Revenge After Death

Under the projector, Stephanie Carlson... AKA "me" stood, well and alive.

She flashed us a smile and opened her mouth.

"Michael... will you marry me?"

I glanced at Michael. He was influenced as well and started making his way forward.

Afraid that he'd also be affected, I held onto Steven anxiously.

Thankfully, he was immune.

He held me in his arms and whispered, "It must be a fake if the first person you call out to is Michael. If it were actually you, you'd definitely call out my name first."

I leaned against his shoulder in resignation. "How could you be jealous at a time like this?"

"Rachel..."

Zion pulled her back, but she was adamant about moving forward.

She walked toward the hologram and reached out to touch "Stephanie".

"I'm sorry, Stephie," she choked out the words. "I should've brought you away sooner."

The floor abruptly opened up again with a loud snap. Rachel fell down as well.

There was the sound of machinery.

Everyone could hear it. They could hear the screams. Afterward, they smelled the blood.

Then, blood started oozing out from the tiles where Joel and Rachel fell.

I tried to hold onto Steven's collar. My heart was beating rapidly, and my entire body was shaking.

It was that feeling again...

go mad from despair, but I couldn't do anything at

the same time. I wanted to

no energy to fight back.

and helped me restrain

regained his senses. His breathing

appeared to be influenced and tried to walk forward

her and yelled solemnly, "Get a hold of

his own eyes, Zion went mad and tried to go over as well. He only

Everyone was in despair.

like to watch the people you cared about-your friends, the ones you loved-fall into an abyss and die a horrific death in

under the projector laughed eerily, as though she was provoking us. "And the

body was shaking, but I

anger? Was

of feeling was

your best

floorboards opened up, and she held up a

It was Rachel's head...

kill all of you!" Zion struggled against

was crying in

Zion was going mad.

was holding him

in Michael's arms,

at

though Steven's heartbeat was all

a monster!

was about to split open

fell onto

the blame and accusations the children used to throw at me echoed in

Stephie is

a

saw her kill

my own