Kenn stood in shock but stayed composed.

Sophie: "…Hahhh…"Jason: "Is something wrong?"

Jason suddenly appeared behind Sophie.

Jason: "Hmm?"Sophie: "No… everything's fine… I just… uh… Liza had a little pain so I held her hand."Jason: "Ah… and the blinking…"

Jason stared at her.Jason: "Your plate is still full… something's off…"Sophie: "No… I just… dreamed for a moment."

Kenn, Liza, and Sophie realized the gravity of the situation: they had been fed human flesh unknowingly, possibly from Marlon, a fallen friend. They started planning how to handle it safely, considering who could be told without causing panic.

Sophie: "We should figure out a way to stop them from eating this… we might have to cook ourselves or hunt."Kenn: "But why hunt if they already eat human meat?"Sophie: "So we don't notice… if they eat it too long, people will catch on."Liza: "We have to tell someone…"Sophie: "Not yet… we need to think… only tell those who won't panic."Kenn: "Hmm."Liza: "Who then?"Sophie: "The poison… Hänsel… they're good candidates."Kenn: "Dante…"Sophie: "Dante, the one who… messed with that piece of… Marlon's cooked by Jessica?"Liza: "But…"Sophie: "No 'but'… he's weak now… he might forgive us, or think we're lying or jealous."Liza: "I'll tell him."Sophie: "Good… but don't go to Kenn or me right after… oh no… you shouldn't."

She deliberately changed her tone to provoke Liza.

Liza: "That's mean."Sophie: "…It's mean if you don't think what he would feel… imagine… apocalypse… you find a partner… then he finds out she's a killer who eats human flesh…"Kenn: "Hmm."Sophie: "Please… think… we can't let them eat this flesh anymore."Liza: "Hmm."Sophie: "We need to plan… and talk to Jill… she saw it."Kenn: "Jill?"Liza: "The pretty girl with the small nose."Sophie: "Yes, Red Riding Hood as some call her."Kenn: "Hmm."

They considered the dangers, understanding this was high-risk. Some might panic, some could die from fear, so careful planning was required.

Sophie: "Think… remember the creature that followed us… Jason said it was a hallucination."Kenn: "Yes… why?"Sophie: "It could also be a lie… there might be another secret…"

Suddenly, the door opened.

Jill: "Indeed… there is…"

She entered.

Sophie: "Ah… there's Red Riding Hood… okay… what is it?"Jill: "Jason and Jessica… mentioned something… they have to feed the creatures…"Sophie: "Feed… you mean they only give them some human flesh?"Jill: "Mhm… they mentioned something like that… the creatures eat the least, and the rest goes to them…"Sophie: "Hmm…"Kenn: "Wait… there are other creatures… besides the Sirus?"Jill: "Mhm."Sophie: "Why surprised… there have been reports since the 1300s… Wendigos, ghosts, vampires… thought they were just fantasy?"Jill: "Hmm."Kenn: "They exist…?"Sophie: "Hahh… a Wendigo… yes… one that eats humans…"Kenn: "What!"Jill: "Exactly!"Liza: "But…"Sophie: "Wait… you need specific organs… brain and heart… Jill… was it in the food?"Jill: "No."Sophie: "Good… at least some relief."Kenn: "Oh… wait… you think Wendigos exist?"Sophie: "I'm sure… there is evidence… years ago, when my parents were alive… they found a girl's body… the organs weren't cut with a knife… but ripped out with teeth and claws."Kenn: "What?"Liza: "But…"Sophie: "Hey… hey… it's just a theory… who would think Sirus exist… we've seen them… what difference does it make if there are other monsters: vampires, Wendigos, ghosts, dragons, banshees, witches…"Liza: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…Hmm."Liza: "They called me a witch… does that mean I'm a witch?"Jill: "Huh?"Sophie: "…Uh… no… Liza… that was just an insult… don't worry… (suppresses a laugh)…"Jill: "…What… aren't you laughing?"Sophie: "…Mmm… pfff… anyway… uh… where were we…"Liza: "We were at the part where I said they called me a witch."Sophie: "(Pfff)… I mean… before that."Kenn: "The vampires, Jedi, ghosts, banshees, Wendigos, dragons… they still exist."Sophie: "Exactly… thanks."Jill: "We'll have to deal with these if they exist… but focus on those that are actually here… these creatures…"Sophie: "Do they have names?"Jill: "Uh… they just called them creatures."Sophie: "Great…"Kenn: "What do we do now?"Jill: "Hmm…"Sophie: "Hmm…"Jill: "There's a place… I was too scared to enter… I had a really bad feeling…"Sophie: "…Gut feeling… hmm?"Jill: "Exactly."Sophie: "Where exactly?"Kenn: "Yes, where?"Jill: "See the farm… there's a building… in that building… your friend Marlon was killed… and there's a place… a basement… and… uh…"

Jill suddenly behaved strangely.

Sophie: "Hmm?"Kenn: "Everything okay?"Jill: "…I saw something over there."

Sophie: "Hmm?"Liza: "There… is nothing…"Kenn: "Maybe it's your imagination."Jill: "No… no… I saw something… an… eye…"Kenn: "An eye…"Sophie: "…eye… hmm… and I thought I was imagining the feeling that we are being watched… since we've been here… I've always had this feeling."Kenn: "What?"Sophie: "…hmm… I don't know… something is definitely wrong…"Jill: "…be that as it may… there's a basement there… but I don't want to go in."Sophie: "Fine… then I'll go alone."Liza: "What…"Kenn: "Too dangerous…"Sophie: "…exactly… that's why alone is better. If something happens, only I am in danger."Liza: "Why do you always think you should sacrifice yourself…"Sophie: "…I'm not… I'm not… I just don't want anything to happen to you… hmm."Jill: "…hmm… then I'll go with you."Sophie: "You just said… alone."Jill: "I can't risk you going in there just like that… without help…"Sophie: "Oh… fine, as you wish…"Kenn: "But Sophie…"Liza: "Hmm?"

Liza looked at Kenn…Kenn: "…I… I'm just worried."Sophie: "…Kenn…"Kenn: "…Are… you sure…?"Liza: "…(silent)"Sophie: "Hmm?"Kenn: "…He saw the dead, he's looking at her… do you want to end like that?"

Sophie went to Kenn.

Sophie: "Oh… you're so cute… worried about me?"Kenn: "Of course I am…"Sophie: "…hmmm… I'll come back… there's a reason…"Kenn: "…hmm."Sophie: "Mhm… I have a reason to come back… yes…"Kenn: "Okay… if you die on me… I'll kill you."Sophie: "Hehehe… okay…"

They went down with Jill.

Kenn: "…hahh…"Liza: "…hmmm… you really love her."Kenn: "I do…"Liza: "So you really fell in love with Sophie… I think that's cool."Kenn: "…hmm…"

Meanwhile:

Sophie: "Is this the basement…"Jill: "Yes… this is it… there you can see it."Sophie: "…Wait a moment… quick!"

She quickly pulled Jill close and covered her mouth.

Jill: "Hmm."Sophie: "Shhh… someone's coming."

(patch)…(Patch)

(grrrrrrrrrrr)

Jill: "Ugh… mmm."Sophie: "…Shhh…"

She stroked Jill's hair to calm her.Sophie: "…what… is that…"

The creature looked around; it moved on four arms.

Sophie: "…(…a… Wendigo)…."Jill: "Hmm…"Sophie: "Shhh… it's okay… Red Riding Hood… shhh…"

She continued stroking her hair.

Sophie: "Got you… got you."

She whispered. The Wendigo went away.

Sophie: "Ahhh…"Jill: "Hahhh… what… was that…"Sophie: "…I don't know… seems like a Wendigo… at least that's how it looked in Necromancer stories…"Jill: "What…"Sophie: "In 1940… the Nazis found a book… called the Necromancer… by a dark magician named Van Barten, also known as the Flying Dutchman… the Nazis took this book… it described Wendigos, vampires, and other undead creatures…"Jill: "That doesn't make sense."Sophie: "It does… haven't you forgotten… Sirus are also dead beings…"

She looked around.Sophie: "Hahh."Jill: "What do we do now…"Sophie: "Go further down, still."Jill: "I'm scared…"Sophie: "Me too… trust me… but what's scarier is the ignorance of what's happening… ever heard the saying… people aren't afraid of the dark… but of what's in the dark… if we know what's in the dark… we can at least prepare…"Jill: "Hahh… what."Sophie: "Look… see how my hand shakes… I'm scared… we are human, damn it… that's okay… what's not okay… is not feeling this fear… okay… I want you to calm down."

She held her cheeks.Jill: "Hmm."Sophie: "…be still… yes… I'll protect you if I have to…"Jill: "Why…"Sophie: "I've made many mistakes and made people sad… now… I want to protect people… the innocent… I want to finally become a slightly better person… okay… I don't want you to die… I am here… for you… that's why I wanted to go alone… watch me… yes… Wendigos have good ears… and smell… but they're blind… okay…"Jill: "Mhm…"Sophie: "…good… I am here…"Jill: "You're shaking too…"Sophie: "It's okay… dear… it's okay… I'm only 19… hehe…"Jill: "What…?!"Sophie: "Shhh… hehe… don't be shocked… I'm still a young girl… okay… let's go."

They made their way down. They opened the basement.Sophie: "Oh… jeez… oh jeez…"Jill: "…hahhh…"

Jill looked at Sophie, who was trembling all over.Sophie: "Ahhh… of all days… it seems my period started… hehe…"

She went down.Sophie: "Oops… the stairs are broken… watch your step."Jill: "Okay."

She went down; suddenly the stairs nearly collapsed with a crash.

Jill: "Huh!"Sophie: "Oh hey, Red Riding Hood, jump… I'll catch you."Jill: "What…"Sophie: "Come on, you're not fat, I can do it!"

She jumped down, Sophie caught her.Sophie: "Ugh!"

She fell.Jill: "…so much for 'you can do it'."Sophie: "…ahh… damn… I must have gotten weaker…"Jill: "Are you okay?"Sophie: "Better, if you don't lie on me… it doesn't feel comfortable with two melons on top of each other."Jill: "Melons… ugh!"

She blushed and stepped back.Jill: "Why would you say something like that?"Sophie: "I meant boobs… was too perverted… hehe…"Jill: "Oh…"Sophie: "We're here… in the basement…"

They went further.Sophie: "Shhhh…"Jill: "Hey… what are these symbols…"Sophie: "Hmm… those are pictures… not symbols, dear… hmm…"

She looked at the pictures. In the first, there was a wolf.Sophie: "A wolf?"Jill: "Hmm… hmm."Sophie: "Alright… in the next… that's a bear… what are these strange pictures…"Jill: "Hey… look at this one… what is it."Sophie: "Hmmm."

It was a large picture, showing a strange creature.Sophie: "Hmm."Jill: "Wendigo?"Sophie: "No… a Wendigo doesn't walk on two feet… this creature… those claws… what is it…"Jill: "…maybe it's just a drawing."

Sophie shook her head.Sophie: "Those claws… they looked like the claws of the creatures Kenn and I saw…"

They suddenly heard something below.Jill: "What…"Sophie: "Did you hear that…"Jill: "Yes…"Sophie: "Oh jeez… let's see…"

They went down. No one was there… just a large table.Jill: "A table."Sophie: "A big one…"

(pump! Pump!)Sophie: "Huh! Hide!"Jill: "Ugh… okay."

They hid behind the pillars.Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Hahhh…"

(Patch) (Patch)

(grrrrrrrrrr)(Human flesh finally)

Said one of the creatures.

(grrr)

They sat down.

(Asmedous grabs the food)

Asmedous: "Yes…"

The creature left briefly… then returned… and laid a corpse on the table.

(Splash!)

Asmedous: "This is the pregnant woman."Sophie: "Ugh."Jill: "Hhah… that's Melinda!"Melinda: "Hey… hey… hey… what are you… what are you doing…"Asmedous: "…you talk too much…"Melinda: "Hey… no… no… please…"

(Splash!)

Sophie: "Ugh!"Jill: "…mmm!"

They held their mouths in fear.Sophie: "Hahh… hahhh…"

Blood flowed and Asmedous, the creature, started removing the organs.

(Splash!)

Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Sophie held her mouth and began shaking.Sophie: "(What… what… what is this… what kind of monsters!)"

Asmedous: "And here… the embryo…"(Jawohl…hahahaahaha!)

Shouted one of the creatures.

Asmedous: "…Hmm… (bites!) Munch… munch… hmmmm… hmmmmmm… so delicious…"(Oha… how tasty… this liver… these bones… so crunchy… inside there's also meat… dry and tasty…)(Munch!)

Sophie: "Hmmm…"Jill: "Hahhh…"

They looked at each other, both holding their mouths.Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Sophie shook her head… signaling Jill to stay calm.Jill: "…mmm…"

Asmedous: "…This is by far the tastiest human from the group, at least the new ones."(Nothing beats a pregnant woman… there's a lot of meat… even though they ate human flesh a few hours ago… without knowing.)Asmedous: "…Dreskon… you'll never be full."Dreskon: "Never… Grrrr… I want more… more… what do you think, Vertos…"Vertos: "I agree… this is unfair… these humans shouldn't be here… we Crimson… have lived deep below… in the Abyss… it's natural that we need to eat a lot now."Dreskon: "…hehe… what about The Eye."Asmedous: "Busy controlling dreams to manipulate human brains."Dreskon: "Oh…"Asmedous: "The brains of humans are enough… unfortunately this woman wasn't very smart."Dreskon: "Oh… human women are apparently dumb."Vertos: "Hahaha."Asmedous: "Negative… many women are smart even among humans… only… well… anyone pregnant in this world… must really be stupid…"Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Ghh…"Sophie: "(Oh no… Jill can't take it anymore… I can't either… but Jill is worse… what do we do now)

(patch) (Patch!)

Asmedous: "There you are… The Eye…"The Eye: "Hahhhh…"

He had eyes, two eyes, no mouth, yet he was bound, his hands not restrained… right there… a hole in his stomach full of teeth opened…The Eye: "Give me the brain."

A deep voice spoke.Asmedous: "Here… take it."

He swallowed it.The Eye: "…hrrrrr… not a good brain… doesn't taste right… you must give me better… so I have more contact."Asmedous: "According to Jason, there aren't many… a boy named The Poison… is supposed to be good…"The Eye: "Bring… him… to me."

He left… with his tentacle-shaped legs.

Jill: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…(Ghhh… I can't breathe… what is this… it feels like the hands of the dead… clamping on my heart… my thoughts… my body… it's like… the dead is behind me… standing with its scythe… just waiting for me to exhale…)"Jill: "…(as if… my body… refuses to fight… as if it wants… to give up… because there's no hope…)"Sophie: "…(Hahhh… as if someone is watching my body… watching me… and their eyes… that gaze… that goes into a person's mind… stabs the heart… and with its hands just waits to tear me apart…)"Jill: "…(Hahh… I want out… I want to get out of here… Mom… Mom… please… help me…)"Sophie: "…(Help… anyone… Mom… Dad… Big Brother… help me…) Ugh!…(…what's happening to me… what should I do if I can do something… we have to get out… no matter what happens to me… but Jill… and the others… I don't want them to die… think… think… what should I do… think… Liza… I wish she were here…)"

Meanwhile:

(pump!)

Liza: "Ugh… Sophie… I heard her voice…"Kenn: "What… that can't be…"Liza: "Yes… I'm sure… maybe… it's because of our Human Sirus powers… since then we can understand more… each other."Kenn: "What…?"Liza: "…Sophie… what's wrong…"

Back to Jill and Sophie:

Sophie: "(Hahhh…)"

The creatures stopped eating… as Sophie and Jill peeked… they saw Melinda… with open eyes… lying on the table… her head hanging under the table, probably because the table was too small for a human body… her stomach was open… everything was open… but scarier… she was still alive…"

Melinda: "Ugh…(…ghahh!)"Sophie: "…(she's still alive?)"Jill: "…(how?)"Melinda: "…Hahhh… hahhh…"Asmedous: "…hmmm… she's alive because The Eye… probably still controls her brain… she's almost dead… he just makes sure she feels every pain… The Eye loves it when his prey suffers… he keeps her alive even without most organs… because he controls her brain and nervous system… so she can live as long as possible… to suffer…"

Melinda looked around, almost seeing Jill…Jill: "Hahhh…"Melinda: "Ugh…!"Sophie: "…(no…!)"

Sophie glanced up with her eyes, then shook her head… realizing The Eye might also see through Melinda's eye…Jill: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…damn… there must be a way… uh…"

Sophie found a small mouse… quickly held it.Sophie: "Please forgive me, little cute creature… I hope you survive…"

She released the mouse toward the creatures… they noticed it…

Asmedous: "A mouse!… could be enough as an aftertaste…"

They looked at it… then looked back… Jill and Sophie were gone…

Sophie: "…Hahhh…"Jill: "What…"Sophie: "First get out of here… then talk…"

They hurried… since the stairs were broken, it was difficult…Sophie: "…come… I'll help you…"

She helped her… Jill climbed onto Sophie's shoulders… climbed up… then helped Sophie.

Jill: "Here."Sophie: "Thanks…"

She went up.Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Quick… away from this place…"

They hurried and left the room… but then heard the Wendigo…Sophie: "Sshhh… shh!"

She covered Jill's mouth and hid with her behind the crates.Sophie: "…(Ghhh!)"Jill: "Hhhmmm…"Sophie: "…come on…"

The Wendigo disappeared… quickly Jill and Sophie went away before it returned…

Sophie: "Hahhh…"Jill: "Oh… shit… shit…"Sophie: "Oh… hahhh… hahhh… man… it shocked me so much… I forgot I had my period… hahhh…"Jill: "What do we do now."Sophie: "…tell the others… what else… especially… Liza and Kenn…"Jill: "…poor… Melinda…"Sophie: "Hah… damn… if we had come earlier…"Jill: "What… happens now to her… to us…"Sophie: "…now they have Melinda… then they'll eat you… me… and Liza and Kenn… Dante… Peter… and the others…"Jill: "…bleargh!"Sophie: "…come on… sho… bbb… (Bleargh!)… there it is… yes… my period… didn't think I'd miss it…"Jill: "Ghahhh…"Sophie: "Quick… let's go to Liza and Kenn."

They stood up and slowly moved… returning to the building where they had met.

Liza: "Sophie!"Kenn: "Oh… thank God!"

They ran to her, Liza hugged her.Sophie: "Ugh… hahhh… damn… I never thought I'd need a hug so badly…"

She fell to her knees… crying.Sophie: "We have to get out of here…"Liza: "What happened…"Kenn: "Hey… what's wrong…"Sophie: "…I'm sorry… I… I… hahh…"

She trembled violently.


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They wired themselves around.

Sophie: "Hmm?"Liza: "There… is nothing…"Kenn: "Maybe it's your imagination."Jill: "No… no… I saw something… an… eye…"Kenn: "An eye…"Sophie: "…eye… hmm… and I thought I was imagining the feeling that we are being watched… since we've been here… I've always had this feeling."Kenn: "What?"Sophie: "…hmm… I don't know… something is definitely wrong…"Jill: "…be that as it may… there's a basement there… but I don't want to go in."Sophie: "Fine… then I'll go alone."Liza: "What…"Kenn: "Too dangerous…"Sophie: "…exactly… that's why alone is better. If something happens, only I am in danger."Liza: "Why do you always think you should sacrifice yourself…"Sophie: "…I'm not… I'm not… I just don't want anything to happen to you… hmm."Jill: "…hmm… then I'll go with you."Sophie: "You just said… alone."Jill: "I can't risk you going in there just like that… without help…"Sophie: "Oh… fine, as you wish…"Kenn: "But Sophie…"Liza: "Hmm?"

Liza looked at Kenn…Kenn: "…I… I'm just worried."Sophie: "…Kenn…"Kenn: "…Are… you sure…?"Liza: "…(silent)"Sophie: "Hmm?"Kenn: "…He saw the dead, he's looking at her… do you want to end like that?"

Sophie went to Kenn.

Sophie: "Oh… you're so cute… worried about me?"Kenn: "Of course I am…"Sophie: "…hmmm… I'll come back… there's a reason…"Kenn: "…hmm."Sophie: "Mhm… I have a reason to come back… yes…"Kenn: "Okay… if you die on me… I'll kill you."Sophie: "Hehehe… okay…"

They went down with Jill.

Kenn: "…hahh…"Liza: "…hmmm… you really love her."Kenn: "I do…"Liza: "So you really fell in love with Sophie… I think that's cool."Kenn: "…hmm…"

Meanwhile:

Sophie: "Is this the basement…"Jill: "Yes… this is it… there you can see it."Sophie: "…Wait a moment… quick!"

She quickly pulled Jill close and covered her mouth.

Jill: "Hmm."Sophie: "Shhh… someone's coming."

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(grrrrrrrrrrr)

Jill: "Ugh… mmm."Sophie: "…Shhh…"

She stroked Jill's hair to calm her.Sophie: "…what… is that…"

The creature looked around; it moved on four arms.

Sophie: "…(…a… Wendigo)…."Jill: "Hmm…"Sophie: "Shhh… it's okay… Red Riding Hood… shhh…"

She continued stroking her hair.

Sophie: "Got you… got you."

She whispered. The Wendigo went away.

Sophie: "Ahhh…"Jill: "Hahhh… what… was that…"Sophie: "…I don't know… seems like a Wendigo… at least that's how it looked in Necromancer stories…"Jill: "What…"Sophie: "In 1940… the Nazis found a book… called the Necromancer… by a dark magician named Van Barten, also known as the Flying Dutchman… the Nazis took this book… it described Wendigos, vampires, and other undead creatures…"Jill: "That doesn't make sense."Sophie: "It does… haven't you forgotten… Sirus are also dead beings…"

She looked around.Sophie: "Hahh."Jill: "What do we do now…"Sophie: "Go further down, still."Jill: "I'm scared…"Sophie: "Me too… trust me… but what's scarier is the ignorance of what's happening… ever heard the saying… people aren't afraid of the dark… but of what's in the dark… if we know what's in the dark… we can at least prepare…"Jill: "Hahh… what."Sophie: "Look… see how my hand shakes… I'm scared… we are human, damn it… that's okay… what's not okay… is not feeling this fear… okay… I want you to calm down."

She held her cheeks.Jill: "Hmm."Sophie: "…be still… yes… I'll protect you if I have to…"Jill: "Why…"Sophie: "I've made many mistakes and made people sad… now… I want to protect people… the innocent… I want to finally become a slightly better person… okay… I don't want you to die… I am here… for you… that's why I wanted to go alone… watch me… yes… Wendigos have good ears… and smell… but they're blind… okay…"Jill: "Mhm…"Sophie: "…good… I am here…"Jill: "You're shaking too…"Sophie: "It's okay… dear… it's okay… I'm only 19… hehe…"Jill: "What…?!"Sophie: "Shhh… hehe… don't be shocked… I'm still a young girl… okay… let's go."

They made their way down. They opened the basement.Sophie: "Oh… jeez… oh jeez…"Jill: "…hahhh…"

Jill looked at Sophie, who was trembling all over.Sophie: "Ahhh… of all days… it seems my period started… hehe…"

She went down.Sophie: "Oops… the stairs are broken… watch your step."Jill: "Okay."

She went down; suddenly the stairs nearly collapsed with a crash.

Jill: "Huh!"Sophie: "Oh hey, Red Riding Hood, jump… I'll catch you."Jill: "What…"Sophie: "Come on, you're not fat, I can do it!"

She jumped down, Sophie caught her.Sophie: "Ugh!"

She fell.Jill: "…so much for 'you can do it'."Sophie: "…ahh… damn… I must have gotten weaker…"Jill: "Are you okay?"Sophie: "Better, if you don't lie on me… it doesn't feel comfortable with two melons on top of each other."Jill: "Melons… ugh!"

She blushed and stepped back.Jill: "Why would you say something like that?"Sophie: "I meant boobs… was too perverted… hehe…"Jill: "Oh…"Sophie: "We're here… in the basement…"

They went further.Sophie: "Shhhh…"Jill: "Hey… what are these symbols…"Sophie: "Hmm… those are pictures… not symbols, dear… hmm…"

She looked at the pictures. In the first, there was a wolf.Sophie: "A wolf?"Jill: "Hmm… hmm."Sophie: "Alright… in the next… that's a bear… what are these strange pictures…"Jill: "Hey… look at this one… what is it."Sophie: "Hmmm."

It was a large picture, showing a strange creature.Sophie: "Hmm."Jill: "Wendigo?"Sophie: "No… a Wendigo doesn't walk on two feet… this creature… those claws… what is it…"Jill: "…maybe it's just a drawing."

Sophie shook her head.Sophie: "Those claws… they looked like the claws of the creatures Kenn and I saw…"

They suddenly heard something below.Jill: "What…"Sophie: "Did you hear that…"Jill: "Yes…"Sophie: "Oh jeez… let's see…"

They went down. No one was there… just a large table.Jill: "A table."Sophie: "A big one…"

(pump! Pump!)Sophie: "Huh! Hide!"Jill: "Ugh… okay."

They hid behind the pillars.Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Hahhh…"

(Patch) (Patch)

(grrrrrrrrrr)(Human flesh finally)

Said one of the creatures.

(grrr)

They sat down.

(Asmedous grabs the food)

Asmedous: "Yes…"

The creature left briefly… then returned… and laid a corpse on the table.

(Splash!)

Asmedous: "This is the pregnant woman."Sophie: "Ugh."Jill: "Hhah… that's Melinda!"Melinda: "Hey… hey… hey… what are you… what are you doing…"Asmedous: "…you talk too much…"Melinda: "Hey… no… no… please…"

(Splash!)

Sophie: "Ugh!"Jill: "…mmm!"

They held their mouths in fear.Sophie: "Hahh… hahhh…"

Blood flowed and Asmedous, the creature, started removing the organs.

(Splash!)

Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Sophie held her mouth and began shaking.Sophie: "(What… what… what is this… what kind of monsters!)"

Asmedous: "And here… the embryo…"(Jawohl…hahahaahaha!)

Shouted one of the creatures.

Asmedous: "…Hmm… (bites!) Munch… munch… hmmmm… hmmmmmm… so delicious…"(Oha… how tasty… this liver… these bones… so crunchy… inside there's also meat… dry and tasty…)(Munch!)

Sophie: "Hmmm…"Jill: "Hahhh…"

They looked at each other, both holding their mouths.Sophie: "Hmmm…"

Sophie shook her head… signaling Jill to stay calm.Jill: "…mmm…"

Asmedous: "…This is by far the tastiest human from the group, at least the new ones."(Nothing beats a pregnant woman… there's a lot of meat… even though they ate human flesh a few hours ago… without knowing.)Asmedous: "…Dreskon… you'll never be full."Dreskon: "Never… Grrrr… I want more… more… what do you think, Vertos…"Vertos: "I agree… this is unfair… these humans shouldn't be here… we Crimson… have lived deep below… in the Abyss… it's natural that we need to eat a lot now."Dreskon: "…hehe… what about The Eye."Asmedous: "Busy controlling dreams to manipulate human brains."Dreskon: "Oh…"Asmedous: "The brains of humans are enough… unfortunately this woman wasn't very smart."Dreskon: "Oh… human women are apparently dumb."Vertos: "Hahaha."Asmedous: "Negative… many women are smart even among humans… only… well… anyone pregnant in this world… must really be stupid…"Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Ghh…"Sophie: "(Oh no… Jill can't take it anymore… I can't either… but Jill is worse… what do we do now)

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Asmedous: "There you are… The Eye…"The Eye: "Hahhhh…"

He had eyes, two eyes, no mouth, yet he was bound, his hands not restrained… right there… a hole in his stomach full of teeth opened…The Eye: "Give me the brain."

A deep voice spoke.Asmedous: "Here… take it."

He swallowed it.The Eye: "…hrrrrr… not a good brain… doesn't taste right… you must give me better… so I have more contact."Asmedous: "According to Jason, there aren't many… a boy named The Poison… is supposed to be good…"The Eye: "Bring… him… to me."

He left… with his tentacle-shaped legs.

Jill: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…(Ghhh… I can't breathe… what is this… it feels like the hands of the dead… clamping on my heart… my thoughts… my body… it's like… the dead is behind me… standing with its scythe… just waiting for me to exhale…)"Jill: "…(as if… my body… refuses to fight… as if it wants… to give up… because there's no hope…)"Sophie: "…(Hahhh… as if someone is watching my body… watching me… and their eyes… that gaze… that goes into a person's mind… stabs the heart… and with its hands just waits to tear me apart…)"Jill: "…(Hahh… I want out… I want to get out of here… Mom… Mom… please… help me…)"Sophie: "…(Help… anyone… Mom… Dad… Big Brother… help me…) Ugh!…(…what's happening to me… what should I do if I can do something… we have to get out… no matter what happens to me… but Jill… and the others… I don't want them to die… think… think… what should I do… think… Liza… I wish she were here…)"

Meanwhile:

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Liza: "Ugh… Sophie… I heard her voice…"Kenn: "What… that can't be…"Liza: "Yes… I'm sure… maybe… it's because of our Human Sirus powers… since then we can understand more… each other."Kenn: "What…?"Liza: "…Sophie… what's wrong…"

Back to Jill and Sophie:

Sophie: "(Hahhh…)"

The creatures stopped eating… as Sophie and Jill peeked… they saw Melinda… with open eyes… lying on the table… her head hanging under the table, probably because the table was too small for a human body… her stomach was open… everything was open… but scarier… she was still alive…"

Melinda: "Ugh…(…ghahh!)"Sophie: "…(she's still alive?)"Jill: "…(how?)"Melinda: "…Hahhh… hahhh…"Asmedous: "…hmmm… she's alive because The Eye… probably still controls her brain… she's almost dead… he just makes sure she feels every pain… The Eye loves it when his prey suffers… he keeps her alive even without most organs… because he controls her brain and nervous system… so she can live as long as possible… to suffer…"

Melinda looked around, almost seeing Jill…Jill: "Hahhh…"Melinda: "Ugh…!"Sophie: "…(no…!)"

Sophie glanced up with her eyes, then shook her head… realizing The Eye might also see through Melinda's eye…Jill: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…damn… there must be a way… uh…"

Sophie found a small mouse… quickly held it.Sophie: "Please forgive me, little cute creature… I hope you survive…"

She released the mouse toward the creatures… they noticed it…

Asmedous: "A mouse!… could be enough as an aftertaste…"

They looked at it… then looked back… Jill and Sophie were gone…

Sophie: "…Hahhh…"Jill: "What…"Sophie: "First get out of here… then talk…"

They hurried… since the stairs were broken, it was difficult…Sophie: "…come… I'll help you…"

She helped her… Jill climbed onto Sophie's shoulders… climbed up… then helped Sophie.

Jill: "Here."Sophie: "Thanks…"

She went up.Sophie: "Hahh…"Jill: "Quick… away from this place…"

They hurried and left the room… but then heard the Wendigo…Sophie: "Sshhh… shh!"

She covered Jill's mouth and hid with her behind the crates.Sophie: "…(Ghhh!)"Jill: "Hhhmmm…"Sophie: "…come on…"

The Wendigo disappeared… quickly Jill and Sophie went away before it returned…

Sophie: "Hahhh…"Jill: "Oh… shit… shit…"Sophie: "Oh… hahhh… hahhh… man… it shocked me so much… I forgot I had my period… hahhh…"Jill: "What do we do now."Sophie: "…tell the others… what else… especially… Liza and Kenn…"Jill: "…poor… Melinda…"Sophie: "Hah… damn… if we had come earlier…"Jill: "What… happens now to her… to us…"Sophie: "…now they have Melinda… then they'll eat you… me… and Liza and Kenn… Dante… Peter… and the others…"Jill: "…bleargh!"Sophie: "…come on… sho… bbb… (Bleargh!)… there it is… yes… my period… didn't think I'd miss it…"Jill: "Ghahhh…"Sophie: "Quick… let's go to Liza and Kenn."

They stood up and slowly moved… returning to the building where they had met.

Liza: "Sophie!"Kenn: "Oh… thank God!"

They ran to her, Liza hugged her.Sophie: "Ugh… hahhh… damn… I never thought I'd need a hug so badly…"

She fell to her knees… crying.Sophie: "We have to get out of here…"Liza: "What happened…"Kenn: "Hey… what's wrong…"Sophie: "…I'm sorry… I… I… hahh…"

She trembled violently.Jill: "It… it… it's worse than we thought…"Kenn: "What…"Sophie: "Hahh…"Liza: "What, Jason was there…"Sophie: "…not him… the worse… not him or his people… but… the ones down there… these creatures… they called themselves… Crimson…"Jill: "Something like Crimson…"Kenn: "What…"Sophie: "They… in front of our eyes… ate Melinda… slit open her stomach… and ate it… while making perverse… moans because the food was so good for them…"

Liza held Sophie's cheeks.Liza: "…I'm glad… you're okay… Sophie…"Kenn: "Hahh…"Sophie: "…hahhh… I… never again… never… again… such a thing… I… I imagined… if it happened to you… or… Kenn… hahh… I don't want that…"

Sophie cried heavily.Kenn: "Hey… hey…"Liza: "Take care of her… would you… I'll come… I need to find Dante… he's with Jessie… I'm worried."

She stood up and left.

Kenn: "Hey… Sophie…"Sophie: "…ah… Kenn… I told you… I came… because I had a reason…"

She held his cheeks.Sophie: "…Liza and you… that's the reason…"Kenn: "Hahh… Sophie…"Sophie: "Hahh…"Kenn: "…damn…"

He hugged Sophie.Kenn: "It's okay… Sophie…"Sophie: "I was so scared… I just stood there… and did nothing… I just thought… to go… and warn you…"Kenn: "Hahhh… Sophie…"

He held her cheeks…Kenn: "I'm glad you're here…"Sophie: "Hahh…"

Kenn kissed Sophie's forehead…Sophie: "Hahh…"Kenn: "…something's wrong!"