Murder House (Part Two)

Leftovers

"How long are you going to run hmm?"

I had just woken up from a nightmare and turn to see the kitsune looking at me with glowing yellow eyes.

"I think what is hindering you from expressing yourself is fear," it added. "You are afraid of him."

Still terrified, I bring my knees together. "Why me? There are plenty of girls."

"You made a promise to him remember?"

"What promise? I don't remember anything!" I cry.

"But if you dig deeper, you will recall some details," it said.

"Details? He is a delusional psychopath!"

It hopped off the table and walked closer to me. "That's because he was raised that way. You did look up his past didn't you?"

I keep quiet.

"Many say psychopaths are naturally born. What they fail to realize is the environment also adds to the growth of a child. If he was born or raised in a better environment, this wouldn't have happened but despite the red flags, he is better than your former lovers."

The visions crept up and I bite my bottom lip. "You were going to tell me something weren't you?"

"Changing the subject I see." it chuckled and stood in front of me. "Okay then, where do I start?"

"Anywhere is fine."

"Alright but don't be confused. There is a curse placed on the school trapping anyone who dies in the vicinity be it male, female, child, adult, student, teacher, or stranger. With this curse, the school has become a breeding ground for vengeful spirits which slowly turn into demons because of their negative energy but underneath the school is a labyrinth."

"A labyrinth?"

"Yes. Remember that boy you saw in the mirror in the hotel?"

I nod.

"He is trapped in the labyrinth. A maze-like place between the living and the dead, created for the spirits who refused to move on to the afterlife because of unfinished business."

The room fell silent when it said this. "So...so there is a labyrinth underneath the school?"

"Yep and it's huge! That's why it has bad Feng Sui."

I shudder.

"Anywhere that's haunted by a ghost has a labyrinth underneath it. Sprits are forced to stay inside it during the day but are allowed to leave at night. The more spirits, the bigger the labyrinth. The fewer spirits, the smaller the labyrinth."

"But they won't transform into demons in there would they?"

"Nope. They only transform in the outside world and once they are demons, they can't go back there which is a good alternative because it gets pretty boring in the labyrinth." it gave a sly chuckle. "Trust me, no one wants to wander in there forever."

There was another round of silence. "But can't they be free to do their unfinished business?"

"Some can do that using the portals but with the curse surrounding the school, it is nearly impossible."

"So how was the ghost able to possess Gwen then?"

"Through her belongings. If you have something belonging to a dead person its spirit can communicate or possess you through its object until it gets destroyed. For it to have full possession of your body, it has to harness a lot of spirit energy it can't possess someone when the person is alive."