[part VII] The crooked figure_chapter 3

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SeongWu and Jaehwan take a taxi and go to the old Changi hospital as Hanna said.

Hanna sitting next to the taxi driver. She seem to be quite good at English as she talks to the taxi driver fluently. Jaehwan've been quiet for a while, then he whispers to SeongWu.

"SeongWu-ssi, this girl... can we trust her?"

"I'm not sure... but... if Daniel asked her to come..."

SeongWu stops halfway. If it was before, he would trust her without a doubt because of Daniel, but now... he can't even asure himself. There's an empty place in his heart which was gradually filled by anxiety and doubt about Daniel. And only Daniel can clear it and ease his heart.

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The driver stops in front of a huge building. The white paint of the building was no longer clean and perfect. It was so ruined that the old cracked concrete wall was exposed. However it's still in the middle of the day, the building isn't looked scary at all. It's just an old building with a few tourists taking pictures outside.

"Look like we're too early." – Hanna seem to be disappointed by how normal the building look like.

"We're not..."

Right after he get off the car, SeongWu already felt uneasy. He knows better than anyone that it was because of the atmosphere around this building. He can feels something evil lingering in the air. Even in the broad daylight and he haven't step inside yet, but SeongWu can still feels a terrible pressure surrounding the building.

"You're really sensitive!" – Hanna says while helping SeongWu to stand straight – "If you're not feeling well, you can stay outside, I will take Jaehwan-ssi in and look for Si Hyeon-ssi."

"It's ok! It's still day time, I can take it!"

Hanna knows she can stop SeongWu. She is not Daniel.

The three of them finds a way to get in throught a door which almost broken down. Hanna go in first. She carefully checks out every corners she laid her eyes on.

"Uhm... I still don't know your name..." – Jaehwan felt a bit awkward about the quiet atmosphere so he speaks up.

"Yoo Hanna. You can call me Hanna."

"So, Hanna-ssi, what did you talk with the taxi driver?"

"Asking about this place. The driver was from around here so he knew quite a lot interesting things." – she then looks at their confusing faces – "English department, Seoul university."

SeongWu and Jaehwan both nod unconciously. At least they can figure out why Hanna was so good at English.

"This hospital got quite a history. I've seen a movie about this place but I've never thought I would have a chance to come here after death."

Hanna speaks as it was nothing but Jaehwan getting more nervous. His doubt had been confirmed. Hanna wasn't human, not anymore.

"Are you... a ghost?"

"Was!" – Hanna stops suddenly. She turns to SeongWu and Jaehwan. – "You guys really never heard about this place?"

Jaehwan shakes his head.

"I heard... something... but not too much..." – SeongWu say.

Hanna sighs.

"SeongWu-ssi, you knew that the power of a spirit, except hatred, it also depend on how much sins they commit after death."

SeongWu nods. He already knows that.

"Those pure souls are complete powerless against human. Unlike me. I killed people. I commited sins. Even I'm no longer holding any grudges but I can say that I still have power." – Hanna says with her face looks rather proud of herself, but then she become serious. – "That's why this place is very dangerous."

SeongWu heard about this abandoned hospital, but he never did any proper research about this place. Except numerous rumours about ghosts and scary stories from tourists, SeongWu don't have any detail informations. However, at the moment he took his first step, SeongWu knew those rumours weren't just scams and this place has something far more dangerous than just some mere wandering souls.

"There're plenty of souls in here. They have been here for a long time and surely, they weren't pure. After they died, their souls couldn't be at peace and they kept commiting many more sins, causing death for other people. They are full of hatred and terrible sin." – Hanna suddenly grab SeongWu's shoulder – "Therefore, if anything happen, you do not fight them. You have to leave immediately with Jaehwan-ssi."

"What about you?"

"I told you. I have power. I can hold them down and buy you some times to escape."

"If we leave, what will happen to you?"

Hanna smiles, slightly strokes on her hairs.

"We should keep going. We have to Si Hyeon-ssi."

She doesn't answer SeongWu's question.

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There's even more devastating inside the hospital than outside. Hanna already heard the taxi driver talked about this place. This hospital has been abandoned for decades and in the beginning, it was a shelter was homelesses and junkies. All of those old clothes, personal belongings lying almost everywhere in here somehow proves it. Hanna has to use her foot to cast aside those things on her way, making an easier way for SeongWu and Jaehwan walk through the hospital.

This place is really huge. They has been walking for hour and still hasn't finish the ground floor and Si Hyeon still nowhere to be seen.

"Ah! Let me try and call to Si Hyeon's phone." – Jaehwan says.

"She has been missing for days. You think her phone still has battery?"

"Just try it!" – SeongWu says – "Wasn't there a call from Si Hyeon's phone last night? Just call her. It's better than just wandering around in this building."

Jaehwan nods and then calls Si Hyeon's number. The other side has signal. Her phone is still on.

The three of them stays silent and listens carefully. There's no one except them in here and it's very quiet, but this hospital is too big for them to hear a phone's ringing. They tries so hard to focus on listening. Suddenly, SeongWu thought he hears a small sound of music.

"Can you hear it?"

The phone is still ringing. Jaehwan starts to hears the sound too. They run to the direction of the sound. The music is louder as they get closer. Seem like they are heading to the right direction. They go to stairs in the corner and find a cellphone lying in the pile of garbages and broken concrete on the first step of the stairs.

Hanna picks up the phone. There's a layer of dust sticking on the phone, as if it was left here for many days without anyone touching it. Hanna turns it on. Strangely, the phone wasn't locked. It's immediately turn to the phone call history.

The nearest call was to Jaehwan few days ago. It was her calls for help.

"How could it be?"

Jaehwan totally can not believe in what he saw. He checks his phone history. There's no call from Si Hyeon last night.

SeongWu understands that it wasn't Si Hyeon who called Jaehwan. It was something else. He looks up to the stairs.

"Let go upstairs."

SeongWu can feel it. The atmosphere upstairs is different. There's something strange in there. It's unlike other spirits in here. There's a small acrimony lingering through every corners, as if it's looking for something or someone.

SeongWu carefully taking step by step. Hanna walking close to him with Jaehwan following right behind.

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When he get to the first floor, SeongWu feels dizzy and his legs stumbling.

Hanna and Jaehwan helps him stand.

In front of SeongWu's eyes, there're plenty of dark shadows in the shape of human being. They moving really fast from room to room. They keep rushing in front of SeongWu. And then, suddenly, they stop. Although their faces cannot be seen but SeongWu can feel that they are looking at him.

Hanna stands before SeongWu.

"We only came to find a girl. We will leave right after we find her and we won't bother your territory."

She lifts up her hand and it burns out into a blue flame, sparkling in a dimmy light. Those dark shadows seem to be startled and backs down right away.

"If you are insist to stand in our way, you'll have to meet Daniel again and this time, Daniel won't go easy on you anymore."

Those dark shadows immediately move and make way for them.

Hanna pulls SeongWu's arm.

"Let's go!"

SeongWu still confused about what happening but he doesn't have time to ask now.

The dark shadows are not only make a way, they also seem like they want to guide SeongWu. They stand aside and make a way lead toward to a room in the corner of the hallway.

Hanna opens the door. There's really a girl lying in the midde of the room. Jaehwan recognizes her right away. He rushes to her side and after confirms that she's still breathing, he feel really at ease.

"Si Hyeon! Si Hyeon!"

Jaehwan tries to wake her up.

Si Hyeon slowly opens her eyes and confusingly looks up to Jaehwan.

"Jaehwan?"

She seem to be unharmed, jus like she was just woke up from a deep sleep.

"Why are you here?" – she asks.

"I should be the one to ask. Why did you lying here?"

"Is this... Changi hospital?"

"Yes! How did you get here? Can you remember anything?"

"Wait!" – Hanna interrupt them – "We found her. We should leave! Now!"

Jaehwan helps Si Hyeon get up and they quickly leave the hospital. When holding Si Hyeon's hand, Jaehwan can easily notice that she is shaking and she just keeps looking around all the time, as if she is afraid of something.

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They go back to the hotel. Jaehwan books another room for Si Hyeon. He wanted to ask if Hanna need to stay but she already disappeared.

After they go up to Si Hyeon's room, Jaehwan get her a cup of water to help her calm down a bit.

"Si Hyeon, are you ok? Why was you there?"

"I..." – Si Hyeon still checking around – "I'm running..."

"Running? Running from what?"

"That child! It's keep following me. I see it everywhere."

"What was that child look like?" – SeongWu asks.

"I don't know. I just saw a deep red eyes and hear a sound of children laughing. That laugh..." – Si Hyeon suddenly covers her ears – "There is it! Can you hear it! It's that child!"

Not only Jaehwan, but also SeongWu can't hear any laugh at all. However, Si Hyeon is so terrified. She didn't lie.

"Jaehwan, you have to help me! It... it won't let me go..."

"Si Hyeon! Calm down! I didn't hear anything!"

"You have to trust me! There's a laughing! Really loud!"

Si Hyeon tries hard to cover her ears. Jaehwan don't know what to do except hold her tightly, trying to calm her down and looking at SeongWu, asking for help. But SeongWu can't hear anything except Si Hyeon's scream. He has no idea what she is dealing with.

Suddenly, the window opens. Si Hyeon yelling in fear and pointing to outside of the window.

"There is it! That eyes! That red eyes!"

SeongWu looks over the window. Even though he can't see any red eyes, he see a dark smoke rush into the room and wrap around Si Hyeon.

"Jaehwan-ssi, get away!"

Jaehwan cannot see and cannot understand what happening but he still move away as SeongWu said.

SeongWu immediately hold Si Hyeon and give her an amulet.

"Si Hyeon-ssi! Swallow this! Hurry!"

Jaehwan knows that amulet. He swallowed it before.

Si Hyeon puts an amulet in her mouth without a thought. But as soon as the amulet sliding down her throat, Si Hyeon immediately throws up. She pukes out a black thick liquid.

"Si Hyeon-ssi!" – SeongWu getting panic and don't know what to do next.

Si Hyeon throws herself on the ground. Her hands still covering her ears.

"Stop it! I can't take it anymore! Just stop it!!"

Si Hyeon's ears begin to bleed.

At this moment, a blue flame flies in and turns into Hanna.

She pushes SeongWu aside. She grabs Si Hyeon's arm and pulls up really hard. She presses her finger on Si Hyeon's forehead.

"Just a new spirit and you dare to do evil things? You better get off this girl now!"

The dark smoke let go of Si Hyeon and fly away through the window. Si Hyeon fell into coma.

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