A Scary Nightmare

Chapter 6 - Behind Closed Doors

(Thunderclouds...Lightning strikes)...(A voice in the background)

Skull...Dust...Blood...Scars! Not once has the darkness been conquered, not once did the red skies become clear...for the land so barren filled with trees, flowers so withered away and the soil so hot like the fire from the dawn of creation. A kingdom ruled by a supreme ruler where no one ever goes against his wishes. The ancient kingdom...the land of misery...the Kingdom of CHAOS!!!(Lightning strikes).

(Voice slowly fades away)...

Gerald opened the front door and walks into the house. "Grandpa!Grandpa, you're home!" Anna said in an excited tone as she hurried down the stairs and jumped into Gerald's arms. "Yes I'm home, my little peanut! See how much you've grown these last few hours. You're almost as tall as I am" Gerald replied as he expresses his love for his lovely grand-daughter with a smile on his face. He lifted her up and gave a warm hug. A few minutes later..Anna had fallen asleep on his shoulder so he carried her to her room and tucked her in. "I'll do all I can to protect you my beautiful girl. I wish you wouldn't have to bear this burden but fate has already decided. Until the world is truly safe, the house of Windsom has a duty to protect the world from Chaos" He said with a sad expression on his face as he placed a green dinosaur doll beside Anna. "So grow up healthy and kind..Anna" Gerald Kissed her forehead and turns off the lights. His footsteps continues to echo....

vision blurs as Michael's sword clashes against Grimoire's axe. Anna laid still on the floor unable to move as the two continued to clash creating series of vibration around them and a sonic boom with each movement of their weapons. The Alley was engulfed in flames instantly and several buildings were destroyed.

"Anna!Anna! Snap out of it! Anna!!!" Michael continued to reach out but Anna was frozen in fear...unable to hear anyone around her. Michael was having a hard time defending against Grimoire's attacks. "If only I had my strength. I could defeat him in an instant. Who am I kidding? The least I can do is escape from the monster right in front of me. He's too strong." Michael realized as he said to himself while having these thoughts. Grimoire had a blank emotion on his face as he swung his axe. He was in a different league entirely. His power surpassed that of the Angel before him. "We need to escape. It's too dangerous to continue while Anna's defenseless" Michael decided to escape with Anna while his opponent was distracted. He took a leap backwards to obtain a distance between them but Grimoire had already seen through his plan. Before Michael's feets could land, Grimoire suddenly appeared behind him in a speed of light and gave him a punch which sent him flying three blocks away creating a massive shock wave.

Grimoire tried to approach Anna as he saw her defenseless. "You're coming with me" Grimoire said as he moans in pain. Unfortunately, as he was about to take Anna, a dark fog began to surround her making a sort of barrier around her. Anna was rendered unconscious. A figure came out of the barrier. He had two horns to his head and wore a black scarf around d his neck. His bracelets and armoured boots were crafted with gold. He also had a scar right below his right eye that made it look like he had escape from a very dangerous battle that could've made him lose a piece of himself.

"This one belongs to the Warlord" The evil said in a serious tone. Grimoire continues to advance towards Anna while ignoring the man's taunt. "Out of my way and move along while you can. I won't say it twice" He said as he dragged his axe on the floor with a serious expression on his face. "You're way out of the Capital. This is District Seven...whether you die or not, no one will care." The evil replied in a cold manner. Grimoire laughed as he heard this and charged at him. He was about to strike down the one before him but noticed his axe had completely broken down to pieces before it even struck him. "What did you do?" Grimoire said in an annoyed manner as he continues to moan in pain.

Apparently, the evil had touched the axe with a finger in a speed of light which completely destroyed it. Grimoire was enraged by this but instinctively knew his opponent was stronger. "I shall return but know that I'll be back" Grimoire said as he vanished along with a sand storm. "Let's not keep him waiting" The Evil said as he carried Anna and vanished along with her in a dark fog. Michael suddenly regained consciousness but it was too late as Anna had already been taken. He walked back to the Alley but found nothing but the destruction caused by his fight with Grimoire. "I have failed her. I was not strong enough" Michael said as he fell to his knees. He was sad and blamed himself for Anna's captivity. Michael was about to leave when he suddenly saw a lock of Anna's hair. He knew she could still be saved as he picked up the hair. All hope was not lost. Michael grabbed his blade and sheathed it as he covered his face his hood. He continued his journey towards Desire's Castle.

(Note: One of Michael's abilities was one which enabled him to locate any creature as long as he had something of theirs. In this aspect, Anna's hair is a guide to her present location)...

A few %^&$$# Later....

Anna finally regained consciousness but found herself in a dark room with no source of light. She was chained to the bed in which she laid.

"Where am I?" Anna said with tears in her eyes. She was scared and felt nothing but loneliness. Suddenly, a chair in the room starts to swing back and forth like someone was sitting on it but unfortunately, it was empty. Again, she started hearing music from nowhere. Anna was so terrified as she knew she had no chance of getting out of this situation. Then, she heard scratches over the walls like it was being made by a monster. At this moment, her heart began to beat really fast. Immediately, a source of light came in over the curtains and at the wall to her right, she saw three dead human corpses with their guts coming out of them. One was an old man who was missing a few fingers and had a slice over his belly. He was covered in blood and his livers were all ripped out hanging over his stomach. The other was a woman who had her two legs cut off and also had a slice over her chest with her livers hanging out and her heart which was placed around her neck with chains covered in blood. The third was sliced in his neck which made his blood gush out over his entire body and his eyes were also plucked out. His flesh was torn around his chest and his mouth torn like it could fall off at any moment.

However, they were all recognizable to Anna. Apparently, the first one was Gerald and the other was Anna's mother. The third was in fact her childhood friend who was with her ever since she was orphaned. It was Eric. Anna began to weep out loudly as she blamed herself for what had happened to them. "I'm sorry..it's all my fault" She said as she weeps out loudly while covering her face. Suddenly the dead bodies replied Anna. "Yes, you killed us. you killed everyone who loved you. You're cursed Anna" Gerald said with a creepy smile on his face. "You killed your father and I. You don't deserve to be happy. You murderer!" Anna's mother said as she weeps in a creepy way. "I loved you and followed you ever since we were kids. I never asked you for anything except for your love. I tried my best to become a man worthy of you and where did I end up? I died because of you. You deserve every bad thing that happens to you. You're a murderer Anna" Eric said with his jaw which looked like it could fall off at any moment. They all began to repeat the same words about Anna being a murderer.

Anna continues to weep as she heard this. Suddenly, the door began to creak like someone was about to enter the room. As soon as Anna heard this, she stopped crying and looked in the direction of the door. She was trembling in fear as she had tears all over her face with her messy hair. The door continued to creak and what Anna first saw was a rotten leg with blood all over it's footsteps. She was so terrified as she tried to break the chains but could not. Eventually, the door opened and what she saw was herself. This version of her looked Monstrous and she had stitches all over her body. She was also holding a knife with rune symbols all over it. "Come play with me Anna" Monstrous Anna said with a creepy smile on her face as she pointed the knife at her. Anna screamed out loudly and her voice continued to echo. Her monster self continued to walk towards her. The door suddenly closed and locked itself.

Meanwhile, Anna was in a trance and none of what she was seeing was actually real. She was placed in a dungeon as soon as the Evil brought her to the Castle. "It appears our guest is awake" the Evil said as he bows before the Warlord. "Bring her before me. I shall know her heart's desire" The Warlord said while he sat comfortably on his throne with a staff in his right hand made out of skeleton bones.

(Note: Anna was placed in the Room of Reflection. It's a room that was specially designed to bring out the worst fears of any creature)...