A Prison Into a Sanctuary

Against all odds and expectations, Kate, Lauren and Charlie finally managed to find a way to defeat the Slenderman once and for all. Thanks to Charlie and CR's combined knowledge, the surviving trio was able to piece together just how exactly the Slenderman had come to Oakside Park at all. They still didn't have the full origin story for the demonic entity, but they now knew that some of their ancestors had foolishly summoned him over using black magic. In particular, it had been a woman named Frida Matheson, who had used some sort of spell book to bring him over out of sheer curiosity alone.

"Talk about curiosity killing the cat," Lauren remarked coldly as she, Kate and Charlie managed to slip back into the old chapel just outside of the remains of the Matheson family farm. This was where Frida had done her dark deed all those years and years ago.

"Curiosity took all nine lives too," Kate agreed with a frown. Charlie, meanwhile, ran to and fro, almost looking like a spider as his thin, spindly limbs moved in a blur. He was collecting various objects from around the area in order to recreate the exact circumstances his ancestor had used when she first summoned the Slenderman about a century ago. It was his hope that they could use the spell book and ritual, but do it all in reverse, and send Slender far, far away. It was a risky gamble with absolutely no guarantee of success, but all of them were so desperate at that point that they decided to go full speed ahead with the idea.

Several minutes later, then, while Charlie began to read from the ancient and accursed tome Frida had found, the entire chapel filled with a pearly mist. It was the ghosts of all of Slender's other victims. The one leading the charge was none other than Frida Matheson herself.

"The woman who started it all," Lauren failed to hide a look of disgust, disdain and dislike as Frida and the rest of her slain family slowly rose up from the chapel floor to fill the room with their eerie, ghastly essence. Frida gave Lauren a humbled and apologetic look, bending her glowing head in agreement with Lauren's harsh remark. But then she turned towards Charlie, face morphing into a look of genuine softness. A pearly hand reached out to stroke his disfigured head, and then two more followed suit. These belonged to his parents.

Even though Diane had died away from Oakside Park, her spirit was forced to reside there after her death, in eternal wait for her son. Charles, of course, was there as well, and he looked just as proud and pained as his wife and ancestor to see Charlie again, in this condition. Charlie acknowledged their encouraging caresses with a small flick of the head, but since he was too busy reading the spell to send Slender away, he didn't dare look away or talk to them directly. Lauren and Kate, meanwhile, stood guard over him, prepared in case Slender or any of his eviler proxies came along to try and stop them. And sure enough, they did.

The moment that ethereal breeze from the spell book had started to fill the haunted forest, Slender teleported himself and his loyal legion right to the source of the strife at once.

"CHARLIE!" his thunderous roar was so horrific and terrifying that even the ghosts cowered in fear as their killer burst into the chapel, head almost touching the rafters as he angled his faceless visage down at the one trying to get rid of him. But even though the ghosts trembled violently in terror, they stood strong over the three living beings who were trying to undo this nightmare.

Kate and Lauren looked close to fainting as well, but they both stood defiantly over Charlie with the other ghosts. Slender and his goons attacked, then, but after years and years and years of torment and torture, the ghosts finally rebelled. They found the strength and courage to fight back against their tormentors, nothing left to lose now. Led by Frida and CR, they dealt with Slender directly. Kate and Lauren, meanwhile, took on all of Slender's loyal and bloodthirsty proxies. Toby was among the lot, severely injured, but so angry and vengeful that the pain meant nothing to him compared to the chance of getting revenge against the two idiotic girls who had defeated him so thoroughly only a few hours ago. The battle was very wild and bloody, to say the least, but Kate, Lauren and the ghosts were so sick and tired of running and hiding that all of their anger was finally unleashed here and none of them held back at all. At long, long last, their rage was finally being put to good use, and it did not fail them.