Nick turned away from the steel door and ran down the hallway.
Since Petra was unconscious, she wasn't affected by the Nightmare, and the Specter that Nick was pulling behind him wasn't affected anyway.
However, Nick had to oppose the Nightmare's influence again.
Every time it happened, it was horrible.
It was impossible to get used to it.
Whenever Nick came into contact with the Nightmare, he reexperienced the most painful time of his life.
The more it happened, the more nervous and afraid Nick grew of the darkness.
And yet, he just gritted his teeth and did what he had to do.
It wasn't easy, but life also wasn't easy.
Luckily, Nick memorized where he had to go, and he also became much better at navigating while under the Nightmare's influence.