The door opened, Majima was pursuing Ishin somewhere, the witches and hunters went each on its path and we began walking through the forest.
As we went towards the big door there was three paths with a road sign saying:
-left: Salem Village
-Middle: The Sacred Forge
-right: the Nest
There was tracks of the other participants going left and middle, and in each path began a different relief.
I then said to Bron and his brothers:
« Guess we have to take the right path, no one there to disturb us »
Sygurd answered: « What are you rambling about Jin? Maybe the nest is some kind of dangerous part … »
Bron interrupted us: « Let's not dwell on... We will go to the Salem village » as if he intended to go there from the beginning
We then followed him to the village, and weirdly we were running through the tracks as if Bron was running after something.
As we were running,the trees started to fade away and the view started showing an enormous village with a mansion a top.
The village was populated by people with torches as if they were going to burn something or someone but they weren't enough and we could go past them without them noticing.
Far away, we noticed the witches entering the mansion and Bron said: « This is where we should go ».
The most frightening is that we had to infiltrate discreetly the village with those mad « villagers »
As we started going up discreetly we witnessed disgusting things: bodies hanged, cannibalism and very bad smells
There were many stairs going down and up as if we were in a maze and it seemed that the mansion was going further away. Also, regularly we went past doors with screams coming out of them with a very hot temperature it was as if hell was on the other side.
Scared, we accelerated our pace until we arrived at the mansion's front door.
Suspiciously there was no one guarding it as if once the village were traversed, the mansion was welcoming us in open arms, we were sure of that when the doors opened for themselves.
We stopped and discussed the situation, I said with fear: « Wait guys, it doesn't seem like a good idea to go there »
Sygurd: « It seems about right, it is as if something would cut our heads off at the first step inside »
Bron took out his axe and said: « do not worry guys, I'll go first »
I couldn't understand Bron's motivation and when I wanted to ask him he ran through the door and said: « See guys, nothing to be afraid off »
It was as if he knew the place damn well, His two brothers followed then without hesitation until Sygurd said: « What are you? Scared little boy let me give you some motivation » he then started shouting to attract the villagers to the mansion
Bron told him to stop rapidly, but it was too late.
Stuck in this panicking situation I ran through the door and it slammed behind me, what other choice did I have?
We started looking around the hall, it was dark until the lights turned on their own: many candles got turned on all by themselves showing the place a whole, there was stairs again going down to somewhere from where came screams similar to the doors on the village.
We twitched and got scared when we noticed one of the witches in one corner crying alone.
Bron came to here and said: « I assume you are Sabrina, the prodigy. What happened to you? Where are your two companions? »
I had questions to ask to Bron for knowing too much.
She answered sobbing: « They left me here! »
Damn even when crying those witches look sure as hell beautiful I don't know why they start selling their souls and chanting weird stuff.
Bron answered: « Do not worry girl, come with us we will protect you »
She surprisingly got up quickly and stopped crying for a bit. I felt reassured to have a witch at our side maybe she could cast spells or something towards enemy.
The tears stopped, hearts were falling in love until we heard screams coming out from further in the hall, then fear came back again.