statement in satisfaction. “Alright. Now we're clear.”
“Let us go.”
Valeriana tried to keep herself perfectly calm as they continued, checking out numerous doors which led to plenty of different terrifying scenarios. They sent her screaming and practically running for her life—that was what she felt wanting to do rather. Spending a few more minutes would cause her to lose her life from all the skin-crawling scares she just received. This Horror House truly wasn't something for the faint of heart.
A few minutes later, Valeriana found herself hiding behind Seraphina as they were opening their ninth door. The fact that everything still wasn't finished made her think that fainting was starting to sound like a great idea. There probably would be some people who would carry her out without trouble.
“W-where the heck are those demons you're talking about?” She asked. “Can you just find them and get it over with already?”
“Although I appreciate you taking me here, Valeriana, seeing no sign of them makes me think they aren't here at all.”
“What? You kidding? I went through hell coming with you here and they aren't anywhere around?”
“Perhaps this door.” Seraphina told her, opening the one they were facing.
They were greeted by the sight of a beast chained against the wall, lying helplessly on the floor. His breath was heavy and soft growls escaped through his rows of narrow-edged teeth. A few steps away from him was rotting meat.
Valeriana stared at the beast in silence, intimidated by the aura about him.
It roared so suddenly, eliciting a shriek from the girl as a result. It pulled on the chains cuffed around its arms and feet as it attempted to lunge for the two.
“Close the door! Close it! Close it!” Valeriana exclaimed, panicking.
Seraphina hurriedly did as Valeriana said and took a deep breath as the door slammed shut. “I've seen things worse than this, but I have to admit, your people are quite convincing.” The lady trembled slightly, but did not show any signs of fear. “It's pretty unnerving.”
“I know.”
“Is this the human idea of demons?” She asked.
“There are various other concepts, really. Demons are mostly related to religion. This should be an embodiment of how we imagined them to be, based on traditional beliefs or something. Either that or the Horror House just wanted to make it scary enough to frighten the heck out of people.” She told her. “There are just times when it can be a bit exaggerated.”
“I see.” The woman whispered. “Well, real demons are actually far worse than they are here. There are times when the flesh is not what they eat, but the soul.” She made a heavy pause. “Sometimes they even eat the victim whole, leaving nothing—not even the flesh or bones.”
“So much for mercy.” She commented. “What about the negative energies?”
“Those demons—”
“Row, row, row your boat . . .” A child's voice sang, wet footsteps ringing throughout the corridor they were walking through. “Gently down the stream . . . merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily . . .” The pauses were too heavy to ignore, include the fact that the tone seemed soulless and solemn too. ”Life is but a dream.”
A chill ran down Valeriana's back. In fear, she jumped from where she was and clung to Seraphina for her dear life. “I don't want this anymore. Please, just find your demons and let's go! ”
The wet footsteps continued and got even louder. “Row, row, row your boat . . .”
Valeriana restlessly looked around, but the voice seemed to be coming from behind them. “Come on! Let's go!”
A rush of cold air swept past the two and a black shadow passed over their heads. Valeriana caught sight of it from the corner of her eyes and reacted instantly, shrieking and jumping in fright of the new surprise.
“You know, that was a lot scarier than the others.” She muttered. “The cold blast of wind adds a good touch, too.”
“Let us go.”
Valeriana tried to keep herself perfectly calm as they continued, checking out numerous doors which led to plenty of different terrifying scenarios. They sent her screaming and practically running for her life—that was what she felt wanting to do rather. Spending a few more minutes would cause her to lose her life from all the skin-crawling scares she just received. This Horror House truly wasn't something for the faint of heart.
A few minutes later, Valeriana found herself hiding behind Seraphina as they were opening their ninth door. The fact that everything still wasn't finished made her think that fainting was starting to sound like a great idea. There probably would be some people who would carry her out without trouble.
“W-where the heck are those demons you're talking about?” She asked. “Can you just find them and get it over with already?”
“Although I appreciate you taking me here, Valeriana, seeing no sign of them makes me think they aren't here at all.”
“What? You kidding? I went through hell coming with you here and they aren't anywhere around?”
“Perhaps this door.” Seraphina told her, opening the one they were facing.
They were greeted by the sight of a beast chained against the wall, lying helplessly on the floor. His breath was heavy and soft growls escaped through his rows of narrow-edged teeth. A few steps away from him was rotting meat.
Valeriana stared at the beast in silence, intimidated by the aura about him.
It roared so suddenly, eliciting a shriek from the girl as a result. It pulled on the chains cuffed around its arms and feet as it attempted to lunge for the two.
“Close the door! Close it! Close it!” Valeriana exclaimed, panicking.
Seraphina hurriedly did as Valeriana said and took a deep breath as the door slammed shut. “I've seen things worse than this, but I have to admit, your people are quite convincing.” The lady trembled slightly, but did not show any signs of fear. “It's pretty unnerving.”
“I know.”
“Is this the human idea of demons?” She asked.
“There are various other concepts, really. Demons are mostly related to religion. This should be an embodiment of how we imagined them to be, based on traditional beliefs or something. Either that or the Horror House just wanted to make it scary enough to frighten the heck out of people.” She told her. “There are just times when it can be a bit exaggerated.”
“I see.” The woman whispered. “Well, real demons are actually far worse than they are here. There are times when the flesh is not what they eat, but the soul.” She made a heavy pause. “Sometimes they even eat the victim whole, leaving nothing—not even the flesh or bones.”
“So much for mercy.” She commented. “What about the negative energies?”
“Those demons—”
“Row, row, row your boat . . .” A child's voice sang, wet footsteps ringing throughout the corridor they were walking through. “Gently down the stream . . . merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily . . .” The pauses were too heavy to ignore, include the fact that the tone seemed soulless and solemn too. ”Life is but a dream.”
A chill ran down Valeriana's back. In fear, she jumped from where she was and clung to Seraphina for her dear life. “I don't want this anymore. Please, just find your demons and let's go! ”
The wet footsteps continued and got even louder. “Row, row, row your boat . . .”
Valeriana restlessly looked around, but the voice seemed to be coming from behind them. “Come on! Let's go!”
A rush of cold air swept past the two and a black shadow passed over their heads. Valeriana caught sight of it from the corner of her eyes and reacted instantly, shrieking and jumping in fright of the new surprise.
“You know, that was a lot scarier than the others.” She muttered. “The cold blast of wind adds a good touch, too.”