Everything Went Dark
"Ŏ̶̦̰͂̃h̶̡̺͖́̽̍.̶̞̜͑̐̕ ̵͉̽Ȉ̸̫̗̜̕t̶̡̰̦̄ ̸̲͙̣̓å̸͓̳͔p̶̺̈̽͒p̴̤͇̏e̵̘̺̗̿á̶̡̨̺̕ŕ̷̬͚͕s̵̳͊ ̷͎̉͒y̴͕̅̂́o̸͈̰͚̎̽̍ù̷͎̂̓ ̶͚̪͐ḣ̷͙͂͌a̴̢̗̒̃̕v̸̗̈́͗̏ẹ̶̡̡̈ ̸̻̳͠g̷̈́͜u̴̞̝̟̅e̵̢͚͗s̵̝͉͌͂́s̴̹̰̃͆ę̴̢̩̿͒͝d̷̠̘́̈́̔ ̴̙̒i̸̢̭̼̋̉n̸͇̈́͝c̴͙͙̓͗̽ò̴͎͝r̴̨̒r̵͓̓̾̌ě̸̱̩̆͠c̴̻̣͐̔͛t̵͍̭͑̒́l̸̮̠͘ÿ̷̩́̋.̵̭̹͍̓̄ ̶̭͎̆̈́I̶̦̮͛͘'̸̫̝͔̋m̶̨͆ ̴̝̱̈́̓s̶̛̬̰̔́ǘ̸͎̱̆ŕ̶͈͉͎ẹ̸̲͂ ̶̧̬̫̊y̸̱͖͗̆̂ỏ̶̤̣̖u̶͉͠ ̴̠͍͐k̷̲̹̋́n̴̮͒͘ó̴̹͔̜̇w̴͕̟͑̋ ̷͙̲̀̚w̴̙̥̕͝ͅh̵̩̞͐ȃ̶̠̣̕͠ţ̶̮̈ ̵̼͗́h̵͉̘̐̀ḁ̸͌́͒p̴͚͙̳̎p̴̡̰͚͊ė̶̼̥͘͘n̵̤̂s̴̘̑ ̵̢̣̑͗̆n̸̠̥̾ỏ̵̭͇̹ẉ̸͂̔͛.̶̙͛̓͊ ̴̥̰̰̉̚Ì̷͙͔͉̒t̷̹̲̝̎̀ ̸̨͍͠w̴̘̳̔̒â̴̺̮̑͗ş̷͘ ̸͖̆̿͠n̵͍͊ḯ̷͙͌͜c̶̹̒̀̔e̷͎̥̕ ̴̗̬̿ǐ̵̲̙ͅn̷̦͎̜̋t̴̪͚̽̆e̴͇̙͘̚r̸͓͕͆̅ä̵̢̬̠́͂̑c̶̡͇̯̔͐t̴̝̹͙̐͆͊ị̸̥̻̌n̴̬̽̓̒g̸̢̳̀ ̴̠͇̍ẅ̵̖͔͉̾̃i̷̢̩̿t̵̺͋̓h̴̢̾̉̾ ̸̖̯̯̐y̵̢̰̅͌ó̷̥̎̅u̸̫̘̐̈.̷̳̊̎ ̵̠̦̿Ā̴̼̻͍͒u̸̗͛̀̈́ ̴̙̿͘ŗ̴͠è̶͙̟͉v̷̱̐́͒ǫ̸̔i̵͙̍r̸͖̮̊.̵̦̈̐͝" The Radio crackled, sounding vaguely taunting before the lights went out for a split second. When they came back on, one person, who was the actual murderer was gone. The Radio's voice and background white noise had faded out. Jordan and the other remaining person looked at each other with worried expressions. What was going to happen to them?
The lights went out again. Their surroundings had gotten so hot that it was a little suffocating. The lights never went back on, but some dim torches did get lit. The wall was a mix of stone and dirt and every few feet there was another torch on the wall, which kept the path lit up enough to see where you were going. In between each torch, there was a mirror. But they were broken? Jordan could see the other side of the wall, but she couldn't see herself.
Weird. She had never heard of mirrors being broken like this before. Jordan shrugged. Oh well. That doesn't matter much right now, does it? Her life could be at stake. As she and the other person who was with her continued to walk slowly down the dirt hallway, the air kept getting hotter. A group of three cloaked figures were up ahead. They had looked back at Jordan and the other person and placed somethings on the ground. They left quickly after, walking down the hallway. Jordan couldn't see their reflections either.
When Jordan and the other person approached the things on the ground, they saw that it was two black cloaks. The very same cloaks the same three people were wearing. Jordan put one of the cloaks on. Why not? It was cool. She flipped the hood onto her head. She looked at her friend, who had done the same. They couldn't see the other's face. Weird. But kinda cool. They kept on walking and could hear something bubbling. Were they near a volcano?! Wait, could they be in a volcano?!
Yea. They can. And they were! Isn't that fun? The mirrors became more frequent and had a more glamorous frame. They were bigger too. Jordan still couldn't see herself in them. Could the heat from the lava be affecting the mirrors? Or her vision? Maybe. She kept on walking down the hallway. At one point she saw two other cloaked figures. Jordan tried to call out to them, but they ignored her and seemingly disappeared. And then they saw the lava. It was deathly quiet, except the lava bubbles. Those weren't that quiet, but maybe it was only loud due to the lack of sounds in the area.
Across the room, five cloaked figures stood in front of the lava pit, facing Jordan and her friend. They were all holding mirrors. There was no reflection in these mirrors, just like all of the other mirrors. In sync, each of the figures lifted up the mirrors to hide their already hidden faces. And then there was something in the mirrors. It was the faces of each of their friends that had died. Addie. Elliana. Emma. Jack. Evie. There was no way that their friends were actually under the cloaks. They were dead.
There were two mirrors leaning against the wall, which was different from all the mirrors that were attached the walls. Jordan lifted one up. It was light. She looked at it, it had her reflection. Her other friend did the same, it was there reflection. Jordan looked around the room again and she saw a huge mirror that she hadn't noticed before. It also had a reflection. But the reflection was blurry. She couldn't see who it was. The cloaked figure holding the mirror with Addie's reflection tossed the mirror into the lava pit.
"For Nihil!"
Addie's voice said. Almost instantly after the mirror entered the lava, the cloak fell to the ground. It was as if no one was even wearing the cloak. Who was Nihil? What was going on? The figure holding Elliana's mirror did the same.
"For Nihil!"
Again, it sounded just like Elliana. The same thing happened three more times. Emma's, Evie's, and Jack's mirrors were all thrown in. Their voices shouting the same two words. The cloaks falling to the ground like no one was wearing them. Jordan and her other friend looked at each other and decided that they should do the same. Jordan tossed her mirror into the lava. She shouted, though she still didn't know who Nihil was,"For Nihil!" Right before her mirror hit the lava, Jordan looked up at the big mirror. She saw who was in the mirror. She saw who Nihil was. She gasped. Her mirror went into the lava. Everything went dark.
The lights went out again. Their surroundings had gotten so hot that it was a little suffocating. The lights never went back on, but some dim torches did get lit. The wall was a mix of stone and dirt and every few feet there was another torch on the wall, which kept the path lit up enough to see where you were going. In between each torch, there was a mirror. But they were broken? Jordan could see the other side of the wall, but she couldn't see herself.
Weird. She had never heard of mirrors being broken like this before. Jordan shrugged. Oh well. That doesn't matter much right now, does it? Her life could be at stake. As she and the other person who was with her continued to walk slowly down the dirt hallway, the air kept getting hotter. A group of three cloaked figures were up ahead. They had looked back at Jordan and the other person and placed somethings on the ground. They left quickly after, walking down the hallway. Jordan couldn't see their reflections either.
When Jordan and the other person approached the things on the ground, they saw that it was two black cloaks. The very same cloaks the same three people were wearing. Jordan put one of the cloaks on. Why not? It was cool. She flipped the hood onto her head. She looked at her friend, who had done the same. They couldn't see the other's face. Weird. But kinda cool. They kept on walking and could hear something bubbling. Were they near a volcano?! Wait, could they be in a volcano?!
Yea. They can. And they were! Isn't that fun? The mirrors became more frequent and had a more glamorous frame. They were bigger too. Jordan still couldn't see herself in them. Could the heat from the lava be affecting the mirrors? Or her vision? Maybe. She kept on walking down the hallway. At one point she saw two other cloaked figures. Jordan tried to call out to them, but they ignored her and seemingly disappeared. And then they saw the lava. It was deathly quiet, except the lava bubbles. Those weren't that quiet, but maybe it was only loud due to the lack of sounds in the area.
Across the room, five cloaked figures stood in front of the lava pit, facing Jordan and her friend. They were all holding mirrors. There was no reflection in these mirrors, just like all of the other mirrors. In sync, each of the figures lifted up the mirrors to hide their already hidden faces. And then there was something in the mirrors. It was the faces of each of their friends that had died. Addie. Elliana. Emma. Jack. Evie. There was no way that their friends were actually under the cloaks. They were dead.
There were two mirrors leaning against the wall, which was different from all the mirrors that were attached the walls. Jordan lifted one up. It was light. She looked at it, it had her reflection. Her other friend did the same, it was there reflection. Jordan looked around the room again and she saw a huge mirror that she hadn't noticed before. It also had a reflection. But the reflection was blurry. She couldn't see who it was. The cloaked figure holding the mirror with Addie's reflection tossed the mirror into the lava pit.
"For Nihil!"
Addie's voice said. Almost instantly after the mirror entered the lava, the cloak fell to the ground. It was as if no one was even wearing the cloak. Who was Nihil? What was going on? The figure holding Elliana's mirror did the same.
"For Nihil!"
Again, it sounded just like Elliana. The same thing happened three more times. Emma's, Evie's, and Jack's mirrors were all thrown in. Their voices shouting the same two words. The cloaks falling to the ground like no one was wearing them. Jordan and her other friend looked at each other and decided that they should do the same. Jordan tossed her mirror into the lava. She shouted, though she still didn't know who Nihil was,"For Nihil!" Right before her mirror hit the lava, Jordan looked up at the big mirror. She saw who was in the mirror. She saw who Nihil was. She gasped. Her mirror went into the lava. Everything went dark.
