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Hide-and-seek

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Hide-and-seek is a novel based on some kind of ancient horrible punishment in modern times. The story starts from the old house which is old, dusty and full of cobwebs all around it. But the old house was an execution room in ancient era where every person has commit a crime or seen committing, the person was directly dragged from his home or where ever he is found and had his execution by having his head cut off. And all his family members were to bury him at the next chamber and his head and body were not allowed to put it in one place together but body to be laid on the ground and head inside the big and huge box. This house became a curse when one of the priest was found guilty although he hasn't done anything wrong, and so before his head was cut off he cursed the executioner and the and also those who judge him guilty. After the death of priest the curse came upon the king first as he judge him without knowing anything and took him as guilty. It was not the beheaded priest spirit but a spirit of a cursed king whom the priest cursed first. After that incident no one dwelt there anymore and the execution house became a haunted place. Here a small girl of 7 years whose name is Irene along with her friends Alice, George, Mona, Anna and Betty unknowingly enters the old execution house and plays a game called hide-and-seek. But unfortunately they are trapped for several days where they try to escape but no one survives except Irene and she is left alone with tears, fear, lonely and pain inside her heart of losing her friends.
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Chapter 1 - The Old Execution House

It is said that we should never go to the place where we do not know about it and leave as soon as possible before you realise you cannot escape and death is certainty.

There is an old house called The Old Execution House. This house relates to so many people in ancient times who were executed, who executed and who asked for executed and who gives the permission and order to execute.

The story of this house starts where once there was a king name Louis and his kingdom was wealthy and his people's condition was good and surrounding was beautiful and large. But their law was terrible and scary because according to their law whoever commits a crime will be beheaded or executed. That was one of the most horrible punishment in the history.

Their family members have to bury the dead body to next chamber of the house and place the beheaded head on the next room or chamber where a big huge and strong unbreakable box was there which is made of a big iron stone. The body and beheaded head were not allowed to keep together as according to them head is the controller so even though it is dead it will rise again leading the other parts of the body and harm the people. And because of that they bury in different chambers with different body parts.

One day when the priest came out of his daily service as this kingdom also includes the priest, noble, courtiers, merchants and common people. The priest name St.Osorio Austin he was around when suddenly someone pushed him from the crowd that he fall on the ground and happen to scold the people asking whoever it was but no one answered then the priest cursed the people that are doom and idiot that they will suffer for their guilt and folly. Then the crowd got angry and had him in front of the king where he is to judge. Whatever the priest answered the king did not listen and judge told to leave and he is not interested in this kind of matter. This period of this kingdom was the last rule and dynasty of this civilization and full of chaos within them although they had a good economy and condition of living. The got even more angry in hearing the repeating complain and scolding with advices and told the executioner to execute him(the priest). The priest was taken to the execution house and beheaded him. But before beheading the priest cursed all the people including the king, he was the first to be cursed, after that the nobles, courtiers, and all the civilization of this state that there will be no happiness from this generation to the future and that their soul will never get peace nor able to go for their wish they had.With those cursing words the priest was beheaded then the world turn upside down with the priest death and curse. And so from that day this house was called The Old Execution House and it was never opened after again.