Silence.

Only the footsteps echoed as Alexander walked towards the bedroom, the red hue of the room, creates a spectacle of disgust, blood seeping on the floor, blood seeping on the sheets of the bed, Alexander noticed that something was wrong.

'This memory fragment. It feels like an over exaggeration of the events here, everything looks like everything was covered in blood.'

Alexander notices a family picture on one of the tables, the picture faces are blacked out except for Lilian, Alexander then heads downstairs, the living room was covered in a red hue, furnitures are made up of flesh, blood drips around the ceiling.

'God what the fuck is this? Is this Lily's conciousness? Shit gotta find her then quick!'

He checked the kitchen, there where some sort of fleshy things on the countertop, some of the fleshy things have mouth and eyes.

Alexander just quickly get out of the kitchen, he then walked towards the exit door, he then quickly opened it leaving the house.

A red sun, a dark sky, an ever looming eye looked at him, the cascading pool of blood flow throughout the fleshy streets, tall buildings made of flesh, it towers the suburban houses, an imitation of the Mayfield County, cacophony of voices shouting in an undescribable language.

".loopdoolb laitnerrot a ni lla meht nword ,uoy truh evah ohw esoht rof meht fo lla llik ,nettogrof dna nrub seiromem eht tel flesruoy llik ,sniev ruoy hguorht nur doolb eht tel ,flesruoy lliK"

Alexander was scared, he quickly ran through the streets, finding shelter for his safety. Alexander arrived at a house, it was eerily silent, fleshy furniture melding each other, eyes that have secreted white pus looked at him, he took a quick breath and reorganize himself.

"Shit, shit, shit, Alexander just calm yourself, this is a memory fragment, it is just bit corrupted but it won't hurt you, deep breaths, deep breaths, deep breaths."

Alexander was grumbling on himself, this is the first time he encountered a patient, who have this kind of mental state, a broken, distorted, warped, mental state.

Alexander checked his suit for the MRS, he then armed himself and put the magazines on his pockets for a quick reload, Alexander was calm now, he then heads outside to find Lily.

Squelch squelch squelch....

Alexander's footstep created a disgusting squelching sounds, as he tried to navigate the suburban area.

'Where is she? Shit, is she at those buildings? I need to be quick right now, my mind right now is slowly slipping, i can't be slow or im stuck here forever.'

Alexander ran, he ran as fast as he could, the floating eye followed all of his movements, his suit and trousers have some blood sticking on it, he keep still running until he encounters something.

A thing an undescribable thing, a fleshy thing, with mouths and eyes everywhere, it has hands and legs yet no head in the stomach is a face with a large mouth, it mocks the very being of human.

'What the fuck is that! Oh god, i need to hide, even if this a memory fragment, i can't take any chances, if i die here then, i die in real life.'

Alexander hid behind on what looks like a car, the thing then walked in circles, it looks like it was searching for something, Alexander then slowly walked, he passed through the thing, the thing then snapped its body towards Alexander's direction, it's face smiling.

"fOundddd YuOoOo."

The thing talked in a gargling voice, it then quickly ran at Alexander, Alexander ran as fast as he could, he passed many suburban homes, he keeps running and running not looking back.

"Fuck! Fuck! God fucking damnit!"

Alexander was scared, his adrenaline pumping through his body, the thing then reveals it's claws on its hands creating a violent snapping of bone on its body, the thing was almost at his back, it raised it claws and slashed at Alexander's back.

"HahAhAH KaN't Ruuuuuun fRoM Us!"

The thing cackle as it licks Alexander's blood into one of it's mouths, it's face have a look of glee.

"Raghhhh, fucking hell!"

Alexander back was bleeding, he was badly hurt, Alexander fall down at the street, but his MRS was just in front of him, he then turned his body in front of the thing, and shot all of his bullets.

Bang.... Bang.... Bang.... Bang....

Muzzle flashes around his MRS, the thing was hit all of its body, it was screaming and writhing, yet it was still alive, Alexander stood up and quickly run with all of his strength, running and running and running, Alexander don't know how many hours passed yet he keeps running his perception of time is now skewed.

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He then arrived at the tall flesh building's, he then head inside and he find a safe spot and sat in the fleshy floor.

"Fuck, urghh my back it still fucking hurts."

Alexander searched for his suit pocket and found a small container of medicine, it was the medicine he used when he have DOMS labeled "Regenleif Curatives."

He quickly popped one on his mouth, the wound on his back slowly closed up, Alexander took a quick breather and ponder.

'Lily where the fuck are you? Shit this county is to large just to find her, i can't detect any kind of mana signature here.'

He was panicking, Alexander then heads outside arming himself with the MRS, the voices are now much more erratic, Alexander explored building after building, the things are now roaming, each of them are different some large with red eyes and carrying a flesh made sword, some are small yet it only have a mouth with an eye on its inside and there are some looks not human only a writhing mass.

'There's more of them now, i think im getting close, i sense a mana signature on that building.'

Alexander avoided them, he uses covers and throwing other inanimate objects to distract them, Alexander arrived at the building it was a tall skyscraper made of flesh, the mana surrounding it creates a spectacle of runic sigils that surrounds the building.

The eye that was looming, its iris changed to red, Alexander then entered the building, he is still a bit scared, but he mentally prepares himself for the worse.

Alexander was now inside of the building, its fleshy interior is now cancerous, the walls have now eyes that has red iris, and he notice an elevator, it doesn't have any flesh that's intertwining.

Alexander inspected inside the elevators it has many floors, but the interesting thing is that instead of going up, it was going down, alexander pressed the button -999, the elevator closed itself.

Alexander was now going down, he checked all of his items that was inside of his suit.

MRS pistol check.

2 Magazine ammo check.

4 pills of Regenleif Curatives check.

Small switchblade check.

Notepad check.

It was now -348 still far cry to reach the deepest floor, he sense of time has now completely lost, alexander sat and waited he is silently speaking.

"My name is Alexander Weiss, i have graduated in the Hadron Medical Academy, i am 22 years old now, my mission is to help the mentally ill and give them a second chance."

Alexander keeps repeating the words he said, waiting is not Alexander's forte, he keeps repeating the words, to keeps his sanity as he waits.

Ting

The elevator now opened, Alexander stood up his face looks exhausted, he then walked, and in his peripheral vision he sees a large cave, a normal cave it was lit up by red torches.

Alexander walked towards it, he is silent as he walked, his hands was now gripping tightly at the pistol, after a while of walking he sees a red void.

In there there was Lily sleeping, her hair is black with red hair streak, she wears the same outfit as Lilian's.

Alexander lie on the floor and closed his eyes a bit, his exhaustion has reached its peak, he then slumbers for an unknown time.

"Wake up"

Lily's voice was cold, her hand has summoned a blood sword, her eyes emotionless as he looked at Alexander.

Alexander abruptly woked up, he readied his pistol, yet he didn't aimed at Lily, Alexander face was tired but he still greeted her.

"Hello there Lily, sorry i fell asleep at your chamber it is quite comfortable you see." Alexander sarcastic talked.

"Mr. Weiss may i ask how did you get in here?" Her voice was cold, she tightly held her sword.

"I do have my tricks up my sleeve Lily, but first how are you faring this days?"

"Not all right, i still didn't have the chance to bash your arrogant face Mr. Weiss.

She gave a bloodthirsty smile.

"Well let's not do that, I still have to give both of you some therapy session." Alexander gave her a smile.

"Quite humorous Mr. Weiss, but you do know that i am far gone right? Do you know how many people i killed now? 1,399 Mr. Weiss there is no therapy to help me."

Lily's eyes have shifted to dim red to ruby red, the blood sword in her hands disappeared, her smile was now crazy.

"Lily there is no such thing as far gone, look at Lilian's mental state she have improve quite a bit, just trust me on this Lily.

"Trust such a big word, yet it's easily broken, you know Mr. Weiss i tried trusting our father, and look at him, an addict who always say's, I'm sorry i have hurt you Lilian i won't do it again, and you know what's the kicker he hurt us again."

Her voice was calm, yet there was some habits that was shown her nervousness in her eyes, her hands was shaking a bit.

"Mr. Weiss even our mother abandoned us, yet you believe that i will trust you? Don't make me laugh, you will be just like the other therapist, that only gives smiles and assurance yet in their minds, they just wants us to be their patient for the money."

Alexander for the first time can't find any holes in her logic, yet Alexander thought of something in his mind, he then took the notepad and starts reading it.

"Lilian Carter have a second personality named Lily her eyes and hair changes when she switched."

"What are you doi-"

"Lily tends to taps her finger when agitated, her body posture will switch to a confidence stance when noticed."

"Mr. Weiss let me spe-"

"Lily's blood manipulation magic, tends to create inanimate object such as swords, pipes or thorns, her eyes will shift to dim red to bright ruby red when excited."

Alexander did not give a chance for Lily to speak, Alexander continued to read his notes that Lily for the first time was silent.

"Lily you may not trust the others, but i do care for my well being of my patients, you may think i am just a naive therapist who thinks he can heal the traumas of everyone, but there is one thing i want you to know is that i am quite stubborn Lily."

"So i implore you to just trust on me even for a bit." Alexander flashed his signature smile.

Lily was silent, she was shocked on Alexander statement, her eyes is not looking directly at Alexander's.

"... Mr. Weiss why are you so stubborn? even if i give you my trust, how will you gain it? I know that you will simply break it."

"Lily i am not perfect, you see i do have blood on my hands, i have also killed some people, but when it comes to trust Lily i don't like to break any kind of it, that is simply not in my nature.

Alexander eyes was serious, his voice is calm, yet his body posture was straight, he is confident in his stance.

"... Mr. Weiss..... No, Alexander... I will trust you for now, but if you break it, let's just say that you will be 1,400 on the victims list."

Her smile was now calm, her eyes was bright ruby red, her nervousness was gone, she didn't have the oppressive aura in her.

"Of course Lily, it is a pleasure that you trust me."

Alexander raised his right arm intending to shake Lily' hand, Lily did the same.

"Good, treat us well Alexander."

Lily was smiling, it radiate a calm and serene atmosphere, the red void was now replaced with white and there is now a white door opened, Alexander noticed this and he finally woke up.