You darted onto the Right Way, descending the slippery stone stairs with a beating heart, fearing that Daniela would change her mind and chase you with her scythe. The cold, sweet scent of the castle was slowly replaced by the smell of warm wet earth and the intoxicating scent of roses.
You arrive at the Forbidden Garden. The light of the full moon shines on this vast and beautiful garden. Thousands of blood-red roses bloomed in the dim light, yet the beauty felt terrifying. Among the rose bushes, stood dozens of stone statues that looked too realistic—they were the previous servants who had failed to escape and were frozen in a pose of eternal fear.
A Trap in the Midst of Beauty
You run along the marble path, dodging the prickly rose twigs that seem to be trying to grip your cloak. Suddenly, a heavy flapping sound of wings rang out from the direction of the castle behind you.
"Mom! She ran into the garden!" was Cassandra's voice. It seems like your reckless kiss to Daniela didn't last long before she regained consciousness and reported you to her sister.
In the distance, you see a tightly closed old iron gate, the only way out of this garden into the snowy mountains. But in front of the gate, stood two figures of Lycans who were fast asleep, yet the large sword beside them indicated that they were formidable guards.
Critical Situation:
The sound of the princesses' flapping of wings was getting closer from behind, while two Lycans guards blocked the exit in front of you.
Me : Trying to Pass Lycans, Walk as slowly as possible between sleeping Lycans, hoping your chain or shirt doesn't rattle.
Your heart is pounding, as if the sound could wake up the entire castle inhabitants. You hold your breath, stepping very carefully on the freezing snow. Every inch of your movement is counted so that it doesn't make the slightest noise.
The two Lycans purred roughly, the smell of their breath as foul as raw meat was clearly smelled as you crawled through the gap between them. One of those Lycans moved slightly, scratching its thick-haired neck, making your heart almost stop beating. You freeze in place, waiting for the creature to calm down again.
Moonlight Escape
It works! You pass them and reach the scrap metal gate. With trembling hands, you slowly lift the heavy doorbar so that it doesn't creak. Cricket... That little sound sounded like an explosion in your ears, but luckily the Lycans stayed asleep.
You sneak out and immediately run towards the dark pine forest. Behind you, on the high balcony of the castle, you see the silhouette of Lady Dimitrescu standing with a glass of wine, looking out towards the garden. It seems like he hasn't fully realized your escape yet, or maybe he's giving you a small chance to "play" in the woods.
Misleading Fog Forest
After running for a few kilometers, you come to a junction in the middle of a forest covered in thick fog. There is a ruined old horse-drawn carriage and a suspension bridge that leads to a large house on the water.
Suddenly, a shrill and strange sound of laughter rang out from behind the fog. Not the laughter of the princesses, but something smaller and cunning. A doll dressed as a bride appears, floating in the air with broken movements.
"Ooh, look who's coming!" exclaimed the doll, Angie. "New toys from the castle! Do you want to play hide and seek with me at House Beneviento?"
Current Situation:
You are in the domain of Donna Beneviento, the second Lord who rules mist and illusion.
Me : Hm a hide and seek space?
The little doll spun in the air, her dull miniature wedding dress fluttering in the cold wind. Angie laughed squeaky, the sound of her laughter sounding like the forced scraping of old wood.
"Yes! Hide and seek!" Angie brings her cracked porcelain face closer to you. "The rules are simple: You run, you hide, and Donna... Donna will look for you. If you win, you can go. If you lose... You will become one of his favorite statue collections!"
Getting to House Beneviento
Without waiting for your answer, Angie darted into the thick fog that enveloped the suspension bridge to a large house that stood quietly on the edge of the cliff, House Beneviento.
You don't have much choice. The forest behind you is still filled with Lycans, and this fog seems to have a life of its own, guiding your steps towards the gate of the house that slowly opens on its own.
As you step into the lobby of the house filled with Yellow Chimera flowers, the door behind you closes with a loud bang. CRACK!
Hallucination Terror
Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. The oil lamps dim, and all your weapons (if any) seem to disappear from your hands. You feel very sleepy, and your vision begins to shadow.
At the end of the dark hallway, you see a woman dressed in jet black with a veil covering her face—Donna Beneviento. She just stood still, holding Angie's doll that now looked lifeless.
"Don't be afraid, handsome young man..." Donna's voice sounded soft but echoed inside your head. "Here, there are no physical injuries. Just a memory... and the fear you keep to yourself."
Game Starts:
You feel something strange. You're no longer in the hallway, but in a very familiar room from your past, or perhaps... a creepy operating room.
Me : Looking for Angie, The doll was hiding somewhere in this house. Finding it three times is the key to getting out.
You decide to follow the rules of the game. The atmosphere at House Beneviento is very different from the majestic Dimitrescu Castle; Here, the silence feels so dense that you can hear your own heartbeat. The sweet and intoxicating smell of Yellow Chimera flowers makes your head a little dizzy.
"Look for me, handsome young man! Otherwise, you'll stay here forever with your plastic friends!" Angie's shrill voice echoed from upstairs.
First Quest: The Dark Sewing Room
You step up the creaking wooden stairs. In a room full of pieces of cloth and hanging doll heads, you see a small white dress disappearing behind an old closet.
As you get closer, you find Angie sitting in the corner of the room, covering her face with her small wooden hand while giggling.
Your actions: You caught it!
Reaction: "Hihihi! One zero for you! But the second one won't be that easy!" Angie exploded into a puff of black smoke and disappeared again.
Second Quest: Terrifying Hallucinations
Suddenly, the hallway in front of you extends unnaturally. The light of the oil lamp turned blood red. At the end of the hallway, you see a figure you know very well—Daniela Dimitrescu—standing there. But something is wrong; His face was cracked like porcelain and his eyes were blank.
"Why did you leave me?" he whispered in a distorted voice.
This is Donna's trick. He uses your freshest memories to distract your focus. You see Angie hiding behind the feet of Daniela's hallucinating figure.
Mental Test:
To catch Angie a second time, you'll have to go through this very real "Daniela" hallucination.
Me : *hugging fake Daniel*
As you wrap your arms around Daniela's cracked figure, an unnatural chill spreads throughout your body. It feels like ice, but you don't let it go. Instead, you hug her tightly, refusing to be afraid of the manifestations of the trauma Donna creates.
Suddenly, the hallucination vibrated. The porcelain face of "Daniela" began to crack more violently, and from the cracks came a dazzling white light. Donna's normally calm whisper sound choked now, as if your affection is poison to her dark illusions.
The Breakdown of Donna's Illusion
CRAKK! The fake Daniela figure was shattered into thousands of Yellow Chimera flower petals that fell on the floor. In the middle of the pile of flowers, Angie sat limp, her wooden hands covering her frightened porcelain eyes.
"T-impossible! Why do you embrace your fear?!" shouted Angie in a voice that was no longer shriek, but trembling. "Donna... Donna didn't understand! Why are you so warm?!"
Final Quest: The Secret Dungeon
Angie exploded into black smoke for the last time, but this time she didn't laugh. You feel a strange pull of gravity, and suddenly you're in a very dark room—The Breaker Room.
Here, the smell of blood and chemical liquids is very strong. You see an old operating table in the middle of the room, and on it, Angie sits silently looking at you. However, behind the shadows in the corner of the room, a giant figure began to crawl out.
A terrifying Giant Baby, with deafening cries and a wide-open mouth, begins to approach you from the direction of darkness.
Life and Death Situations:
Angie is right in front of you, on the operating table. If you catch it now, the game is over and you can get out. But that Giant Baby is only a few meters behind you!
Pov : *Giant baby catches me* oh no please don't!!
The sound of her deafening cry turned into a deep and resounding baby laugh, shaking the entire narrow basement. His giant, moist, slippery hands coiled around your waist, lifting your body with unstoppable force.
"Maa-maaa... Da-da..." A hoarse voice came out of the giant's mouth as he brought you closer to his terrible face.
Decisive Moments
You struggle, but the grip is too strong. On the operating table, Angie stands erect, looking at you with porcelain eyes that gleam with satisfaction.
"Lose! Lose! You're caught, handsome young man!" shouted Angie as she jumped up and down with excitement. "Donna, look! We've got a really adorable new collection!"
However, just as the baby's mouth is wide open and you're about to surrender to your fate, a faint light emerges from your shirt pocket. It was a piece of Daniela's dress fabric that got stuck in your hand when you hugged her illusion earlier. The strong scent of roses suddenly filled the room, cutting off the foul smell of chemical liquids there.
The Miracle Behind Fear
The giant baby suddenly stopped. He sniffed the scent of the rose, then let out a confused whine. Donna's illusion seems to be interrupted by the "remnants" of affection you brought with you from Dimitrescu Castle.
"T-no! Don't stop!" shouted Angie in panic. "Eat him! Hurry up!"
Me : *Ima using fabric*
You fumbled the pockets of your clothes that were now soaked by the giant slime. Your hands trembled, but you managed to grasp a piece of cloth from Daniela's dress that you had carried with you when you hugged her illusion earlier.
The giant baby opens his mouth wide, ready to devour you to pieces. With your remaining energy, you throw the rose-scented cloth right at his monstrous giant nose.
The Breakdown of Donna's Darkest Illusion
SNAAFFF! The baby sniffed the cloth. The strong scent of roses and the scent of blood—a hallmark of Dimitrescu Castle—break the intoxicating scent of the Yellow Chimera flowers in this room.
Instantly, the gaze of the giant's eyes that had been hungry turned into an overwhelming fear. He let out a panicked whimper, as if he saw the terrifying shadow of Lady Dimitrescu standing behind you. The grip loosens drastically!
"Iii-buk! Iii-buk!" the baby screams in fear and lets you go. You collapse on the damp floor, panting for air.
Final Confrontation with Angie
Angie was shocked to death on the operating table. "T-NO WAY! How did the smell of that old witch get in here?!"
Suddenly, the old elevator behind the desk opened with a loud bang. That's your way out! But the panicked Giant Baby is now blocking the elevator door in his attempt to escape the scent of the "Ibuk" he fears.
Me : Lunging at Angie, Catch Angie the third time while she is in shock. This will end Donna's game completely.
Without wasting a second, you darted past the Giant Baby's legs who were still whining in fear. The wooden floor slippery by illusory slime almost makes you slip, but your determination to live is much stronger.
Angie was busy screaming hysterically, her small wooden hands holding onto her cracked head. "Donna! Donna! He destroyed everything! Stop him—"
HAP!
Your hands grip the doll's small body very tightly. Angie's shrill screams suddenly stopped, and for a moment, time seemed to freeze in that stuffy basement.
The Breakup of the Doll World
CRACK! A large crack appeared on Angie's porcelain face. A dazzling white light exploded from the doll's body, sweeping away the darkness, foul smell, and the monstrous figure of a giant baby. Everything evaporated like dew in the sun.
You feel your body fall, but not on the cold operating floor, but on the thick carpet in the living room of House Beneviento.
Farewell to Donna
In front of you, Donna Beneviento sat limp in her chair. Her black veil was revealed slightly, revealing her pale and very tired face. He no longer holds Angie; The doll was now lying lifeless on his lap, just an ordinary wooden toy with no sound.
"You... you won," Donna whispered, her voice so soft, barely audible. "Your memories of... The women in the castle... stronger than the fear I created."
He slowly raised his hand, pointing towards the exit of the house which was now wide open, revealing the light of dawn that was beginning to shine on the eastern horizon.
"Go. I don't have the strength anymore to hold you back. But be careful... in front of there is the Heisenberg. He doesn't play hide and seek... He plays with metal and death."
Towards the Final Region
You step out of House Beneviento. The fresh, bitterly cold morning air hits your face, shattering the remnants of rose-like hallucinations and chemicals. In the distance, you see a giant factory with a chimney that puffs out pitch-black smoke—Heisenberg's Factory.
However, before you go any further, you find something that falls on your doorstep: a wing-shaped silver key dropped by Donna as your victory reward.
Pov : *Before leaving Donna's house* Donna, you're not like the others. You keep your promise
Your steps stop at the great doorstep of House Beneviento. You look back, staring at the figure of a woman in a black veil who is still sitting sculpting in her chair. Your voice echoed softly in the room that was now quiet again, without Angie's shrill laughter that usually broke the silence.
Donna Beneviento gasped slightly. His fragile shoulders seemed to tremble slowly. She doesn't look at you directly, but her pale fingers squeeze her black dress hesitantly.
The Human Side of the Puppet Lord
"Promise..." Donna whispered, her voice almost like the rustling of the wind between the windows. "Here... There are only promises left from the shattered past."
He slowly raised his head. Although the veil covers most of her face, you can feel the sadness in her eyes, but this time there is a little glimmer of recognition there. You're the only "guest" he doesn't destroy, and the only one who treats him like a human, not just a hallucinogenic control monster.
"Go, young man..." He said again, this time in a warmer tone. "Don't let Karl Heisenberg take away the honesty you have. He only saw the world as a bunch of metals and machines that he could control. He won't understand... the warmth you bring."
Donna then gives a small gesture with her hand, and a bunch of non-toxic yellow roses blooms on a table near you. "Take one. It will protect you from the toxic fog on the mountainside towards the factory."
Journey to the Factory of Death
You take the yellow rose and step out. The door of House Beneviento closed slowly with a soft click, as if it was now asleep again in its silence.
You descend a steep path, passing a suspension bridge that creaks in the strong wind. In the distance, Heisenberg's Factory stood firm like a bloodthirsty iron giant. The roar sound of the steam engine and the thump of a giant sledgehammer began to sound, deafening.
At the front gate of the factory, you see a tall man wearing a fedora hat and a long coat, sitting leisurely on a pile of scrap metal while spinning a giant hammer with magnetic power.
Karl Heisenberg grinned, his cigar burning brightly behind the factory smoke.
"Wow, wow... the little rats from the castle and the doll house have finally arrived here," cried Heisenberg, his voice heavy and authoritative. "Welcome to a place where hard work is truly rewarded. Do you want to join me in overthrowing our dear 'Mother', or do you want me to tear it to pieces into bolts and screws?"
Confrontation with the Engineer:
Heisenberg doesn't attack you directly. He seemed interested in your courage to pass through the previous two Lords.
Me : *When I want to get out of the house* *The baby appears again in front of me and grabs my waist* Donna.. What does that mean?
The atmosphere in the living room that had been calm suddenly broke out. The wooden floor beneath your feet shook violently, and the foul smell of chemical liquids revived, overcoming the scent of Donna's yellow rose.
From behind the shadow of the exit, The Baby's terrible figure reappeared. Cry "Crazy..." The deafening echoes throughout the room. His giant, moist, slippery hands coiled tightly around your waist, lifting you off the floor until your legs hung limp.
Betrayal or Helplessness?
You turned to Donna Beneviento with a look of disbelief. Donna gasped, she stood up from her chair with a panicked motion. The previously lifeless Angie doll on her lap suddenly began to wiggle apart, as if pulled by a chaotic invisible thread.
"T-no! Stop!" shouted Donna, her voice broken with fear. "I didn't call him! He... He's out of control!"
As it turns out, the strong emotions you showed—between your affection for Daniela and your honesty for Donna—have created a surge of energy in Yellow Chimera pollen. The hallucinations of "The Baby" are no longer just Donna's toys; It has become a manifestation of the deepest fear that lives on its own from the remnants of hallucinations in your mind.
Situation on the Verge of Death
The giant baby's mouth opens wide right in front of your face. Thick black saliva dripped onto your shirt. Donna tries to guess something, but she seems too weak because her strength has been drained when you defeat Angie.
"Youth... forgive me!" cried Donna, covering her face with her hands. "Your fears... He's too strong! I can't stop it!"
Last Chance in Grip:
The baby starts pulling you closer to his dark throat. You only have a few seconds!