American Horror Story: A Tale of Terror from Silent Hill

Chapter 136 Unleashed
Judy is a lovely child; Baling has seen her.

Before entering the collection room, he had a brief encounter with Judy, who was peeking from the stairwell.

But after just one glance, Baling could never forget it.

Because Judy bore a striking resemblance to someone he had met, a naturally wicked brat who wished to remain anonymous.

Unlike her, this is a kinder version of Emma—short-haired Judy.

In this world, it's perfectly reasonable to suddenly encounter someone who looks very similar to you; Baling understands.

The Warrens are not home today.

But there was one more woman he didn't know.

Even through a door, Baling could faintly hear the lyrical music playing from the record player.

They seemed to be having a bit too much fun.

Judy mischievously ate the cream from the cake, while her temporary babysitter, Mary Allen, was making the cake to celebrate Judy's birthday in advance.

A few minutes later, new members entered the house.

The visitor was named Daniela, a friend of Mary's. Daniela had been in a car accident some time ago, which resulted in the death of her father.

This was also her main reason for coming today: she secretly wanted to see the ghost, to see her deceased father.

"Can we go into that room and take a look?"

Daniela, her little hands not entirely clean, groped around while trying to get the information she wanted from Judy.

Judy was about to speak when Mary interrupted, so Judy had to refuse, even though she had originally planned to say, "We shouldn't go into that room."

"why?"

"It shouldn't be, it just shouldn't be."

Judy turned her head to continue stealing cake frosting. She seriously suspected that Daniela was deliberately trying to make fun of her. She came in and started talking about ghosts and such. Would a decent person do that?
"Wait, hold on, it's a birthday present."

After the three rounds, Daniela took off the bag and gave the contents to Judy, who had approached curiously.

At that moment, Judy finally smiled.

Celebrate birthdays together and exchange gifts.

Be a good person.

Judy put on her skates and skated around the room, quickly getting the hang of it.

Out of concern that they might damage the floor, Mary soon took Judy outside to play.

After Daniela repeatedly assured her that she would stay in the kitchen and watch the cake, Mary and Judy went out.

Little did they know, they had left a child with extremely unclean hands in their home.

Without hesitation, Daniela headed straight for the collection room.

At first, Daniela tried to open the door for her through the ghosts on the other side of the collection room, but obviously no one paid any attention to her, and if they had that ability, they would have found a way to grease the door themselves long ago.

After failing to open the door, Daniela inadvertently discovered a slightly ajar door leading to the Warrens' archives, which also served as their office.

Fortunately, Daniela found the key behind the picture of Jesus.

It was such a coincidence, such good luck.

There must be someone behind this, and yes, it's Judy.

Since she's so eager to see ghosts, Judy will lend her a hand.

After unlocking several locks, Daniela finally opened the door to the collection room and entered the mysterious space.

Where is the ghost? She wants to see a ghost!

Daniela touched this and poked that, showing great curiosity about the things inside. She would touch whatever she saw without any sense of awe.

But time was of the essence, and Judy and the others could return at any moment, so Daniela didn't want to waste any more time.

She took out a photograph, placed it on top of a piano, and carefully observed her surroundings:

"If there are ghosts in this room, please give me a sign."

Nothing happened.

“Any sign will do… Daddy.” Daniela sighed in disappointment. “That’s so stupid.”

Just as Daniela was about to leave, two impact sounds suddenly came from inside the house.

Boom!Boom!
One sound was soft, the other loud. She turned to look.

The two glass cabinets have changed.

Annabelle, a ghost doll that had been featured in the newspaper, went from lying down to crashing headfirst into the glass.

An unfamiliar scarecrow doll hangs upside down from the top of the glass in a failed man pose.

The signs Daniela was looking for came, two at once.

Which one should I choose?

The scarecrow has a big head and a big mouth, and it's all smiles. With its round head and round face, it surpasses the ugly-looking ghost doll Annabelle just by its looks.

This is a victory.

The Scarecrow imitates a failed man, representing his goodness and a doll with a sense of justice, while Annabelle is infamous, a real cursed doll that brings disaster.

This is the second victory.

Finally, the scarecrow's smile is ten times more genuine than Annabelle's fake smile, giving people a real sense of warmth.

This is the third victory.

Therefore, it goes without saying who should be chosen.

Daniela made her own choice.

She took out her key, unlocked the door, and picked up the doll inside—Annabelle.

That's right, she chose Annabelle.

As a famous ghost doll that has been featured in newspapers and whose battle record is verifiable, it must be incredibly powerful! The more powerful it is, the more help it can provide.

She had never even heard of this scarecrow doll before, and guessed it wasn't very powerful, so she decided to just let it stay there quietly.

Daniela was certain of this.

Therefore, Daniela decisively chose Annabelle and abandoned the Scarecrow.

"Damn it, why, you tasteless bastard!"

Baling was half-annoyed and, behind Daniela's back, gave her a sharp middle finger.

"tell me……"

With limited time, Daniela hurried to ask about her father, but before she could speak, the smoke alarm went off outside the door.

"cake!"

"Damn it, I forgot!"

Daniela hurried back; if the house caught fire, it would be a huge problem.

In her haste to leave, Daniela forgot to lock the glass cabinet door.

Boom!
Annabelle slammed open the unlocked door, then gradually straightened her body, turned her neck, glanced at Baling, and finally walked towards a few objects in the room.

A silver ferryman coin, a book with claw marks on its cover, a white wedding dress in the corner.

This is the target Annabelle has chosen.

As evil forces permeate, the spirituality of these evil things begins to revive.

Let's make a scene!

Annabelle watched the ghostly figure already in motion, a wicked smile creeping across her lips.

It is unknown whether these evil spirits or demons in the collection room have any strange quirks or are subject to some kind of restriction, and whether they follow the three steps of activity when they come out to harm people.

Appearance, harassment, possession.

The last option may not be available; they may also choose to reveal their true forms directly.

They remain in the world through a medium, and once lost, they must be replaced with a new one.

Moreover, they cannot move freely and are confined to a certain range of media.

Even the power of the original body could not be fully exerted within that small body.

While dependent on media, they are also limited by media. To gain more freedom, they need to feed and strengthen the media.

Therefore, they crave souls.

(End of this chapter)