The Cult Of Seven Devils

Chapter 9: Found out

They walked inside to hear the sound of dripping water and an off-putting ambiance. "What is this place?" Quinn asked. "The Seven Devils Orphanage," Sophie replied with a worried face. The place still had light surprisingly from nearby lit candles. It was as if someone had been there previously. They began to walk down the long corridors in which some led to nowhere while others led to old classrooms and bedrooms. "Ok, if we're gonna do this quickly, then maybe we should split up," Ali pronounced. "I mean, I guess if we wanna find things faster around here," Sakka said. "Alright, me, Sophie, and Itsuki will search these rooms while Jaime, Sakka, and Quinn will search the others," Ali says. Jaime rolls her eyes to the groups. "Let's go I guess." She says to Quinn and Sakka. They walk off into the other corridor. The others continued down the hallway until they found an open room since most were blocked off by stacked beds and tall closets. Only could assume that most of these rooms were for the children who once were there. Itsuki facing the other direction from the group found an open classroom. "Guys, I found what seems to be a classroom," he says. They all rushed over to the doorway and shined their flashlights into the old dusty room filled with books and old school desks. "This place must be very old but at the same time seems like it was active not too long ago," Ali said. "This desk is filled with drawings of monsters," Itsuki said confused. "Interesting, but why?" Ali asked. "I'm not sure," Itsuki replied. Sophie stood at the door and looked around the room a felt a sense of nostalgia but it wasn't happy nostalgia. She felt...trapped again. "This place must've been overtaken by the cult. None of these books should be taught to children." Itsuki said worriedly. "True, most of the books are about death and being reborn," Ali said while walking over to an old teacher's desk. The desk was covered in normal teachers' supplies but there was a photo album filled with past children who've lived here. Ali scrolled through it and found the date "10/21/XX". "Guys, I found some random photo book and it looks to have the staff and children that lived here," Ali says. The page has the names of the children and staff under each picture. They scroll down the list and Itsuki gasps. "W-why is Jaime and Sophie here..." Itsuki whispered scared and confused. They both slowly look at Sophie as she holds her mouth and starts to cry. She falls to her knees and her gun goes with her. "You have a lot of explaining to do. Tell us, now," Itsuki says furiously. "Itsuki calm down I'm sure there is a good explanation," Ali says while holding Itsuki's shoulder. Sophie looks paranoid and out of touch with reality. She doesn't respond to anything. "Sophie, answer us," Ali says. Sophie looks up, "I-I can't...they'll kill me...I can't say it, I won't say it...but...but...". "But, what," Itsuki says seriously. "But, I didn't want to..." she says. "Want to what? Look, if you don't tell us what's going on I'm gonna have to assume you're a part of something bad," Ali says. Sophie regains control of herself and stands up with a serious look. "Fine, I'll tell..."