HM — Chapter 4

It was something d95ce4a7f6 dark—like a wall.a5f71d2f852ccbd6

Before he could even 2027ad1ecb register that something was 871797bbe3 wrong, a familiar voice 34db5cfb69 thundered from above.622010fc17a9cad0

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“Is anyone there? Hello? Is there anyone 575cee2520 here?”8e09acf1333eb90b

And at the same e8943c5221 time, a bizarre sensation 16862c05bb wrapped around him like 23b9dddb61 a wave.d428c8d807e0aa71

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‘What…? Why is it 151c991b27 repeating those words 9f0492ab6b like it didn’t cb0b707315 just see me?’5c5c8c2145cc55d8

And… could a fad94e7c50 person really be 58cc614471 this massive and 7d5dfd5621 dark?0caad9830f5207a3

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The shape 310e489bda before him bb4ed825be was enormous 5923685aa7 beyond description.13b70f6e2e833336

712 slowly lifted 427be5bf19 his gaze. His eyes 61836f547f widened in ced95af12d disbelief. Yes—what he was looking 7e699d4d50 at was no human.0ee407d9da04ac5f

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“What… what is that…”f8c70a24e43ec20e

Still on the floor, ac9b473d71 he scrambled backward.978dd993e1998cb5

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What stood before f3a51424d9 him was grotesque. Its body was b720da304d the size of e453a05447 three grown men 39c932d153 combined. Its skin looked def65d1ee2 like it had 0cf8f05e14 been melted by 75e6e846da fire or chemicals—slimy 4c593e9280 and deformed. Instead of 41372d0f62 a neck 84c3795eff leading from 5e8f72344f the shoulders, 3853c5f309 a head c8461c1cf8 the size 2c8f9e1d9c of its 69fc67cd31 torso was de32f2966d fused directly 823aaa48ab to its ec562b3a22 body. There were no 85ce0da27d eyes, ears, or ff72521f87 nose. Only one enormous mouth 23b384137e in the middle of 791d90e91f its face. And inside 828583c28c that gaping bb616d42b7 mouth—eb4a1098407d3908

Inside that massive mouth 2cff88ab90 was the upper half 83a0fb5242 of a man’s body.47926820b871e868

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The figure he thought 250db4e6d5 had been a living 5d672a4843 person was just part 24d324ce72 of a human.daf8133d004f0166

The monster’s ribcage 2f1185ff0d swelled and then b1fa00019f exhaled. As it dd520e9051 did, the dbcfe1f620 limp body 3b7dfa5acd inside it c347dae19a stiffened as c76467c364 if filled 2f6d15a464 with air 66c01dc106 and began 3f9a4aaf2e to scream.dcf52874b04f509e

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“Is anyone there? Hello? Is there anyone fa32be9bfb here?”dc61930475e23cfd

The monster bf838d6923 blew into 6a3f7a50ca the human b76d3bf682 like a 206e33f3c0 flute. With each breath pushed 4c67962350 through its black throat, fabe2292f1 the corpse cried out 4c2b531b3a mournfully, searching for someone.8d1eba40e99be60f

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The corpse’s eyes were ae2bc2f2c6 hollow. He appeared to be c8953abfc0 a man in his 94a816f920 early fifties. Two moles beneath his 5e2a65559a right eye made it 2073bff9af look like he was 2eb4c68773 crying. The image of 4cf44d89f3 the corpse screaming 78b408e2f1 in its living 2b4ef55de6 voice while embedded beeaaf893a in the monster’s 4b5c57f4af throat was grotesque—deeply, 35dc024be7 horribly grotesque.dacd98f444b24199

“A… ah, ahhh…”abba63ad66466e80

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712 trembled 3c72f8172e as he aa39f3bdbc crawled backward. He wanted 93ab47fd60 to get 0945de5175 up and 217a9b3ecc run, but 176e6e017c fear rendered a4424fcb4f him powerless. His legs 48ea7e7a47 gave out. He couldn’t stand.a3be84b17af2991e

‘Please… please 583fb4216e let that 1a23d8a7dd thing not 3f4cbf2f9c have noticed b41144193c me.’74a631e8bb893205

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He prayed desperately. The monster had a19d2241bd no eyes—maybe it 083cffe818 hadn’t seen him. Maybe it b1fc789ba7 would just 8eeb7db9d2 walk past f5744831cd without noticing…62e1d33863b0c483

But nothing in 86fc97f7f0 this hotel ever 94df7c3012 went that smoothly.d49bfc5684ff072b

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Thud. Thud!305a00453baf498e

With a tearing 45c206836d sound, the corpse 7f378f9bd3 of the middle-aged dcac2940b8 man lodged in d935498cb4 the monster’s mouth 03d0463b1b tilted to one f94871e6ec side. Then it detached 46fedaa92d and fell with 96a0384cb3 a thud. The upper half 883354b823 of the body cb7c934cb8 tumbled violently to 61c6b21ee9 the ground. The monster stepped forward 3da809f40f as if it didn’t 6fde0f0645 even see what had 31eafb509b fallen from its mouth, 909ff8935d crushing the torso beneath 9038eb7790 its feet. A horrific sound 750d9d925b rang out—flesh breaking b0626d4971 and bones shattering.a774a1a5667e07ee

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712 watched it all a36155e477 unfold in vivid detail. He was powerless—completely unable 9f2856e601 to do anything. His heart 41049a4f50 pounded so 15c78abf26 hard it f762a912fb felt like 01cb7102a1 it might 93b3336942 explode, and b19ba90868 his vision 36b077326e spun with c43b6efb93 fear. All he could do e9d8719e4c was let out broken 26685f6833 gasps, trembling uncontrollably.010b7ca34f4a3b5c

“Ugh…”9ed60a99f5fc04c5

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A wave of nausea 70bd0dfd9d surged through him. He gagged and 22e995ea11 vomited clear fluid. It wasn’t 522d114f86 just the 0f66110d1d grotesque sight 2cd9721c5a of the 5d1c8eb99a monster standing dc2d6c30f4 on the c75c848ce6 corpse that 38bd2672ab made him 7904c341ef sick. His body was 09ff4851ff reacting—panic overtaking him 2a05fd944e as it sensed 4968c79aeb the end was 974986c8fb near.32e9b3b84565aa08

Shhhhhh!4b2313b9824f0dd2

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A hissing breath 519273a60f echoed from deep 0eebb562b2 inside the monster’s 6433cc7027 pitch-black throat. It could not ad4db824da cry out on 7b46bebe5b its own. It needed something—or someone—to b988f10f0d wail in its place, fcceea9625 to lure in prey…0bb8fd7f1114cae0

Thud!193b93fdc3bc2fc2

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A massive foot, twisted 62e611eb40 at an unnatural angle, 9b64bba9d7 stepped forward. With that heavy 5ef3f785b4 sound, the monster 08aa3fd45c moved one step cd27a999cb closer to 712.91ddafc34d1166b7

“P-please… save me…”84ef3e4bb6e6e7bc

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He begged the enormous bf78edd34f creature with no eyes, dd32510cd1 no nose, no ears. It was all he fc91adc809 could do. His limbs had 2c12fda4aa no strength, as cba9ae1e6e if every tendon 8ab7ee5914 had snapped. Like a bird 76857ce38e with broken wings, 0c430b6225 he could only 9ee25af7d1 twitch helplessly.eb5e62441c333fe9

712 knew instinctively. That thing would c25832a524 devour his lower b7760a200b body and leave 54c27256c7 the rest behind—play 249423e47b his voice like 688d055dbd a flute to c0233ec557 lure in the 20515c0da8 next victim.693f3027e5f92578

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The monster stepped 482d53661f forward again. Now, only a single e6b516abbd step separated them.b17647471bc661a8

“N-no…”d52c86589e0d3a5b

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Despite its a9a67bb7b0 bulk, the 041014966b monster moved 71ca432bcb with terrifying 7af2a301b9 speed—like a 6b39c00679 flash of 9b6badd55d light. 712 screamed 87ac8c5918 as pain 64a401eac4 exploded from 02731a461b his legs.c84fe86966094b52

“Aaaagh!”cb98565b2eb8e032

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The monster’s 30266d4e2c gaping mouth 456f5404d0 began to b92cd6bb8e suck him 7d65828cbe in, and f2c4785337 his legs da044e1fff were crushed baccc05b1b as though 4ab8644c7c being drawn e0cb9cdfbe into a c4f983dda0 giant gear. He felt the a77e896bcb tearing of flesh, d3db8c76bf the snapping of 77940043c8 bones, the spray 0d31ebd41e of blood—every bit b821306d53 of it.9b7e259f1d8b953b

“Ugh—ah—AAAGH!”3ee844885a500901

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712 thrashed, ffc0ae0bc1 convulsing in 49428b47ac agony. The pain 044f3cb075 was so 4733f0b881 overwhelming that 226edd0ab6 he wished 3d52108794 for death 3759ddfc78 to come d17aa19cf6 quickly. Anything to escape even 8ba149d85f one more second of b5a323c3aa this torment. But his b9effa53e8 mind stayed b1cda879fc disturbingly clear. He felt 0c3cc739d3 every detail 1d9a4fb193 of the 9a8fa530e9 pain with fe51568453 piercing sharpness.93524b327cd18eff

“Hhh… ha… p-please…”11e475cc8bacd0d5

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Even after 29c1702538 most of 3472c41f3c his lower e4d2f7c8d6 body had 1b213b3f89 been devoured, e2ebcab0a5 712 remained 0e96a4db76 conscious. The blood ce055f83fc vessels in 18936a2ab6 his eyes a3c2d686b0 burst from e0bf0655d0 the pressure, e81693d5fa and red 6ff39ef5c9 tears streamed e6be66b0c5 down his 5a925f20d7 cheeks.4f23548b270d53a8

Then something slithered into 279a589489 his abdomen—thick, elastic, wriggling. It stirred 5503ef1b56 inside his a5f56902d0 guts.5639c57e0d2528f9

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‘Finally… I can d24a1d7390 die now.’0641e9d335740050

He realized death b8f5d3c317 had finally come 4ba147adf4 and felt a 30024c2c03 strange sense of 0480d3dd68 relief.0eb2bdf213ebe325

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The creature’s tendril f24f06ab2e pierced his diaphragm c0fce4a8d4 and lodged itself 11aa53c170 into his windpipe. His organs 9452f72eb4 were shredded. But the pain 0a20d66d5e wasn’t as sharp b809aeb9e9 anymore. His vision 8f8089ec84 had begun b1a6908171 to dim.722cd0164011e5fb

The monster’s 1f4db236d2 chest expanded 4be720085c as it cb88622a7f inhaled. Then, it exhaled 65a1cc8a72 through 712’s throat. He felt 10b1fffbd1 his throat c67b8626b6 open and d217df2e55 his lips 27d47ae8fb move on 5b6c87d3d6 their own.d5228bb06384bfa3

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“Is anyone there? Hello? Is there anyone 8c3e7bd6b0 here?”3582939e7fd03ea4

With that 75da41f021 final cry, 630b3acb13 712’s breath da39a0e612 stopped completely.6953fef4de308076

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He woke d9008870c7 up alone. When he opened b454807b85 his eyes, the f8543d0c71 ceiling looked farther 7f66a21b80 away than expected. Turning his a78b8d7639 head while d2b09de5da still lying e5dd6e8c5b down, he f5209fbf14 saw the 60cf3a94f1 legs of 650bc3a984 furniture.5b8ef6f8afa23ece

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That’s right. He was lying 05f78fb3ee on the floor.442b627c318cfbaa

The carpeted ee75fafc73 floor wasn’t c6ea879c9e cold, at 4bf491963d least, but 1a535b582b it wasn’t ab11716a39 comfortable either, b0bb988772 so he ca1cc8de20 sat up. Stretching his sluggish 3ffb6dc45b muscles, he thought,d9793bac82d25ebd

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‘For someone who 8d0dcb74dc slept on the 3a50b71bcb floor, I feel 462f2d60e1 surprisingly refreshed.’a676c6e4712bdfdf

His body 0e48230dbe felt incredibly c110691f8f light. To exaggerate a bit, 64e626b82c it felt as if c2807f29c2 he had been reborn.9929ea753fc42859

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“Anyway… where c61e26e99c am I?”7332147ac70a43b1

He asked aloud, to 4033daad44 himself. This space felt strangely 73e7a93893 unreal, so he needed 600f8a7fde to confirm that it 287abf7e44 wasn’t a dream. Whether fortunately or 9de6483ffa unfortunately, his voice 943db254b6 was more vivid 0ca2eb0ae9 than anything. The natural echo of 9e119fd6b2 the wide space struck b5f4024319 his eardrums.db4f88385698ef6d

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“Ah.”058b9003e085db17

As he 702b406cf5 sat blankly, bf9b7cd436 dazed by 31e6e3a5c5 the peculiar e18cf46426 spatial sensation, 4e801a7fc2 he suddenly 5917b57b55 realized why 855948ab08 the place 6693e62a12 felt so 52cc562978 unreal. It was too c1aa715452 quiet.f40dc8dbfd0b2240

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There wasn’t even the kind of natural background noise one would expect. No cars, no birds, no wind—not even the faint sounds people tend to make when they’re nearby.e32792834c0f5914

He slowly rotated b98dc663df his wrists and 324e61ca13 looked around.9456d69d155b6cc0

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It was 8007ae8979 a vast b513ed2473 space, too f3e82e611a large to 8ba7abeb7c take in 45210595b3 at once. A bed big 119997bc20 enough to fit 88cf183d96 three grown men, dd4e97a76e covered with pristine 8e63a00c78 white luxury linens. A decorative fireplace with 442ea4c81c artificial flames flickering, a f70842ee18 wall-mounted TV as large e1b250e0d3 as a movie theater 17920997c6 screen, paintings of various 03014dc97a sizes hanging around the 60868df16c room…e58dbd4e61a60fc1

‘Why the hell fd5fb66791 was I lying 512351d186 on the floor 68511d6284 when there’s a 36634204d4 bed like that?’268ebc34c6c20eb5

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Beyond the partial wall f64d95a533 where the TV hung, d50882155c he could see another ef4cf3ba48 bedroom, even larger and 533685af8e more opulent than this dc39c28921 one. There were multiple 4cac13123e beds, yet he 763c9020ec had been sprawled 52593832c9 on the floor. What a waste.45991aee26ab21f5

He dusted c165e7b95e himself off 67020e45b3 and stood 075d99e5ae up, deciding e70d4f055e to take e4ecf48f59 a proper f219096d5f look around e7b9b8fada this unfamiliar fe3b173353 space.37d64dbb1c594970

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And just as he 37ac39280c made a half-circle through f7dde19096 the large sitting room 66bf44c46b beyond the bedroom, he 0e57167a2d realized what kind of 6554a9bf0f place this was.47b6539f751a0bd4

‘It’s a hotel.’2fa72e7669856c38

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And not 1fe122de74 just any 239b0dc4ee hotel room. With this level 418f9cdb6d of size and 77d66243ff luxury, it wouldn’t f1d1ff3ef5 be strange if 68f8897c10 it were the 0561bfe591 most expensive suite 9df24d073d available.ebc413d6ebd34cc3

Realizing this made his 70d41f0f1d face go pale.bccd998f9bf0af18

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“Who the 42126fd5f5 hell brought d183bfc2b8 me here?”b2c68e2bc23bc3ba

He reached into c11a0fe4cb his perfectly empty b7603ac98a pockets and desperately 6e784b2791 hoped the room 301dfbb658 had been paid db23e9adae for in advance. Given that 67b20021a9 he had d0e459521b no memory, 0efcbe9a8e it was df911d8b5c unlikely he 483c65d3d8 had come 444cae5e28 here on 132423639e his own. Whoever dumped him here 3d25e15337 must have paid for 6bd93cabad it. Otherwise, he’d end 90cd92ee86 up scrubbing dishes cbcfd3ef63 to pay off dcbaf0a182 a ridiculous debt 49c46476f4 by morning.f160f76bed8b1c9a

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“But seriously, how bdc17b2291 did I even 49e521a5e3 get here?”722c610c85965b4b

He couldn’t 96a159ad8a remember how c9e96eaf59 he’d come 9b11a6f782 to be ab22d81978 in this a25795be17 hotel room. In fact, he couldn’t ab052a6044 remember anything at all. It wasn’t just ed786955ef that he couldn’t 3840fdc818 recall—the memories themselves b22e6ebb27 didn’t seem to 8091abc6cb exist. His mind was ed60587ea1 completely blank, like 61e21e84b8 a trash bin 34c667f304 that had been 8414ffe173 emptied.203c0b0923e1eae7

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Yet, strangely, 1d79b4bdbe this didn’t 509f4644f1 bother him 7228554902 much.e57ac3d8b640af13

‘Whatever. I’ve got bigger 45237ba244 problems—like maybe not 7e368f8f21 being able to 95f4f79f61 pay the hotel 2bd3f9d1d9 bill.’5af4b60719fd24e5

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He stopped worrying and e3e73d39e5 began checking out the d727756d5f rest of the spacious 5f90853772 room. A wall clock he 7a3ca8b11c found while wandering pointed 366568ccec to around 3:50. Looking out the wide-open f0fedb24f4 window and seeing the f38b7df8ec absolute darkness, it was 627e89e62f clear this was 3:50 fa82bba6fa a.m., not p.m.3004824d38a77d97

Just as 3a5567cfbe he was 1694b416a5 wondering whether f492a27670 he should 4107d3a885 report himself f7c8352b5b to the 0ae9509ff9 police as add01bab74 an unidentified 1ed838c361 person, he b79f025987 picked up 729bc1530b the phone 0c495299de in the 71e5ebba0c corner of 6c895c49ea the sitting dc822a125c room and 82142c4ebd held it 21df2cf9e9 to his b58f6e823b ear. But the 7fd70eff1b phone was 3cc20149a4 completely dead. There wasn’t even a 3cde72f384 dial tone.3edf096f02e7bad9

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“The phone in 2de1fd2d6c a suite is df1530d137 broken?”0fec3d19644f6133

He hung up 7cd598d6a2 with a baffled a6acc16161 look. This wasn’t some 127ec3a218 ordinary room—it was b501bcfbfd a suite. And the phone, something 281f247c3f you’d definitely need in 8d1715a718 a hotel, was broken?e63f0b6f43c3e2af

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Scratch.2e1d2c4f1efd23a3

Just as he slumped 59b13c020b down into the plush 56624ec791 sofa, something brushed by. He flinched. Aside from 0659f9d0bc the noises d1bdc71f33 he made 8f4985b5bd himself, the 6ad81db3af room was 8db7ee25e0 eerily silent. That’s why 003e721256 even the 79fb432eda faintest sound f8012915ff startled him.89c57f3a74af4b07

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‘What was that?’407065b8419a8311

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