True Ending |The Evil Within x Reader|

Ch. 9: Together We Shall Conquer

||At this point in time, you'll begin to meet various different people that are not actual characters in The Evil Within, but are part of this story to add more depth. The first example having been Popuri, the maid. Hopefully these characters won't throw ya off too much.||

You stood with Castellanos on the inside of a quaint, blue office. While there was rubble scattered about and rain pouring in through a small hole to your side, it was still a much more relieving sight than that of the hospital. His hand moved away from your back and he stepped forward.

"We should go meet up with the others immediately. Maybe now they'll believe me about the mirrors." He continues to the exit and you look behind yourself at the mirror in wonder. This must've been how Leslie got you to the room, one of these things was surely nearby. Now that you know that, you feel safer. But how does it work, can you do it yourself? You decide to ask these questions later, and jog to catch up with Castellanos who's now through the door. With his journal entry still in hand, you think to yourself that you'll need to hide it someplace that you can get back too. The biggest problem is, of course, all the warping....

"I wasn't gone long so they shouldn't be far. Stay right here, and I'll go check a few rooms. If I don't find them, I'll come back right away. Okay?" He keeps talking about 'the others'. Which basically means 'more than Joseph' and that translates too 'when we met up with Kidman we stuck with her', and meeting her now would be... kind of weird. But you need to put the journal somewhere, and there should be time as long as Castellanos wanders away for a bit. Even if she comes by, you just have to talk about how there's no hard feelings. No biggie. Right?

"Sounds good. I'll be here." You say with innocence. Castellanos takes one step away from you, before pausing a moment then turning swiftly to look at you again. Very stiff and slowly, he reaches out his hand then ruffles your hair like he has once before. He opened his mouth to say something, but faltered and turned away instead. As he went to go through one of the doors, he gave a thumbs up before leaving, not looking back. What a dork, he's friggin' great. Now then, to NOT destroy his trust by hiding something important and personal to him. Yes. This is friendship, you do this because you care. So, where shall you put it? You look around yourself in the rather spacey office. It looks look there was once many cubicles here, but they've either been pushed to the walls or were taken by the winds from outside. You look to one of the clumps where many cubicle walls and office supplies were stacked. This would be a good place to put the journal, it's look like a regular notebook, just like the various supplies lying there. With another brush over of your surroundings, you figure Castellanos is far enough away and you move to the corner with all the office rubble. Searching through it, you find a small crevice between some of the wall boards and try sliding the notebook in. But it's a slim fit, you begin trying to push it in roughly when you realize you're crumbling the papers inside. With one hand, you start to pull back one of the boards as it erects heavy, creaking noises. Your other hand is sliding the folder in between the walls when you think you heard a single footstep. You turn hastily, afraid to see Ruvik, when you realize that instead of him, you see a gun pointed to your head. Have you been in this situation before? Oh, yes, at least twice. And this time, it happens to be by the same person who did it first. Oh your dear Joseph, why does he always try to kill you when you meet up? As soon as your eyes meet, you see his widen.

"(Y/N)?!" Joseph nearly throws the gun he's holding away from you as he takes a few steps back. "You're here? We've been looking everywhere for you! What happened?! Are you alright, did Ruvik do something to you?" He begins throwing out numerous questions at you, all similar to what Castellanos had asked. You stop midway from pushing in the notebook, leaving it half exposed. You stand up and hold your hands in front of you, walking slowly and calmly toward Joseph.