Teaming Up With System 225

Hero Helping... Again? (2)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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Grey didn't know how long he slept because there was no clock or any windows to indicate the time. Hence he decided to go by his biological clock and call it day 2 mentally. Whenever he woke up, he would count it as the next day. It was the best he could do until System 225 came back.

He groggily looked around and noticed that the other kids were also awake, but they didn't get up. Everyone was lying on the ground and their eyes looked dead.

Vincent still had his eyes closed but he was no longer in as much pain. He looked to be peacefully sleeping.

He looked around to see if there was any food or water, but there was nothing. Grey looked through Ren's memories and saw that there was a long gap between meal times and very limited amounts of water.

Grey didn't know when the next meal time was so he asked the spirits to help him create some water, drank it, and then gave some to Vincent who gulped down the water in his sleep. Vincent was so thirsty, he almost choked, but he still didn't wake up.

Grey mumbled an apology and was about to go back to his mat but he heard footsteps approaching the door. The footsteps were loud, but he could tell they weren't too far away. With how quiet the basement was most of the time, he could even hear a pin drop in another room.

He scurried back to his mat and laid down, closing his eyes. He pretended to sleep as he heard the slow but uniform footsteps come toward the room.

A key was put into the doorknob, unlocking the door. Standing at the door's entrance, was a man in a black robe. It covered his whole body, not showing much. He also wore the hood of the robe to cover his hair, and his face was adorned with a pure white mask that covered his whole face except for his nostrils.

"Hmm... Which child should I pick today?" The masked man mumbled to himself but his voice echoed through the quiet room.

Most of the children shuddered on their mats, praying that they could make themselves disappear. Grey didn't move, acting as if he was sleeping, but he heard the man loud and clear. His voice was not deep but it had a bit of a sultry feel to it. He almost had goosebumps hearing it.

"How about... you this time."

Grey felt a tug on the back of his shirt and his body lifting off the mat. He opened his eyes, but he didn't fight or scream against the masked man.

"Not screaming this time? You aren't scared?" The man picked him up effortlessly, whispering into his ear like the devil.

He didn't say anything nor did he move. He just stared into the emptiness of the darkness around him.

"You seem quite out of it. Don't worry, I will wake you up so you can hear me loud and clear."

Grey shouted in his mind, I don't want to hear you though!

The masked man walked out of the room with him and down the hall. There were many doors in this basement but it seemed to be one large hallway. Who knew how big the place was...

The room he entered was close to the staircase. He didn't rush and he never picked up or slowed down his pace. It took the masked man over a minute to walk there.

The man didn't say anything else the entire time. He just chained Grey to the wall facing the exit. Apparently, it was to taunt the tortured children with the thoughts of someone opening the door to rescue them. It was quite cruel...

His hands were chained together and lifted above his head. His legs were free, but with how low he was chained to the ground, his legs had to be bent. It was an extremely uncomfortable position.