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The room in front of ___V___ is brightly lit, with burning lamps and candles everywhere. Many glass tubes and jars can be seen...some filled with colorful fluids, others having different parts of the human anatomy - brains, eyes, jaws with teeth, hearts still beating, guts, etc. Several surgery tables spotted with dried brownish blood spots are laid in a row in the center, and some of them have covered bodies on it. The walls have large chains attached to them, and some of those chains have very thick cuffs at their ends.


___V___ (slowly): My hunch was right...

Hammerfan (curiously from behind): What is it?

___V___ (silently): With you in a minute.


___V___ moves into the room quietly, and looks around. A stifled moan can be heard in front of him, and he walks towards it. He reaches the bodies and silently uncovers one of them.


___V___ (in a low voice): H-o-l-y...


The body is that of a mutated werewolf, only devoid of fur. It has large, sharp teeth and fangs, with long arms and legs, but the arms and legs have a thin membrane between them which act as wings, when outstretched. One of the fingers has a ring on it.

___V___ leans down to look more closely at it. On it is inscribed "M.M." He frowns for a moment, then suddenly a knowing gleam comes into his eyes. He goes back to the face and sniffs closely.


___V___: Heavily sedated...


He turns to another body and debates. Finally deciding, he uncovers it and starts back...wide-eyed. Alkytrio lies on the table, seemingly at peace with his eyes closed. His right cheek is scarred by a huge bite-mark through which his teeth are visible.


___V___ (grimly): Damnit. Not alky...


He straightens and looks around the room again. Near the end of alky's table, a container lies on the floor. ___V___ looks at it questioningly, and a small sign is revealed to be stuck in the center, which has a single letter inscribed on it.


Z


___V___ looks at it thoughtfully, then decides against his will not to open it. He checks the room again, and finds a small door on the other side of it, possibly leading to another part of the mansion.


___V___ (to himself): I wonder who is in charge here...


As if in answer, footsteps can be heard in a corridor beyond the small door. ___V___ hurries back to where he came from, and quietly shuts the door...leaving a small gap to peek back in and check the owner of the footsteps.

The small door opens and closes, and the steps come forward and stop. A muffled thump is heard, followed by a grunt...and then shuffling noises can be heard. A cracking sound echoes through to ___V___, followed by a loud SHRIEK!


"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHH HHHH!!!"


Hammerfan stands up bolt upright, shaking and shivering in fear. ___V___ motions her to quieten down, and peeks back in. And THEN, the laughter starts.


"HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!H A!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!"