[Echo-chan]

[D'aww D:. No worries, I had fun anyway]

[font="Arial Narrow"]It was disappointing, that's for sure. But she easily understood how infuriating that song could seem, especially towards G and Set, who were the most affected from such incident. At that same moment, the candles were lit in a reddish flame, only it seemed to have orange streaks inside it. The light shrouded the room, and Henrietta was revealed to have changed back into her scarlet self. Her face blank and cold. Silence clouded the room, until she decided to step out of herself. Her steps were heavy, but it was hardly even noticeable for normal people. The room was shut with darkness again, and not even could be heard. It almost seemed that nothing has even happened.

[- w - (shrugs)]

[Malicious]

Sayuri waited against the wall, the sweat of her palms nearly made her drop the necklace. Coming here was a mistake... She should have just put it with in junk mail. That letter was nothing but lies. But is lying a worse sin then stealing? She still had those bracelets hidden in her hat and they certainly weren't hers.

*THUMP*

What was that sound... Sayuri looked around, her eyes adjusted to the dark couldn't see anything out of place.

[Echo-chan]

The silence of such a large estate was a terrifying truth. But certainly, when things go bump, and nothing but the darkness was ambling in the ill-lit hallways would make your hair stand.

However, for the Endo Siblings, something much more than the haunting atmosphere terrified them. It was out of curiosity as one might say, and as the Two Endos were quickly scurrying as far as they could, they couldn't help but think of the same thought, 'WHY DID THEY HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR?'

Pants of the various kind were echoing endlessly as it coordinated with heavy runs. Rustling sounds were there also, but it sounded to unfamiliar to even be considered human...or animal. "Now I know what the gibberish sign ment" laughed Akio as he ran, his sister on his right was more than displeased at his statement, "This is no time to laugh about it Akio-kun!" Her voice was a bit raspy from her loss of breath, but it was still understandable from the way she screamed it.

Akio could only shrug, and his sister merely took a heavy sigh as they went through a bend in the hallway. But of course, rush always leads to messy accidents. That fact was made true as soon as the two end up colliding into an unfamiliar figure. Landing in a messy pile on the floor. At that moment, not only the unfamiliar rustling noises could be heard, but also moans of pain and apology.

[Malicious]

"Owwww! That hurts! I was supposed to be the hurter, not the hurtee." Sayuri whined. She pushed the weights off her and quickly got to her feet. She saw that they were kids like her but not the same as the group that she followed through the vents. "You know it's rude to get to the jump on people like that. What were you guys doing?"

*THUMP THUMP THUMP*

Was she hearing the sound of paws?

[Echo-chan]

She wanted to warn her of the dangers, but Reika's vision was a bit hazy, so she motioned Akio to do it, despite his hesitation. Akio sighed, "Sorry we bumped into you miss, we were just running from something" he began to laugh sheepishly as rubbed his head in an embarrassed way. Reika all at once found her voice, "No time! We need to find a safe place before IT gets here!" her hands were wavering in a frantic way, giving ideals of her anxiety, which was not a surprise since she was always anxious.

[Malicious]

"It?" Sayuri suddently had a flashback of the freak dog outside and shivered. Was there more of them? In here! She didn't even have anything to fight with, just this breakable necklace. "Look, let's hide into one of the rooms upstairs. It can't break down doors, can it?"

Sayuri pulled the both of them to their feet and had them run in front of her. Partially because they were the first people she had come across and to make it easier to split, if the need ever arrives. The thumps were getting louder and closer as they raced up the staircase. What should she do? Try to find a room with them or hide in the vent and leave them to get....attacked? Eaten? Ripped apart?

"Do you guys know this place well?"

[Echo-chan]

As much as they wanted to tell her what it was, they didn't really have a clear idea of what it was. All Reika could picture was a a large cat with scarlet, however, Akio mentioned that it was a Giant red bear instead. Nevertheless, as they get on their feet, they sprint as they could.

But the real problem was, they didn't have anywhere else to go, and neither of the two had a map of the frigid mansion. So what could they rely on? Instinct.

"No, we don't have a map, we'll just have to open any of these doors and hope we get in just in time" Akio's panting was now much more evident, and it seemed as though, Akio was gaining on the serious side of the situation. Much to Reika's delight. "Here! Its open! Quickly get in!" exclaimed Reika, holding a door open so the two could get in. The door was a bit mashed from a crack through its pane, and it was easy to slide into.

[Malicious]

"Oh, thank god!"Sayuri breathed out. She looked around the room they had managed to get in. It was a unused bedroom that had a lit candle on a wooden desk. Creepy. She sat on the bed and dust coat her palm. Gross. Didn't this place have a cleaning staff or something.

"Have you two here for long? Is there something I need to know about this place? Don't tell me that this is actually a cult? I've have had experiances..."

The two of them stood near the door, listening mostly to the thumps outside. The creature must prowling the floor, tracking their scent.

Sayuri got up off the bed and ripped the sheets from the bed. "Help me stuff this under the door. It won't be able to sniff us out with all this dust. Maybe we could try the moving the desk next."

[Echo-chan]

A cold breeze was swept up from what was left of a guest's bedroom, yet, it seemed much occupied that it was before in years. For now, three guests have arrived in a panicked manner, but they had their motifs.

Both the Endo siblings merely nod at the girl's optimism, but they had no idea how answer her first question. Instead, they took the privilege to help the girl lift up the sheets & hastily stuff into the door's bottom.

The thumps & rustles of fur were starting to fade into the dark hallways, nothing but their own breathing could be heard. Reika sighed heavily, while her brother Akio slumped on the ground panting. "One-heck-of-a-chase...!" Reika nodded, "Agreed"

[KuroSawaShirou]

Nax turns into Kei, who just pops in "Yeah, one heckuva memories" Nax says, still panting. He then tells about his nightmare to Kei. "I manage to get another piece of my memories, but i'm still missing a piece, my father's name" Nax says. Then Brooke pops in too "Whoa Nax, are you actually sleeping or are you searching for another piece of memories?" Brooke chuckles "I'm sleeping, but my dream makes another piece of memories" Nax says "Oh well, there's some new room that you might wanna check, oh and about the archive, i found something nice for you, aren't we Kei?" Brooke asks Kei, implying to the blueprint they had found earlier

[NightMoves]

Kei looked to Brooke and then to Nax, laughing. "I wouldn't exactly call it nice, it's actually a bit disturbing. It seems that we've found the blueprints to all of the 'guests', which includes our, houses. Note that I use the term guests lightly.". By now Kei had calmed down, he was now in a very good mood. He seemed to change moods often. Did he have mood swings? No, he thought not. Only girls had those...right? Even though Kei lived with his sister he didn't know much about girl things. All he knew was that once a month she got very sensitive and seemed to jump on him any chance she got. He hoped that she was okay. Wait...what was he thinking? Of course, she was okay. She could take down a man 5 times her size. Once, when Kei had been working a man had tripped him. Then yelled at him for spilling their food. His sister had got mad at this and banned the man from the restaurant. When the man refused and threatened to sue, his sister had to guide the man out...in an ambulance. Surprisingly, the man didn't press charges. This was probably because his sister had threatened him and told him that if he did press charges, she would find him. If this was a normal situation Kei would've laughed at the guy for being afraid of a girl not even half his size. But he knew how his sister could be and felt a bit of sympathy for him. Remembering this made Kei feel better. This wasn't time to worry about his sister, she would be fine. All he needed to do now was get out of this horrible place. Suddenly, he felt a small tingle run down his spine. He sensed that they were being watched. What could be watching them? Was it a monster? Another person? Kei looked around and saw a shadowy figure, his eyesight was pretty bad so he couldn't actually tell what it was or if it was a he, a she, or an it. "Now, who might you be?" He directed towards the figure, hoping for an answer that was not demonic.

[KuroSawaShirou]

"A blueprint you say? Of our house?" Nax asks in a bit disbelief "Well apparently the Grenadine has already have their eye on us since a long time ago. Wanna go check it out?" "Nah, it's just my house, it won't trigger any memories" and then Nax turns his gaze towards the man who Kei has called out. A shadowy figure indeed. "Relax Kei, most of the monster don't have decent intelligence, they'll just run towards us without any planning. This guys is different, he waited, and more importantly, he didn't kill me when i'm asleep" Nax says to Kei, but also readies his fist "Who are you? Another participant?" Brooke says, as he draw a card. Both Nax and Brooke is ready for a fight

[Raven Vox]

“Gwa hah hah ha- pfft!”
I actually let a laugh slip out, a little bit of a deep guffaw actually (much to my distain), at the proceedings before me, mainly how they reacted when they finally noticed my presence.
“Bingo!”
I quickly regained my composure and give a reaction much like that of a certain purple-haired priest from that old Anime series.
“I have to admit, I'm another one of the fools who got caught up in this cruel and twisted sadistic devil's game of fate, just like you poor lot... not saying I'm any better, of course.”
…
I paused a moment, even though I already knew what I wanted to say.
“...You're right you know, though...”
I addressed the one who I was watching over that had been sleeping, addressed by the third one to enter as 'Nax', and drew up my bag of tricks, pulling something out,
“...I could have killed you the anytime while you were sleeping...”
The item I pulled from my bag was a favorite prank of mine... a switchblade knife, the blade released with a clear and audible pop...
“...it wouldn't exactly have been hard.”
I paused again, to see how they would react, but quickly placed my finger on the point of the blade and pressed.
The so-called 'blade' bent easily under the pressure...
“Relax!” I called out, just to ensure that they didn't attack me. “It's fake.”
I released the tension on the 'blade' and it sprung back to its place... one of the most classical of all magician's toys, the trick knife. I quickly put it back in my bag and closed it.
“I'm not the type to do something like that, I was just trying to get my point across... that wasn't the smartest of things you could have done, Mr. Nax, splitting up like that, you know... especially if you intended to go to sleep...”
I reprimanded this Nax, but from what I had overheard I could tell he needed the rest...
I turned to the other two.
“...How far away were you guys anyway?”

[KuroSawaShirou]

Nax's relaxes his clenches, as he waves to Brooke to do so "Just the hallway over there, searching the reading room and the archive" Nax says, as he pointed out to the hallway where Brooke and Kei came in "You planning to tag along with us?" Nax says, the more the merrier. Brooke lower his hand, but still holding the card "Before that, can you do self-defense? This guy over here can't do much, and if you're the same, you'll be a bother" Brooke says, implying to Kei "More importantly, you do know what we're fighting against, right?" Brooke continues "Just as he says, tell us what you're capable of, or you're alone in this" Nax says again

[Raven Vox]

They seemed to have accepted what I had said as non-hostile, I wish they would have paid more attention to it however as almost immediately they began interrogation.
...Okay, this isn't quite as bad as interrogation, yet still, harsh penalties for being a brain.
...Hmmm, one at a time here, guys.
I causally rose from the seat and stretched slightly, cane in hand, my muscles tingled slightly as if lethargic from their long periods of inactivity.
“You ask if I know what we're up against here, good sir,” I addressed the third, “I find must ask if you know the answer to that question yourself. But as for what I'd suppose... mmm... Spirits? Ghosts? Devils? A unsightly gaggle of nasty ghouls from the depths of the Great Beyond...”
I slowly approached the group, while keeping a small bit of distance for their sense of security.
“...What would you say of a curse?”
I gave the creepiest possible vibe I could muster while saying that, then spun around on my heel and shrugged.
“But that's just what I'd estimate from the signs.”
It seemed as if these fellows wouldn't be very well versed in the occult, so I decided to indulge myself with my speech.
Twirling my cane in my hand, I continued.
“The monsters themselves appear to be some form of concoct chimera or homunculus creatures styled after deep 17th century Abominations of the greater cult of Sacramort, but then again, that's just a guess.”
I paused, bringing my cane to rest on my other hand.
“Then again, there seem to be a multitude of types with variant uses, as displayed by the Grenadier here,” I poked my cane in the direction of the acidic monster, “so there is always the possible connection of demonic spawn, chevalier, or familiars...”
I paused again and turned back to face them.
“Is that enough for you, or shall I continue?”
I didn't need an answer.
“You asked if I could defend myself, you sir and Mr. Nax...”
I stopped...
There's no point in playing my hand too early, that would only get me into trouble later.
But still, I needed to be able to stay with this group here, for my best interests...
I approached the third man and seemingly merely walked by him, only brushing slightly against him.
This man is interesting, he's a gambler I assume? He seems to carry poker chips with him in his pockets.
I wonder if he noticed what I did?
“...well, sometimes it's what you can do out of conflict that makes you worthwhile to the group, wouldn't you agree?”
I dropped a handful of his chips on the floor.
“...Well, what do you say?”