Chapter 8

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Recap~~~

"Ashitaka." I gasped in horror. He was the same man that killed all of those poor women. Then a light shone in the room. In front of us, there were hundreds of skeletons. Some looked old, while some were still decaying. Then I saw Ashitaka. He had maggots all over his rotting flesh, and gaping holes throughout his body. His eyes were black, souless. He walked to Eliza. He looked at her, then grabbed her by her hair. Eliza started thrashing, trying to get away. Ashitaka then, in one quick movement, disappeared.

Mai's POV

Once again, I'm all alone. I looked at the place where Eliza and Ashitaka disappeared to, but there wasn't even evidence that suggested they were there in the first place. I slowly got up, and tried to feel my way around the room. Everywhere I touched was hard and rocky, and in a circle. "It must be a well." I started to pace. "If we got in here, there must be a way out." I kept on my search for what seemed to be hours, but I couldn't find anything.

Eliza's POV

After I was taken by Ashitaka, I passed out. So when i woke up, I didn't know where i was. It was a small room, gray brick covered the wall, a little table by my bed. I tryed to get up, but then realized i was tied down, and naked.

"No! This can't be happening!" I thrashed around, trying to break my bonds. I started to scream. I screamed my brothers name, Lin's, and anyone else i could think of. But no one came. Once my voice was hoarse, I stopped screaming. "I can't die like this!"

Naru's POV

I kept my searching for my sister, and Mai. There was no sign of them in the house, so we started to look outside the property. I had Masako and John in the west side of the woods, and Ayako and Bou-san in te east. Lin and I stayed at the base to monitor everyone's movements. Yasu went to the public library to look for any blueprints of the property. Just then I heard Bou-sans voice in the walkie-talkie i gave him.

"I think we found some sort of underground hole here." I heard crackling sounds. "I opened it, it's pitch black down there."

"I have your coordinates, Lin and I are on our way. Don't do anything yet." I quickly grabbed my coat, "Lin, I think we found them."

"Eliza and Mai?" Lin looked a little uncertain. "Are you sure?"

"Yes! Let's go!"

Mai's Dream

I woke up in the same room that Yuki died in. Her blood was still smeared on the bed. I lokked away in disgust. Then I hear heavy footsteps. Ashitaka burst in the room. He grabbed the sheets, and walked out. I followed him to the forest, where there was a path. Curious, I followed him, keeping a safe distance, until we stopped at a well. He lifted the piece of wood that covered the well, and dumped the sheets in there.

"Thats his way of hiding things," I heard a voice behind me, "In here, is all of his secrets." I turned around and saw Gene.

"Gene!" I was happy to see him again, "Where is Eliza." Gene bowed his head, unable to answer. I gulped. "I-is she alright?"

"Not for long. Listen Mai, I want you to pay close attention to these next few visions.

The scene changed around me. I was in the living room, and Ashitaka was sitting in the chair reading, Yuki nowhere in sight. A knock sounded from the door. He apoened it to find a young woman.

"Are you Ashitaka?" The woman then addressed herself, "i'm the new maid, Sin."

"Yes, I am." Then he led her in the house. The scene changed again to the last bedroom. Instead of Yuki, it was the young maid.

"Stop! Leave me alone," I here the panick in her voice. She was naked like Yuki was. Ashitaka sat in a corner, naked, sharpening a knife.

"You were bad, now you have to be punished." He set the knife down, and got on top of her. I looked away.

"Come on, you've seen enough." The scene changed. This time Ashitaka was carrying a body wrapped in a bloody sheet. He dumped it in the well, too. "I need you to wake up, find my sister."

Mai's POV

I woke up to the sound of people shouting. I looked up to the source of the sound and see familiar faces.

"MAI!" I heard the relieved voice of Bou-san. "We are on our way to get you!"

"Is Eliza down there?" I heard Naru's voice next to Bou-san. A flashlight was dropped. Gratefully, I picked it up. When I looked around, the dead bodies seem to taught me. Lin dropped down from the rope.

"He took Eliza, didn't he?" From the look in Lin's eyes, he was deeply sad, and angry. "We have to find her."