American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 337 Prime Time Drama

Numerous tentacles emerged from Mary Shaw's puppet-like mouth, with a barbed tongue shooting out from the center.

Roy reacted very quickly, dodging Mary Shaw's tongue with a turn of his head.

After his tongue attack failed, the guy quickly rolled back his tongue, trying to wrap it around Roy's neck.

Roy had no intention of letting the barbed and slimy tongue touch his body, so he simply bent down and threw the Mary Shaw doll away.

The Mary Shaw doll crashed heavily to the ground. This body was made from the corpse of a witch and was not very strong.

First it was crushed under a giant doll, and now it's being violently thrown around by Roy. As a result, some parts of this body immediately broke and fell off.

However, this did not affect the Mary Shaw doll's fighting ability, because soon fresh red flesh grew back from the broken and detached parts.

Logically speaking, Mary Shaw has been dead for decades, and her body shouldn't be in this state, and Roy seems to have seen her like this before.

The Mary Shaw doll lay on the ground, its limbs beginning to stretch, its mouth opening to an enormous size, from which tiny red tentacles continuously grew.

Then came a piercing shriek, and Roy immediately heard a familiar whisper in his ear.

It is the seed of silence!
The appearance of the Seed of Silence confirmed Roy's belief in the origins of the Ironhook Man.

Currently, Roy only knows that the Cabin organization uses the Seed of Silence (Roy wasn't present when Leonard Wolf used it, so he doesn't know), so Hook Man is definitely a member of the Cabin.

And the Iron Hook's style is indeed very much in line with the lawless style of the Wooden House organization.

"That damn cabin again!"

Roy glared angrily at the Mary Shaw doll, leaning on his knife.

Things are different now. The Roy of today is not the Roy of Crystal Lake, who fought Jason for three hundred rounds before finally defeating him. But this time, he is different.

After the Seed of Silence within Mary Shaw's doll completed its first evolution, it pounced on Roy, bringing with it a large amount of mental pollution.

Roy used the mobility of his Ghost Wolf form to nimbly dodge Mary Shaw's lunge and even grabbed one of her legs.

Next comes the classic repeated throwing motion.

(Thanks to action director Dr. Bruce Banner)

After being thrashed around, even the Mary Shaw doll, who was controlled by the Seed of Silence, was left dazed and confused.

Then, Roy raised the executioner's knife, entered execution mode, and easily pierced the core of the Seed of Silence, rendering the Mary Shaw doll unable to move.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy this time."

In reality, the potential of the Silent Seed is extremely high. It can continuously mutate based on enemies and the environment, and can evolve indefinitely as long as it has sufficient food. However, its lower limit actually depends on the host.

So after Jason was parasitized by the Seed of Silence, his fighting power once suppressed Roy's at the time, but now the Mary Shaw doll is being utterly defeated by Roy.

The puppet theater has returned to normal, and the evil spirit realm has dissipated after Mary Shaw's evil spirit left.

Roy returned to Jamie's side, only to find that there was only a doll that looked very much like Jamie left in the seat.

Damn!

Jamie has been kidnapped!
Roy didn't believe Mary Shaw had the ability to turn a person into a puppet directly; it was more likely that she and Hook Man had captured Jamie and then left a puppet here to mock him.

The puppet theater trip was a complete failure. They only managed to eliminate one Silence Seed, Mary Shaw and Hook Man escaped, and even Jamie was captured.

The only good news is that Roy found Jennifer's soul.

Mary Shaw definitely wanted Roy to destroy Jennifer's soul with his own hands, thus driving him insane.

But unexpectedly, Roy possessed the Eye of Truth, directly seeing Jennifer's soul, causing Mary Shaw's plan to completely fail.

Roy retrieved the doll from his inventory and attempted to use his knowledge of the Key of Solomon to break the spell Mary Shaw had left on it.

However, Mary Shaw's magic was rather novel and modern, and Roy, a half-baked demon wizard, couldn't understand it at all.

To avoid harming Jennifer's soul, Roy had no choice but to give up on solving the problem and wait until he returned to Lilith, a professional, to resolve it.

"Jennifer, just bear with it for a moment!"

Roy put Jennifer's doll back into his inventory and then began searching the backstage of the puppet theater.

This theater, which is both Mary Shaw's workplace and her residence, might be a place where she can find something useful.

Behind the stage, Roy discovered a wall with a visually deceptive effect.

You might think this is the end, but if you walk past it you'll see a corner, and if you keep going in there you'll see a staircase leading to the attic.

And this attic was where Mary Shaw lived.

Having seen the movie, Roy found the place very easily.

The attic is filled with puppet parts, eyeballs in jars, and limbs scattered everywhere. If you don't look closely, you might think you've stumbled into a murder scene.

Here, Roy saw the large cabinet used to display the dolls in the movie, but now the cabinet was empty. All the dolls had been carefully chopped into minced meat, and their souls had basically been liberated and ascended to heaven.

It's a pity that despite such a great achievement, Michael and Rachel didn't come down to check on it. I wonder if they were restricted from leaving the country.

"found it!"

Finally, Roy found a large number of notes in Mary Shaw's bedroom, including methods for making dolls and how to give them a soul.

With these things, perhaps even without Mary Shaw, a suitable body could be created for Lilith.

Well, Roy has given up on Mary Shaw, that old bitch. The next time he sees her, Roy will definitely teach her a lesson.

After searching around, Roy felt there was nothing left in the puppet theater, so he left.

It was nearing dusk, and Roy, who had gotten into the car and left, was unaware that someone had not actually left and was still lurking inside the puppet theater.

After Roy left, the guy returned to the messy theater and picked up some things from the places where Roy had fought.

"Mr. Blake, where are we going?"

"Go straight to Jamie's house!"

Since they couldn't catch Mary Shaw at the puppet theater, they had no choice but to use their trump card.

When Jamie returned to his house in Ravensfield, the sun had almost completely set, with only a lingering glow on the horizon.

Roy didn't knock; he kicked open Jamie's front door and barged in.

The house was completely dark, except for light coming from the direction of the dining room, where voices could be heard.

"Ella, this soup tastes really good!"

"Edward, drink more if you like!"

Inside the restaurant, Ella was feeding soup to Jamie's father, Edward, and the two looked very affectionate.

No one could tell that these two were dolls.

Roy's sudden intrusion surprised Ella and Edward.

"Mr. Blake, you're back! Where's Jamie? Edward and I thought you two weren't planning on coming home for dinner!"

Ella spoke first, still possessing the same dignified and virtuous demeanor as during the day, yet with a hint of allure. Roy gave her a meaningful smile.

"Mrs. Ashton, shouldn't you know best where Jamie went?"

Ella paused for a moment, her face showing that she didn't understand at all.

"Mr. Black, what do you mean by that?"

This acting is truly superb; Madison looks like a little sister compared to her.

Roy's smile vanished, and he suddenly strode quickly toward Ella.

At this moment, a hint of panic finally appeared in Ella's eyes.

Unfortunately, although Edward appears to be able to make some simple head-turning movements and speak, he is not actually a perfect doll with self-awareness.

In reality, Edward's body had long been hollowed out, and his head movements were all controlled by Ella by reaching into the hole in his back.

Edward's voice, on the other hand, was produced through ventriloquism.

This situation is immediately apparent to anyone who walks behind Edward.

"Mr. Black, what do you want to do?"

Ella stood up to try and block Roy, but he shoved her roughly to the ground.

Then, Roy saw the hole in Edward's back. Where the stomach should have been was now a small bowl, used to hold the dinner that Ella had just fed him.

Roy turned to look at Ella, his gaze turning icy cold.

"Mrs. Ashin, do you have anything else to say?"

Ella fell to the ground, her loose-fitting long dress slipping off her shoulders, revealing a small, flat spot.

The woman did not answer Roy's question, nor did she pull up the straps of her long dress; instead, she entered a state of self-pity.

"Heh, you men are all the same!"

Roy:? ? ?
What's going on? Is this some kind of prime-time drama?
"Mrs. Eschen, what are you saying?"

Ella looked up at Roy, her eyes red and glistening with tears.

"Mr. Blake, do you know why I did this?"

"Mrs. Eschen, I don't want to know!"

Although Roy explicitly refused to know about Ella's tragic past, she still told him her story.

Ella married Edward two years ago, and at first they were indeed happy and content, but it wasn't long before Edward began to reveal his true colors.

Jamie's earlier guess was correct; her mother's death was indeed closely related to Edward.

Edward has a very volatile temper, especially after drinking, when he easily loses control of his emotions.

Otherwise, how could someone get married so many times? Getting married once or twice is one thing, but getting married three times is a bit suspicious.

About a year ago, Ella became pregnant with Edward's child.

But one night, during an argument with Edward, Ella was accidentally pushed down the stairs by him.

In this accident, Ella survived, but she lost her baby.

Heartbroken afterward, Ella stumbled upon a story about Mary Shaw.

Perhaps out of revenge, Ella secretly dug up Mary Shaw's grave, breaking the seal left by the exorcist and releasing the evil spirit.

This is the origin of the Dead Silence incident.

(This is additional content from the DVD and not included in the official version. It explains how Mary Shaw returned. It's likely that James Wan felt the plot was too melodramatic, so he cut it.)
But Ella didn't expect that Mary Shaw's revenge would be aimed at her first.

As the wife of the current patriarch of the Ashin family, Ella was bound to be taken advantage of, so she was the first to be controlled by Mary Shaw and turned into the first perfect doll.

Seriously, this is no ordinary melodramatic story!

Roy was speechless.

It feels like I just finished watching a melodramatic soap opera, and it's really upsetting.

But then I thought about it again, Edward's physique is pretty good, he's so old and he can still get Ella pregnant.

Could it be...

He grabbed Ella by the neck and lifted her off the ground.

His hands were covered in cold skin. Roy couldn't sense anything wrong with Ella. This girl was definitely no longer human.

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Kill me, Mr. Black! I should have died with my child long ago, then I wouldn't have to suffer like this! I feel no pain, no warmth, I don't need to eat or sleep. I'm just a puppet!"

Ella's eyes revealed a sense of utter despair; it was clear she didn't want to continue living under this identity.

However, Mary Shaw seems to have restricted Ella's suicide attempts, so she can only continue to eke out a living as a doll.

I have to say, this guy is really pitiful.

However, Roy wouldn't let Ella off the hook just because she was in a terrible situation.

“Tell me where Mary Shaw is hiding! If you tell me, I can give you a decent ending.”

Upon hearing this, Ella's eyes lit up with hope, but they quickly dimmed again.

“Mr. Black, she cast some kind of evil spell on me, and I can’t say anything about her!”

Roy frowned slightly.

Indeed, Mary Shaw wasn't stupid; of course, she wouldn't leave such an obvious loophole.

But it's not a big problem; Roy has other solutions.

Mary Shaw is definitely still in Ravensfield, just hiding with the Iron Hook.

The Iron Hook Man is incredibly good at hiding. He seems to have discovered that Roy possesses some kind of tracking ability, so he used some method to hide Mary Shaw, making it impossible for the Hellhound's phantom to track her down.

But now that Roy has captured Ella, things are different. Ella is Mary Shaw's creation and possesses Mary Shaw's magic.

This actually means that there is a connection between Mary Shaw's soul and Ella. As long as Roy can activate this connection, he can track Mary Shaw's location through some means.

Turn around! Take off your clothes!

Ella remained silent with her back to Roy, taking off her long black dress to reveal her curvaceous figure.

It must be said that, apart from lacking a broad mind, this woman is otherwise quite good.

A slender waist, long legs, and luxurious taillights that can hold a mobile phone on their backs.

From behind, Ella exudes a deadly allure.

Tsk tsk! It's such a waste not to get cupping done on that back!
(End of this chapter)