BeastBoyGamer

It was raining heavily at midnight and the birds sitting on the trees started flying towards the sky due to the loud thunder. In mansion, a 36-year-old man was searching for something inside a large deserted mansion, going from one room to another. The man was wearing black clothes.

There was no one else except that man in such a big and luxurious mansion. There were lines of worry on the man's face and he was searching for something.

Even after searching every corner of the room, the man did not find that thing. Seeing this, the man immediately went to the fourth floor of the mansion. Just then his phone started ringing. Seeing someone's name on the cellphone screen, the man immediately picked up the phone without wasting time and heard a loud and angry voice from the other side. "What happened Jack?! Did you find the box or not?"

Hearing the man's voice, Jack said nervously, "No! Sir, but don't worry, I will find that box very soon and bring it to you!"

"Finish this work quickly, and yes, if you come without that box, I will not leave you alive!" Saying this, the phone gets disconnected from the other side. Jack wipes the sweat from his forehead and walks towards the corridor.

Then suddenly a foul smell spreads all around.

"What kind of smell is this? Maybe it is the smell of a rat being killed!" Saying this, Jack moves forward. While going from the corridor to the other side, many black shadows were also walking behind Jack. While walking, Jack goes inside a room, then suddenly the door leading outside closes with a loud bang and one by one all the lights go off. And darkness engulfs all around.

Seeing this, Jack immediately turns on the torch light of his phone and says in panic, "Who is it?"

Then a scary growling sound starts coming. Something like water was falling on Jack's head from above. Seeing this, when Jack put his hand on his head, his whole hand became red with blood. Seeing this, Jack's breathing slows down and his heart starts beating fast.

The Haunted Mansion

The midnight bell's echo still hung in the air, each toll crawling across the walls like invisible claws. Maya's breath hitched as she looked at Aarav's half-possessed body, his chest heaving, the black veins pulsing like living snakes beneath his skin.

"I won't lose you," Maya whispered. "Not to him."

Suddenly, a whisper floated through the hallway:

"Find the bell… the bell knows the truth."

No answer—just the faint sound of metal against stone, clang… clang… clang.

She glanced back at Aarav, who was struggling on the floor, his hands clawing at his own chest as Ambrose's shadow tried to devour him completely.

"Don't… leave me…" he rasped, his real voice trembling under Ambrose's growl.

Maya tore a piece of cloth and tied it around Aarav's wrist.

"This will bring me back to you. Hold on, Aarav."

Following the faint sound of the bell, she discovered a hidden staircase behind a crumbling wall. Dust and cobwebs clung to her face as she descended into the manor's underground.

With each step, the air grew colder—unnaturally cold.

At the bottom, she entered a massive stone chamber, where a huge black bell hung from rusted chains. The bell was cracked, but a faint silver light seeped from the crack like moonlight bleeding out of the night.

Suddenly, an old figure appeared—the Ghost of Lady Blackthorn, draped in a torn wedding gown. Her pale face smiled faintly.

"You're the first to reach the bell since I died here," she said softly.

"What is this bell? Why does it hurt Ambrose?"

"This bell was forged from the bones of the innocent he killed… including me. Every time it rings, his grip weakens. But it must be rung seven times at midnight to free Aarav completely. If you fail, he will take the boy's soul—forever."

"Seven times… and I only heard three…"

"Then you must finish it before midnight ends. But beware—the moment you touch it, Ambrose will come for you."

Back upstairs, Aarav's body snapped upright, Ambrose now fully controlling him. His crimson-black eyes glowed like fire.

"She dares touch my bell?" Ambrose hissed. "Then I will break her."

With unnatural speed, Aarav's possessed body began hunting Maya through the underground passages.

Maya's hands gripped the frozen rope of the black bell. Her heartbeat raced.

She pulled. The bell roared, sending a wave of energy through the manor. The walls shook, and Ambrose let out a guttural scream inside Aarav's body.

But she had only rung it four times.

Three more… and the entire manor seemed to awaken.

The Midnight Bell