Chapter 12: Trapped

The two dodge down in reflex, but Professor Rubio felt sharp sting on his neck , he was grazed by the knife. The design of the entrance of the apartment was narrow and therefore prevent them from dodging properly. Thankfully , the wound was only superficial.

" What the hell was that!?"

Marissa then quickly stand up and tried to open the door but to her shock , it won't budge.

" The door is locked! What now Professor!?"

" That must have been the spirit. though the connection with you , it might have infer our purpose on coming here and have decided to retaliate."

" Didn't you say that a spirit cannot posses a whole apartment, but that just thrown knives at us and it have locked the door."

" Yes , now you say it it's quite peculiar. But I can infer to theories about this. First its using those energies it absorb from you to affect a wider range of matter , but this will drain the sprit of energy faster and may run out before we even find the catalyst"

" And the second one?"

" The second one is that we have both fell in it illusions, and I thinks it the most probable one"

"What ? Why would you think that"

The Professor stand up as the as the bleeding on his stoped .

" Because , I never seen a corridor stream the out to infinity before .."

As he said that Marissa look at the front and see that the scene have change , instead of the living room of her apartment it became a neverending corridor. There are countless doors on the side and light fixtures on the ceiling now are dim and blinking in an irregular fashion.

As she observe the scene,

" I know this place !"

" Oh ?"

" I- it s the place in my dream . This is where I saw the spirit and this where it -"

The memory still give her a felling of sickness.

The corridor shown the same place and the vibes around them are also the same as her dream.

Eery sound echoed the walls and coldness of the air made them shiver.

" What are we going to do now Professor ?"

" Well , base on what you have said ,this might be the dream space formed from the wavelength resonance from the two of you. But as the spirit is still an intruder of the material world it needs the catalyst to construct this dream space , you just have to find it"

" Our dream space? Then what are you doing here professor?"

" I don't know .. But I have some theory"

He said as his hand fell the knife wound on his neck.