A/N: Okay so unfortunately this is the FINAL chapeter for this story...I was somewhat disappointed, as my last update got no new reviews :'( but i hope you guys review this, since it is infact the finale and I feel it deserves a review! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE SILENT HILL'S! Witchcraft
"Come with me." he ordered bluntly as he guided Alex down to the edge of Toluca Lake
Alex followed quietly; his hands still cuffed from earlier.
He had no clue what was about to take place, but he soon noticed a lot of familiar faces all gathered by the lakes shore. The sunlight dripping into the water making it radiate with golden sparkles that made Alex remeber why he and Josh had loved this place so much.
"Well, here he is." Curtis stated to the group.
The young Shepherd stared in confusion as his Father, Judge Holloway, Mayor Bartlett and Dr. Fitch all stood before him stoicly.
"Whats going on here?" Alex mumbled hesitantly; his eyes darting from Judge Holloway to his Fathers guilt ridden gaze.
Adam was about to speak, but Margaret interjected.
"We have gathered here in order to repair the damage your Father has done."
Alex stared at his Father, whom all the while avoided his son's eyes.
Curtis then began ushering Alex toward the shore. The group separated so Alex could walk inbetween them onto the shallow water.
The teen did not feel at this point. They were doing him a favour, he would be able to be with Joshua now. Maybe his death could be a small way of repenting for his sins. Alex felt dead already.
Quickly Alex realized what was happening as Mayor Bartlett began reading from a strange looking book in a language he was not familiar with. Margaret then turned to Adam, whom promptly handed her the ornate dagger Alex had used to enter Adam's hunting room not too long ago.
The brunette smiled ever-so slightly at his Father. "Well, I hope this all makes you fucking happy."
His Father had always hated him, and he was never afraid to express it to the boy either. Perhaps now he could finally be at peace knowing his son wouldn't be around to burden him any further.
"I only hope this is enough to appease our wonderful Lord." Margaret whispered as she began to advance toward Alex.
Alex closed his eyes, awaiting his fate.
The rush of pain to his stomach was immense as the dagger was thrusted into his abdomen .
The Shepherd fell to his knees and watched as a suprisingly large amount of blood flooded out from his wound and splashed into the water below; creating large crimson clouds.
He felt as though his body was being stripped of all it's warmth and life, like something had been tainting him and was now being released.
Alex's breaths became slightly harder and more raspy. Suprised when death had not occured yet, the teen looked up slightly at the shocked faces of the Orders members as they staired, wide-eyed at something sploshing up through the water behind him.
Slowly he turned.
There he saw her.
Alessa.
Her raven hair fell limpy down her shoulders and face, her saturated dress now clung to her thin frame showing how truly dead she was.
"What the fuck?!" Mayor Bartlett shouted at the demon.
Alex staired in pure awe at the ghostly child as she passed effortlessly by him and onto dry land to face the small group.
"T-this is impossible!" Margaret choked, her gaze never leaving the young girl.
Alessa raised her hands slightly, causing a loud siren to echo through the land, followed by the sky being covered by thick black clouds, and the world around them being covered by blood and rust.
"Forget the Shepherd kid, lets just fucking go!" Curtis pleaded as he began backing away from the group.
The rest of the Order soon followed, but Alessa was following close behind, ready to rein her terror upon them.
Alex watched in amazement as his large weeping wound quickly healed itself, withoutn a scar in sight. Slowly he stood. He did not know what was going to happen to his Father; or any of the others for that matter, but he felt unsure whether he should feel grateful that Alessa stopped his death. He was beginning to think life was his punishment.
The lake was now just a huge pool of blood surrounded by dead charcoal coloured trees.
Slowly, Alex handcuffs around his hands began to rapidly rust and eventually became so brittle they snapped off.
He had no idea where he would go now. Quickly Alex made his way through the thick shroud of trees until he reached what appeared to be the main road his home was located along.
Everything looked so different now. The howls of dogs and other strange creatures made Alex's heart pound in his chest as he became increasingly anxious. He didn't know where he would go from here, but something was telling him to return home.
Quickly Alex sprinted up the haunted street, slowly coming to a stop when he saw his house.
It looked entirely different now, the walls were cracked and the paint was practically non-existent. The yard was covered in dead grass which had gone a dirty brown colour.
Alex made his way up the broken stone pathway, inhaling deeply as he opened the front door.
The rotted slab of wood creaked open, but only reached halfway before Alex squeezed his eyes shut in pain as he was hit with a pounding migrane.
Thankfully the pain did not last long, and Alex opened his eyes to the Shepherd home that was coloured with pale browns and blues. The blood and rust had all magically gone away, he was in pure awe. His glazed eyes glanced around the entrance. Their home looked so dormant now. A pair of Joshua's sneakers were at the doorway, and were covered in dust from years of being untouched. Alex gently picked one of the small shoes up from the wooden floor and rubbed his thumb gently against the canvas material to remove a thick patch of dust from it.
Placing the shoe down in it's original spot, Alex then proceeded to call out for his mother.
"Mom?" He recieved no response.
The teen stopped as he notced small puddles of water leading up the staircase.
Quietly, he made his way up the stairs. He was unsure of what he may find at the end of this trail, but he was willing to accept whatever it had to offer.
Slowly Alex followed the trail as it lead him to the door of his and Joshua's bedroom. Alex staired at the brassy coloured knob for a moment before collecting the courage to open the door.
The Brunette walked in slowly before nearly falling to the ground in pure shock.
There stood Joshua, but this time he was no ghost. There was no golden glow around him, just a angelic innocence in his untainted face that made Alex realise all too quickly that he was infact standing before the real Joshua Shepherd.
The child was dripping with water, his golden brown locks clinging slightly to his small face.
He was facing the window, but turned when Alex walked in.
"Alex?" The child spoke quietly; almost hesitantly.
The elder of the two stood there. No words could escape him at this point, his mind had gone blank.
Alex soon found his whole body shaking.
"I..." The darker haired boy stuttered.
Joshua walked over to his older sibling.
"Alex, is that really you? Please say it's you, and this isn't just a dream!"
He didn't know what to say. He could not comprehend what was happening right now.
Alex's eyes began flooding with warm tears, and he rushed over to his younger brother, wrapping him in the tightest hug he could possibly do without crushing the younger boy.
"Please forgive me, Josh..." Alex whispered as he clung onto the nine year old.
Suddenly, it felt as though the sun had finally started shining for the first time in two years, and Alex had regained his life, his soul, his happiness.
A/N: AWWWW ITS THE END GUYS! please review and let me know what you think of it, i loved writing this story and will continue soon with another homecoming one after ive updated some of my others. but anyway, thanks to everyone who supported this story, i genuinely appreciate it alot! if you have any questions then dont hesitate to drop me a message! Take care everyone!