American Horror Story: A Tale of Terror from Silent Hill

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soul.

It needs a soul.

Or rather, everyone present needs a soul.

But if it's not a demon's tainted soul, it will only be rejected more, making it easier to roll back to hell.

What it wants is the human soul.

This can be considered a form of hard currency among evil spirits and demons.

Apart from the souls that willingly degenerate, only the souls that voluntarily give up can be devoured by it.

Because souls must travel to either heaven or hell.

If the amounts don't match, you're definitely in for a world of trouble!
At this moment.

Annabelle stood outside the glass cabinet door, staring intently at the scarecrow inside.

They had a minor conflict not long ago, but is the root of the conflict still there now?
Annabelle could no longer sense the presence of a pure soul; clearly, Baling had already taken advantage of her.

It's been so long; the soul of that mere demon warrior would have been refined in an instant.

Therefore, there is no need to release the remaining Baling.

Without a trace of regret, Annabelle left. She was going to scare people, spread fear, and take the souls she craved.

……

Outside, the sun was shining brightly.

Judy went to the henhouse to feed the chickens, and the chicks pecked at the feed on the ground. Feeling guilty, Daniela went to talk to Judy, while Mary was the only one left at home.

Boom boom boom!
There was a rapid knock on the door.

Annabelle is on the move, and she prefers to start with the image of a little girl.

Mary looked through the peephole and saw no one outside the house, and the knocking stopped.

Just as she was about to turn away and ignore it, she heard someone talking.

This time, she quickly glanced through the peephole, but there was still no one outside.

Marilla nervously opened the door and was surprised to find a little girl knocking on the window and saying she wanted to play with Annabelle.

That's strange, when did this child arrive?

“You’ve got it wrong, Annabelle isn’t here,” Mary said, frowning at the strangely behaving girl.

“She’s here.” The girl turned her head. “She’s right behind you.”

Mary felt a chill run down her spine and quickly turned around, but saw nothing.

"Hee hee hee!"

Suddenly, the girl's laughter came from behind.

Mary turned around, but there was no one outside the house.

Just as the girl's appearance was sudden, her disappearance was also very strange.

There were no footsteps; they appeared and disappeared without a trace.

It's like a person's...hallucination.

"A hallucination?"

Mary muttered to herself, wearing a long-sleeved wool sweater, but she felt a strange chill.

Suddenly, she remembered.

That girl was wearing only a thin dress in temperatures that were in the teens.

The more Mary thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she quickly ran to the backyard to stay with Judy and the others.

However, to Mary's surprise, the strange things were only just beginning.

A few minutes later.

Daniela, who was talking by the chicken coop, suddenly ran back into the house in a hurry, as if she were looking for something.

The remaining two couldn't be stopped no matter how much they called, so they had no choice but to follow.

while walking.

Creak! The sound of a door opening came from the second floor.

Judy looked in the direction of the sound and caught a glimpse of a fluttering white skirt.

They worry that outsiders might sneak in, or that they might not even be human.

Judy carefully made her way up step by step, her nervousness growing with each step.

Upon reaching the second floor, I saw a door that was slightly ajar.

There was a constant creaking sound coming from inside the door.

Judy peered through the crack.

A doll was reflected in the dressing mirror, a doll that shouldn't be there—Annabelle.

It's out?! How is that possible!

Judy's heart skipped a beat. She took a deep breath, pushed the door open again, and looked inside. Sure enough, the doll on the rocking chair had disappeared.

Could it be an illusion?

No, it's not a hallucination.

Judy found a piece of white paper in the room with a sentence written on it.

—Did you miss me?
Annabelle! In her backstory, she once disguised herself as the ghost of a deceased little girl who loved playing hide-and-seek with her father.

Oh no, something bad is about to happen.

Boom boom boom!
The door suddenly slammed shut with a bang, and the cross on the wall flipped and fell off.

Judy was alert to her surroundings, her expression highly focused. She could sense something approaching.

A white phantom drifted past the window, and the atmosphere inside the room had become chilly and gloomy.

Keep in mind, this is the second floor, and there's nowhere to stand outside the window.

Those that can walk outside can't be human!

A cold wind blew past the window, causing the curtains to flutter, and Judy caught a glimpse of the ghostly things outside.

A ghost dressed in white, wearing a wedding gown.

She's coming.

Her image frequently appears outside the window and in the mirror, and finally, following the path, she will appear at—

Outside the door!

A blood-stained wedding dress, a tall and slender figure.

With a snap, her neck twisted, and the ghost in the wedding dress charged forward, dagger raised high.

Dangerous!
Judy was terrified and immediately lunged at the cross to the side. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and grabbed the cross in one leap.

Just as she was about to raise the cross for protection, several afterimages flashed before her eyes.

call out!call out!call out!
A crimson afterimage shone through the window.

The ghost in the wedding dress stopped abruptly, and several black feathers that shimmered with red light shot out like hidden weapons, piercing straight through her spirit body.

Several flames ignited on the beautiful wedding dress.

A few moments later, the ghost in the wedding dress disappeared.

she left.

All that remained at the scene was the ashes from the burning.

The smell of burning mingled with the chilling, malevolent aura, creating an unpleasant odor.

Judy was stunned.

Why is that?! A bird actually drove away the ghost?
Still shaken, she stared blankly at the crow perched on the windowsill. She held up the crucifix, but facing it, the crow did not back down; it simply tilted its head and watched her quietly.

“I trust in you, O Lord, in your righteousness…”

Judy prayed devoutly and recited passages from the Bible.

But it was no use. This crow was no ordinary crow; hidden beneath its feathers, a cross was faintly glowing.

Now, the exorcism won't work on your head.

However, the danger is not over yet.

An invisible shockwave suddenly burst forth.

The windowpane shattered with a crash, and Judy was startled, immediately letting out a scream.

Although the attack was sudden, the crow on the windowsill had already flown into the sky and appeared to be unharmed.

A few seconds ago, the crow's eyes reflected the image under the bed in the room.

There, hidden, is half an ugly baby face.

It understood that it was a warning to itself, no, it was already a blatant threat.

But it is a loyal crow, and it has its own duties to perform.

……

"Hmm, they've arrived."

Baling, inside the glass case, suddenly opened his eyes. He sensed that his family had come nearby.

He had received a faint signal earlier and even made a micro-management move, sending the crow to rescue people.

Now that the distance has been reduced, the connection has become closer and closer.

We need to hurry.

He was the only one left in jail. It was obvious that some things were already stirring, but he was powerless and couldn't even persuade someone to take him away.

However, the greatest evil—Annabelle—has already begun to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)