The Cursekeeper

Jorōgumo's Den

Song is, "Hotel California" written by The Eagles, performed by Violet Orlandi and Melodicka Bros.

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After equipping themselves with everything from the trunk, as well as giving Scotty some items to hold onto in his shell, Lugh, Sir Jack and Arthur exited the nursery with the scout drone Scotty. Scotty had a light shining from its lens, aiming it towards the hallway of the cursed door. Arthur was nervous about what exactly he was going to find, but he had to get over it. He took a deep breath and blinked suddenly.

"Darrach, should I...be able to breathe in here?" he asked.

"Yes. Your minds still have a connection to your physical body. Are you having difficulty breathing?"

"No. I just didn't think it'd be...ah hell, nevermind what the hell I thought. Let's go," Arthur said before walking through the barrier with Scotty.

Sir Jack and Lugh followed as the three men pulled out some blessed guns. Arthur had a Cattleman revolver in his hand, Lugh held a volcanic pistol and Sir Jack carried a double-action revolver. They gazed around at the dark corridor and like Darrach said before, it seemed to stretch on forever. The floors were old and had holes in them and the walls were rotten and peeling away from age.

"Should things look this old?" Sir Jack inquired as they continued their journey.

"It's hard to say. Who knows how long this has existed in Lilly's head."

Arthur's foot went through the floor but he caught himself as he went down. "Shit," he muttered before yanking his foot out of the hole. "We should watch where we're steppin', boys," he said before getting back up.

The group continued forward but a little slower than before, using Scotty's light to guide their steps. The further they got, the darker it became so Arthur became even further on edge, and the hallway went for miles. Luckily, there was nothing that popped out at them to try and kill them.

"This arsehole didna wantah make this quick or easy fer us, did he?" Sir Jack observed with a scowl.

"It's Hell, what did ya expect?" Lugh asked.

"I dunna know, fire and brimstone? Like in Arthur's vision?"

"I ain't sure it was a vision," Arthur brought up. "It seemed more like a threat."

"They must know the door's open and they must know we're coming," Lugh said.

"Do you think that demon lady was-ah!" Arthur grasped his forehead as he leaned on the wall.

"What's wrong?"

Arthur growled as he felt a headache coming on, then his sight was filled with flashes of grotesque and bloody images that went by too fast. "I think I'm gettin' another threat," he said, grunting through the pain.

"I'll try to catch them in my memory bank," Darrach said over the intercom. "Try to focus on one."

Arthur squinted his eyes shut, the flashes starting to slow until he saw Lilly kneeling on the ground and crying in front of him. "Please get me out of here," she begged.

"We're workin' on it, baby girl," he mumbled. "Just hold on, only for a bit longer."

Suddenly Lilly growled and screamed loudly, standing up and acting as if she was tossing things around. "Fuck! This god damn thing must be broken!" she snarled. "What do I gotta do tah get the fuck out of here, huh?! This is such horseshit!"