Chapter 2: There Were Ten....And Then There Were None
A man opened his book and begin to recite the poem called 'Ten Little Injuns': "Ten little Injuns standin' in a line, One toddled home and then there were nine; Nine little Injuns swingin' on a gate, One tumbled off and then there were eight. Eight little Injunshappieest under heaven. One went to sleep and then there were seven; Seven little Injuns cuttin' up their tricks, One broke his neck and then there were six. Six little Injuns all alive, One kicked the bucket and then there were five; Five little Injuns on a cellar door, One tumbled in and then there were four. Four little Injuns up on a spree,One got fuddled and then there were three; Three little Injuns out on a canoe, One tumbled overboard and then there were two. Two little Injuns foolin' with a gun, One shot t'other and then there was one; One little Injun livin' all alone, He got married and then there were none."
Cassandra looked in one of the room to see ten little boys having dinner but it ends up badly as she watched in horror as one of them choked to death as nine kids watch in horror. The nine kids couldn't sleep of what they saw but they finally went to sleep and one of them was found with their throat torn open. The eight couldn't stay in each of the rooms however one of them didn't believe there was something wrong here and decided to sleep but he never came out of his room. Seven waited, while they wait; they cut up some fruits and vegetables. One of them cut his hands by accident and bled to death. Now there were six of them as they were trying to probe a beehive. But one of them got stung by a lot of bees and he drowned into the river for he couldn't swim. Five left as they got lost in the woods but one of them caught by a hermit as he was never seen again. Now, four went by the sea as a whale came and swallowed one of them. Three went to another forest which was forbidden and was mauled by a bear. Two were lost and no place to go, they were dehydrated and try to find water. One of them died from lack of thirst and one was left. But in his devastation; the last threw himself off a cliff, and then there were none. Cassandra was terrified as she tried to leave but to her shock; they were chasing after her. They sprinted at her, Cassandra tried running faster as they kept chanted, "Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey meat. Dirty little birdie feet. Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, And me without my spoon..." Cassandra was running so much that she tripped and fell, she landed on the floor hard.
Just then, she turn around as the three monsters advanced on her while singing, "This poor girl, she was fun. She went and saw there was none. With bodies hitting the floor, one by one, this poor girl will die with them some." However Cassandra uses her mind powers, pushing them away. Cassandra reached for the door and opened it as she rushed out. But more bad things happen her. The first thing that happened was when Cassandra was telekinetic pushed into a wall. Her fingers put high above her head against the wall, Cass's legs spread apart and her feet back, causing them to stand on her toes with the weight of the body mainly on her fingers. She managed to break free but she knew it wasn't over yet. The second was she walked into a chamber and all of a sudden, she is trapped. But then the lights flicked on and off until it was pitch black. She couldn't see however she could hear voices and it drove her insane. But she found the exit while walking aimlessly in the dark. The third thing that happened, she was subjected to noise: holding her in a room where there was a continuous loud and hissing noise. She begin to lose her mind almost when she thought she saw Bael, Asmodeus, and Decarabia but held it together as she managed to get out alive. Cassandra goes through the fourth step where she is depriving of sleep! She couldn't sleep because she was too scared of nightmares of the three Pretas she saw before. While in the chamber; she is subject to a reduced diet during her stay!
She escaped but was shocked over what happened! In the meantime; Norna watches in horror as her friends and crew are being beaten by the Pretas. She finally snapped, charging at the Pretas, she tackles at one and wrapped herself around on one of them from behind. The Pretas suddenly screamed while Norna's head was buried in its neck and wouldn't let go. Turan and the others stopped to watch this with shock and horror! Norna took down the monster, whose throat was torned up. Norna's face was bowed to the ground, Turan could't believe what she saw. "Norna?" She asked, "I--" Norna lifted her head up slowly, but her face looked different. Everyone was terrified with frozen amazement to see their comrade's new change: Norna's face was almost sallow, her eyes glowed of a reddish yellow, and her hands were like razor-like talon hands. Lips twisted and stained with blood. Turan was too frightened to move, "Norna?" She gasped. Norna looked ashamed, "Go." She hissed in an ethereal and harsh tone. Turan was too scared, Norna then shouted: "GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!" Her voice was diabolistic, more harsher. Then, she ran on all fours--Hands and feet--Norna felt hot tears flowing from her eyes. She was so ashamed of herself. Turan didn't know what to say or what to do. How did this happen? What occured such terror that happened? What kind of terror....Let's go back, back to the day that happened......
Earlier before....
There was a little boy chained to a wall as a 'toy' to sate a monster. The poor boy looked up, he was trembling with fear. "Wanna play? We'll have fun--Just you and me!" A sickening sweet voice squealed. The little boy begged for mercy, "Please! Don't do this to me!" But that person didn't listen. The first thing that happened to the boy was that he was pushed into a wall. His fingers put high above his head against the wall, the boy's legs spread apart and his feet back, causing them to stand on his toes with the weight of the body mainly on his fingers. The boy then suffered from branding on his skin and mutilation. The second was he was trapped. The lights flicked on and off until it was pitch black. He couldn't see and he felt like he was being violated. It hurt him so much, he couldn't stand it anymore! He cried and cried, begging to stop but he could hear laughter. It drove him insane. The third thing that happened, he was subjected to noise: holding him in a room where there was a continuous loud and hissing noise. The boy begin to lose his mind almost when he thought he heard creepy singing but held it together as he managed to get out alive. Through the fourth step where he is depriving of sleep! He couldn't sleep because he was too scared of nightmares of what he went through. While in the chamber; he is subject to a reduced diet during his stay! "Help me!" He cried. Just then, he doesn't having enough strenght any more to think, he is too tired from what it is he is suffering from. He naturally concludes that he's going insane. Then he heard the song of the tormentor's voice singing like a lunatic, "One little, two little, three little Indians. Four little, five little, six little Indians. Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians. Ten little Indian boys......Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians. Seven little, six little, five little Indians. Four little, three little, two little Indians. One little Indian boy." "Stop!" cried the boy. Then, his tormentor fell down with fear. He was killed by a telekinetic force and became anew.
It was all a flashback in her dream; Thalatte mentally torn by her past. Due to what happened, time and time again sews herself shut after trying so hard to help. It’s emotionally damaging her. Because Thalatte cares so much she can’t help but, help. However, her inner conscience tells her she cares too much. Scars have the strange power to remind others that their past is real. When people get intoxicated with masochism, they sometimes just want to be left to their own devices so they can deal with their problems alone. It’s driving her crazy that she can’t help herself. Thalatte went through so much pain that she resorted to cutting herself, and her physical scars remain as a reminder of the relationship she was in. Thalatte has tried hard to change him. Because Antrocles could never change his ways she had to cut him off. So now she has to move on. No matter how much she tried to keep him from under her skin so much that it is tearing her to pieces. Once she gets her revenge; Thalatte will see him and his friends squirm. In the meantime; Yvain is reading part from a book: "Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, Night, has flown. Come into the garden, Maud, I am here at the gate alone; And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad, And the musk of the roses blown. For a breeze of morning moves, And the planet of Love is on high, Beginning to faint in the light that she loves on a bed of daffodil sky, To faint in the light of the sun she loves, To faint in his light, and to die....." He stopped to see Maud nearby, "Did you write that for me?" She asked. Yvain smiles, "No, it's written by Alfred Tennyson." He said. Maud looked disappointed, "That's a shame, will write something for me one day?" She asked. Yvain nodded, "One day, I will. Promise." He said. Maud beamed with pride.
Just then; Yvain and Maud could hear someone humming so they saw Ophelia balancing herself on the sidewalk as she sang to herself in a pretty but eerie sound to her voice, "Miss Lucy had a baby, His name was Tiny Tim. She put him in the bathtub, To see if he could swim.He drank up all the water, He ate up all the soap, He tried to eat the bathtub--But it wouldn't go down his throat. Miss Lucy called the doctor. Miss Lucy called the nurse. Miss Lucy called the lady, With the alligator purse. In came the doctor. In came the nurse. In came the lady, With the alligator purse. 'Mumps' - said the doctor. 'Measles' -said the nurse. 'Nothing' - said the lady with the alligator purse. Out went the water. Out went the soap, Out went the bathtub, that wouldn't go down his throat. Out went he doctor, Out went the nurse. Out went the lady, with the alligator purse. And now Tiny Tim, Is home all better, With his throat cleared up, And bubbles no longer there." Yvain is interested to know who she is and hid himself to get a better look at her without being seen. Ophelia sense someone was there so she turned and looked into the shadows. "I know you're there, don't be scared." Ophelia called out. "I'm not scared." answered Yvain simply. "Then come on out." Ophelia urged gently. "What if you get scared of me?" asked Yvain. "I won't." promised Ophelia. Yvain hestitantly comes out of the shadows as he reveals himself. Ophelia didn't look scared, she did look surprise though. She ogled at him before finally saying, "I know who you are." Yvain looked at her with slight nervousness, "Who am I?" He asked in a cool tone. Ophelia smiled, "You're an angel!" She exclaimed. Yvain looked at her with total confusion. Maud watched Ophelia curiously and Yvain begins to talk to her, soon he could see how innocent she is as he was ashamed of what he is so he couldn't tell her.
Meanwhile, later on; Cassandra was walking but didn't see where she was going. She was reading research on a group rivaled with Silver Branch--They were called Bronze Branch. She has never heard of these people. However, she crashed into someone--or two rather--But when she looked up, Androcles and Yvain glared down at her. "You....!" Androcles growled. "....Casandra Endymion." finished Yvain. Cassandra gasped, "What the--No, it can't be!" She knew who they were! "Yeah, Big Bad from Bronze Branch! What's the matter, scared?" taunted Androcles. "I'm not scared of you, not both of you." replied Cassandra, she turned around and walked away proud. "Hey Cass, wanna see something really scary?" called Androcles. Cassandra laughed with no humor in her voice, "Like hell." She hollered back. "You know a place called Decimus Manor? I heard it's pretty haunted there." said Androcles. Cassandra turned to him, "What makes you think I'd go there?" She snapped. Androcles smirked, "You really do like a challenge don't you? I heard there's ten little kids there. But be careful, there's three monsters living there." He said. "Ooh, I think I'm going to wet my pants." mocked Cassandra, turning away but Androcles was still persistent. "Why don't you find it? It's on 10th Indian Street." He called out. Cassandra smirk at him, "10th Indian Street? I'll see what I can fine." She said with sarcasm. Just then, Cassandra encounters with Thalatte who also dared her to go in there. Cassandra refuses but Thalatte gives her a card with Thalatte's number on it. She was in her room as she thought about it so she decided to go there. Cass found the house on 10th Indian Street. Thalatte was there with her and asked her, "Are you sure you want to go in there? It looks pretty scary." "I've seen a lot of scary stuff. What do you think I am? Afraid?" Cassandra said. "Are you really going to be that brave?" Thalatte asked. "Going once.....going twice...." challenged Cassandra. "All right! Fine, fine, fine! You rescue her, she's saved and your souls are mine!" Thalatte said. Cassandra nodded as she jumped in but Thalatte mocked her, "Oooh, almost forgot. You'll die from all those bastards in that haunted place--What a twist that'll be huh?!" She called.
Entering inside; Cassandra looked in one of the room to see ten little boys having dinner but it ends up badly as she watched in horror as one of them choked to death as nine kids watch in horror. The nine kids couldn't sleep of what they saw but they finally went to sleep and one of them was found with their throat torn open. The eight couldn't stay in each of the rooms however one of them didn't believe there was something wrong here and decided to sleep but he never came out of his room. Seven waited, while they wait; they cut up some fruits and vegetables. One of them cut his hands by accident and bled to death. Now there were six of them as they were trying to probe a beehive. But one of them got stung by a lot of bees and he drowned into the river for he couldn't swim. Five left as they got lost in the woods but one of them caught by a hermit as he was never seen again. Now, four went by the sea as a whale came and swallowed one of them. Three went to another forest which was forbidden and was mauled by a bear. Two were lost and no place to go, they were dehydrated and try to find water. One of them died from lack of thirst and one was left. But in his devastation; the last threw himself off a cliff, and then there were none. Cassandra was so scared, she couldn't believe this was happening and decided to search more; trying her best to be brave. But she learns of other creatures known as Pretas. Pretas are these horrifying monsters who have humane sharp teeth and eyes like glass. They are demonic looking creatures of unsymmetrical jaws all jagged and looking more like an angular fish on land. Three monsters reside; the names of them are Bael, Asmodeus, and Decarabia. The three of them are Pretas as they begin to chant a song at Cassandra over and over again: "Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey meat. Dirty little birdie feet. Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, And me without my spoon..."
Cassandra was terrified as she tried to leave but to her shock; they were chasing after her. They sprinted at her, Cassandra tried running faster as they kept chanted, "Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey meat. Dirty little birdie feet. Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, And me without my spoon..." Cassandra was running so much that she tripped and fell, she landed on the floor hard. Just then, she turn around as the three Pretas advanced on her while singing, "This poor girl, she was fun. She went and saw there was none. With bodies hitting the floor, one by one, this poor girl will die with them some." However Cassandra uses her mind powers, pushing them away. Cassandra reached for the door and opened it as she rushed out where a shocked Thalatte was waiting. "No way in hell you're still kidding, nobody could have survived that!" She exclaimed. Cassandra was panting, in between, she gasps out: "Just....did!" Then she leaned over and demanded, "Don't! Tell! ANYBODY!!! GOT IT?!" Thalatte nodded and Cassandra left. Later on, Cassandra was going back but heard Androcles and his friend, Hijiro, chuckling over the place they lured Cass to go there. They laugh at how those ten kids of how funny it was when those kids died under different circumstances. When Cassandra heard this, she was shocked and angry at this, she dared not to admit that she went there which they will get the last laugh out of her. She decided to go after them with a plan. However, Thalatte had something in mind and gave Androcles, Hijiro, Yvain, and Maud annonymous tasks: This Preta took women as hostages to its lair in a cave, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress. After entering the cave, the warrior would see the woman and rush to her side. Once he was close, the woman would turn into a Preta and torture the warriors and giving them to Thalatte.
However, Yvain was smarter as he and Androcles stunned the beast with their powers and, using their immense strength, strangled it to death. Thalatte was angry at this defeat but she didn't stop there. For Androcles and Yvain then confronted another Preta, where their powers cut off each of his heads they found that two grew back, an expression of the hopelessness of such a struggle. However, Yvain came upon the idea of using a fire to scorch the neck stumps after each decapitation. Androcles cut off each head and Yvain cauterized the open stumps. Seeing that they were winning the struggle, Thalatte sent a large crab to distract them. But Hijiro and Maude crushed it under their feet. A third Preta was terrifying. Whoever dared to look into its face ended up being turned into stone. Hijiro and Maud held a mirrored shield for them, to see a reflection of the Preta’s face and to avoid being turned into stone. Finally, The Preta saw its own reflection from the shield and turned to stone. Now, Androcles used his telekinesis to behead it. They were faced with a fourth Preta inside of a labyrinth. Inside the maze; The duo were faced with the fourth Preta where it had horns on its head which they grabbed and kept on twisting the great head from side to side. As the animal grew weak, Androcles gave one almighty tug on the head with his mind, turning it almost right around. The Preta's neck snapped, it gurgled its last breath and fell to the floor with an enormous crash to the ground. Thalatte was shocked by this and enraged so much that she freaked out, "I can't believe this badass duo! I sold every freak and they don't even break a sweat!!! I mean, what's it going to take to get rid of them?!" She was pulling the ends of her hair. She was biting her nails. She has been cutting her skin but she moaned pleasurely. She pounded on the walls. She would likely be in this pain without complaining until she is torn away from Androcles! Thalatte wants to feel this pain and that’s why she closes her eyes and slowly moves to some other place. Thalatte thinks that there’s no way to mend her soul and that fear is too hard to handle.
Cassandra found a sign that said, 'Stand Here' and stood and let herself be laced with the new laces. But she was laced so quickly that she lost her breath and fell down. Not long afterwards in the evening Brother 10 came back at how how shocked they were when they saw dear Cassandra lying on the ground. They lifted her up, and, as they saw that she was laced too tightly, they cut the laces, then she began to breathe a little, and after a while came to life again. Annis offered to comb her hair properly. But Cassandra felt the comb in her hair than the poison in it took effect, and she fell down senselessly but Brother 10 looked and found the poisoned comb. They taken it out when Cassandra came back to life. Cassandra reached over for an apple but she hardly had she a bit of it in her mouth than she fell down. But Mimir came by as he reached his hand over Cassandra's throat, and a piece of the poisonous apple came out. And before long she opened her eyes and came back alive. She didn't know what was going on however Cassandra continues to be tormented by an unknown person with telekinesis like her: The first thing that happened was when Cassandra was telekinetic pushed into a wall. Her fingers put high above her head against the wall, Cass's legs spread apart and her feet back, causing them to stand on her toes with the weight of the body mainly on her fingers. She managed to break free but she knew it wasn't over yet. The second was she walked into a chamber and all of a sudden, she is trapped. But then the lights flicked on and off until it was pitch black. She couldn't see however she could hear voices and it drove her insane. But she found the exit while walking aimlessly in the dark. The third thing that happened, she was subjected to noise: holding her in a room where there was a continuous loud and hissing noise.
She begin to lose her mind almost when she thought she saw Bael, Asmodeus, and Decarabia but held it together as she managed to get out alive. Cassandra goes through the fourth step where she is depriving of sleep! She couldn't sleep because she was too scared of nightmares of the three Pretas she saw before. While in the chamber; she is subject to a reduced diet during her stay! Poor Cassandra never even thought of such a thing, that it was not her mother at all, but a wicked werewolf, to pretend that he was the werewolf as the lady herself. "Come and sit down beside my bed, dearie," wheezed the werewolf, "and let us have a little chat." Then the disguised werewolf stretched out his large hairy paws and began to unfasten the basket. "Oh!" said Cassandra, "What eyes you have, Mom!" "All the better to see you with, my pet," grinned the werewolf. "What great arms you have, Mom!" Cassandra said. "All the better to hug you with," said the Wolf. "And Mother," gasped Cassandra, "what great sharp teeth you have!" "All the better to eat you with!' growled the Preta, springing up suddenly at Cassandra. But just at that very moment the door flew open, and Jack and the others rushed in with their weapons, and killed the Preta. She wakes up and still hear the voices in her head from yesterday. Cass will never forget whoever did this to her and she will revenge one day. In the meantime; Thalatte is stressed over something as she babbled to herself: "My Androcles, he's an angel, Only he ain't got no wings. He said I was the sweetest thing, That ever lived or died!!!" She stopped to giggle maniacally to herself before continuing, "My Androcles's tall and handsome, My boy's pretty and slim; But the only thing that satisfies him, Is a good big damn game.....!" Meanwhile; Yvain was writing in his notebook but he heard rustling and closed his notebook as he prepared himself but jumped when the figure jumped in front of him and smiled. It was Ophelia!
"Oh, I remember you!" Ophelia said with delight. Yvain is shocked, "Um...How are you?" He said. "What are you doing here?" Ophelia asked happily. "Uh, writing?" answered Yvain in a questioning tone. Ophelia looked at him with happiness, "You write?" She said, Yvain nodded. Ophelia grinned and pulled out her notebook, "I write too!" She said. Yvain looked at her with surprise, "Really?" He asked. Ophelia opened her notebook, there she had such perfect and nice handwriting. Yvain is nervous about letting himself trust her. Yvain explained he is not sure on trusting other people and doesn't agree with her suggestions. "Why not?" asked Ophelia. "I can't ask a stranger I don't know on my writing." Yvain admitted. "You're not a stranger, you are a fellow writer like me!" Ophelia protested. "What do you know about writing?" Yvain asked. Ophelia looked at him, "I know that you and I have a great friendship. You don't have to be scared." She pleaded. Then she had an idea: "Well, how about you and I write?" asked Ophelia. Yvain look stunt. "What?" He asked. Ophelia sounded excited. "Yeah!" She squealed. Yvain wasn't amused, "I'm sorry, why do you want me--?" He said. "I mean, whatever you want to share then I won't tell anyone and we can give each other criticism." Ophelia started to ranted but Yvain begin to cut in. "Whoa, whoa. Slow down. I'm sorry. I --!" Yvain started to say, however Maud whisper to him, "It's all right, Yvain. Make the girl happy." And so he accepts. In the meantime; Turan, Norna, and the gang were on a mission to check the House on 10th Indian Street and went in. But they saw the ghosts of children and the reinactment that Cassandra saw. Turan and the others is terrified. Just then, the Pretas appeared!
Norna watches in horror as her friends and crew are being beaten by the Pretas. She finally snapped, charging at the Pretas, she tackles at one and wrapped herself around on one of them from behind. The Pretas suddenly screamed while Norna's head was buried in its neck and wouldn't let go. Turan and the others stopped to watch this with shock and horror! Norna took down the monster, whose throat was torned up. Norna's face was bowed to the ground, Turan could't believe what she saw. "Norna?" She asked, "I--" Norna lifted her head up slowly, but her face looked different. Everyone was terrified with frozen amazement to see their comrade's new change: Norna's face was almost sallow, her eyes glowed of a reddish yellow, and her hands were like razor-like talon hands. Lips twisted and stained with blood. Turan was too frightened to move, "Norna?" She gasped. Norna looked ashamed, "Go." She hissed in an ethereal and harsh tone. Turan was too scared, Norna then shouted: "GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!" Her voice was diabolistic, more harsher. Then, she ran on all fours--Hands and feet--Norna felt hot tears flowing from her eyes. She was so ashamed of herself. Turan didn't know what to say or what to do. She just couldn't believe it! That night, Androcles suffered from a nightmare: There was a little boy chained to a wall as a 'toy' to sate a monster. The poor boy looked up, he was trembling with fear. "Wanna play? We'll have fun--Just you and me!" A sickening sweet voice squealed. The little boy begged for mercy, "Please! Don't do this to me!" But that person didn't listen. The first thing that happened to the boy was that he was pushed into a wall. His fingers put high above his head against the wall, the boy's legs spread apart and his feet back, causing them to stand on his toes with the weight of the body mainly on his fingers.
The boy then suffered from branding on his skin and mutilation. The second was he was trapped. The lights flicked on and off until it was pitch black. He couldn't see and he felt like he was being violated. It hurt him so much, he couldn't stand it anymore! He cried and cried, begging to stop but he could hear laughter. It drove him insane. The third thing that happened, he was subjected to noise: holding him in a room where there was a continuous loud and hissing noise. The boy begin to lose his mind almost when he thought he heard creepy singing but held it together as he managed to get out alive. Through the fourth step where he is depriving of sleep! He couldn't sleep because he was too scared of nightmares of what he went through. While in the chamber; he is subject to a reduced diet during his stay! "Help me!" He cried. Just then, he doesn't having enough strength any more to think, he is too tired from what it is he is suffering from. He naturally concludes that he's going insane. Then he heard the song of the tormentor's voice singing like a lunatic, "One little, two little, three little Indians. Four little, five little, six little Indians. Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians. Ten little Indian boys......Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians. Seven little, six little, five little Indians. Four little, three little, two little Indians. One little Indian boy." "Stop!" cried the boy. Antrocles woke up with a start, revealing he's topless which shows off his pectorals which is hairless and has a six pack. But he brushed off the nightmare as nothing.
In the meantime; Yvain begins to read a poem in his book, "Ten little Injuns standin' in a line, One toddled home and then there were nine; Nine little Injuns swingin' on a gate, One tumbled off and then there were eight. Eight little Injuns happiest under heaven. One went to sleep and then there were seven; Seven little Injuns cuttin' up their tricks, One broke his neck and then there were six. Six little Injuns all alive, One kicked the bucket and then there were five; Five little Injuns on a cellar door, One tumbled in and then there were four. Four little Injuns up on a spree,One got fuddled and then there were three; Three little Injuns out on a canoe, One tumbled overboard and then there were two. Two little Injuns foolin' with a gun, One shot t'other and then there was one; One little Injun livin' all alone, He got married and then there were none."
"Oh, I remember you!" Ophelia said with delight. Yvain is shocked, "Um...How are you?" He said. "What are you doing here?" Ophelia asked happily. "Uh, writing?" answered Yvain in a questioning tone. Ophelia looked at him with happiness, "You write?" She said, Yvain nodded. Ophelia grinned and pulled out her notebook, "I write too!" She said. Yvain looked at her with surprise, "Really?" He asked. Ophelia opened her notebook, there she had such perfect and nice handwriting. Yvain is nervous about letting himself trust her. Yvain explained he is not sure on trusting other people and doesn't agree with her suggestions. "Why not?" asked Ophelia. "I can't ask a stranger I don't know on my writing." Yvain admitted. "You're not a stranger, you are a fellow writer like me!" Ophelia protested. "What do you know about writing?" Yvain asked. Ophelia looked at him, "I know that you and I have a great friendship. You don't have to be scared." She pleaded. Then she had an idea: "Well, how about you and I write?" asked Ophelia. Yvain look stunt. "What?" He asked. Ophelia sounded excited. "Yeah!" She squealed. Yvain wasn't amused, "I'm sorry, why do you want me--?" He said. "I mean, whatever you want to share then I won't tell anyone and we can give each other criticism." Ophelia started to ranted but Yvain begin to cut in. "Whoa, whoa. Slow down. I'm sorry. I --!" Yvain started to say, however Maud whisper to him, "It's all right, Yvain. Make the girl happy." And so he accepts. In the meantime; Turan, Norna, and the gang were on a mission to check the House on 10th Indian Street and went in. But they saw the ghosts of children and the reinactment that Cassandra saw. Turan and the others is terrified. Just then, the Pretas appeared!
Norna watches in horror as her friends and crew are being beaten by the Pretas. She finally snapped, charging at the Pretas, she tackles at one and wrapped herself around on one of them from behind. The Pretas suddenly screamed while Norna's head was buried in its neck and wouldn't let go. Turan and the others stopped to watch this with shock and horror! Norna took down the monster, whose throat was torned up. Norna's face was bowed to the ground, Turan could't believe what she saw. "Norna?" She asked, "I--" Norna lifted her head up slowly, but her face looked different. Everyone was terrified with frozen amazement to see their comrade's new change: Norna's face was almost sallow, her eyes glowed of a reddish yellow, and her hands were like razor-like talon hands. Lips twisted and stained with blood. Turan was too frightened to move, "Norna?" She gasped. Norna looked ashamed, "Go." She hissed in an ethereal and harsh tone. Turan was too scared, Norna then shouted: "GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!" Her voice was diabolistic, more harsher. Then, she ran on all fours--Hands and feet--Norna felt hot tears flowing from her eyes. She was so ashamed of herself. Turan didn't know what to say or what to do. She just couldn't believe it! That night, Androcles suffered from a nightmare: There was a little boy chained to a wall as a 'toy' to sate a monster. The poor boy looked up, he was trembling with fear. "Wanna play? We'll have fun--Just you and me!" A sickening sweet voice squealed. The little boy begged for mercy, "Please! Don't do this to me!" But that person didn't listen. The first thing that happened to the boy was that he was pushed into a wall. His fingers put high above his head against the wall, the boy's legs spread apart and his feet back, causing them to stand on his toes with the weight of the body mainly on his fingers.
The boy then suffered from branding on his skin and mutilation. The second was he was trapped. The lights flicked on and off until it was pitch black. He couldn't see and he felt like he was being violated. It hurt him so much, he couldn't stand it anymore! He cried and cried, begging to stop but he could hear laughter. It drove him insane. The third thing that happened, he was subjected to noise: holding him in a room where there was a continuous loud and hissing noise. The boy begin to lose his mind almost when he thought he heard creepy singing but held it together as he managed to get out alive. Through the fourth step where he is depriving of sleep! He couldn't sleep because he was too scared of nightmares of what he went through. While in the chamber; he is subject to a reduced diet during his stay! "Help me!" He cried. Just then, he doesn't having enough strength any more to think, he is too tired from what it is he is suffering from. He naturally concludes that he's going insane. Then he heard the song of the tormentor's voice singing like a lunatic, "One little, two little, three little Indians. Four little, five little, six little Indians. Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians. Ten little Indian boys......Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians. Seven little, six little, five little Indians. Four little, three little, two little Indians. One little Indian boy." "Stop!" cried the boy. Antrocles woke up with a start, revealing he's topless which shows off his pectorals which is hairless and has a six pack. But he brushed off the nightmare as nothing.
In the meantime; Yvain begins to read a poem in his book, "Ten little Injuns standin' in a line, One toddled home and then there were nine; Nine little Injuns swingin' on a gate, One tumbled off and then there were eight. Eight little Injuns happiest under heaven. One went to sleep and then there were seven; Seven little Injuns cuttin' up their tricks, One broke his neck and then there were six. Six little Injuns all alive, One kicked the bucket and then there were five; Five little Injuns on a cellar door, One tumbled in and then there were four. Four little Injuns up on a spree,One got fuddled and then there were three; Three little Injuns out on a canoe, One tumbled overboard and then there were two. Two little Injuns foolin' with a gun, One shot t'other and then there was one; One little Injun livin' all alone, He got married and then there were none."
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