Belle can barely move, his head is dizzy and breathing is difficult, multiple scalpels are sticking out of his body, but the doctor isn't doing much better either. He seems to have gone crazy, there's a wild gleam in his eyes and he summoned so many scalpels Belle couldn't even count them all, if he could survive this attack he could easily get one more hit in and finish the fight. But if he got hit by one of those scalpels, it was game over and he would pass out.
"Everything I've done since being summoned is all for my one goal! Is it too much to ask to be able to do my experiments in peace?! I already got ratted out when I was alive and now people are trying to stop me in death too." Dr. Lawly roars.
"Seriously, how worse of a person could you be? Experimenting on people? That's just disgusting." Belle judges the ghost in front of him.
"Shut up! You have no right to butt in, I am a medical genius, if I could've been allowed to experiment more, I could've invented cures for everything wrong in society!" Dr. Lawly argues.
"I don't see anything more than a guy with an inflated ego, your work only hurts people." He responds.
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" The doctor shouts, his pupils are shaking and you can see the rage on his face.
'Ha, got him' When you get angry enough, you lose pretty much all reason, your attacks become uncoordinated and you can't think of a plan beyond violence. Belle knew that if the doctor attacked like he was, they wouldn't make it out, but if he got him angry enough, then his attack may become unfocused. His theory was proven true as the doctor flew the scalpels at them. Most of them didn't even go near anyone in the blind attack and the rest were easily blockable, Belle used this chance to rush up, tightening his grip on the axe, he swung it and decapitated the doctor.
"W-what?" Is the last thing he says before Belle exorcizes him. The scalpels in his skin slowly fade away and he collapses to the ground as the constant bleeding finally stops.
"Belle! Are you okay?" Leslie quickly rushes over to check on him, along with everyone else.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just need a second to rest." He says.
"I'm exhausted, I'm sorry everyone, I didn't know it was going to turn out like this, I shouldn't have invited you all here." Carly apologizes.
"Hey, if we're doing apologies, then I'm sorry that I was so rude and I summoned that ghost earlier." Shay cuts in.
"I should've watched out for our safety more, maybe that ghost from earlier wouldn't have gotten the jump on us," Ben says glumly.
"Hey now, there's no use apologizing, none of you did anything wrong and we're all alive so everything turned out all right in the end." Belle comforts.
"B-but you got hurt, if we weren't so useless then maybe Leslie could've stayed with you and you wouldn't have gotten injured." Carly sobs.
"I'm fine, look, the wounds are already getting better." Belle smiles and holds up his arm. The scratches the scalpels made are covered with dried blood, but the wound isn't leaking blood and it looks more like a paper cut than anything else.
"I-I guess." She stutters.
"Okay, I have a lot of questions for a lot of people, but there's one person who I want answers from the most right now," Belle announces, standing up. He motions for everyone to follow him and they head up the stairs and into the director's office where an unconscious Glenn is still on the floor.
"Oi! Wake up!" Belle shouts, kicking the unconscious man's head.
"Urgh." Comes the painful groan.
"Cam, tie him up please." Belle orders. Cam's ropes snake around Glenn as he slowly fades into consciousness.
"W-what? Whre'm I" His speech is slurred as he groggily lifts his head. He freezes once he sees everyone staring at him.
"I have a couple of questions that need some answer, and you're going to oblige, or I will break every bone in your finger one by one." Belle glares at Glenn coldly. The young man shivers slightly and his pupils shake with fear.
"I-I'll answer your questions okay! There's no need for violence." He stutters.
"Good, first question, what was your purpose in coming here today?"
"The organization wanted me to collect a powerful ghost that was rumored to be here."
"You're part of an organization?" That question seems to give Glenn a pause. It only takes Belle grabbing at one of his fingers to get him to talk again.
"Y-yes, there aren't many of us, only ten, and I'm the lowest on the ladder, I don't even have permission to see the leader's face let alone get any information. All I know is that everyone there is like me, we've all been hurt by bad people before and the leader stepped in to help us, our goal is to rule the world using the power of ghosts and make sure nobody gets hurt again." Glenn answers, a fanatical look appearing in his eyes as a creepy smile graces his face.
"Riiiight, so how would you get this ghost under your control?" Belle continues the questioning.
"Oh! I think I know this one, this ghost explained it to me earlier and said they make contracts to do it, but she tricked me into making one." Leslie pouts, pointing at the female ghost from earlier.
"He is correct, ghosts can make contracts with humans, there are different types of contracts but both parties must agree." The female ghost states. She has short blonde hair and is wearing a green long-sleeved dress with a black bow.
"So you were trying to make a contract with the doctor earlier?" Belle asks, turning back to Glenn.
"Yes, if I had, then I would've had to honor his side of the deal, but he would've been under our control to use for battle whenever," Glenn answers.
"Hm, last question then, would you have killed us all just because?" He questions.
"Yes, your lives don't matter to me at all," Glenn answers honestly.
"Okay." Belle chirps, and then knocks the young man out again.
"Yeesh, I mean he deserved it but he definitely has a concussion now." Leslie winces, rubbing the back of his head.
"Carly, could you call the police and have them arrest this kid? Cam, I need to talk with you in the other room." Belle waves Cam over, heading toward the door. Cam floats over and they head into the hallway, entering a room across from the director's office.
"What's this about?" Cam asks.
"I wanted to know if you got any more memories back," Belle answers.
"I think so? I mean, a few gaps have been filled but it's still mostly blurry." Cam responds.
"Could you tell me what you remember?" Belle questions.
"Sure, I remember some of my time as a ghost before, I remember serving under a master, he was a powerful ghost, I think he was the one that put me in the capsule," Cam explains.
"Alright, thank you, if you remember anything again can you tell me? It would be helpful."
"Mhm, I think my time is up now so I'm gonna go," Cam replies, already fading.
"See you later." Belle waves his hand as Cam disappears. He walks into the hallway to find Leslie and the female ghost waiting for him.
"Carly called the police, they'll be here in a few minutes, I was wondering what I should do about her," Leslie whispers, subtly pointing at the ghost behind him.
"I can hear ya you know! And I have a name, it's Luna." She says smugly, flipping her hair.
"Okay, well Luna, what are you going to do now?" Belle asks her.
"I'm going to follow my contractee, of course, we are connected in both heart and soul now." She answers dramatically. Leslie shoots a panicked look at Belle but he just shrugs his shoulders in response.
"But, I have a younger brother to take care of." Leslie tries.
"Don't worry, I won't scare him, I promise." She places her hand on her heart in an act of trust. Leslie just stares at the floor, downtrodden. Belle wants to chuckle at his friend's misery but wisely holds back. They can hear police sirens now and wait upstairs for the police to take Glenn away. Everyone is asked some questions and almost everyone is taken to the hospital, they try to take Belle but he proves his injuries are only surface level and is let go on the promise he will take care of his wounds as soon as possible. Belle ends the stream before leaving the asylum, gaining 150 Ghost Points. He also completes the mission, earning another random weapon box. He's too exhausted to check it out so he just drags himself back home to take a shower. Liz is worried as soon as she spots him but he shows her the wounds aren't bad and cleans himself up before collapsing into his bed and immediately falling asleep.
[Ghost Index]
[Name: Dr. Lawly. Spirit Type: Fourth-Level. The former head doctor of Oaksfield Mental Asylum, he tortured and experimented on his patients to try and find cures for their illnesses. Someone ratted him out to the police and he went on a murderous rampage before getting killed. Ability: Can You Love My Bleeding Heart]