Chapter 14: Rules

" it seems that there's a restriction present in this dre space "

" When I had the nightmare ,it was also hard to run "

" This kind of restriction follows certain rules, It will also affect that spirit, did it do something strange to move?"

"I haven't notice it moving in a strange way , it just move slowly-. Maybe that's it ,it move very slowly but it catch-up to me pretty easily!"

" Hmm... No hurt to try"

They both started to move very slowly , inching every steps , but to their shock they have reach the first door after a few steps.

They open the door and saw a scene of farm.

" This is our farm , this appear to be my memory" Marissa said

" That's means it not in here , that spirit will not put it's most important object in your territory " Said the professor as he scanned the place inside the door.

" I-I also think so , I don't know how but I just thought that the catalyst will not be here"

"That's your instincts kicking in , can you find which door should it be?"

" I don't know ,I think we should open more maybe if it was open I can fell the object more clearly" Marissa suggest

The professor gave a nod

" We should split up to open more door , the spirit will fell us opening the door so we should do this quickly "

With an affirmation nod , they both move in different direction to open the doors . The professor opened the doors on the right side while Marissa opened the doors on the left.

The professor throw gazes at Marissa to check if she can fell the object and then continue to open more door.

Scenes that depict different memories appeared as they open more and more door , some show a memories of a girl running and playing on a farm, and sometimes it showcase a scene of a woman with a very monotonous life of going to work and going home.The latter was clearly the memories of the spirit.

They both stumbled upon different memories depicting the woman , sometimes she going to work sometimes she lay on her bed,or it sometime show memories of her early days,a young woman doing what a young woman do. But all the memories have something in common, the vibes. Melancholy always accompany the memories like a song, the more they uncovered a memory the more heavy the sadness is.

Strange sadness covered their heart giving them an urge to cry, but both of them knows that this felling was not theirs but the spirit's.

They opened door after door until professor opened a door with a different vibes. Instead of the heavy sadness ,this one showcase hate and anger , it almost palpable like the heat from a flame.

The memory depicts a scene of a car accident. A woman was crying and screaming at a scene of totalled car. There are shadows of people going to and fro but they begun to fade as the screaming and crying intensifies, until all turned to silence and everything turn to darkness. The scene made the professor stop for a moment. The heaviness of the emotion that was emitted by the memory was so strong that he felt like the anger was his own , but he didn't know why.

*Plop**Plop*

They both stop and look on the distance as the sound of dripping water echoed through the corridor.

Nervousness made them shallow as extreme malice flooded into the whole corridor.

They exchange gazes , understanding that what is coming.

The sound of dripping was then followed by sobbing and sounds of footstep getting closer.

They panicked and started open the doors one after another,they pay less attention to what the scenes depict and just opened the doors.

Marissa felt they they are getting closer but she don't know which door is it, she doubled check the opened doors just to be sure but she felt that it was not on those doors.

The sound of the dripping and sobbing was getting closer and closer. *Plop*