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Chapter 6 - The Crimson Bride

 I entered the world the crimson bride, I was outside a house, the surroundings were full of houses.

 It looked like a small village, I entered the house and saw nennen and xuan waiting for me, we looked at each other and I went towards them,

Yien : did you guys see the surroundings

Zhennen : it's a village

Yien : yeah

 A girl walked towards us and greeted, saying

Miya : hello I'm mine, what about you guys

Yien : hello, my name is yein

Yuxuan : I'm yu xuan

Zhennen : I'm zhennen

Miya : by any chance could I join you guys

Yien : su..

Zhennen : no sorry, we are full

Miya : uhh ok

 Miya left our side and went to ask the others

??? : hello everyone my name is shuzo and I'm gonna help you you guys settle

Yien : he must be the NPC

Zhennen : probably

Shuzo : select a key and it will lead you guys to a room, 3-4 people can share a room

 Everyone started selecting keys, we were the only ones left we took the key and went to our room,

 The place gave ancient vibes so did the people. We reached to our room we opened the door

Yien : wow, its pretty

Zhennen : hmm

 Xuan jumped on the bed, and nennen was just staring at him.

Yien : there is a couple bed and a single bed

Zhennen : I will get...

Yuxuan : I will get the big one

Yien : I will get the single

Zhennen : well then unfortunately I have to share with yuxuan

Yuxuan : what do you mean unfortunate, I know you wanted to share with me

Zhennen : nah I didn't

Yuxuan : darling it's ok, no need to tell me

Yien : *I clapped* perfection I see it

Yuxuan : you do get me

Zhennen : yaa, what wrong with you two

 We all laughed and giggled, then suddenly we heard a sound of a bell

Zhennen : let's go check

 We followed the sound and saw all the players waiting

Shuzo : food is ready

 We all sat down and saw the food arriving, they bought a variety of food

Yien : mhm, smells good

Yuxuan : looks good too

 We started eating like crazy, as we were eating someone said

??? : now of us didn't even introduce ourselves

 Me, zhennen and xuan introduced ourselves, and some of the people were introducing themselves

??? : my name is kohei

 Zhennen looked at kohei and smirked, he looked the other way and continued eating

 After we finished eating me, nennen and xuan decided to look for some clues, we first went to outside,

 We saw a lot of people gathering, we went there and asked an old women about the situation

Zhennen : has there been any issues happening in the village

 She started trembling and she looked like she was in shock,

Yien : ma'am is there something wrong

Old lady : I don't know anything

 She then left the place, we asked a lot of people but no one told us anything, we bumped into a man we tried asking him he didn't say anything but looks like nennen lost it, he held his collar and said

Zhennen : ya, tell us we know something is wrong

Man : there's nothing

Zhennen : I will end up beating you

Man : huh, ok I will tell you

Yu xuan : ok

Man : it is said that there is a ghost killing people

Yien : do you know who the ghost it

Man : no, but villagers believe that if we worship the statue of aegis you won't be the target

Yien : statue of aegis...

Yu xuan : we should check it out tomorrow

Zhennen : yeah it's getting late

 We were walking back to the house, when I saw a women being pushed to the ground,

 I went near to help her, she thanked me and whispered something, and handed me a note

 She left the place, I placed the chit in my pocket

Yuxuan : yienyien, let's go

Yien : coming

 I rushed towards them and started walking, I was in deep thoughts about it when nennen asked

Zhennen : what wrong

Yien : that old lady gave me this note

Yi xuan : have you read it

Yien : no

Yu xuan : then what are you waiting for

Yien : ok, A marble form, serene and grand,

A silent sentinel, in the sunlit land.

A whisper of history, etched in stone,

A tale of ages, quietly known.

But near its base, a glint of gold,

A secret treasure, a story untold.

Yu xuan : it cant be a clue for the key right

Zhennen : or maybe it is

Yien : then I will keep it for now

 We reached at the place and were told food is ready we ate and went straight to our room

 After a while we heard a loud scream, we rushed out and saw someone's dead body

Yien : what happened

Girl 1 : Idk, she just went out in anger then...

Zhennen : what's that in her hand

Yu xuan : it's a note

Zei : read it

Yu xuan : wrong note, it's time to say goodbye to yourself

Yien : wait what

Zhennen : so if we find a wrong note anywhere a take it

Yien : we die

Yu xuan : that must be one of the Frith rules

Zhennen : let's all go and rest it's already late

 We went to our rooms, zhennen and xuan fell asleep, I still couldn't I looked through the room hoping to find clues

 I saw a mirror and looked in it, I saw a women wearing a red wedding dress, her face was covered, she had blood on her hands,

 Her legs were covered with blood, she looked at me, I was frightened and could speak

 

Yien : pp..please don't kh.. kill me

Ghost : do you know who I am

Yien : y..yes

Ghost : say my name and I let you go

 Then I suddenly remember what the lady told me, if she asks for her name don't say her name one, not twice either, you have to say it three times to be safe

Yien : Crimson bride

 Crimson bride

 Crimson bride

 She then vanished in thin air, I was still in

shock,

 

Yien : nennen, *I said frightening*

Zhennen : yien did something happen

Yien : I saw her

Yu xuan : her?

Yien : crimson bride

Yuxuan : what

Zhennen : did she say anything to you

Yien : she tried to kill me, I don't know why but I got safe

Zhennen : how

Yien : oh yeah, the lady I helped on the way also told me a way to be safe, we have to say her name 3 times when she asks. But we only get 3 chances 1 of my chances have gone

Yu xuan : let's not tell anyone but why did she come after you

Zhennen : you didn't get the wrong note did you?