Ritual of the Damned

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Y/N and Sarah continued to run through the halls of the manor. They made their way back into the foyer. As soon as they entered the circular room, the doors shut behind them and disappeared. The room then began to stretch again, the paintings elongating with the wall. It was then that the two mortals noticed a more dangerous change.

Sarah: Quicksand!

Y/N: Dynamite!

The floor they were standing on began to change, each corner switching to the same elements that had killed those in the paintings. The ground Y/N and Sarah were currently standing on had turned to quicksand, causing them both to sink. The corner closest to Y/N had changed to a floor laced with gunpowder topped with a lit barrel. The corner closest to Sarah had changed to several tombstones, all pointed in sharp spikes. Across from them, the floor had changed to water with live alligators popping their heads out. 

Sarah: Quick, to higher ground!

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Sarah: Quick, to higher ground!

The two jumped to the side to avoid the quicksand and approaching gators. Y/N leaped onto a lit gunpowder barrel while Sarah was balancing between the tops of two headstones. 

Y/N: Now what?

Just then, the paintings began to speak to them. The spirits possessing them encouraging the two mortals to make it out.

Tightrope Lady: Get to the gargoyles! 

Y/N: Sarah, grab the gargoyles!

The two jumped up and each grabbed onto one of the metal gargoyles overlooking the room. As soon as they had their grips on them, the statues began to slide up with the room. However, that didn't stop the gators. They began to climb up the wall, their claws digging into the wood.

 They began to climb up the wall, their claws digging into the wood

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Y/N: Don't look down!

Sarah: I little hard not to! Where to now?!

Y/N: Uh, painting lady, we need some more guidance here!

Dynamite Man: You might want to give that ceiling a second look.

Sarah looked up at the ceiling. She remembered it had seemed to disappear to reveal the upper floor earlier. Pulling out her flashlight, she shined her beam onto the roof. The ceiling above them seemed to vanish when it was hit by the light, revealing the floor above them.

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