The Night Awaits

Chapter 18 (Eternal Damnation)

"Someone has to die," Nashira stuttered. "Should we do the voting thing? Where we vote for ourselves in and one of us shuffle..." Phillip recommended even though he doesn't want anyone to die. They agreed with his idea as nothing else could be done. One by one they put their cards on Bertrand's hand including himself. "My hands are shaking," Bertrand muttered his words as he shuffled the cards. He picked a card and turn it over, revealing Phillip's card.

Phillip's Confessional: I have never been more scared in my life. I'm literally about to be shoved in a box full of spikes and murdered.

"I can't do this." Bertrand sobbed, not wanting any more of his friends dying in front of his own eyes. "I'm gonna regret this." Rafa blurted. He immediately grabbed Phillip and with the help of Nashira, they managed to put Phillip in the Maiden of Madness. Phillip was crying and begging mercy for his dear life but no one listened. "I'm sorry, it has to be done." Nashira lamented. Phillip screamed and cried his lungs out when the box full of spikes were closed. A small drawer opened on the bottom of the Maiden of Madness and inside is a chant to return the dead to hell. "Hac nocte animam malam redeo ad inferos." they chanted together. They checked outside and saw that all the undead are gone for good. The notebook then began glowing again. "Once you obtain all 7 deadly sins gem and put it in the crown, you must place it under the King's Head in the unholy church to remove the town's curse and leave this place. Sincerely, the SAE (Society Against Evil)" Bertrand read the new page.

Nashira's Confessional: We are so close to getting out of here!

They went to the X sign on the map and it leads them to a chest in Camelot. They quickly noticed that the chest is missing a piece that looks like the shape of the Eternal Life Stone/Stone of Life. Rafa inserts the stone onto the chest and it opens. "It's the sword!" they cheered in happiness. They poured the blood to the sword and it begins glowing blue lights. "Ready to kill that demon?" Rafa declared.

"You underestimated me, witch." Baphomet released magic energy before pulling away Diana's head away from her body using only his mere strength. The final three guests made their way down the museum's stairs and prepare themselves to kill Baphomet. "You think that sword can kill me?" he bellowed. "At least it'll buy us time." Rafa ran with his sword and battled it out with Baphomet. It wasn't long before he stabs that sword through Baphomet's chest and petrifying him. "Raf, get that onyx gem!" Bertrand cheered. Rafa took the gem from his chest and ran together with his friends. "You're gonna pay for that!" Baphomet screamed as he breaks free from his stones and chased them to the church.

Bertrand's Confessional: We finally got all the gems and all we need to do is put it in the crown and that's it!

"Come on, we only have like 15 more minutes." Nashira rushed the others to the church. On one of the tables was ahead with a crown on it. "That must be the King's Head." Rafa pointed. They replaced the crown with their's and all 7 gems began glowing. Dark energy circled the church and disappeared into the sky as the beautiful morning sun rose. Baphomet turned to specks of dust along with the cursed museum. "We did it!" Bertrand smiled. The table's drawer opened and it revealed a scroll. "Congratulations, your job has been done. For the portal to open you must make a wise decision that will change history; You can either destroy the crown and be free, or bring the crown with you and list down 13 new names of your friends to be brought down here in purgatory. Those 13 names will replace the life of your lost ones, Nadhira, Satya, Leonna, Gazel, Phillip, and others. The new guests will be trapped in a new exhibit and history will repeat itself." they read the scroll.

Rafa's Confessional: So we have the choice to endanger 13 more people and bring our friends back, or just leave this place with the three of us. I am more frustrated now.

"If we could just write random names it would be easy, but we can only name our other friends," Nashira explained. They had a short discussion on which choice is the best and they picked to save their dead friends as a redemption thing. They took a pen and wrote down 13 new names behind the scroll; Cleo, Kiara, Cessa, Onel, Hayu, Myiesha, Naura, Andrew, Ando, Raoul, John, Steve, and Darrel. Once they completed the names, they see a portal appeared in the entrance of the town with all their dead friends alive and not a zombie. "You guys!" Bertrand screamed and waved his hands as the three survivors ran to their dear friends. "What happened? All I remember was dying and a cloud of smoke appeared and all of a sudden I'm alive again for like the 5th time?" Gazel scratched his head in confusion in the middle of a huge group hug. They explained that they had to pick new people to replace them so they could be alive. "You mean them?" Keiona pointed to the glass cases they were in before they died. They saw their new friends turn to a human-like statue inside a glass case, but this time just them and no museum what-so-ever, yet, at least. "Let's get out of this hell hole." Nadhira gushed and everyone left through the portal with the crown. "Back in 2019." They smiled.

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"Where the hell am I?" Andrew asked as everyone broke free from their glass case.