I swooped inside.
A huge dusty hall awaited my presence. A split stairway curled around an engraved wooden door. Cobwebs filled the room and single pieces of furniture speckled the concourse. Worn-out enormous paintings embroidered the high walls. The murky gold frames were etched with regal patterns and floral accents.
I heard her muffled painful screams. Whatever was hurting her was about to witness my wrath.
Before I could follow her voice, the great doors behind me slammed shut and sealed. A dim emerald mist filled the hall. I felt watched. She stood in front of me with an eerie pallor. Her virescent eyes glowed with a death glare. I tried shaking her and snapping her out of it but she wouldn't even look me in the eye. I tried dragging her out but her feet remained cemented on the floor. In the next moment everything around me glitched, and a sharp pain to my temples brought me to the floor.
I woke up with the worst headache I've ever had, noticing that I was in what appeared to be the basement of the mansion. I shivered as bitter wind hit me, while I stood, unguarded by my cape. The world was disoriented. Everything spun as my eyes watered holding my pain. The fog was even denser and hid my surroundings. I sensed a four limbed creature encircling me. I saw her standing beside me. I tried grabbing her hand. Her low swift movements, paired with her emotionless stare, startled me and she vanished into the thick of the fog.
YOU ARE READING
A Soulless Murder
Mystery / ThrillerIn a haunted mansion shrouded in mist, a desperate friend battles malevolent forces to rescue her abducted companion. As she descends into the basement, she uncovers a blood-soaked mystery that threatens her sanity and life."
