The boy's mouth was suddenly dry, and gulping sounds could be distinctly heard coming from his mouth.
'hah what the... what the fu*k'
His pupils were dilated, and sweat formed on his brow. At that moment, his face looked like he'd aged ten more years.
Never in the over two decades of his life had he been terrified this much, even when he was sick to the point of not knowing if he was going to live another day, he wasn't afraid of reality this much.
Then he clearly knew that whether he would live or die depended on his own body and on his doctors, but this current situation was incomprehensible and utterly bizarre; he had no control over the situation, and now it seemed like he had no control over his mind.
Knowing that being shaken would do him no good. The boy took fierce, deep breaths and sat down, starting to think aloud.
"Okay, I should really start to look for something to help me out here, or I really am going to die in this wretched place."
Taking long breaths and starting to think about these strange occurrences logically, the boy started forming a plan of action to leave the manor safely.
"This place looks made in the late 19th or early 20th century and then revamped with modern amenities a few decades later. The switches are really old and worn out, and there isn't any power here."
After switching the old antique switches up and down, nothing happened; he then continued contemplating.
"This is odd, this is a huge place that could sell for a huge amount, but the state of this place looks like it's been empty for decades, if not much longer"
"Right now, I should stay silent and look for someplace to hide comfortably till morning arrives and I can look around the place without the fear of something jumping my a*s, but this place is getting colder, and I don't have water."
"Should I look for the kitchen and the store for something useful?"
"A weapon or something to defend myself would also be good. "
After mulling the plan over in his mind for a minute or so, he quickly adjusted his state of mind and slapped his cheeks lightly.
"Okay, I need to find some water and probably some dry clothes, then it's just a matter of waiting for the daylight to leave this creepy place."
Finally, having a plan of action in his mind. He stood up, leaned closer to the door and listened closely for any sounds from outside, just in case something or someone was really prancing outside.
Not hearing anything abnormal, he reached for the doorknob and opened the door slowly; the door's creaking sounded akin to a child crying.
Wincing and suppressing his laugh at the strange thought at this dire time, he pressed his lips tight and took a slow step outwards into the hall.
Turning on the mobile's flash and looking at the time, which was half past midnight. He turned the video recording on and mumbled silently while walking with cautious and deliberate steps towards his right, where there were rooms on the right side with some of their doors open, while some were closed.
"This is Adam's crazy... no... marvellous adventures in Dracula's mansion, and I've decided to find something to defend myself, then hide my a*s in some quiet and closed place till morning, so that Dracula won't suck me dry."
"But before that, I need to find something to keep me warm because it seems like I might die of the cold before morning arrives."
His breath came out in white, smoky whisps. He realised that it was definitely colder than some time ago and kept rubbing his arms while walking forward.
After some steps, he took a peek inside one of the rooms and found what looked like a bedroom, which was in shambles, and there was a table nearby, which was shattered into pieces.
Mumbling some incomprehensible words beneath his breath, he quickly tumbled forward and looked inside a few more rooms and found the same things.
They had broken furniture, tattered beds, broken vases and ruined paintings hanging on the walls.
There was one room which had a huge closet, with all of its contents either torn to rags or tattered to pieces, akin to someone having deliberately and heatedly torn everything in sight in a fit of rage.
That definitely creeped him out. He did not dilly-dally in that area for long and tried to leave quickly.
Just as he was about to leave the room, he heard faint chewing and shuffling sounds from one of the corners.
His heart spiked instantly, and as he walked slowly towards the noise, he saw some movement in the corner.
Quickly darting forward with his hand ready to lash out at anything that might come out to jump at him, he saw a few rats hurriedly escaping his sight. That sight made him take a relieved breath... at least for the moment.
Feeling the air growing colder by the moment, he moved back and escaped the room, trying to look for someplace small with something to defend himself with.
The one thing Adam didn't notice was that the moment he left the room, the rats came out simultaneously and looked at the door he had just left unblinkingly.
Their eyes were devoid of any hint of life or emotion, and then they slowly began dissolving into a black fog with swirled in a whirlpool, which had the distinct shape of an eye, having only one guttural emotion in it, that being a maddened look of greed and avarice.
Soon, the foggy eye was blown away by a gentle gust of wind and no signs of any living being were left behind.
Adam continued forward with his mobile clutched tightly in his hands while shivering a little.
"Dammit! How is it this cold on a summer night? Fu*k... "
The temperature had definitely fallen compared to the last hour by a couple of degrees.
Lamenting the situation, he checked his mobile and saw the recording was ongoing and his battery was at the forty per cent mark, still seeing no network for either SIM, he sighed lightly.
While moving forward, Adam saw something at the corner of his vision. He gazed at the lower floors through a window on his left, and he could've sworn that he saw a silhouette standing calmly and looking at the moon above, but there wasn't anything there.
"Nope, there isn't anything there. I'm just being paranoid."
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[A/N]
The chapters will have the same length, but I'll upload once every two days, and if I have some personal matters, I'll try to upload in advance and tell you guys beforehand.
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