Moth to a Flame

Venticinque| Be Killed

THIRD PERSON

It has been six hours since she stayed in the Ancestral Mansion. And now she was sprinting down the third-floor corridor, trying to figure out if she was in a haunted house or a survival game. Sending a defenseless woman to a den of wolves, she didn't know Salvatore's Family was full of lunatics!

"Welcome to the secure vault. You can enjoy 25 minutes of undisturbed rest and recovery here, free from external distractions." She rolled her eyes when she heard a man speak upon entering the room.

Secure vault, my fucking ass!

Bumungad kaagad sa kanya ang mahabang mesa na puno ng iba't ibang klase ng mga armas at patalim. There was another table of gauges and medicines with syringe tranquilizers. She looked around for cameras, and when she found one, she raised her middle finger before shooting it.

Binaba niya ang pang-itaas na bahagi ng dress niya upang tingnan ang natamo niyang sugat mula sa pagkakasaksak ng batang nakasama niya sa elevator kanina. She thought the child maid was not part of this thriller drama, but she was wrong. She stabbed her without batting an eye.

She should have known that age doesn't matter in this house. Everyone was trained to kill.

"This should do it." She whispered after she finished bandaging her wound. Her white dress was splattered with her blood, while her face and neck were drenched by her sweat and her enemies' blood.

"Just how many brides got killed because of this ridiculous family initiation?" Hindi niya maiwasang tanong sa sarili.

She thought Kage was different. Losing a woman's innocent life just to prove she's worthy of being a Salvatore is absurd. Isn't it enough for a woman to accept them as who they are? Can't they just abolish a stupid rule?

When marrying into this family, your first bleed won't be on the bed but on this house. How funny!

"You only have five minutes remaining from external disturbances." The unknown man announced.

She rolled her eyes and grabbed a few sedatives on the table. During those hours of trying to survive, she tried her best not to kill anyone despite them trying to shoot and strangle her to death. She only wounded them enough to stay unmoving until she made it out alive.

Paglabas niya ng pinto ng kwarto ay kaagad siyang nagtungo sa hagdan papuntang 4th floor ng mansyon. Taking an elevator would be easy, but she learned her lesson. There could be someone waiting for her to give her an advance meet and greet in hell.

"Oh?" She halted on her feet when she reached the end of the corridor where the stair was located. Kunot noo siyang lumingon sa madilim na corridor na dinaanan niya.

"Am I missing some steps?" Wala sa sarili niyang bulong sa sarili. Sa tuwing nilalakad niya ang corridor ay nakagawian niyang bilangin kung nakailang hakbang siya.

The first and second-floor corridors were 201 steps, and the third floor is only 191.

"Saan napunta yung ten steps?" Akmang babalik na siya sa dinaanan niya nang magkaroon na naman ng pulang ilaw sa paligid, senyales na tapos na ang oras ng pagpapahinga niya.

Suminghal siya bago ikasa ang baril na hawak. Maingat itong umakyat ng hagdan papuntang fourth floor. Sa mga pagkakataong ito ay pinagdasal niya na lang na sana wala siyang makasalubong sa hagdan, pero tila ba si Satanas ata ang nakarinig ng pagdasal niya dahil nakakailang hakbang pa lang siya ay may nakasalubong siyang lalaki na may hawak na palakol.

"Look what we have here, a little rat sneaking in the darkness." He waved the stainless axe he was holding. "You know what I'm famous for in this house? I am famous for dismembering every woman's body that entered this trial." He introduced himself proudly.