Abandoned Mansion in the Outskirts [III]
Danny scampers immediately as he dodged away the last second before the knife squarely hits him. Without hesitation, he grabs the nearest vase on the room and throws it to the assailant and the vase shatters in the process,. Upon hitting the assailant, it suddenly disappeared from thin air and a scream echoed the air before fading.
"What the f*ck...was that?" Danny couldn't believe it. The thing disappeared all of a sudden that he is still unsure if it was a trick or not. He even took his bag on his back and put it on the front, using it as a shield in case it appears again.
A few seconds passed after the tense attack, Danny returned the bag normally on his back and scratches his head. As a result, he forgot that he has been livestreaming and just slumps on the floor as he sighed in relief.
"F*ck...I thought I was done for. What the f*ck was that? How did that person suddenly disappear after getting thrown the vase? Damn it...I knew this is a bad idea..."
While Danny is lamenting about his current predicament, the chat is pretty livid.
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(A/N:From now on, I will be removing the usernames on the chat and will only put a few of them from time to time as it is annoying to keep on thinking of different usernames.)
-holy sh*t, if it wasn't for the fact that this is live, I would believe that was edited!"
-nah, that's clearly staged right? That was some kind of elaborate trick or something.
-considering how this streamer does his work, absolutely unlikely, where would he even find the budget to get to hire someone to act like that? I think that one earlier was real!
-oh hell nah, even if this sh*t is staged, that surprise attack definitely took me by surprise!
-no way this is staged, that attacker must be some kind of entity for it to disappear the moment he throw that vase!
- clippers, if you see this, clip that one and share it!
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After calming himself for a few seconds and drinking a bit of water, he quickly checked the surroundings. The person earlier that tried to stab him disappeared in thin air. No person is capable of doing that...unless they are not human to begin with. But what then? What are they?
"Don't tell me that was a vengeful ghost?"
Vengeful ghosts. Spirits of the deceased that are believed to remain in the world after their death and have been corrupted by their desire of revenge or their desire to gain justice from their deaths. In paranormal stuff, the vengeful spirits are the dangerous type of ghosts due to the fact that even though they are ghost, they have succumbed to madness and they are capable of doing physical harm, making them dangerous.
Danny naturally don't believe in ghosts but perhaps it was time to believe on them after what happened. There's no other explanation on what happened. It was not a visual effect of a camera and it was not a gimmick made by someone for his audience to be entertained. In fact, he was doing this exploration all alone and he is just relying on his instincts and his bravery to keep his mind calm. It wasn't just his imagination either.
Checking on his chat, he can tell the chat became wild after the appearance of that person and he confirmed it that the entity that tried to stab him was not just a mere imagination but a real thing that was captured in view.
"Okay chat, I don't know what is going on and what the heck was that but I needed to know what is going on and what that person wanted."
The chat erupted quickly after Danny said that.
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-LOLOLOL, Streamer death speedrun
-dear mr strimer, leave if you value your life!
-you got guts, I give you that, but this is more of a dangerous thing to do.
-you seemed to be rushing to die!
- I would be pissing so much if I was in his shoes, this streamer has the balls of steel! You earned a sub!
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The chat continued to flare up and even though Danny loves the new subs he is getting, he was hoping that it will be retained and he will be able to leave this place alive.
Now he has an idea on why the mission of the phone that issued the task was "survive" and not just "explore" the whole mansion, Turns out, there was something that is bound that would kill him.
But it is too late to back down now. Now that he is actually doing it, he has to see everything through.
Leaving the room, he was expecting to leave safely but before he can even sigh in relief...
TAK!
Danny ended up facing his reflection as his eyes are reflected on the knife that razed past him and struck the door instead of him. He was just a few centimeters from the place where the knife was stuck. If he rushed out normally, his head would have been impaled by the knife, and instantly killing him in the process.
However, his mind quickly make quick work. He is determined not to die here, and so instead of scampering and running away, he grab the knife stuck on the door and points it to the direction where the knife came from.
But there's no one there. Not a single soul.
Danny does not believe in ghosts...but this time around, he is not just going to keep on denying the existence of these entities especially now that one is actively trying to kill him.
Fearing for the next attack that might come in the blind spot, Danny decided to stop exploring on the 2nd floor and decided to head down to the basement. This might be a foolish move, but he needed to explore the place fully. Sure, it is going to be a dangerous task...but he will have to ensure that he will discover the reason why a vengeful ghost is present in this mansion in the first place. And although Danny is not sure about it, he has a hunch that the answers to all his current questions are all going to be answered if he decided to search the basement.
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As soon as he arrived on the basement, the knife that he was holding firmly before disappeared. He didn't drop it nor he throw it away from him. It simply disappeared on his hands like it was some kind of bubble that popped after a while.
"Holy crap...the knife disappeared. I didn't think it was possible for my hand that is holding it firmly disappear in thin air. The knife disappeared the moment I descended the basement...I haven't dropped or thrown it away."
Weaponless, Danny stops and took off his bag. "Although I lost the weapon, now that we have some enemies to confront this time around, there's no need for me to keep this inside the bag."
Taking out his regular hammer, Danny is now resolute about the current situation.
"Alright, whoever or whatever you are, the moment you will attack me again, I will make sure that I will be fighting back instead of scampering in safety."