Murder House AU! Chap 3
"GG, we should run." I start, even though my legs refuse to let me start moving. What was stopping me? Curiosity? The need for a challenge? Whatever it was, it was affecting Jean too.
"Jean?" I repeat, tempted to look over at Jean as he evaluates his options.
"Wait." Jean begins, holding up his hands defensively at the man. "This is a hospital, not a kingdom." He utters, desperate for a way to stall the man. I roll my eyes. Is that the best he can come up with? The man sighs and tilts his head in frustration.
"Looks can be deceiving, Jean. It's not about the appearance, it's about the idea." He straightens up, making himself appear taller as he towers over us.
"Now, kneel before me."
"Hell no." Jean and I both say in unison, earning an awkward glance between us as the man tilts his head down with a scowl.
"Just because you're allowed to kill whoever comes on your floor doesn't mean you can tell me what to do." I sneer, crossing my arms as he reaches into his pocket.
"God lures us into submission by manifesting for us the illusion of free will."
Jean and I take a few steps back as he pulls out a gun, pointing it at Jean. Jean holds up his hands, as if he didn't have any weapons on him. I wonder how many hidden weapons he possessed.
"For instance," He begins, turning the gun towards me, but keeping eye contact with Jean. "Who will you sacrifice? Yourself, or him?"
Jean and I exchange glances as I watched Jean's eyes search for a solution. Why didn't he just say me? He knows I want to die, so wouldn't he jus-
BANG!
I jump, gasping as I realize I didn't feel a bullet hit me. I look up at the man, who's holding his chest tightly as blood drips from his black shirt. Jean held a gun of his own, with a look of murder in his eyes. His face was blank, but his eyes were determined and violent.
"You can't kill him. He wants me to kill him, and you're not going to stand in the way of our contract."
I don't even know how to react as the man falls to the floor, coughing blood out as he quickly loses consciousness.
"I am so much more than royal." The man sputters out before closing his eyes and falling limp. I look at Jean in shock as we stand there staring at him for a few moments. Suddenly a voice rang around the intercoms.
"Attention: B1's Resident has killed B2's Resident, violating rule 1. B1 Resident is now a sacrifice."
Jean looks at me nonchalantly, barely effected by this turn of events.
"Now I've really got to get out, I guess." He utters at me, turning toward the security door. As I step my way toward the door, I hear the scratching again. I turn around to find the words forming, quickly reading them before entering the room.
You shall have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:3
I sigh and follow Jean, examining the security cameras as we follow the halls to find the elevator. We walk in silence down the hall, Jean's hands in his pockets as he stares at the ground. Should I start a conversation? What could I even talk about?
"So," I start, kicking a stray piece of trash, "How long have you been killing?"
Jean doesn't look up from the ground as we make a turn.
"Coupla years."
"Why did you start?" Jean looks up and turns to the elevator that we finally arrived at.
"Ah, finally. Prepare yourself for whatever hell awaits us up ahead."
I ignore the fact that he changed the subject as we enter the elevator. The ride is silent, I realize he doesn't want to talk right now, but I wanted to fill the silence somehow. Instead, I sigh and distract myself with his lighter. The doors open to reveal a dark hallway, the setting quite different. As we walk through the doors, I hear scratching on the wall.
They sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons;
Psalm 106:37
Demons? I follow Jean as we wander the halls, the walls like that of a rotting house, the echoes of dripping surrounding us.
"Is this floor empt-" I begin, until I was interrupted by the sound of a distant scream. Jean and I glance at each other with intrigue, but slight worry. We continue, but with caution. Why is Jean so confident he'll get out of here? He said it himself, this building is full of crazed murderers, so what makes him think he's better than them?
"Look at you two,"
A smooth female voice rung around the floor around us. Where it was coming from, neither Jean nor I knew, but we paused.
"Broken pieces of a soul, I can see it in your eyes. Both of you are burdened with guilt; haunted by the burning embers of your memories."
I look at Jean, wondering where this is coming from. Come to think of it, Jean did ignore my question about why he became a murderer. Why is that?
"Nothing heals a wound more than physical connection, isn't that correct, Mr. White?"
Jean shuffled and looked at me with an awkward glance.
"Let's go, she hasn't shown her face yet so we'll have to ignore her."
I nod as we continue walking, hoping she wouldn't start talking about me.
"That's right, you ignored your problems. You let your family shower you with abuse until you couldn't take it anymore. Is that what you're going to do to me, Mr. White? Are you going to kill me?"
Her voice slowly grew more insane as she went on, causing Jean to grow more uncomfortable with his body language.
"Oh, Jeany boy, there's no need to worry. Judgement day is tomorrow, so why don't you find pleasure in today?"
"Fuck off, you fucking whore." Jean snaps, followed by a long silence. Jean looks at me curiously and sighs heavily, as we continue down the hallway. We stop by a room and open it, immediately hit with a nasty stench. Nevertheless, we walked in, which was our first mistake. The door slammed shut, and despite Jean's efforts, it wouldn't open. I look around the room. Wooden crates lined the walls of the medium sized room as I feel the need to cover my nose. Something was rotting in here. Jean approached a crate and opened the lid, immediately retaliating and dropping the lid.
"It's chopped up bodies." He utters, covering his nose as he steps away. Something led me to believe that's what every crate was filled with.
"What are we supposed to do?"
"Mr. Levin."
She spoke again, somehow her voice so clear and smooth. What kind of speaker is she hiding in here?
"I believe you would know how to dispose of a body, am I correct?"