Anecdote: Heat of the Moment (Story)

Peers:"God damn it, I'm so fucking bored! There ain't shit to do!"

Red Lobster Court lowly plays on a smart phone from Peer's lap as he leans back in the shitty office chair, spinning around as he stares at the ceiling.

Narrator:Standing nearby is Hal, dressed in their required uniform with a flash light in hand, making sure he has all of his items on hand before going to do his turn of the hourly rounds of the super-store.

Peers:"You know, you could just sit the fuck down, this place has so many cameras and alarms that if someone were to be here, the cops would be here before we even knew someone was stalking."

"Our jobs are fuckin' redundant."

Raising his hand from the desk that he rests near, Peers takes a long drag from a cigarette and continues to stare at the ceiling.

Hal:He finishes checking himself before looking over "As redundant as it might be its better then sitting here bitching about being bored like you"

"You could get off you ass and come with me if you want. Got to be better then sitting in that chair"

Peers:Sucking his teeth, Peers gives a shrug and stretches

"Nah, I have to watch the cams."

Hal:"If you say so"

"Anyway I'll be back"

Peers:"See ya in twenty."

"Make sure the talky is on."

Hal:He clicks it a couple times on and off just to make sure "Good now if it wasn't before. I'll see you in twenty. Make sure to send help in a crack addict starts a fight with me instead of just watching." He gives a wave while heading for the door

Peers:He calls over radio

"(Copy)"

Hal:*He clicks it a couple times on and off just to make sure "Good now if it wasn't before. I'll see you in twenty. Make sure to send help if a crack addict starts a fight with me instead of just watching." He gives a wave while heading for the door

"(Copy. Over)"

Peers:"(Don't say that over shit, it's gay.)"

Hal:"(You would know wouldn't you. 'Over')"

"(Found a fat cock for you to suck. Over)"

Peers:"(Only cock I suck is my boyfriends, fag."

"... Over."

Hal:"(Sounds about right. Let me know if he ever wants to have a double team. Maybe that will shut you ass up from saying dumb shit. fag. Over)"

Peers:"(This conversation is getting redic. Shut up and do your job.)"

Hal:"(Man you I cant stand that shit. Just say the whole word. It what saves you like three seconds? Is that worth sounding like a retard?)"

"(Fucking zoom, zoom speak over there. How about you zoom into speaking right)"

Peers:"(Yeah, it is.)"

"(Zoom into death, you annoying prick. Sounding like an old man with your boomer-zoomer shit. Bet you even keep up with the stats, huh? Dumb ass don't even know it's all fake.)"

Hal:"(More real then the words your using. Maybe that's why fags love sucking dick so much. God's gift to the rest of us for you to stop saying stupid shit."

"(Only reason you don't think its real is because its to accurate and degrading to you bullshit fed view points)"

"(Over)"

Narrator:By this point, Hal had walked down a few halls before entering the store, main, where he is wondering down the isles, looking at the various objects on the shelves; these in particular are various canned and packed foods

Peers:"(Certainly like talking about cock and gays enough, sure you're not one of the blue heads in disguise? You one of them LTDBGs?)"

Hal:"(I mean I'd suck a dick)"

Peers:"(Also, it's the glowers. You sur-)"

A long pause comes from the radio

Hal:"(Glowers as the ones that you can see in the dark and have to run over with your car?")

Peers:"(Why are you gay?)"

Hal:"(Could you be talking about glow N-I-G-G-E-R-S?"

"(I hate women and think that men are better)"

Peers:"(You are gay!)"

Hal:"(Damn right faggot)"

"(Smoke my cock like you smoke cigarettes)"

Peers:"(Working with you makes me question sometimes.)"

Hal:"(Your sexuality? I get that often from dudes)"

"(Its alright I have that effect on dudes)"

Narrator:A noise as if something falling to the ground is heard a couple of isles over

Hal:Hal heads over that way to see what it was

Peers:"(God damn it, you're just an uncomfortable person to talk to.)"

Hal:"(Also heard that one often. I think its just that you can't come up with a good response. Sucks to suck I guess)"

Narrator:Nothing seems to be broken or wrong, everything seems to be nice and neat, as it was when the store closed.

Hal:"(Hey)"

Peers:"(Sucks to suck dick.)"

Hal:"(I heard a noise over here. Did you see anything on the cams around the area?"

"(Also your the expert on sucking dick so you tell me")

Peers:"(Hang on.. Let me see.)"

Hal:"(Thanks)"

Narrator:Sounds of scratching, as if rats running across the floor is heard quickly passing behind Hal

Peers:"... (Where are you?)"

Hal:He jumps and turns around quickly to the noise

"What the fuck was that bullshit!?"

Narrator:As Hal quickly turns, he finds nothing around him as the noise stops abruptly. Sending chills down his spine.

Hal:("Ahh... Alright looks like I'm at the clothes section that has those awful modern medical masks)"

"(You know the ones with the stupid fist or the pride shit on them)"

Peers:"(That whole section should be burned."

"(You sure you're over there?)"

"(I'm not see- Oh, there you are.)"

Hal:"(At least we agree on something)"

Peers:"(Alright, let's just do a bit of rewind-time.)"

"(Aaaannndddd....)"

"(Nothing.)"

"(Nothing happened, I'm already ten minutes back.)"

Hal:"(Alright fair enough. Guess the schizophrenia is finally kicking in)"

"(Thought I had more time before I went bat shit)"

Narrator:The radio begins playing over the whole store, as Dogs in the Basket plays in instrumental.

Peers:"(You went crazy awhile ago. I'm just a figment of your imagination, but this music.. Is in both of our minds.)"

Hal:"What am I then the id or ego? Wait. I already know I'm the conscious you're the sub. Cause god knows your ass is one)"

"(But yeah this music shit is weird)"

"(Could be the abc boys are finally making their move against me)"

Peers:"(You're not a big enough target for them to so shit.)"

to do shit*

Narrator:Everything seems to have returned to normal, no more noises interrupting him

Hal:"(That's what you think)"

"(They know that when I get enough money that my political revolution will happen)"

"(Day of the rope will come at last)"

Peers:A burst of laughter comes over the radio

"(I don't know what fucking jobs you think you got going, but it won't ever be enough money.)"

"(Win the lottery and it still won't be.)"

"(Also, the radio seems to have turned on by itself.)"

Hal:"(At least I want to do something. You just smoke and act like a bitch all day)"

Peers:"(Went and checked the station and... I don't see anything in the room. But the radio turned on, I see the moment the lights just... Blinked.)"

"(Dude, fuckin' move on. The convos been done.)"

Hal:"(Well something is going on and I don't like this shit at all)"

Peers:"(Probably just a mix up on the... Button? Or something.)"

"(Like it got stuck?)"

"(Or the wiring.)"

Hal:"(I mean that's multiple shit going on at once)"

"(To much shit to be a coincidence)"

Peers:"(Yeah, I guess that doesn't explain it just... Turning on the intercom connected to it.)"

"(Just.. Go and shut it off, ain't nothing there.)"

"(I'm staring right at these cameras, I don't see anything.)"

Hal:"(Alright give me a second.)"

"(I'll head over to check it out but be ready to call the police in case we have been hacked or something before we get robbed. I don't care about anything in this store but I don't wanna get shot, so better safe then sorry.)"

Hal slowly makes his way over with his body tensed feeling like shit is just not right

Peers:"(If we were hacked, they probably would have just set this stuff to loop.)"

"(But I'm seeing it all pretty clearly moving. And I see you stumbling and fumbling around.)"

Hal:"(Well I'm down here dealing with this shit and your in a safe room pretty much)"

Narrator:Forcing himself to walk the long distance across the store before he reaches some of the back offices where he has to climb a flight of stairs. Hal is just down a few doors away from the station's room that holds the intercoms when he hears Peer's radio give a bit of a crackle and static for a moment.

Hal:"(Alright I'm getting close)"

Peers:"(What the fuck?)"

"(Are you seeing this?)"

Hal:"(No?)"

"(The fuck are you seeing)"

Peers:"(You don't see all those dolls and shit around you?)"

"(Just... Hanging?)"

"(They weren't there before?)"

"(Hold on.)"

Hal:"No its dark as fuck over)"

"I can't see shit really)"

Peers:"(You have a flash light, but they're all white, you should be able to see with the bit of light we leave on.)"

"(Okay, something is weird.)"

"(I checked this shit not five minutes ago and nothing was here. It was clear, it was clean, but I'm rewinding the tape to see when they appear and they're...)"

"(They've always been there.)"

"(No, fuck that. Get out of there.)"

Hal:"(See I knew this shit was fucking right)"

Peers:"(Get back over here, we'll recollect.)"

Hal:"(Fucking Heartcraft was right about the old ones)"

"(I'm gonna stop going towards this shit)"

"(Ain't no way I'm gonna go see what ever is causing this)"

Peers:"(Elder Gods were from space, not some cheap Bucky wannabe.)"

"(I just told you to return over here.)"

Hal:"(You really are a dumb bastard most of his stories have it set it places like this)"

"(Yeah I'm coming back fuck this)"

Peers:"(WHAO!)"

"(STOP!)"

Hal:"(Why the fuck would I do that for?!")

Peers:"(You don't see it?)"

"(It's like two feet in front of you?)"

"(Alright, just.. Take a few steps back... And don't turn around.)"

Hal:"(...)"

Peers:"(Oh, what the fuck is this?)"

Hal:"(Alright)"

"(No)"

"(I ain't doing this shit)"

Peers:"(Now there is shit happening over in the theater. A couple of people are walking around over there.)"

"(Just.. Casually strolling.)"

"(Holy shit, one has a gun.)"

"(Hang on, just.. Stay right there. Don't move.)"

"(I'm going to call the cops.)"

Hal:"(Alright)"

Narrator:Several minutes pass, as the music begins morphing, becoming unrecognizable

Hal:"(Alright what's going on)"

Narrator:The music seems to quickly begin speeding up before slowing back down, repeating this several times before small blue flames begin randomly igniting along the floor of the hallway Hal is in; as if little candles littered it, however only the flame and it's light were viewable.

Hal:Hal turns on his flashlight and begins making his way back to the security room "(Hey If you can here me, shit is not going good over here)"

"(I was fucking around with the heartcraft shit but I think it was real)"

Narrator:As Hal passes the spot Peers had stopped him before, he feels a cold chill run through his body, before seeing his breath and hearing a type of ice cracking noise as the windows on the doors around him begin frosting as he passes them.

Hal:Attempts to notice (0)

Hal freezes up, letting out a breath he tenses up and then breaks off into a sprint running back to the security room

Narrator:Running down the stares, Hal spots something form the corner of his eye, a shadowed figure on the wall, causing his body to pause once he hits the bottom, asking him to take a look back, just a quick peek

Hal:Hal resists the urge and keeps running away not wanting to know what the fuck is going on behind him

Narrator:A whisper is heard, however it's words are unrecognizable as the sound of a choir seems to be faintly playing behind the various distorted sounds playing over the intercom. Several of the lights begins flickering sporadically as Hal runs through the main building, some bulbs even blowing, however none near him as his body slams into the doors between him and the employee area. Running back up another flight of stairs, he finally swings open the door to the security room before shutting it with a thud, without thinking, he presses his body against it, holding it shut.

Heart racing, Hal looks around the room to find several hanging ghost dolls. White cloaks with only a single string giving them the form of holding a head as they appear to be floating.

It's finally now that he realizes that he had locked himself not in the security room but had went back to the intercom room.

Hal:Hal moves slightly forward "..."

"If this is what's happening right now"

"I ain't gonna be taking this shit lying around"

Hal steps up and swings at one of the dolls

Attempts to strike (84)

Narrator:The darkness of the after hours store has gained a blue hint as a loud shriek escapes when one of the dolls are punched, it's body flying across the room before hitting a wall and falling, seemingly causing all of the other dolls to begin to vibrate

Hal:Hal seeing this as a sign of progress steps up and swings at another one

Attempts to strike (142)

Narrator:The second ghost doll seems to become fathers as it's struck into the floor, as Hal's eye balls feel a painful stab in the center of them.

The feeling is followed by another, as if the centers of his eye balls were being stretched open, he feels a tug at his feet before they freeze in place as snow begins falling through the room.

Hal:"Ahhhghgh!" He grabs at his eyes and presses his palms into them screaming at the pain

"FUCK!"

"FUCKING KIKE BASTARD!"

Narrator:Suddenly, everything lifts as darkness swallows everything and Hal begins falling down the pit of absolute nothing.

Falling for just long enough to realize that he is no longer in control of anything, but before he can make a sound, his body slams into the floor and he regains his vision as the blue tint is gone.

As are the dolls. The flames. The frosting and the snow

As his head rams the floor, the sounds from the intercom stop, and he is left back in silence.

Hal:Hal just lays there waiting for whatever is happening to stop or calm down further

Narrator:It feels as if an hour goes by, with nothing more occurring.

Hal:Hal slowly pushes himself off of the ground and looks around the area

Narrator:Nothing seems out of normal, as if everything had been in his head.

Hal:"Maybe the schizophrenia thing was also real"

He goes to open the door that leads outside of the security room

*Intercom room

Narrator:Opening the door, Hal finds the usual hallway, completely normal and completely bland. Not even an outlit on the wall.

Hal:"Alright so far so good"

He checks for his radio

Narrator:The radio, along with his light and knife are all perfectly fine and in one piece.

Hal:He grabs his radio making sure its on before pressing the button to talk "(Hey, you there?)"

Narrator:Silence is Hal's reply

Starting to walk down the hall, his body moving on it's own, Hal reaches the security room to find it not just empty, but destroyed. Several hours later, seemingly in a state of shock, he speaks with the police about what had happened, unsure if he should explain to them what he had experienced, he left it out, knowing they wouldn't believe him, instead explaining that he had simply went on one of the rounds and came back to it. Several days pass as he finds himself back at work, the time 11;42, close to midnight, and he watches the cameras. A new partner hadn't been hired yet, since his Peer's disappearance, which has been labeled as him just skipping town.

As he stares at the monitors, his face giving off a blank expression, before his eyes dart across the room. The monitor to the old theater room which has been under redevelopment for some time picked something up. A figure casually walking down the large set of stairs.

Once again, the intercoms begin playing music across the massive store

Hal's heart begins racing as he hears between the lyrics in the music, a second voice

On the monitor to the intercom room, he sees the floating dolls that he had fought before. In the center of the room, on the floor, a small framed figure

Pearlen:Looking up towards the camera, Hal can't look away, as it asks

"Don't leave. We just want you to watch."

Hal:Once again his body freezes and locks up. He loos at the dolls and at the figure before he regains control of himself

"Yeah, no, I ain't doing this shit"

He reaches up and turns off the monitors but not ending the recording and heads to secure the door with the chair

Part 1 ||| END

Narrator:After nearly an hour passes, Hal notices shadows appear along the bottom of the door, where he soon hearing whispers. Unable to discern what they say or what they are doing, a scratching sound appears along the vents above him before a horrid smell enters his senses, nearly causing him to gag.

Hal:Hal takes a step back getting a distance away from the vent and covers his mouth and nose with his sleeve and has his flashlight ready in the other

"I'd suggest you fuck off unless you want what happed to those dolls to happen to you!"

Attempts to intimidate (2)

Narrator:A series of scratches are heard getting further and further away as precipitation appears along the walls.

Suddenly, Hal hears the door knob begin to turn, before stopping upon reaching it's locked status; causing it to start violently moving back and forth.

Unknown: "Hey! Open the door, we're here to help!"

Hal:Hal walks back to the monitors and turns them back on looking at the one that is connected to the camera outside of the door

Narrator:As he peers, he sees two men standing outside, their faces covered, one by hat and rags, the other by a motorcycle helmet

Unknown: "We heard you in there, we know you've seen this shit happening, just let us in!"

Hal:"How the fuck could you possibly know that though!?" He yells back to them

Unknown: A silence returns for a moment before another voice, muffled but still understandable responds "Because it's targeting you! Now if you don't want help, that's fine, you're free to go. But we need in that room."

Hal:"I'll be honest that really doesn't explain shit but alright. Stand back I'll unlock the door but wait until I say to come in or I'll bust the shit out of you"

Hal walks towards the door and unlocks it and removes the chair that's blocking it before quickly stepping back

"Alright you can come in but don't try me. I'm really tired of this shit"

Unknown: "Sure, you have our word." The first voice responds

Hal:"Alright come on in then. The doors unlocked"

Hal has the flashlight still raised ready for violence if need be

Masked Man:The first of the two passes Hal and heads for the monitors where he takes a seat and starts looking across them, operating the computer like he holds extensive knowledge of it.

Herdloc:The second takes a second to enter, examining the area before walking in slowly and deliberately, taking his time before looking over to Hal.

"I'm Herdloc. I'd say it's nice to meet you, but I doubt you feel the same about the situation."

"As I said, you're free to go. What is hunting you isn't much danger to those experienced, though for someone who is panicking with no knowledge on what it is or how to deal, you'll likely be dead in weeks."

Hal:He nods Herdloc "I mean its nice to meet you as your not trying to fight me or doing weird eldritch shit. I'll take that over what has been happening. Also nice helmet"

Herdloc:He gives a nod and knocks on it before scanning the room once again

Hal:"I'm gonna be honest I ain't leaving. I ain't gonna let this shit, whatever it is, get away with what its been doing. I'm gonna beat its shit in. So tell me how to do that and I'll help you."

Herdloc:"Well, luckily what you're dealing with is simply a child. Nothing more than a mimic."

"Shouldn't be too difficult, but give me just a moment."

Herdloc continues his carefully placed steps around the room, seemingly reading the walls and floor.

Masked Man:"Loc, I'm not seeing shit. Hey, dude, those cops take the fucking footage?"

He spins the chair around to face Hal, directing his question

Hal:"They did but there wasn't anything on them anyway"

Masked Man:"What do you mean?"

Hal:"I mean the recordings were normal"

"Nothing out of place"

Masked Man:"What about your coworker?"

"Was he normal? Did he just walk out?"

Hal:"He disappeared. Police said he left town they think but I think they got him. Whatever 'it' is"

Herdloc:"Oh.. It certainly did."

Masked Man:"Whatcha seein' man?"

Herdloc:"It went home."

Masked Man:"Home?"

Herdloc:"Where the boy's mother made the deal."

Masked Man:"Oh, son of a bitch. That'll take a whole day of driving man, c'mon. We can't just.. Resummon it? Drag it's wannabe spook ass back here?"

Herdloc:"Afraid not."

Masked Man:"Alright, well then.. Let's get out."

The masked man jumps from the seat and rushes out the room

Herdloc:Herdloc takes a moment before following along.

Hal:Hal wanting to see this through and help end what is happening follows along

Herdloc:As they make it out the building, Herloc stops and looks behind them, staring for a moment before motioning Hal to look back towards the store.

Hal:Hal looks back over his shoulder looking at the store

Pearlen:As he looks back, he sees the creature that he had seen before, with it's various dolls floating around it. A hand pressed against the glass as it stares at them.

Herdloc:Patting Hal's arm, when he looks back over, he sees Herfloc offering him a glass veil with a black liquid in it.

Hal:"You better get your ass back away from the glass unless you want to lose another doll!"

He turns around while shouting this and shakes his flashlight at the creature and its dolls

Herdloc:vial*

Hal:After this he looks back and grab the vial and inspects it

"What is this stuff?"

Herdloc:"Mixed by some witches from upstate. Go back in the store and wait for it to start making noises around you again. When it starts, bring this vial and make a circle around you, don't get any on your skin or it'll have the opposite effect."

"It'll keep toying with you for about an hour, once it feels like you aren't going to go anywhere, it'll walk over to give you a hug. Once it's in the circle, stab it."

"That's it, sends it back home and you're safe."

Hal:"Wait"

"Its gonna give me a fucking hug?"

Herdloc:"It'll go to give you a hug. Don't let it."

Hal:"What happens if it does?"

"Also why is his ass trying to hug me?"

Herdloc:"Her, I think. Hugging is their way of imprinting, until they get a bit older and learn other ways. Once it imprints on you, it'll be a bitch to get rid of."

"Now, we gotta go and save Peirs."

"Just remember, don't let it hug you, and don't get that stuff on you."

Hal:"One more question. What happens if I stab it with the liquid on the blade?"

Herdloc:"If you want to try that, good luck, but the blade has to be completely covered. It's the completing of a circle that creates the tunnel connecting our worlds."

"It's a safer bet sometimes, but for general lesser entities like this, it's better for a circle and to just stab it while it's in there."

Masked Man:"Damn it, Loc, it's already been 24!"

Hal:"Alright that's fair. Better not to take the risk"

"I'll leave you guys to it then. Good luck"

Herdloc:"Same to you."

Hal:Hal with the Vial in hand walks back heading into the store

Herdloc:Herdloc jumps in a van that the masked man had started and the two pull off, leaving Hal to take care of his demon himself.

Hal:Hal looks back watching them head out before heading into the store going towards the hunting section

Narrator:As Hal rummages through the store, he is able to find a sturdy machete which seems it'll be able to get the job done efficiently.

As he rips the tags off and opens it's packaging, he begins hearing scratches

Hal:"Well guess that means its show time then" He grabs the vial and pours a decently sized circle

Narrator:With only enough liquid in the vial to get a 4 foot circle, Hal finds it's closeness to be a bit concerning, however knows the instructions he was given

Hal:Hal places himself in the middle of the circle and waits for the creature to show its self

*itself

Narrator:With the noises appearing from various angels, Hal begins to notices his breath appear before him as blue flames suddenly spark across the floors shelves around him.

With every blink, new ghostly dolls materialize around him, with his fifth blink revealing the little entity sitting on the ground.

It's back turned towards him, as he hears the sound of a little girl call out.

Pearlen:"I'm scared!"

"He won't leave me alone!"

"I just want to play!"

"Why can't I play with them!?"

"Have I been bad?"

Hal:Hal disregards its words and just waits watching it with the machete held ready to gut the the creature

Pearlen:A series of cracks is heard as it stands from the ground and begins to turn it's body. What looks like water dripping from it's clothe and soaking the floor. It's face covered by the sheet that hides the rest of her torso and legs, while her arms and feet appear to be a rough, gangly, unhealthy mess. Beginning to walk towards Hal, it turns just enough to instead begin to walk around him, around the circle. continuing to call out as the face in it's hood moves with it's words.

"I just wanted to be normal!"

"I just wanted to have friends!"

"But after mommy died.."

"Daddy got lonely. And Daddy got mad."

"Why can't I just play outside with the other girls!?"

Pearlen:"I just want to ride my bike again!"

Hal:Hal again doesn't give a shit about whatever bullshit this thing is spewing

Pearlen:The creature continues to spiel a story of horror, droning on for what feels like ages, as Hal begins feeling his shoulders get heavy, not realizing until after a moment that his clothing is dampening. Slowly but surely, it gets closer and closer.

Finally asking

"Won't you help me? Won't you protect me?"

Hal:"No"

Pearlen:As Hal replies to this, the creature takes a step back before letting out an awful ear pitching scream and going to jump on him, having been just outside the circle by this point

Hal:"I'm gonna crack your skull open and impale you on my machete"

Pearlen:Attempts to strike (152)

Attempts to discover, with (3) degrees.

Hal:Attempts to block (150)

Pearlen:Hal finds the creature wrapping it's body around him, causing him to stumble back before landing on the floor outside of the circle, as it lets out another scream and scratches his face

Does (4) physical damage

Hal:Hal puts his hand on its sides and pushes that bitch off him back into the circle

Attempts to push (157)

Pearlen:Flailing back into the circle, the creature looks back up to him before a loud pop is heard, ringing Hal's hears and causing him to hesitate for a moment before realizing the creature has been blown apart, with blood and various body parts splattered across the area

Masked Man:"Hell yeah! That's what I'm talking about!"

Hal:"Damn"

"Man I wanted to fucking kill that thing what the fuck!"

Herdloc:"You could have if you didn't fuck it up."

Hal:Hal gets up and kicks a nearby item in frustration

Herdloc:"Now you're cursed! A tether binds you to it, or it to you."

Hal:"I didn't fuck shit up"

Herdloc:"You let it grab you."

"I told you not to let that happen."

"Now we have to either kill you or drag your worthless ass with us."

Hal:"Well you didn't fucking say the thing could jump like a fucking missile!"

"I'm gonna tell you once"

"Don't say that shit again"

"I'll fucking stab and say you broke into the store"

Herdloc:"What do you think you're messing with? 1910's monsters that hardly move but are invincible? NO! Modern day creatures in every media are fast and agile, I assumed you would have thought to be careful for that."

Hal:"Motherfucker its a four foot circle!"

"How agile can I be?"

"Thing had the advantage from the get go"

"Should have poured the shit on it and hunted it down like a rabid animal"

Herdloc:"You're a fucking idiot! I had hope that you would be something I could rely on."

Hal:"I swear to god. My friend got taken by this shit"

"I was hunted down and decided to help you fucking assholes"

"And this is the thanks I get?"

Herdloc:"Help us? You were trying to safe yourself."

Hal:"What?"

"I could have left you dumb bitch"

Herdloc:"And we would have broke in."

Peirs:"Oh, will you two just shut it!"

Hal:"Fuck off peris!"

"Wait"

"Holy shit!"

"Your fucking back!"

Peirs:Standing to the side, blood drips from his hands and chin as he stares at them

"Herdloc, is that you?"

Herdloc:"I've been chasing your ass for six years now."

Turning to take a defensive posture, Herdloc takes out a pistol and aims it at Peirs

Hal:"Damn wanted that ass pretty bad then"

"Lots of other guys out there man"

"No need to be so desperate"

Peirs:He looks to Hal for a second before saying

"The kid's got a point. Lots of others for you to chase down. But you flies are all the same."

"All you care able is your feeble little revenge and petty relationships."

"None of you recognize the big picture."

Hal:"What the fuck are you two on about?"

Peirs:"Hush, child. Let us speak for a second and I'll come back to you once he's had his fill."

Hal:Hal puts the machete point and pressing into Herdloc's back

"Fucking drop the gun"

Herdloc:"Oh no. I recognize the big picture. I see-"

"Excuse me?"

Peirs:Peirs begins laughing

Hal:"I didn't stutter"

"I'll impale you right now"

Peirs:"Now that is not something I was expecting, better do what he says, I believe he means it."

Hal:"Like I wanted to do to that creature"

Herdloc:"What the fuck are you doing?"

"This isn't your friend, can't you tell!?"

Hal:"I don't give a shit"

Herdloc:"He's possessed!"

Hal:"So I'll kill him next"

Herdloc:"It ain't that easy."

Hal:"Well better start talking then"

"Mister you should just kill me"

"Not so fun the other way around is it"

Peirs:^-^

Hal:"You think I care about this shit? Everything is fucked and drawn into question now"

"Why shouldn't I just rip your insides out right now!?"

Herdloc:"God, you're a bigger imbecile than I thought you were."

Hal:"You" Looking at Peris

Peirs:"Oh, little poor me?"

"No, please."

"I'm enjoying the show."

"Go ahead."

"Get rid of this pain in the side for me."

Hal:"I ain't no fucking tard. Your choice of words and phrases are off. What are you?"

"Tell me or I'll let this fucking faggot blow your brains out"

Peirs:"As Herdloc said. I'm not Peirs."

Hal:"That much is obvious"

Peirs:"That's all I'm offering."

"But I tell you what."

"We can make a deal."

Herdloc:"Don't do that!"

Hal:"Alright"

Peirs:"You kill him. And I'll even let you take out his little puppy Alain up top."

Hal:Hal takes the machete away from Herdloc

Peirs:"And I'll give you some information."

Hal:"Nope"

Peirs:"No?"

Hal:"Had a chance there"

"Not giving the info was a bad choice"

"Fucking kill him or do whatever"

"I don't give a shit"

Herdloc:Herdloc fires several rounds into Peirs' torso, causing the boy to take a step back and looks down in shock

Hal:Hal lets out a sigh

Peirs:"Ohhhh.. Herdloc. After all this time? Really?"

"That's what you got?"

"I'm disappointing."

"And after everything I did to that sweet family of yours."

Hal:"Is that Peris real body?"

Peirs:Herdloc lets out a sigh and begins breathing heavily as Peirs explains

"Oh yeah, this is his. I'm just.. Renting it for a brief."

Hal:"Alright then I can't let you hurt his body"

Hal steps away and starts walking towards Peris

Peirs:Peirs begins laughing hysterically

"He... He has shot me!"

"Like four times."

Hal:"I'll keep you safe until-" He quickly swipes at Peris neck going to chop off his head

Peirs:"I get you've never been shot, but c'mon. Even the films and games have them die."

Hal:Attempts to stab (122)

Peirs:Attempts to physically tolerate (133)

As the machete enters Peir's neck, it stops half way through, causing the friend to give out a bit of a cough and grab Hal's arm, bringing him in for a punch to the gut

Attempts to strike (145)

Hal:Attempts to block (109)

Peirs:Does (17) physical damage

As Hal's body flies into a nearby set of shelves as another series of gunshots are heard before Peirs takes a couple of steps towards Herdloc who dodges to the side, running down an isle and starting a game of chase, as music begins blasting from the speakers over the mall

"What is this?"

Masked Man:"This my dearest of demons, is called classical."

A voice over the intercom states before all the lights through the store begin flickering on and off repeatedly

Hal:Hal after taking a second to catch his breath and holding his ribs stands up slowly and goes and starts walking towards the gun shop

Attempts to search (1)

Masked Man:Hal makes it to the gun shop where he finds a whole variety of ammos and ready to use weapons, including a rather large grenade launcher, as Peirs continues to chase Herdloc through the isles, eventually beginning to throw the shelves on the floor

Peirs:"Stop this, we all know how this ends, Herdloc."

"With me roaming in my new vessel, and your soul healing me while your body slowly dies of what we call natural causes!"

Hal:Hal looks over and grabs one of the higher caliber rifles and some ammo to go with it before heading back towards the sound of talking and where Peris was close to

Alain:As Hal goes to leave the gun shop, he watches as it quickly begins locking down, as Alain quips

"Not just yet, wait your turn, pawn."

Peirs:"Damn it! Stop this useless charade!"

Herdloc:Herdloc fires another handful of bullets into Peirs before calling out

"It's not over yet!"

Hal:Hal tries to remember if there is a manual override

Attempts to remember, with (1) degrees.

Alain:There is, just behind the counter for the guns, next to the panic button. As Alain begins singing along with the music, Herdloc fires up a flare and tosses it at Peirs, temporarily blinding him, just long enough for Herdloc to reposition and hide himself.

Peirs:"Alright, this is really starting to drag!"

Hal:Hal goes and actives the manual override to the shutters and makes his way out to find Peris

Herdloc:It takes him a moment, but Hal hears Herdloc explain

"Alright!.. I'm done. I'm out of ammo. Let's finish this the old fashioned way!"

Peirs:"It's about time, helmet head."

Hal:Hal quietly makes his way over with his rifle ready and loaded

Attempts to sneak (3)

Peirs:No one is aware of Hal preparing himself, even Alain didn't realize he had escaped the guns, as he go to open the cage that had locked Hal in in the first place.

"Really?"

"What? You got some special knife?"

"You think you're gonna bring in another trick like last time?"

Herdloc:"Last time, you got out."

Peirs:"This time, you won't."

Herdloc:"Yeah, heh, we'll see about that."

Hal:Hal once in position and ready and lined up aiming at the back of Peris head steadies his breath before pulling the trigger

Peirs:Peirs begins walking towards Herdloc who has placed the possessed in Hal's line unknowingly

Hal:Attempts to bludgeon (217)

Hal dealt (40) damage with Rifle

Peirs:Peirs stumbles forward as a chunk is ripped from his back, causing him to fall to the ground after tripping over some of the debris he had thrown to the ground during their chase and letting out grisly scream of pain before turning back into laughing as he rolls to his back.

Blood pooling around him as he is no longer in Hal's sight, as Peirs stares to the ceiling

"God!... That actually fuckin' hurt!"

Hal:Hal reloads and repositions himself to a better angle to shoot again

Herdloc:Herdloc stumbles back as the gunshot rung, however after catching himself, he said

"That's right!"

"A lot more where that came from!"

Peirs:"Good... Good!"

Getting back to his feet, Peirs gives a couple of laughs as blood begins spilling from his mouth

"But I think it's time for a bit of medicine, Herdloc."

Hal:Attempts to sneak (1)

Alain:"Oh shit, it's the finale! We're finally here you demon fuck! Let's take! You! Out!"

Peirs:Another couple of laughs are heard as Peirs stumbles over a bit of the miscellaneous items scattering the floor before falling to his knees

"What the hell is happening?"

Herdloc:As blood continues to drain from him, Peirs begins shaking, as Herdloc raises another vial

"What's happening. Is you finally entered the circle."

Peirs:"What?!"

Hal:Hal now is position and aiming once again prepares to fire

Herdloc:"That fuckin' idiot that you had your child latch onto. Well... I may have given him wrong info."

Peirs:A couple of laughs escape him as he peers down to find a lightly colored circle marking the ground below him, not four foot in diameter

Hal:Attempts to bludgeon (236)

Herdloc:"That'll be it for you, Ha-"

Blood splatters against Herdloc as Peir's head gains a new hole

Hal:Hal dealt (40) damage with Rifle

Alain:"ANOOOOOOO!!!!"

"FUCKING! STUPID!"

Peirs:Peirs begins laughing again as black smoke starts to release from the bullet hole

Herdloc:"Oh shit!"

Herdloc throws the vial onto the ground and starts chanting

Peirs:"Too late."

Black liquid begins to leak from his orifices before turning into a black smoke

Alain:Alain begins mumbling a chant of his own, faintly heard over the intercom below the music

Hal:Hal reloads again and repositions once more this time getting into position to shoot Herdloc

Demon:As the smoke gathers above Peir's body, Hal sees an entity staring back at him from it's abyss

Hal:Attempts to bludgeon (205)

Hal dealt (40) damage with Rifle

Herdloc:A new hole appears in Herdloc's chest, causing him to stop his chant, bringing his hands back down to his chest and smear the blood on his hands before falling to a knee

Alain:"Fuckin' god damn it! Nooo!"

Alain's voice becomes distant as he leaves the intercom room.

Peirs:Peir's bloody body hits the ground as the smoke dissipates into thin air.

Hal:Hal takes his rifles and heads out of the store

Narrator:Hal is able to escape, running into the dark of the night.