[Ghost Index]
[Name: Billy. Spirit Type: Third-Level. A ghost from the 1900s who went on a crime spree with his girlfriend only to be shot dead by the police and turned into a spirit. Ability: Bang Bang.]
[Name: Claire. Spirit Type: Third-Level. A ghost from the 1900s who went on a crime spree with her boyfriend and was shot dead by the police and turned into a spirit. Ability: Are You Numb Yet?]
The ghosts that had littered the halls before had all but disappeared, allowing the group safe passage to the fifth-floor stairway. The air around the stairway is cold and the miasma radiating from it leaves the group feeling desperate and anxious.
"I think you should stay down here," Belle tells the tour group. They've been facing non-stop danger that they can't even see this whole night, it's not fair to lead them into the boss fight. Their faces are haggard and their postures show clear exhaustion.
"B-but what if something attacks again?" Shay asks. Worry shows on her face as she remembers being lifted by an unseen force.
"There isn't anything around that we can see. If something does attack you, then you can call us by shouting out." Leslie comforts the group. He has his big brother face on, even though most of the tour group is probably older than him. Despite that, the group visibly relaxes and all collapses against the wall.
"Why are these guys even here?" Cam asks, floating around a prodding at their heads.
"Oi, hands off, there were too many ghosts downstairs to get them out." Belle scolds.
"Tch, you're no fun." Cam pouts, backing away from them.
"I guess we should head upstairs then," Leslie says apprehensively.
"You don't have to go if you don't want to," Belle says, putting a hand on Leslie's shoulder.
"I want to go, it'll help people if I do, plus, I wanna beat that Glenn kid, what a little creep." He grimaces.
"Okay, just be careful," Belle warns.
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"Ah, thank you for the support." Belle gives a thumbs up to his phone. They say goodbye to the group and head up the stairs, there aren't any ghosts around, but the miasma is stronger, filling the whole area. The dust is thicker up here and the wall and ceiling are broken in different places. There's water damage from the rain on the floors and ceiling, the fifth floor is not structurally sound and every step they take makes the floor creak.
"Careful where you step, if we have to fight we might end up falling through the floor," Belle tells Leslie, glancing around for any sign of danger. The director's office is at the end of the hall, and a sign hangs outside the closed door. The miasma gets stronger the closer they get. Once they reach the door they duck down and peer in through the window on the door. Standing in the room is Glenn and an older man in a brown suit with grey hair and glasses. They seem to be discussing something, Glenn is making wide hand gestures while the man stands stock still.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Leslie whispers.
"I don't know, but whatever it is, it can't be good," Belle answers.
"I say we bust in there and kick their asses!" Cam exclaims.
"Shhhh!" They both turn, putting their finger to their lips. But it's too late and both Glenn and the man turn toward the door.
"Right then, let's bust this case wide open." Belle quips as he kicks in the door.
"That was awful." Cam deadpans, floating in beside him.
"I have to agree," Leslie says.
"Ugh, I guess you lot are stronger than I thought, Dr. Lawly, I trust you can help me take care of this if you want to get your hands on what I promised you earlier." Glenne glances at them in disgust as he turns to the man.
"Of course, this shall be child's play." Dr. Lawly states, disappearing from their view. Glenn rushes up for a punch at Leslie at the exact moment Dr. Lawly appears next to Cam and flings a bunch of scalpels at him. Leslie dodges to the side and Cam deflects most of the scalpels, dodging the ones he couldn't get. Glenn and the scalpels then go soaring toward their actual target, Belle, who is standing behind both of them. His mind goes blank as he scrambles to figure out what to do. The scalpels could have a dangerous ability that would leave him out of the fight, but dodging them meant taking Glenn's punch which was aimed at his head, which would make him pass out. Within that split second, Belle uses his [Ghost Walk] ability. Everything slows down and Belle quickly uses his time to dodge both the scalpels and the punch, before canceling the ability behind Glenn and holding him in place to block the scalpels.
"Cancel the ability!" Glenn screams once he notices what's about to happen. A look of annoyance passes through Dr. Lawly's face, but he quickly snuffs it and cancels the scalpel ability, allowing Cam to send his ropes toward Dr. Lawly. Belle shoves Glenn to the floor and holds him in a pin.
"I would appreciate it if you would answer some questions for me, considering the circumstances I'm sure you'll comply." Belle threatens, pressing his knee down on the back of Glenn's neck.
"Krgh! Never!" Glenn shouts and then says something incomprehensible. A cold wind whips through Belle's hair as a female ghost appears and shoves him off Glenn.
"I see you don't have the group from earlier with you, they couldn't have left the building though, go find them and kill them," Glenn orders the female ghost.
"No!" Belle shouts, quickly standing up to follow her as she rushes off, but gets stopped by Glenn who now has a bat in his hands.
"You're not going anywhere." He taunts.
"I'll take care of it!" Leslie exclaims, rushing out of the room.
"Be careful!" Belle warns, dodging a strike from Glenn. Leslie gives a thumbs up, then disappears from view. Belle grabs his axe and swings at Glenn.
"What is wrong with you? Why do you want to kill us so badly?" Belle questions.
"It's not that I want to kill you, but that it is the most logical. This way nobody will interrupt my plans. Killing people means nothing to me, the human race is scum and I feel no sadness at their destruction." Glenn states. Pulling his bat up to block the axe strike he kicks out at Belle, who dodges the kick by backing up.
"I don't know what happened to you for you to have this kind of view of the world. But your attitude is disgusting, you have no sense of empathy or compassion for anyone." Belle says coldly, glaring at the young man in front of him. The cold look in his eyes causes Glenn to flinch, but he quickly snaps out of it and charges in again.
"I don't care what you say! Just die!" Glenn screams. Belle steps out of the way of the maddened rush and uses the cheek of the axe to knock Glenn out. He glares at the unconscious body for a second, taking a deep breath to reign in his hostility, and then quickly dodges as a scalpel flies toward him.
"Sorry, one got away." Cam apologizes. His ropes are flying around his head, scratched in places where they blocked the scalpels. Dr. Lawly stands there calmly, not bothered by the events taking place.
"It's fine, let's finish this guy off," Belle states.
"Hm, seems like I should finish this soon." Dr. Lawly smiles gracefully. The look on his face is a direct counter to the miasma in the room thickening immensely, enough to make both Cam and Belle gag.
"You children are no match for me currently." He says. Dozens of scalpels suddenly appear on the ceiling, filling up the entire room.
"I wanted that worm to shut up so I obliged for a few minutes, but you shall no longer run free as I still need what I am owed." Dr. Lawly chuckles as the scalpels all drop from the ceiling at once.
[Ghost Index]
[Name: Luna. Spirit-Type: Third-Level. A girl who fell in love with a rotten man who abused her every day. She couldn't take it anymore and threw herself off the roof of her high-rise apartment building. Abilities: A Cold Wind Rushes Through.]