Chapter 4 [The Hidden Key]

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Remaining survivors
[Still alive]: ✔
[Eliminated]: ✖
Aiden [✖]
Angie [✔]
AJ [✔]
Christian [✖]
Dani [✔]
David [✔]
JC [✔]
Kaylin [✔]
Kyla [✔]
Matthew [✔]

Everyone was shocked, two of their best friends just died and now they know they are going to expect more deaths along the way.
AJ fell onto his knees.
"N-no way...he couldn't have-"
"Welp he's dead."
The figure from the screen said again. JC punched the screen.
"Will you shut up?"
"He had it coming. He had too much compassion. Several of you have too much compassion. The next challenge will begin tomorrow. It's late so you all should sleep."
"I don't sleep." Dani simply said, tears falling off her cheeks.
"Did I ask?"
Sleeping gas suddenly filled the room. David was the first to pass out. Then Kyla, AJ, Dani, JC, Matthew, and Kaylin. Angie held her breath and managed to mouth 'fuck you' before flopping on to the ground.
"She's so cute when she's angry. They are all so cute when they're angry."
The figure smiled once more creepily.

Night transitions to day, Kyla was the first to wake up.
"Guys..?" She choked out in a nervous voice crack.
Kaylin rubbed her eyes. "What happened?"
"So this wasn't a dream..?" Matthew obliged.
"Rise and shine!~ How was your rest dear?" The screen physically turned towards Kyla this time. She felt her stomach twist.
"Leave her alone." Kaylin said, standing up.
"Hm okay, well EYE hope you all are ready for my next challenge. Did you SEE what EYE did there?"
"Get to the fucking point." JC and Dani said at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled.
"The door to your right leads to the next challenge, but you'd need a key to open this door. There is a key behind JC's left eye, deep inside. Find something sharp to gouge out his left eye and dig deep inside to find the key. You have 6:00 minutes for this challenge before I open the floor and you all can join Christian and Aiden."
The timer starts counting down. Everyone frantically searched to find something sharp.
"Where is it?!" AJ screamed in frustration. "There is literally nothing sharp."
"I have an idea!" Dani chirped. She grabbed Angie's hands up high "HER FAKE NAILS!"
"oH HELL NO-"
"Do it for the greater good" Matthew convinced.
"Yeah or else we're all gonna die." Kyla added.
"Um, no-"
"Tick tick tick, Angie your time is running, just do it already."
"Hnnghhr fine." Angie growled, glaring at the screen.
"Alright stand still JC, this'll hurt a lot."

Kyla physically cringed at what was about to happen next so she turned away and asked Kaylin to cover her eyes.
Angie's anxiety spiked as she moved to a different part of the room with David so they won't see what's going to happen.
"I can't do it alone. I need someone to help me.."
Jc looked at AJ then David, but they shook their heads vigorously.
Dani grabbed the scalp and exhaled.
"Let's just get this over with."

[Gore warning](I know someone in particular who would physically cringe at this scene so Kyla you should scroll down):
The scalp digged deep into the lacrimal carnuncle, blood spewing out immediately. JC immediately let out a scream of pain. The edge of the scalp started circling around the eye, the nail was very deep inside of the optic disc, which meant that JC had just lost the sight of his left eye. The nail circled some more until the eye was ready to be taken out. JC's scream of pain were getting louder and louder. Taking out the eyes, Angie used her fingers and moved deep into the inner regions of the eye, probably not even in the place of the eyes anymore. She digged deeper, cringing at every moment of it.

"Oh shoot-" Angie cursed.
"What?" JC winced.
"Did he say your left or um..my left?"
"oH MY GOD."

*insert same process done again, rip JC*
A very very very bloody key was finally taken out along with some flesh on the floor. There was so much blood on Angie's fingers, and some eye flesh underneath her nails.
"I-I I'm not holding the keys-" Angie said throwing the keys towards Dani's direction. Dani refused to pick it up, so AJ finally did. AJ took the keys and unlocked the door as everyone walked out, trying not to look at the mess on the floor.
JC was covering both of his eyes with his sleeve, crying and whimpering like a dying puppy.

Dani hugs JC "I-its okay, it's-"
"Haha ur blind" David laughs as he does the L dance.
"dAVID WHAT THE HECK??" Kyla shoves David.
"Alright get into the other room children before I kill you."

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