Cosmic Convergence V2--Chapter 3

This is the third chapter of the second volume of my story, Cosmic Convergence. Abigail, Andrea and her sisters continue to torment Emily and her friends until Emily is pushed to the limit. Will she finally snap or will she go mad from revelation? Meanwhile; Artem and Evita begin to repair things after Evita behaves rudely and got into a fight with Artem. What will happen next? Find out in this chapter! Sorry for the delay and be warned that there's going to be some heartwarming and sad moments. Thank you! --KatDon

Chapter 3: Breakdown 

“Can't you see my heart break? Anguish in my soul, I should known before getting involved in the first place. But how can my lost hope hide that I want you?” Andrea sang softly to herself. She begins to reminisce of the memories and reflects on herself: Andrea has a dark side that not many are willing to see or help her with. Those who have seen it ran away and abandoned her. So she’s wondering, if anyone else she meets will run away too. No relationship is flawless – that’s a useless ideal. But she thinks their relationship is worth all the struggles or issues that they have. She believes they together can get through it. She’s asking if her partner will love her unconditionally, even with her flaws and imperfections. Can he put their past behind them? People will better and stronger thanks to the hard times. No one won’t ever know what they're full potential is if you give up before they will get there. After baring her soul, the persona acknowledges her imperfections lead to a fear of rejection. She needs reassurance that she can trust her partner to take her as she is. This guy told her she wasn’t good enough but really he wasn’t good enough for her. He could handle it. Andrea never experienced love before she met Artem. Loving someone discovering the beauty of the sky for the first time, love is like coming out of one’s self to find the world and all of its beauty. At this moment he wishes to replace all future sensation, thought and self-awareness with the experience of kissing him on the cheek. Nothing else seems worth doing or experiencing anymore now he has encountered this high-bandwidth emotion-tactile feedback with her. This is because his embrace provides a rich and vivid empathic access to her physically embodied affection for his, and to her own deep satisfaction in its reciprocity. This is so intense as to obliterate all other thoughts and sensations, so seems to him like not existing or vanishing. Such communion is perhaps the most powerful antidote to the painful anxiety of an apparently pointless existence - so it is natural to cling to. It is evolution’s most effective bond-forming high. Cynthia, her sisters and Artem spent a lot of time together throughout their time while the sisters were being locked in the facility and the more time they spent with each other, the more they can't seem to be separated from each other. Ever since that day, Cynthia and her sisters deeply in love with Artem. They loved to express their love about him. They went out of their ways to be able to meet each other. Her love for her will never change, through good times and bad, even if the things around them change. The undying romantic feelings. Love has no boundaries, and even though Cynthia and the sisters felt like they were dying in an emotional state, who could never fall in love, the five girls did indeed fall into just that. All the bad in the world vanishes when she is with him, because of the love she has for him, making the world seem perfect. Everything moves smoothly when Andrea's with Artem, but it moves that way on its own, not in a rehearsed manner like the rest of her life is within the facility. Her life up until meeting him was going through the motions of abuse and experimental. She really has very little that keeps her going. She's saying that love is making her life and everything she's had to go through worth it. If she hadn't gone through all the things that make her feel like she'd wasted her life she never would have met the man that she loves more than anything. Through any hardship or obstacle people or things may bring, they will love each other and be there for each other through all of it without any hesitation. These girls will love Artem as romance was like two stars were colliding. They love him and will love them forever and ever and will never stop loving him because they love him. She remembers Artem’s posh, strong Glasgow patter of a voice. She missed hearing him all the time! One night for the time being; Lily was caught in a rainstorm so she decides to take shelter in an abandoned house and tries to get some sleep. Just then, Lily begins to hear footsteps upstairs moving back and forth. Lily called out: “Hello? Who’s up there?” The footsteps stopped when there was a scream and a groan of a girl, her footsteps tapped against the ceiling. “No, not me! Please, not me!” She screamed. Big, heavy footsteps hit the ceiling above and a man’s voice shouted: “I’LL GET YOU!!!” There was silence, Lily lied there while she laughs nervously but stopped after hearing thumps on the stairs. A door opening and then shuts. Lily sat up when lightning flashed in the room, she saw a ghastly face staring at her! Lily was so terrified so much, she ran out into the storm! 

Lily had some strange things happen to her ever since that incident: Lily went to the closet, she pulled the dangling switch and found herself holding a hand. Lily stared at the hand and mumbled to herself as she sat there. People found her like that. They told her that it was supposed to be a joke. Lily said something that chilled them to the bone, “The joke had worked but nobody’s laughing right?” Around nighttime; Lily looked out her window to see a hearse pulled up to someone’s driveway, four figures exited and went to someone’s driveway. After 15 minutes later; they were dragging something large and place it in the hearse. Lily couldn’t see the figures so well because it was so dark that she could not identify who it is or what they were. But their eyes glowed like cat’s eyes! They got back in hearse and they sped away, tires squealing against the streets! The next morning, on the news was a report of a man missing from his home. The next night, Lily saw that hearse again! It was near her house and saw the driver’s face of an eerie pale girl glancing up at her. She called out in an ethereal like voice said with authoritative speaking: “There’s room for one more.” The girl waited a few minutes and drove away. Lily wondered if it was a dream, however she was sure it wasn’t. She went to bed as she fell asleep: Lily had a dream where she was in a church that was dark and stormy outside. She looked to the right; Lily saw figures in white which they had their heads bowing. Lily jumped up and ran but bumped into one of the figure and the figure laughed maniacally. Lily woke up in cold sweat! In the morning, Lily was waiting for an elevator but when it came, she saw it was crowded! One of them spoke out, “Excuse me. There is room for one more, darling.” Lily could see it was the girl from before! “Um, no thanks. I’ll—I’ll get the next one.” She said. The elevator doors closed however there were sounds of screaming, followed by a crash startled Lily. It turns out the elevator had fallen into the ground, everyone aboard was killed! Meanwhile; the paging system squawk box fizzled and made some noises, and then it became clear. Emily was horrified as she could hear familiar voices that made her eyes widened in terror. Andrea and Mora were chanting this song that scared everyone else upon hearing the words from the intercom: “You can run, and you can hide. But like it or not, she’ll be at your side. Emily Grynte is full of dread, for Andrea and her family is putting evil thoughts in her head. Emily promises to protect her friends from danger – but will she protect them? I’m your follower in the light, yet I’m invisible in the night. She creeps, she crawls, and she’s in your walls. So close your eyes and count to ten, better hope you don’t wake up again. Only the brave will survive!” The intercom was shut off and things were normal…For now, at least. It was almost like a curse was placed upon the agency of Dream State because all of them that were allies to Emily were beginning to experience strange, eerie things happen to them: Kevin was shocked to see his mother and a smile appeared on his stoic façade. “Mom.” He said in a choked up tone. He walked over and he embraced his mother, “I missed you.” Kevin said. His mother spoke up, “Where are you sisters?” Kevin looked up and walked backwards while he asked, “Don’t you want to see Dad?” Kevin’s mother spoke in a mantra as she begins to grow dark: “Bring me your sisters…Bring me your sisters…I want to see your sisters….” Over and over again. Kevin realized something wasn’t right, “You’re not my mother aren’t you?” The woman who was supposed to be Kevin’s mother growled out a response, “I am your mother.” Kevin ran off but he bumped into his friends who seemed worried about him. 

Before he try to explain, something happened. Kevin and his friends—Georgette, Dawson, Taylor and Jennifer—could hear a howling sound that rumbled throughout the agency’s building. It sounded like an eagle or a wolf. The howl seemed to follow Kevin and his gang as they ran! During all this craziness; Kirsten saw her former master, Yasuo Ohama, and tears streamed down her face. She walked to him as she embraced him! “I miss you so much Master Ohama.” Kirsten whispered. Her head resting on his shoulder, she then heard Ohama said: “Kirsten, my sweet. I’m so happy to see you.” That’s when Kirsten realizes something was wrong, something was amiss. She took a step back from him. “Kirsten, what’s the matter?” Yasuo asked. “You can’t be here; you were imprisoned and murdered by another inmate. How are you here?” Kirsten noted. Master Ohama was quiet, Kirsten felt panic inside rising and she exclaimed: “ANSWER ME!” Then, a falsetto-baritone voice spoke from ‘Yasuo Ohama’, “You’re such a dumb girl…Master Ohama is a murderous bastard and everyone knows it. And you still care about him.” Kirsten begins to whimper into sobs, “No…No!” Kirsten runs in terror and was in the corner. But she wasn’t the only one: Jakov could see a familiar figure in the reflection and turns to see his former master name Franco Larosa. Jakov was relieved however he was overcome with dread! Franco Larosa couldn’t be here, he was dead—He was burnt alive by Yasuo Ohama who betrayed him out of cold blood. “Jakov, it’s me. Master Larosa.” Franco stated. Jakov shook his head, “No.” He said. Franco seized him, “C’mere my boy.” He leered. “Get your hands off me!” Jakov exclaimed, pushing this so-called imposter that pretends to be Franco Larosa. He turns and runs when the imposter yelled in a falsetto-demonic tone: “You dare leave me to die?! Come back here, I’LL BURN WITHOUT YOU!!!!” Jakov dared not to turn around as he kept running his life. While taking a walk; Emmett stopped for a moment to see the figure clearly, it was his former master Inugami Mikado and Emmett was about to greet him when he realize that Inugami couldn’t be here. He had been deceased for awhile and Emmett could see him looking deranged and warped! Something was wrong, it didn’t feel right. In the darkest night; Cecelia was trying to sleep but she kept hearing footsteps approaching her. She looked over at her bed where she saw a dark shadowy figure approach at her bed. Cecelia was scared so she ducked under her covers. She peeked out when she saw a woman was in a white dress in an old-fashioned style of skirt, usually full length and bell-shaped, and plenty of trimmings such as pearls, flowers, lace, poofy sleeves, a large waist ribbon, and a large veil. However; as the woman got closer her appearance changes: the skirt was tattered and bell-shaped, there was ripped of the trimmings such as blood covered pearls, wilted flowers, torn lace, ripped up sleeves, cut up waist ribbon, and the veil became dirtied. Just then, the woman raised her hands up that was covered in blood and lets out a wail as she lunges at her. There was a scream as Theo and the others ran, they found Cecelia crying as she said over and over again: “Don’t let them in, don’t let them in!!!!” The next day; Cecelia gathers up the sheets, while she panics, with funny faces and arm movements, about having to clean the bed. For the time being; Dorothy, her siblings, and Gladys were being tortured by nightmares of their worst fears. They would wake up and find bloody scratch marks on their backs, arms and wrists! Words such as ‘Always watching’ and ‘Never leave me’ were all over the walls in blood-red. But Dorothy, her brother, her sister and Gladys were hearing noises of doors opening or creaks from above. One word would forever haunt them: “I see you, I know who you are.” Written in permanent marker, color was crimson. Also; Derek looked out the window where he saw four young girls dancing outside. Meanwhile; Noreen witnessed a young girl babbling to herself and try to talk to her so she got Mankuri to come help. By the time they got there, that little girl was gone. They search for her but they didn’t found her however they are shocked to find Pancho, Destin, Rinah, and Hiromi slaughtered in cold blood. Mankuri couldn’t believe it, Noreen gasped sharply while uttering out sobs when a voice exclaimed: “You guys, how did you guys did all this?” Mankuri and Noreen whirled around to find that Pancho, Destin, Rinah, and Hiromi were alive and OK. The two of them slowly turned back to see mutilated body parts of animals and the words written in blood which read: “Will you? Won’t you? Join in the game of death?” Around the next morning; Mannix was working as Jet was playing, when Mannix looked up and nearly jumped. He thought he saw a woman looming over Jet who was oblivious by her presence. At that night; Andrea was watching Aalisha sleep while Mora observed Cordelia in her slumber. And Kitty & Polly stared at Eleri while she slept. They don’t realize that they are being observed by each of Takeshi, Asano, Rishley, and Ken who are uneasy by the creepy nature of these girls. There are people who suffered from Abigail and her daughters: The first was Murasaki who nearly choked and struggled to swallow but he did. The second--Taron overslept after he couldn’t sleep from a nightmare he had about a woman sitting by the river. The third was Ronda which she stayed in her room, earlier she saw a group of girls staring at her before letting out a howl-like wail. There are others who experienced with dark and madness: Erika accidentally cut herself; she had been distracted by a woman and four girls sitting by the lake as they were singing softly and sadly. Kojiro was nearly stabbed after four girls try to kill him. Kouhai was running as he almost tripped over a bucket but he kept sprinting from a woman with her face covered in a veil, brandishing a knife in her hand. Hesper tumbled over something; she looked over and saw a horse in bloody pieces. She screamed in terror. Syaro was drunk and falling asleep however she saw something in the mirror. A girl waved at her before taking her own head off! Syaro let out a yelp, she managed to look back and saw just herself—her own reflection. Yuunagi has stitches in his neck from a flesh wound of a crazy lady that attack him while defenseless. And Kanda nearly became suicidal but he snaps out of it. In the interim; Dennis had a nightmare about himself pierced while organs are taken out of his corpse and being harvested. But he wasn’t the only one: Sean dreamt of being burnt alive and an ear to ear carved into his mouth. Lindsay had a nightmare where she was drowning and couldn’t get to the surface for air. Darren has a bad dream as well, which was him being tied up and burnt alive. Kenneth dreamt he was strangled to death. Chana has a nightmare where she was stabbed in the heart and her organs were being removed. Martel dreamt his left eye being gouged out through a stab wound. And John had a nightmare where his head was severed. 

Megan and her friends saw through the windows as they saw four girls on the swing set. Fingers through their untidy, long hair that reached their waists. They were grooming their tresses while wailing and howling. The four girls noticed Megan and the boys, locking eyes as they then let out a wail before disappearing. But it gets inferior from there and things get disturbing: Minato was rowing a boat to go across the river where he saw a force of wind crushing the trees. He looked around as he saw a girl swimming in the water; she was carrying what looks like to be a bundle so out of kindness Minato rowed over to help the girl, “Miss? Do you need any help?” He asked. The girl smiled, “Why yes, thank you!” She crooned in delight. She climbed into the boat, much to Minato’s surprise. The girl swept the wet hair out of her hair. She try to seduce him however Minato moved away and the girl was disappointed so she lean against his back, she then put a hand in between her thighs and moaned softly. Anita was using the bathroom when she heard someone opening and closing the doors. She peeked into the stalls where she found no one, Anita called out: “Hello? Is someone there?” The lights flickered out and the room in was dark, Anita backed away to the stalls when she felt a hand around her throat. A sultry voice said, “I am here.” Anita felt someone trying to drag her into the stalls. Anita struggled but she saw a glimpse of a girl with a pale face, red skirt, and a white top with dark hair. She thought she heard the girl moaning to herself so Anita managed to escape. For the moment; Menom and Jacey were talking and strolling like friends do when they saw monsters attacking people, biting their heads off and blood spraying everywhere. Menom and Jacey were scared, they looked around where they saw a girl sitting there, watching this and she was fidgeting around in her seat on the rock, one hand tucked and pushed down there bellow. Her mouth was ajar while she moaned softly as well as licking her lips. “What the hell is she doing?” Jacey asked. Menom’s eyes widened, he grabbed her hand and they ran away. In the afternoon; Kelly was approached by a girl in a hood and asked, “Do you think I’m pretty?” Kelly look at the girl, her top half of her face was covered. “Yes…?” Kelly said. The girl removed her hood as her eyes glowed! “Am I really?” She asked. Kelly felt a brightness of the glow. “You are above average.” She said but she was attacked by the girl who whimpers and inched the blades close to Kelly. But Kelly escaped from the maniacal girl, fearing for her life! The girl exclaimed loudly: “WHY?!” Temporarily; Arlow noticed a girl waltzing there late at night, he thought this girl was high or maybe even drunk so Arlow steered clear of her but noticed the girl was following him. To his horror, she chased him and Arlow ran away. He noticed a whimper-like sound that came from the girl however he did not want to turn around. After much sprinting; Arlow lost sight of the girl and called it a night! In the intervening time; Ryker saw a girl by the river, her back was to him and Ryker saw she was weaving some flowers. He approached her though she whimpers softly. Ryker peered at her, he gasped when he saw her hand stroking around her thighs…The girl looked up, her mouth splattered of blood where her mouth curled and puckered while moaning softly. Ryker almost puked, he gulped and the girl stood up and put her arms around Ryker. Ryker was too scared to do anything, the girl rested her head on his shoulders. Her small arms around him, “Come on, you know you want it.” She whispered. “Who are you?” Ryker asked, in a demanding tone and staring at the girl. “I’m not all there, my dear. I don’t know why but there’s something wrong with me.” The girl said, she begins to whimper and sob. She furiously clawed at Ryker, who pushed her and ran as the girl wailed: “WHY?!” Temporarily; Emily begins to have visions of Andrea and her sisters: In the center of the room; the four sisters bearing aloft a writhing and screaming figure of a man. The four sisters have their mouths close to their victim to devour his flesh and consumed his blood. 

Below in the basement where one man fell to the floor and covered his ears. A second guy tries to escape by concealing himself and a third guy was oblivious by the screams above. The next vision Emily saw Abigail was wearing a garland of flowers, surrounded by her four daughters in a moonlit barren landscape. Abigail’s flowery garland turned into withered flowers and oak leaves. Her dress became a scaly-designed outfit, claw resembling gloves that were long enough to reach her elbows and a cloak that looked like wired yet featherless wings. Kitty was holding an infant that resembled a Wendigo. Another Wendigo baby who was dead, while covered in plastic and cloth. The third visions shows Mora’s delicate face struggling while grasping onto an over-sized man’s muscular fist. Andrea, in the meantime, beheads the man as spurts of blood were flying. Emily heaves and felt shaken from the carnage! She heard Andrea call her name; it was as if she was aware of Emily ‘watching’. Then; that insane, wicked girl recites one thing that gives her chills: “If it’s in a name or in a vision, you can’t get rid of Mother’s retribution.” Emily woke up, scared, but saw something in her vision. She could see Lily was writing out about a place so she can remember while Emily could see a message there was written but it wasn’t Andrea—It was from Mora! The message read: “PROTECT PEYTON AND EVAN!!!” There was strange things happened where Peyton was cleaning the windows but while he was doing this, he could see in the reflection of Mora with her eyes bore into Peyton. Peyton gasped, he turned away and saw there was no one there. In the meantime; Evan was looking through photos of him and his sister, where he was anxious about her when he came across a piece of a broken glass of a mirror. He looks at it when he nearly jumped to see Mora in the reflection. Evan turned around and saw someone who left behind so he finds a picture where Andrea, Mora, Kitty, and Polly are smiling with Moya, who was smiling. Evan’s eyes bulged in terror as he nearly crumpled it but saw a message on the back of the picture that read: “It’s OK, my darling Evan. Your dearest sister is safe, we never even hurt her.” One day; Emily, Lily, Kamoku, Peyton, and Evan discovered Andrea and the sisters lead them into a huge screen room with cryptic messages where they say ‘protect’, ‘keep safe’, and other necessities. That’s when they came across an abandoned cinema where Emily, Lily, Kamoku, Peyton, and Evan looked up at the screen to the Moneta where the memories of Peyton and Evan being tortured while bound and gagged being played out over and over again. Emily and Kamoku both let out a sharp gasped, Peyton quivered in fear and Evan gritted his teeth. “See? There! That’s it! THAT’S IT!!! Lily exclaimed, she let out a feverish scream, her arms flailing and she couldn’t get the images out of her head. Emily try to calm Lily down when she listened to a dark, monotone voice: “Emmy! Kam! Teddy Bear! Tiger Blood!” Emily, Kamoku, Peyton, and Evan are shocked to recognize that voice—Andrea! 

Once Lily calmed down and the screen darkened where Lily gasped and fainted. Emily and the boys escorted her back to Dream State Agency! While she was on patrol for awhile around arched windows and glass blocks all around in the buildings; Jade heard a voice taunting her, “So ‘Princess’, how does it feel to be promoted? Hmm? By the all powerful Edom Hiroki? Can’t say I blame you since they favorite you.” Jade whirled around constantly, she was frantic and scared. “Now, now, Princess—No need to be afraid, I just want your skinny, little ass safe and away from bastard like Edom.” The young creepy and ethereal voice echoed towards Jade. “What are you?” Jade ask in a demanding tone. She heard a psychotic giggle. “But you should be protected by Emily Grynte, she can turn the world with her smile and her mind!” At the same time; Emily rushed into the room and was shocked to find Lily in a fetal position, she helped her up and comforted the distressed girl who was in a maniacal state. “DON’T LET THEM IN!!! DON’T LET THEM IN!!! DON’T LET THEM IN!!!!” Lily exclaimed, she then muttered to herself over and over again: “Looking at my little boots, looking at my little boots…” Soon; Lily was having panic attacks and ranting to herself incoherently: “Don’t let thy enemy in, Edom is evil! Michael Tanaka is evil! Wendigos are a threat; beware for enemies are hard to get in and out!” She also sits on a chair, on the left side with her knees up to her chest. She was crying, breathing heavily and whimpering. Emily and the others were scared yet worried for poor Lily and her inconsistent behavior! Hours later which seemed like weeks or days; Lily’s behavior got worse, she became more erratic and overwrought with emotions. That’s when Lily became deranged a bundle of nerves. She begins to weave a garland of flowers, blabbed on about how Edom Hiroki is a cruel man and should be put to death. The things Lily said were shocking: “There are different ways to kill this bastard, we shall chop off his legs and throw his body into the ocean, and let him drown! No, one chop to this throat could do it! No, I got it! Plastic wrapping around his aloof face!!!! Nada, nail his friggin’ coffin and bur him alive for all I care! Kill him in cold blood like what he did, body mutilated and sealed in meat package….it’s just like what Abby and her daughters suggested. We shall put a highly toxic chemical compound in Edom’s beverage. Slitting his throat open and make his tongue sticks out his jugular vein. Put his head in the fridge, leave Edom’s remains under a bridge. They will be washed ashore, or let his body be tangled in a vehicle’s wheels and dragged, maybe leave him alive while hitting him behind on the back with a sack full of doorknobs. Or sliced the ‘virus’ from spreading, no perhaps stomp on his corpse! Maybe beat him to death with ice picks, bare fists and heavy sticks! Or use brass-knuckles to his head. Sakiware should suffer too; he should be punched in the chest and stomach so hard while letting out his last breath. He should be decapitated, cut his fingers off so he won’t be identified! No, no, no! I got it; we shall destroy his body further of his worthless corpse and be unrecognizable! He’ll be polluted in trash, shot or blown away! The whole murder doesn’t sound too far-fetched.” Lily quivered in fear, Emily was shocked and marched over as she demanded: “Lily, what the hell are you saying?!” Lily was so startled that she whirled around, “Abigail wanted me to say that!” She protested. Emily was infuriated, “Do you think saying those things are funny?” She asked in a loud tone that sounded angry. 

Lily then got up and pulled out a contraption, Emily struggled to grab it while she commanded: “Oh no…No….Give it to me!!!!” Lily lets out a growl, shoving her away and she screamed: “DO YOU ALL WANT TO DIE?!” She then said in a calm tone, “I’m trying to save you all from the Carroll Family’s living hell.” Lily runs away while Emily watches her go. While lying in bed, Emily could see through her clairvoyant psyche of her friends being tormented by Andrea and her sisters. She wished people could look into her psyche, they would be petrified by how Andrea, her sisters, and their mother Abigail are the ones that are torturing everyone psychologically. The Carroll family has a major effect on their lives, knowing all their pasts and mostly people who suffer from the mental trauma. That trauma tends not to leave traces without burning bridges! The Carroll Family witnessed people with money and countless other problems. If people could see within Andrea and the sisters, they could see they are not well. She then had a vision in her head: “Do you think you can fix me? Fix yourself in this regret? Why fear me when I’m referred to as a freak? You have control of this world. Not any other fantasies, not your friends, your family or anyone else! You try to numb the madness, masks the hurt of your past and the guilt that you couldn’t save your twelve friends.” Emily try to cover her ears but Abigail tortures her further in her thoughts: “I have discovered everyone, you all try to hide the sins and the terrible regrets but I pull the bloodied skeletons from the dark, dark closets and control your greatest fears. When it’s all said and done, you will all be lead onto admit to your fears! You, the Seven Nation Army, and 21 Guns Navy are the addictions for my daughters. We are delightfully gained by your presence. The feeling cannot subsidize, nor replaced or maintained for long but you all will make us yearning more. We’ll be so addicted, better than doping on drugs. We can manipulate as well as objectified. Building up the tolerance, we need you and to satisfy our cravings of higher does from fears increasing. You can’t threaten us, we need you—every single soldier from 21 Guns and Seven Nation Army. The denial cannot control people, Seven Twenty One has caused addictive as well as catastrophic fury but no matter what society does to us; we keep on denying the fear to hide them from reality and we have you all in the palm of our hands, you suppress dissent and all your hopes & dreams shattered, causing all humanity of people to be paralyze and doing what they don’t want to do and it keeps them fettered.” Emily gritted her teeth in anguish, Abigail giggled: “Oh, I’m talking too much. Hope you keep this interesting. Pleasant dreams, Emmy.” She said tauntingly. 

Soon she fell asleep where Emily had a dream where she saw Andrea in a room of people being bound by nylon and rubber but there was blood in the most grisly way possible. Up on the walls and ceilings where Andrea announced at her victims that were tied up and blindfolded as well as gagged: “YOU ARE ALL MY SLAVES, YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU’RE TOLD!!!! UNDERSTAND ME?! YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO BE A GOOD SLAVE, AND BE PUNSIHED FOR WHAT YOU ALL DID!!!! YOU LAP UP THE BLOOD FROM MY WOUNDS IF I TELL YOU TO, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES BEFORE ME WHEN I TELL YOU!!!!” She paused to take a breath, “If you don’t perform quickly enough…I’LL PUNISH YOU FURTHER GOT IT?!” She heard muffled ‘Mmm hmm.’ Which Andrea smiled and muttered, “Garde a l’eau!” The next day; thugs were patrolling when they heard a noise and Lily pounced at them. “AH-HAHAHA! I know you; we met during that incident, right?” Lily asked with a look. “Who are you? A mad invader?” The thugs said. Lily pretended to be offended, “Mad? MAD?! Oh yeah, I’m mad crazy baby! I got a bad case of paranoia—if you know what I mean!” She perceived. She then proceeds to fight them as she lets out her insanity against them with speeches and talks like a loon. “BREAKING NEWS!!!! If you broke it, it’s coming out of your paycheck. And now the weather, partly cuckoo with a 50 percent chance of schizophrenia!” Lily ranted. The enemy tries to get away while Lily laughed with a maniacal expression as she begins to chant and she takes them out, “London bridges fallin’ down! On the ground, mind unsound! London bridges fallin’ down, I’m. So. Happy!!!....Not really.” The thugs shoot at Lily’s great shield. Lily looked in disbelief as she said, “You killed Miss Murder…You KILLED MISS MURDER!!!” She exclaimed. She gunned down the monsters as she recited in a song: “All around the mulberry bush, the psycho chased the rabbit, the psycho thought twas all in fun, POP…” Lily sang, she then pull the trigger and killed the monsters in an explosion. Then, she finished her song: “…Goes the bad guy!” She glanced at her friends. “See ladies, I think of every damn thing!” Lily cried out. “VEGA O MEGA!!! And people say I’m crazy. He’s ripping me off, a protest! YEAH, I’LL SUE!!! AND THEN I’LL RIP HIS LUNGS AND VITAL ORGANS OUT…And I will too!” dissented Lily. That’s when Lily’s sanity was breaking, it seemed hilarious but also confusion to the words: “Butter toast!”, “Gravy!”, “Chimmy chungas!”, “TACOS!!!”, “I’M GONNA GET ME SOME TACOS!!! Maybe a burrito too….BUUUURRRRRIIIITTTTOOO!”, “MY TAQUITOS!!! TAQUITOS, and a clown with no head!”, “Why can’t he ever stay down?!”, and “Say what? I’m not normal? I’m as normal as the next person.” However, she noticed everyone else staring at her. “Was it something I said?” Lily finally asked. Lily held her hand up, “Hold it, you expect me to take this machete and slaughter all these hideous looking monsters?! I’LL DO IT!!! But not because you told me to, NO! It’s because, I love killing hideous looking monsters, and monsters are scary!” She claimed she blew a kiss as she said: “Mwah, g’nite ev’rybody!” Later on; She begins to pace around while muttering to herself: “Hup, two, three, four! Nobody’s going through this vault! Five, six, seven, eight! Gonna ask that hottie for a date!” At that point; Lily begins to have riotous, catastrophic breakdowns as she was doing her rants again: “Oh bliss, bliss and heaven! It’s a work of art!”, “Be afraid, be very AFRAID of the MAD HATTRESS!!!”, and “All I know is that I LIKE you, I got no taste but I liiiiikkkkeeeee you.” She noticed more were coming and took them down while she continues: “Hel-lo boys! They are sooo like cool!” Lily sighed dreamily, “They are so phenomenal!” But she broke down while saying: “They are the ones that drive you bonkers and mess with your mind to make your life more fun!...Wackjob, go fig!” She begins to take down the monsters and once she’s done, Lily sighed, “Psychos, no control!” She said. Then, she turned around and then saw a Wendigo breed in her direction. “Yeah uhhhhhh…..Not happening!” She admitted and takes down the monsters. At that moment, Lily has a side-splitting and intense breakdown: “Polly wanna cracker! Arf, arf, arf! Tweet, tweet, tweet!”, “YES, I AM Lily! I’M THE MAD HATTRESS!!”, “Did you call me Homit Girl?! Well I was her, but now I am mad as a Hatter!”, “What the hell is your problem? Have you always been this crazy since birth?”, “Have I? Hmm, gee Ophelia; what do you want to do tonight? Oh same thing I always does every night darling. Try to take down the bastards!”, and “You know what I’m thinking darling? I think so Lily but what does the capital of New Americana have to do with anything?” Lily was joined by her friends as they took down the monsters! But Lily was determined to take down the monsters. Afterwards, she was shocked for what happened! 

Lily felt a bit stimulated by what happened and moaned. “Ohhh, I am very turned on, like a moaning switch!” Lily said. Lily has another comical and calamitous as she was talking to herself: “I WILL GUARD MILDRED WITH MY LIFE!!!”, “WHO THE HELL IS MILDRED?!”, “Bring Mildred back safely!”, “Mil-dred!”, “Max-ium power!!!!!”, “SILENCE!? I’LL GIVE YA SILENCE!!!”, “Hold the elevator!”, “Thank you very much!”, and “WOWZAH, That’s some good TV there!” Seeing that her friends are in trouble; Lily then said in a deadpan tone, “If it pleases you, I present documentation that the maniac suffers from a chronic psychological fixation.” Then she went into a hair triggering temper that was amusing and profound with crazy tirade while she took down the monsters: “Oh hi! You need to stop a double dutch huh? Cool beansss, let me introduce you to my friends ON THE OTHER Side….”, “That’s right, my friend here’s gonna give you a good spanking! NOBODY TAKES MY DINGLE HOPPERS AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!”, “That’s the dingle hopper I was looking for! Bomber does ding, and then hop ‘til you POP!!!”, “Get yo ass out of my house, bro! I gotta be alone for this!”, “Twinkle, twinkle, little hop! How I wonder when you’ll pop! Up, up, up the way you fly, like a mushroom cloud in the sky!”,  “WAHAHAHAHA! BURN ALL THE BABIES!!! AHAHAHAHAHA! So ace, SO ACE!!!!”, “You all right? Cool, cool!”, “All right letssss do this! Nah, I’m good!”, “Hey yeah, I wanna shoot baby!”, “Ssssmokin’!”, and “Ya ya!”  Her uproarious, dreadful invective of many utterances continues: “I got a mad tea party, and I AIN’T GOING POLITICAL OR PITIFUL SO DON’T EVEN GO THERE!!!”, “Shit officially got real!”, “WHO DARES TO INTERRUPT THE GREAT LILY?!”, “Who are you to interrupt the Mad Hattress?”, “QUAKE AND QUIVER AT THE TEST OF THE MAD HATTER!!!”, “Ok, fine! You may proceed to the next one. Go on, don’t just stand there! I’m a busy girl!”, “Do I get a thank you? Oh no! IN-GRATE!!!”, “RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!!!!”, “Lily, known as the Mad Hattress, was formerly known as Homit Girl until her life turned upside down and all twisted. First, daddy was a monster that ruined her life and her mother’s. Lily was then betrayed and found the truth about herself! Now she is a maniac! A LUNATIC WITH SO MANY PEOPLE STUCK IN HER HEAD! FLASHES OF VISIONS IN HER HEAD OF THE MENTAL IMAGES DRIVE HER NUTS!!”, and “You see? That’s how you kill a Wendigo! AND YOU DIDN’T NEED A BULB OF GARLIC AGAINST VAMPIRES!!! WAHAHAHA!!!!” And then she fainted! When she woke up, she was calm and cool but saw she was held prisoner by Sakiware. He was just sneering down at her when they both were startled to hear a familiar voice: “Blood and flesh of a man, you lure this girl into your filthy trap again and again. You like putting girls into submission don't you?” It was Andrea for sure however her voice was more surreal and ethereal than before as she continued to taunt Sakiware, “Vile creature of the Hiroki Family, you are allowed to do that because you are by far the most meaningless, petty thing. Second than the worst of them all…Edom!” That’s when Lily spoke up, ignoring what Sakiware yelling at her: “Angel I hear you on high, your words I embrace this promise. You are the reason I am living and devoted to Him. I am a child and He is my savior. Angel, hear my prayer, I was weak and foolish. Have mercy; say the word and it will be done.” The voice then said, “My dear, my darling, you keep getting into trouble and going through the hard times, and yet you lift your hands up for Him to help you back on your feet and keep moving on. I shall deliver you from the hands of evil, and into my embrace where I will return you home.” Lily was lost in a trance as she followed the song of the voice, “I am the voice that always is calling you, bring yourself to me, and your wounds, they will heal.” Sakiware was angered by this voice, “Who is that? Is that you Andrea?! Hey girl, where the hell do you think you’re going? Get back here!” But Lily was lost in the trance once more and that voice was still singing: “I am the voice that always is calling you, bring yourself to me, and your wounds, they will heal.” The next thing Lily remembers is that she wakes up to see Emily and the others are relieved to see her.  In the meantime; Jerome is confidently approaching the door; he reaches out to open it; but then takes a moment to mutter under his breath of what he was supposed to say, “Artem...truly respect me as a scientist...something you can’t control...” 

Someone loudly clears their throat behind him, startling Jerome into a little yelp. There stands Constable Lazarro, whose demeanor so cold his breath has a wind chill factor. His partner Mistal Blake is there too. “Greetings Jerome...You look...slimmer. Is Artem here?” The constable asked. Jerome nodded nervously, “Yes sir, I…” He was about to explain but the constable nodded, “Very well, would you kindly let us in?” He asked. Inside: Artem sits at his desk; he’s engrossed in drawing something, a blueprint. He’s fully absorbed in it, and doesn’t look up when Jerome enters. “Where have you been? Do you really think it’s sensible that you go meandering about on the town when there’s a manhunt?” He said. “Artem Payne.” The constable said. Artem was annoyed as he was about to say, “I’m busy--you!?” Artem jumps up in such boyish alacrity he nearly knocks over his work table. “Hello Artem.” Constable Lazarro greeted, not noticing the clumsiness. He turned and looked over at Sinclair who looked horrified. “Jerome, would you mind showing me your shoes?” The constable asked. Artem arrived, “What’s all this about?” He asked. Moments later, the gentleman were having tea where Artem sat across from the constable while Jerome watches from afar and the constable’s partner was standing behind his partner. “It’s in relation to the murder from the circus.” Mistral claimed. “What’s his shoes got to do with it?” asked Artem. “Something wrong, Mr. Payne?” The constable asked, “You didn’t hear about the incident from the circus?” Artem played dumb very cleverly, “Oh! That’s right! I do recall reading about it...Wasn’t there talk of...witchcraft?” He asked. The constable wasn’t a fool as he claimed, “Well, we don’t give belief to occult conjecture. I mean, not officially.” Artem laughs, “Unofficially? You believe in...Witches, Constable? Goblins?” He inquired. “Oh, no, nothing so extreme. But I do believe there are punishments for dealing with the devil. Just as there are punishments for lying to police officers.” The constable clarified. Artem and Lazarro seem to lock in on each other in a debate. “Ah, yes, but police officers actually exist, you see.” Artem said in a dark humorous matter. Constable Lazarro smirked but frowns at him: “Funny, Artem. But, in the end, things have a way of catching up, even with the funny people. What’re you playing at Artem? What do you have to hide? You’ve twice mentioned punishment without specifying who would be meting it out. I inferred our Lord.” He declared. Artem grinned bitterly, “Oh yes, ‘God,’ hm, well, I’m sure if god existed I would be in far deeper trouble than I am now.”  He said with sarcasm. The constable was getting irritated, “I’m not here to convert you, Artem!” He said. “No, indeed, go ahead; it’s a cause without a champion. Tell me more about this ‘god’ fellow who apparently has some vendetta against me…” Artem continued to taunt. “I didn’t come to debate religion with a child scientist…” debated the constable. “What was the insult there, child or scientist?!” exclaimed Artem. “I know your bloody type, Artem Payne, all sure of their theories and analysis, you listen...” Just then, they were interrupted by a door close. Then, the clicking sounds of heels as the gentleman could see Evita in a navy blue pinstripe dress that reached her knees and she has vintage style makeup on. “Sorry I’m late master, I was just...” She started to say but stopped when she saw Artem and Jerome have company. “Ah, you gents have company I see.” Evita said in a tone that sounded irritated. “Who is this?” demanded the constable. “Oh, my…maid!” lied Artem. Evita gave Artem a look, “Maid? Is that what you think of me as? A maid? Really?” She asked. “Why yes, why do you think you live here?” Artem asked with an amused look though Jerome and Evita didn’t find it funny. The constable and his partner weren’t smiling as they were both confused and skeptical. “What was your life like when you first met Artem? Are you his lover by any chance?” inquired the constable. “Lover? Please! She wouldn’t be a lover even if she tried.” Artem said with a laugh. 

Hurt by that comment; Evita smirks over at Artem that became anger, “My life, bless my soul, I trusted in that claptrap by the name of Artem Payne, and what’d it get me. Do you know how  much money I spent on the medicines for my master and his assistant, he doesn’t know how many nights I was crying, all the treatments and I still feel like I’m not being appreciated enough and he thinks he’s so smart, well he’s not so smart and you’re onto him!!! I hope you rot, my god—it’s not my fault he’s mad!!!” She exclaimed. The constable stops dead at this and seeming to take this accusation under very serious consideration. Evita advances as she scares the constable. Jerome cried out in fear, “Evita, don’t--!” Evita smiles as she said in a fury, “Easy Jerome, don’t agitate the loony bastard!” Then, Evita flips the tea-tray, startling the gentlemen; Evita stands there breathing hard for a moment. It became quiet until the silence was broke from a voice. “I’ll be back here with a warrant.” The constable said. “I look forward to that. Will you be bringing the people to take Artem to the asylum? Joked Evita bitterly. “We’ll see who’s so bloody smart.” The constable said. Lazarro leaves, he shakes his head, mutters something, and strides out in disappointment, his partner follows. Evita watched them leave as she laughs in delight: “Well, that was exciting. Stuff of legend.” She said. Artem grabbed Evita’s wrist with anger; he was flushed with red as he was not happy. “How dare you embarrass me like that? You made a terrible comment about me in front of those two!!!” He exclaimed. Evita broke free from his grasp and argued back, “I get no appreciation from you! You treat me with nothing!” Artem gestured towards the door, “Did you have to needle him like that?” He asked. “You are an unstable sideshow that is no threat to me or you two!” Evita declared. “If you just listen to me, I...I...” Artem declared but stammered. “You what?” Evita asked. “Luckily you are of age where I no longer need to take responsibility for your faults and failings. I wish you never should have been admitted back to life in the first place.” Artem said. Evita was hurt, “I’m so sorry.” She said. Artem shouted, “Apologies are meaningless, how many times must I tell you?!” Evita felt hot tears in her eyes and then she got angry and screamed: “You’re such a fool, Artem. You’re just like your stupid father!” Artem took offense to this, “Shut up!!!” He yelled. “You couldn’t save the children he tortured, nor couldn’t you save your family!” Evita continued angrily. Artem begins to have panic attacks, “…Stop, please…” He managed to gasp out. Jerome came over to Artem, comforting him while he suffered from palpations. Evita felt guilty and runs off into her room, where she shut the door and locked it. She flops onto the bed and begins to cry in her pillow of her bed. She felt guilty for what she did to Artem. Evita knew that Artem and Jerome were so close, loving, abusive, manipulative, and it turns on a dime. But Evita couldn’t help to feel jealous; she felt this way towards Jerome a little however around Lily, it was more passionate. Like she wanted to kill her, all Evita wanted was for him to return the affection that she had for him. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be! Evita cried herself to sleep into a nap but woke up to the sound of the door slowly opening. She heard a familiar voice gently calling her name. “You awake? You need to see our progress…I mean, if you want.” Said Artem sadly. Evita responds sadly, “Sure.” It was quiet for a moment until Artem let out a sigh. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to objectify you. I was a heartless bastard…” Artem started to apologize however Evita finally break downs and bury her head into his chest, sobbing. Through her inelegant blubbering where her makeup is staining his vest; she managed to say through her tears: “I’m sorry about what I said, your family and me comparing you to your father. I was such a bitch; I’ll make it up to….I promise!” Artem hold her closely, “It’s OK. I know you’re struggling. I pushed too far; I do care about you Eve. I never thought of you as worthless.” He said. Evita nodded, “Thank you.” She managed to say and smiled, knowing that her master really does care about her. Perhaps there was still hope. 

There was a murder that involved with a murdered man and money while the constable and his partner managed to manipulate the officers and make it sound like they were back on the case. Well, for the constable but Blake did not like how his partner was doing risky business. During this time as the constable spoke to the victims; Blake appeared as he asked, “Constable Lazarro, a word outside?” Moments later; the constable and his partner strolled out as Jacindo said, “When would the girl have taken it? The footprints from the cage only go one way, the girl and her accomplices had no agenda here; they wanted to get to the city. The man is just trying to swindle the insurance and was murdered as a result.” Blake nodded, “Indeed. What I came to tell you were, they’ve gotten the body cleaned up off the boat, and we’ve got conflicted reports.” He replied. Jacindo tsked at the statement, “The differences in story can be explained by delusion, heat of the moment. There’s something rather strange about all this though, don’t you think? Sinister.”  He said. Blake looked at him, “How do you figure?” Mistral asked. The constable explained, “The body shows no signs of tampering, yet the corpse is brutally assault. The wound to the face of the man came from an injury so strong that seems to show a super-human strength, or maybe just a force to be reckoned...You don’t find it somewhat ghoulish?” A voice startled them both: “I sure do.” Lazarro and Blake glanced behind to see Emily standing there, “Miss Grynte.” The constable gasped. Emily smiled back at him, “You remember me, I’m touched. I’ve been hearing you two and I would like to discuss something with you.” She said. Afterwards, the constable was at his desk as Emily stood across from him. “You must be bloody joking; you want to work on this case? This is our investigation!” The constable reported. Emily gave him a look, “Last I check, the constable lends you off the case for good.” She said: “I got a good team that can help out check this case out.” Blake starts to say, “Will you?” however the constable refused, “Absolutely not! You believe your own primitive squad of so called justice can save lives when you can’t save yourself Miss Grynte.” Emily knew this wasn’t going to work out and she was going to do more convincing. “Jacindo, I’ve been meaning to say this but what happened with your wife is a tragedy, sir.” Emily said out of kindness. The constable looked up, “Beg pardon?” He asked. Emily sighed, “Your wife, her passing was so tragic.” She said. This made Jacindo angry, “I’m sorry, what relevance does my wife have to this?” He demanded. “Well, none but…” Emily started to say, but the constable points out something in a cruel matter along the way: “My wife is in Heaven. Our separation is merely temporary. What is your implication about my state of mind? I have my daughter, my home, my job. This too shall pass...Unlike you. You and your worthless friends.” Emily stood up in shock, “Excuse me?” She asked angrily. “You were so helpless weren't you? Just as helpless as I was...” The constable taunted. Emily was angry, she thought she was going to settle this but he had crossed the line, Emily goes around the desk and grabs the constable by the collar, yanking him to his feet. But she used her telekinesis this time as the constable is shocked by this. “Miss Grynte, unhand me immediately.” Constable Lazarro commanded calmly nevertheless Emily did not let go, so the constable exclaimed: “Are you deaf? I said, UNHAND ME!!!” Emily didn’t even cease as she was angry by this. “You either give me the squad I NEED to follow in on this mission or you’ll receive in the news tomorrow of being a fundamentalist loon that CONSIIDERS HIMSELF A HYPOCRITICAL MAN OF GOD BUT HE’S OVERLY CYNICAL FRAUD!!” exclaimed Emily, scaring the constable and his partner equally. 

Later, Emily gathered the Seven Nation Army and 21 Guns Navy but before she left she saw Lily was crying and went to go and talk to her. “What’s wrong?” Emily asked. “Why don’t you cry?” asked Lily, rubbing her eyes away from the tears. She then clarified her question, “What I meant to say is…How do you keep your emotions in like this?” Emily shook her head feebly, “Don’t know. I just do, Lily. I’m strong and so are you. Everyone cries once in awhile.” She assured her friend. Lily smiled at her, she tries to dab at her puffy eyes. Lily excused herself and went to clean herself up when she saw Jerome. “Oh hi.” She greeted. “You all right?” Jerome inquired. “Yeah, yeah. I’m fine.” Assured Lily. “Good to hear that, I just want to tell you about what Cherie said to me. She has been talking to me about you.” Jerome recalled. “Oh really? What did Cherie said?” Lily asked. Jerome shrugged a little sheepishly, “That you are a good person…You’re selfless, you have great consideration.” He replied, “And that she adores you.” Lily smiled as she went to go see Cherie but found her asleep. However Lily didn’t care as she smiled down at her. “I appreciate what you done for me but as you can see, I’m just like any other girl. I run, I get sick, I get scraps on my knees…I hope you will remember me.” Lily said to the sleeping Cherie. She turned and away while she didn’t notice Cherie’s eyes opened, a smile curled up on her face. In the meantime; Sylvia gets a phone call, she is shocked to hear Renee’s distress voice: “Sylvia, it’s me…I’m sorry for calling you at a time like this. Are you busy?” Sylvia squinted her eyes, “Ren?” She asked. Renee tells her, “The Wendigos! The Wendigos!” Sylvia asked, “What about them?” Renee sounded like she was going to cry, “It’s my fault, I am the one to blame and I need help.” She claimed. “But why?” asked Sylvia. “Help me, Sylvia. I’m scared; I don’t know what to do. You weren’t there and I really screwed up.” Renee begged. Sylvia sighed; she knew things were going to end up badly. “Hold on, girl, I’m gonna go get some help and I’ll be right over OK?” She said. She hangs up and tells the others what has been going on. And off they went when they are confronted by monsters; but then, there was a swarm of Wendigos surrounding. Sylvia becomes annoyed however things increased when she heard shouting from everyone where they are debating on which side to take down. Emily was annoyed when Sylvia gets upset by this and her frustration was angered and she felt temper rising until she reached her boiling point. Sylvia felt her teeth gritted. And open her mouth.  “Shut uppppppp!!!!” screamed Sylvia. She screamed loud enough to pull out her gun and shoot out bullets at the monster, surprising everyone. “The hell you doing?!” demanded Arlow. “Somebody’s gotta save us kids.” Retorted Sylvia. And fired towards the Wendigos, her bullets as well as she managed to find her Renee who was shielding in fear. Aricia protected Peyton when Wendigos came across them and Aricia & Peyton fought them when one of them was cornering them both. Aricia just smirked at the monster. “Whatcha gonna do, man? Gonna sing us a song or what?” Aricia asked with sarcasm. The Wendigo went after Peyton and grabs him when Aricia kicks and punches him. “GET YOUR HANDS OFF HIM, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!” yelled Aricia. Frightened; Peyton ran into the comfort of Menom and Jacey. They all managed to escape and scuttled to a safe place. As they were in a safe area--so it seemed—the situation was talked about from Minako: “It seems Abigail and her other four daughters are trying to scare us. You can see that there are a lot of people at around here within the organization, some of them don’t want to deal with it.” She said. “Like who? Theo and his friends? Kevin?” Emily inquired. “Yes, but not Kanda and the others. Mostly the others.” Minako replied. “Dammit!” Emily said, “They’re scaring everyone!” She sighed and try to calm down. “They could be risky to take down.” Agreed Jade. “It’s a challenging task because of their powers but we can do it.” Arlow said. “True, we’ve been trained to do situations like this.” Ryker said. Emily scoffs, “Then you don’t need me, I’m not a soldier—I’m an agent.” She piped up. Sylvia was shielding herself away, she had puffy eyes and Arlow noticed so he got up and followed her. Sylvia went through a first aid and pulled out a bottle of pills for her cramps she went through. Arlow and Evan watched her as she was shaking out two yet. “Taking another?” Evan asked. Sylvia sniffled, “Took one this morning, but my back is hurting from the stupid cramps.” She managed to say through her sobs. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Remarked Arlow. Renee watches Sylvia and feels bad, “Sorry about everything that happened.” She said. “Don’t blame yourself.” Sylvia assured her once she stopped crying. “I mean, it was stupid Andrea that told me to do it, she had some sort of so-called charm on me and I couldn’t break free.” Renee said. Sylvia, Arlow, and Evan glance at her in shock. Meanwhile; Emily, Ryker, and Kamoku were talking for awhile about their personal lives of tragedy when Emily mentions something about her father. “My mother suffered of abuse mostly by my dad, that guy was a childish and remorseless bastard.” Emily said. Just then, she noticed a doll on the ground so she got up to investigate when the doll came to life to reveal to be a Wendigo infant which shocked everyone that almost went into a panic. Sylvia, Renee, and the boys returned to see it when Arlow took out his weapon and killed the monster infant! This shocked everyone, Ryker confronted him: “Why did you do it?!” He demanded. “I had to! I thought that thing was going to kill us!!!” Arlow claimed. Emily broke up the fight, “Enough! Ryker, get back. Allow me to speak to him.” She then turned to Arlow after Ryker walked from him. Emily looked at him, “Did you had to go and killed it? It was a baby you know.” She informed. “It could’ve jeopardized us but it was a big risk that I was willing to take.” Said Arlow. “Well, that’s a pretty big risk, Arley. You really have blossomed, haven’t you?” Emily noted. “I really don’t like to be called ‘Arley’ now. That’s also what my sister called me.” Arlow replied. Emily felt bad, “I’m sorry Arlow, but we were kids once however you can’t change the past. I know that would remind you of your sister….Nevertheless, you’ll always be Arley to me.” She said. “I’d expect more from you, thought you knew better than this.” Claimed Arlow. “Sorry to disappoint you.” Emily retorted. That’s when she begins to notice Ryker looking around towards a dark area that seemed to horrify him. “What is it?” asked Emily. “You can’t get rid of Abigail Carroll’s retribution.” Ryker said. He was knocked down, Emily and the others were confused when Ryker try to get up but were brought down and he felt something pinning him. “Oh no, oh no…Help me, Emily! EMILY!!! HELP ME!!!!” Ryker yelled, he was being pulled telekinetically as everyone is shocked. But Emily is more devastated as she runs over to him in a panic. Ryker managed to stand up but felt something beaten him without any physical contact. 

Emily helps him up and hold him in her arms when the objects begins to tremble as Emily and all her allies look around in shock. “What do you want?” Emily asked, the objects continue to vibrate and shake until she became irritated as she exclaims: “WHAT DO YOU WANT, ABIGAIL?!” The objects stopped moving, and then she heard a quieted howl-like wail! Just then; Emily could see Kamoku's death in the first of the hallucinations: He commits suicide because he didn’t want to put his friends and family in danger so he thought it was better if he killed himself off. Onorato tries to tell him to stop and that he’s out of his mind. Minako also tries ripping his weapon out of his hand and tries to get Evan and Tsubaki to help her. Evan grabs the arm that’s holding his sword and hold his arm in place, Tsubaki tries to pry the sword out of Kamoku’s hands. Peyton cries and tries to talk sense into him. Jade goes onto Peyton’s side and chooses to try to help talk some sense into him. She also could see in the hallucination of Minako's death: Edom slaughtered her. He said he had something to help Kamoku and had a surprise for him, of course he gave off a few hints which Minako took, but didn’t know she was going to be killed, so Edom stabbed Minako in the back and through the chest to her heart, by the time the squad got there Edom was still there, along with deceased Minako, lying on the ground bleeding. Kamoku shouts “YOU BASTARD!!!!!! I’LL KILL YOU DIE!” And tries to kill Edom for hurting his family with his sword but can’t go through with it. Peyton cries while lying next to Minako’s body. Evan picks up Minako’s body and tries to listen to her chest and he sheds five tears only fall knowing she died and carries her. Tsubaki tells Kamoku to get a grip and those deaths happen all the time. Onorato comforts Kamoku because he knows it’s hard, Onorato actually starts crying over Minako with him. Jade cries and wishes she got along with her in the beginning. Emily could see Jade's death in this hallucination as well. Jade's sister was forced to kill her and couldn’t do it, so Jade became willing to die or do anything she could to make her older sister proud of her. “Do it. If it’s what makes you happy big sis. I want you to be proud of me, that’s all.” She said standing still waiting while her sister killed her and cried. Kamoku cries feeling sorry for Jade and her older sister who he tries to comfort as well. Onorato doesn’t think he cares but he cries for some reason. Peyton holds Jade in his arms and hugs her and sobs his eyes out because his comrade died. Minako joins in with Peyton and they sob and hug Jade. Evan feels sorry for Jade's sister, and goes to comfort her since she was forced and said he knew what it was like having a little sister and had one he didn’t want to let go either. And Tsubaki silently cries. He rushed into a battle to save his little sister Moya, but him and his sister are both killed by Edom. Kamoku sobs wishing they had been nicer to each other then they had been. Peyton sobs and hugs Evan. Minako tries to calm everyone down while sobbing herself eventually hugging Evan and sobbing into his chest with Peyton. Jade tries to keep it together until seeing everyone down and cries but hugs Minako, Peyton, and the lifeless body of Evan at the same time as they cry. Onorato cries and says he should’ve done something about it. Tsubaki feels like an irresponsible comrade and that along with Onorato cries and felt like he could’ve done something to prevent Evan’s death. Tears streamed down her face as Emily could see more of the hallucinations of more deaths, like Peyton's death hallucination: The enemy grabbed him by the neck and tried choking him to death and stabbed him with his sword until Peyton finally gave out, “A-At least, I-I can, go visit my sister…” He said and died. Kamoku sobs and holds Peyton in his arms and says he’s sorry he wishes he would’ve done something. Onorato stares in disbelief actually feeling like Peyton was his friend and comrade and cries. Minako rubs Peyton’s hair and says she’s sorry and cries. Jade puts an arm around Peyton and sobs into her hand. Evan cries beside Kamoku and says he should’ve been doing something to prevent his death. Tsubaki cries because he had such faith in Peyton and he didn’t even try to stop it. There was Onorato's death hallucination; Kamoku sobs and hold on to Onorato and says “You’re gonna make it Onorato! Please hold on! Onorato!” And tries to make him speak to know he’s not dead. Minako weeps and hugs Onorato. She says she’s sorry and that she could’ve done something anything but she didn’t and sobs. Jade feels bad and cries with Minako & Kamoku and puts an arm around Onorato. Peyton sobs and hugs Onorato and says he’s a terrible friend and comrade for not saving him. Evan lets out two teardrops fall and tries to pull himself together and not sob, but it’s hard. Tsubaki cries a bit because he actually grew kind of fond of Onorato. She saw Tsubaki's death: He was defending Minako and her friends and was killed by the time they actually got there he was dead. Onorato cries because he thought he was one of the first humans to have faith in him. Kamoku says he’s sorry and that he should’ve given Tsubaki more respect than he had in the past during their first meetings. Minako sobs and wishes nothing was real. Jade does the same as Minako and says, “Rest in peace, Tsubaki Sanjuro, our friend…” and sobs. Evan says, “He was an excellent superior, we could learn a few things from him.” Peyton sobs and hugs Tsuabki's corpse. Kamoku and his friends were horrified by this as they could feel the fears and sobs uttering out, Emily was trying not to cry and she whispers: “No, I promised I’d protect them all…” 

The last straw came when Emily saw a hallucination of her twelve friends, who called out to her to get out and save herself before they got shot at. This caused Emily to break down, she begins to cry. She let out a guttural sob, saying the names of her friends. Everyone stares at Emily, feeling bad for her. Just then, there was giggling coming from Abigail and her daughters. This made Kamoku and Ryker upset, everyone else was shocked by the cruelty of their actions. In her emotional state; Emily recalls the visions she saw in her head, including the song that Andrea and Mora sang: “You can run, and you can hide. But like it or not, she’ll be at your side. Emily Grynte is full of dread, for Andrea and her family is putting evil thoughts in her head. Emily promises to protect her friends from danger – but will she protect them? I’m your follower in the light, yet I’m invisible in the night. She creeps, she crawls, and she’s in your walls. So close your eyes and count to ten, better hope you don’t wake up again. Only the brave will survive…” Emily knew that Andrea is trying to use fear against her and everyone else no matter who they hurt! Slowly, she rose up and wiped her tears away. “You are nothing.” Emily said softly. Abigail looked shocked and uses her powers, Andrea begins to stress as well as her sisters. Despite her fears, Emily suppressed them and kept on a brave face but she kept crying a little. Seven Nation Army and 21 Guns Navy looked around in concern. “You're nothing!” exclaimed Emily. Abigail’s powers shook the room, she was clawing at her own hair and growled like an animal. Emily bit her lips, more tears are falling on her face. “These are my friends!” shouted Emily. Ryker, Kamoku, and the others watch in pure amazement. “You’re trespassing amongst my friends!” She continued. Abigail moaned, Andrea and her sisters begin scratching furiously at their arms, like they had a terrible itch. They scratch and scratch at their skin until there was blood oozing out. Emily gritted her teeth, kept her mouth close. The others watch in terror. “If you touch my friends again, I'll frigging kill you!” yelled Emily. Abigail let out a scream, her powers caused the room to have cracks all over the walls as Ryker was nearly blown off but Kamoku seized him along with Evan and Arlow help drag Ryker away back to the others. The girls were screaming in terror while the boys were gasping in horror, Emily could hear a voice in her mind shouting: “You want to protect them, well do it now!!!” Emily complies as she scream out at Abigail, Andrea, Mora, Kitty and Polly who were also screaming too! 

This scared the Carroll Family into submission, they were terrified. “How…How are you doing this?! You managed to break through from our greatest control with your perseverance….What are you?!” Abigail shouted. “I’M AGENT EMILY GRYNTE, YOU BITCH!!! YOU THINK YOU CAN SCREW WITH ME AND MY FRIENDS?! GETTING INSIDE OUR HEADS AND USING FEARS?! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, I AM NOT SCARED OF YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTERS!!! I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN ABIGAIL AND THIS TIME, I’LL LEAVE SHIT AND BLOOD ALL OVER YOU WHEN I’M THROUGH!!! WE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE THIS TORMENT, NOT EVEN ME OR ANYONE ELSE!!! YOU WILL NEVER BEAT ME, ABIGAIL! NOT YOU, NO ANDREA AND NOT ANY OF YOUR DAUGHTERS!!! I AM UNBREAKABLE!!!” Emily clarified in a shrieking tone. Abigail, Andrea, Mora, Kitty, and Polly stared at all of them before turning towards Emily as they let out a howl-like wail. Then, they begin to moan as it increased louder and louder before it sounded painfully and vanished away from everyone else. Emily panted; she just fell to the floor and crying out of exhaustion. She felt someone picked her up as Emily looked over and saw it was Sylvia. “Nice job, Em. You did it.” Sylvia said. Emily begins to cry, she put her arms around her friend. “I…I feel so relieved. God, I can’t believe I saw those hallucinations, they seemed so real…Oh my god, I don’t want any of you good people to die on me…I love you all so much…I would die if anyone else here did, it would be like what happen to my friends.” Emily confessed, “I…We were supposed to graduate, but the grad bash was ruined by the fact that some guy came in and shot everyone else…Killing twelve of my friends…I hate it, everybody dies…Not me, I can heal fast but everyone around me dies…All the good ones, and I don’t like death. It’s so scary…I do believe there is a Heaven, sure. But there’s also a Hell, this isn’t a joke. I had nightmares about it and I pray to the Man Upstairs I do not want to end up there. It’s worse than abuse, jail, concentration camps, and other unimaginable things…” Emily blubbered harder, she just couldn’t stop crying. Deep sadness filled her heart, like something was soaking inside emotionally. As if tears could stain the inside of her heart. Emily felt someone next to her; she could see who it was peering at her with a concern face. “Why didn’t you say anything? I mean, you didn’t need to hide this from us.” Minako said in a gentle voice. Emily managed to say while she calmed down, “You guys never went to school, look at you…You may have studies sure but graduating and having a normal life.” Minako laughed at that comment, “It doesn’t matter; no one has a normal life.” She assured Emily. “Yeah, but losing friends…The people you cared about….I would never wanted to lose anyone else again, the guilt I feel for not having to deal with that over and over again.” Emily said. “Don’t hate yourself for what happen, Em. What happen back there was not your fault, you did all you could. It’s just things kinds of things happen all the time.” Ryker stated. Emily looked at him and gently pulled away from Sylvia before looking at him and embracing her long time friend. As she cried into Ryker’s arms; Emily begins to experience from crying spells, crying over nothing at all, or crying about small things that normally wouldn't bother her. She made herself believe she was so sure no one sees her cry because if she does weep in front of everyone; she would have to tell them. Emily doesn't want them to worry about her. She would always conceal her eyes with wiping her eyes with rubbing alcohol and warm water so her eyes will be normal but she was careful not to get the rubbing alcohol in her eyes. However she never used makeup where Emily found some cosmetics and she used the remaining she found while searching for supplies. 

When she was alone, Emily would cry and no one would find her because in a screwed up world like this, no one needs to know about her crying or make fun of her blubbering. But she missed that, before things gone to hell; it used to be how friends would cheer the other person up when they are down in the dumps. Emily missed the good old days where things used to be happy, loving, and life of people were all around. But since the tragedy that happened to her twelve friends, things haven't been like they used to. Now there was Wendigos! Just because Minako was blood, doesn't mean she was part of those bastards that she was born into! Her father didn't care about her anyway while Edom and Sakiware did not make great brothers to look up to but on the bright side there was Tadano and Masara that managed to touch her spirits. Emily was still crying, lucky for her no one could hear her which was fine for her sort of. Once she regained her emotions, she looked over at the others. Though she tries not to cry, she didn't want to seem like a baby. Emily looked up and realizes she was still in the embrace of her friend Ryker and said, “I didn’t want people to see me cry.” Ryker nodded, “I know but everyone cries once in a while.” He stated. "I know." Emily said, she begins to have another crying spell. "I don't want you all to die....Please, don't die on me...." She sobbed out. "I promise, we aren't going to die." Kamoku said. Emily looked at everyone who nodded. She could feel herself ached but it felt good. It felt good to smile, knowing she was not alone. Her eyes flooded with tears; she could feel herself cry when Ryker keeps saying to her: “Shh…It’s OK, everything’s going to be fine…We’re all here.” Moments later; Lily could see a rabbit that sits and stares, motionless but for its nostrils flared a little. She walks in to her room of the agency’s building but she was not expecting who she saw—Jacindo Lazarro! He was lying on her bed and glanced over at her with a smile. Luckily, he was clothed but only his jacket and his white buttoned shirt was undone just a little. “You have a surprisingly comfortable bed...” The constable claimed, inclined on his side while on her bed. Lily sighed, “...Get out.” She said calmly. “Did you miss me?” asked the constable, getting up. Lily got more agitated, “SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!” She exclaimed. “LOVE ME LILY!!!!” yelled the constable. Lily dodged him as she try to leave but Jacindo snatches her from before and he says in her ears. “Shall we go over together? At the end it's just you and me!” The constable said from behind her. Lily pushed him away, “Ugh, you're so frigging needy!!!” She exclaimed. The constable glares at her, “If I made you fall in love with me though, you could just fly me anywhere in the world.” Lily opens the door, “Get out now, don’t make me get Emily in here.” She warns. Jacindo’s face fell so he reluctantly walked out and was gone. Lily shut the door and sighed, “Finally, peace and quiet. Now to drench my bed sheets from him!” She muttered to herself. As she did this she said to herself: “Jacindo Lazarro…He’s a very desolate, very lonely, very unhappy person.” Outside and angered by rejection; Jacindo walks out into the street, Blake in tow was pursuing him as they talked about the investigation of Artem. “A warrant isn’t good enough, we need a raid.” Blake explained. Jacindo was angry when he managed to calm down. “Will you back me if we go to the Inspector?” asked Lazarro. “Yes. I will.” Blake agreed. Jacindo calm down as he said, “Listen, Blake, I got excited in there but...I’m not mad. It comes out sounding more like a question than a statement.” He walks on as Blake watches him with concern. Meanwhile as he decides to confront Jacindo and talk to the police of his harassment; Artem is going through his closet, getting dressed, while a concerned Jerome is nearby. “We’re already late. Apparently they can’t stop me quickly enough...Listen, would you...come with me?” Artem asked. “Yes.” Replied Jerome. “I intend to give them a piece of my mind and I’d rather--I’d rather not do it alone.” Artem said. 

Moments after; Artem and Jerome told the inspector, the constable and his partner arrived there too late as the inspector is shocked that Lazarro would make accusations and believing Artem was creating witchcraft of reviving the dead. Lazarro try to tell the inspector, but by that point the inspector doesn’t believe him as he removes Jacindo off the case which crushed the constable. At that moment, Artem felt bad for him as he and Jerome left the station. Jacindo watched them both leave, glaring at them viciously. He knew he wasn’t going to let them go that easily. Later; Artem and Jerome walked pass a park when they saw a little girl happily playing with her friends. The girl was chipper as she and her friends were playing a game with a ball. But the girl accidentally let the ball roll however she offered to go get it, so she managed to get it but Artem took it. He smiled as he handed it to the little girl, who accepted it. “Thank you sir.” She said sweetly. “You seem quite spiffy in your game.” Artem remarked. “Oh, you were watching? Gee, thanks!” The little girl said with a smile. “Are you here by yourself? Or is it just you and your friends?” Jerome asked. Artem glared at him, Jerome was confused. Artem whispered, “You cannot ask a little girl that! It’s not polite!” He turned back as the little girl glanced nervously at the man on a bench, waving at her. Artem noticed the uncomfortable smile on the girl’s face, “You know him?” The little girl nodded, “He’s my uncle.” She said with anxiousness in her voice. “I see.” Artem said he then patted the girl on the head and said to her: “Take care of yourself little one.” He then went away after waving at the girl who waved back before returning to her game with her friends. Artem and Jerome watched the little girl for awhile before they turned and left the park. One night while out for a stroll; Artem was sure he heard someone sniffling and crying while a voice croaked out: “Help me…” Artem looked to see a little girl lying on the pavement, she looked like a mess: Her hair was untidy, she has blood around her skirt and she was sobbing. Artem was shocked; it was the little girl from the park! Artem picked up the little girl and carried her back to his townhouse. It was then Artem and Jerome were trying to save the little girl who kept crying and screaming: “It hurts…it hurts…” She was thrashing and kicking when Artem try to soothe her by putting a hand on her knee, which didn’t help the situation. The little girl kept saying: “Uncle Saltiel, why?! I didn’t want to play with you of those horrible games; I didn’t want you to touch me…Why didn’t mommy and daddy help me?! I know they didn’t want to believe Uncle Saltiel was a bad guy but…Why? Why?” Artem begged the little girl to not die but she cried and cried until then she let out a guttural sound before she succumb to her wounds and died on the autopsy table. Artem lost it, he begins to sob uncontrollably. Jerome also sobbed as well. “That bastard! How could he do this to a little girl?” Artem was saying in anger, he was pounding his fist down. He was silent for a moment, before he glances at the serum. A big realization came over at him and he begins to chuckle. That chuckle got louder into a guffaw and turned into a maniacal laugh, he seized the serum—much to Jerome’s horror—and he went to the corpse of the girl. “Jerome help me out with this! Hurry!” Artem commanded. Jerome was reluctant but he helped his master. Artem excitedly pumps the serum into the lifeless body into the little girl. “Yes, yes. Revenge…REVENGE!!!” chanted Artem. “Artem, don’t!” begged Jerome. “Full charge!” Artem said, in his hysteria. There was great balls of lightning. The lightning shocked the body before slowly the little girl opened her eyes which were once baby blue that became orange. Artem let out a laugh again, Jerome could only stare in amazement. “It’s…alive.” Gasped Jerome. Artem smirks through tears, “Is that rather obvious?” He said with a laugh. 

Artem glanced at the little girl, “Can you hear me, little one?” He asked. The little girl nodded, “Yes.” She said. Artem was enlivened, “Excellent!” He said. But he and Jerome didn’t expect the little girl to respond back something in a gracious manner. “I will be willing to follow you, obey you and help you.” The little girl said. Artem was surprised as well as Jerome, Artem smiled a little confused: “Beg pardon?” He asked. The girl bowed in respect and she said, “I said I will follow you, comply what you tell me to, and help you on your journey.” Artem was stunned as he grabbed her shoulders and he said only one word, “You…!” He then choked out another excited laugh, his forehead touched the little girl’s, and he stood up and laughed. Artem points to the little girl blushing a shade of purple-crimson. “This is another creation while she also remains loyal! Welcome to our ‘family’, darling!” exclaimed Artem. “Thanks.” The little girl said. “What is your name?” Artem asked. “I’m Angela Stine, sir.” The little girl who was now a Wendigo stated. “Angela, perfect. I am Artem Payne and this is my assistant…partner…and friend, Jerome Sinclair.” Artem said, introducing himself and Jerome. Angela smile as she knew she had somewhere she belonged. It was then Angela told her story: Before her uncle came along; Angela was a good girl that never disrespected her parents and her parents loved her very much. Angela was such a good natured, sweet and friendly person that everyone adored. During her troubled life since her uncle came along, Angela Stine carries a lunch she made for herself, probably because no one at home cares about her enough to do it for her. The only positive thing about this is that she is learning self reliance at a young age. Even though she’s been abused by her uncle at home when the parents around her, Angela refuses to let anyone know about it and hiding her psychological scars. The teacher knows something’s up, but she doesn’t want to get involved. No matter how hard her life gets and the struggles she has to go through she doesn’t budge or break down no matter what. 

Life is tough and it seems that she is never able to get one step ahead that her dreams as well as her hope gets her through it and gives her the strength she needs to keep going and the hope that she might actually be able to do it. When Angela’s uncle is left to watch over him, he abuses Angela's vulnerable and violates her. In the middle of the night in a different area, she is getting abused once more. What has been happening to her she is not as strong as others and that it was bound to happen by fate and that once its morning there will be no helping her. Angela may not have been open about what was happening to her, but even then the people who some idea about it had just ignored her and effectively left her to her fate. Now, Angela was part of Artem’s life now as a monster girl but she was going to get her revenge against her uncle!