He woke up suddenly, and in the darkness he felt unspeakable fear, and he wanted to cry out, but all he came out was a cry. The door was pushed open, and a glimmer of light came through, standing out in the dark room. Someone walked over, and he felt himself being picked up and embraced into a warm embrace.

Feeling the familiar aura, the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a lot, and he rested his head on the man's chest, listening to the sound of the man's heartbeat, and the familiar sound made him feel safe.

"Good baby, mom is here." She said softly, kissing him gently on the forehead. She carried him through the door to the next living room, where she sat down on the soft couch. The fireplace not far away was burning brightly, and the wood was crackling, giving off a faint smell of pine.

He opened his eyes and looked at the woman holding him, she had beautiful long tan hair, and her pale green eyes were clear and bright, and when she looked at him, he could see his own reflection and the mother's deep love for her son.

Yes, it was his mother - when he opened his eyes from the darkness again, he found himself a baby, he had loving parents again, and even a twin brother. He was surprised by this qiē, but more than that, it was a surprise, which meant that he once again had a happy home.

However, to his uneasiness, he had a faint sense that some kind of threat was approaching them, and this feeling had grown stronger and stronger over the months. He didn't know where this feeling came from, and he couldn't do anything about it, he was just a baby less than a year old, fragile and weak, and even the vocal organs were not fully developed, and he couldn't even speak except to make a whispering sound.

Just now, it was that ominous premonition, more violent than ever. He lay in his mother's arms, thinking about what that meant, he had just regained his home, so he cherished it extraordinarily.

"What's wrong with him?" The father came over and kissed the mother, "What's the matter, darling?" ”

"I don't know." She whispered as she looked at her husband, "His brother is asleep, but he can't be quiet, and he cries as soon as I put him down." She hesitated, "I could feel it, he was scared." ”

The father was stunned for a moment, a flash of worry in his eyes, he smiled, and tried to comfort his mother, when without warning, a terrible feeling came over him—despair, pain, fear, and he felt the air around him become as piercing as ice, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Father and mother felt it, too, and the father jerked to his feet, and then, with a bang, the door of the hut was blown to pieces, and debris flew everywhere. Her father stood in front of her and her mother, shouting in panic, "It's him!" Run, Lily...... Leave with children...... I dragged him down! ”

His mother carried him into the bedroom, and he could hear his father's cries and the sound of things shattering behind him. The mother ran to the side of the crib and tried to pick up his brother, and the little one woke up and was crying loudly.

"Poor man." A cold voice said, like a snake sliding through its skin, "Avada suo." ”

His heart felt a tingling as if someone had cut a piece of it severely, followed by a loud bang, and a large hole was blown open in the bedroom wall. The mother froze, she sobbed in pain, and slowly put him and her brother into the crib.

She turned slowly, blocking him and his brother from behind, he tried to stand up, but he couldn't muster any strength, he could only see his mother's back, thin but strong.

"Don't touch my child! Leave them alone! Please—I promise everything—" said the mother, her voice trembling. He could feel his mother's fear and despair, and he wanted to do something, and this desire was so strong that it even dispelled his fear.

"Get out of the way—get out of the way, girl—" the cold voice said, impatiently, "don't let me say it a second time. ”

The mother did not dodge, she looked back at him and her brother on the bed, with deep love and reluctance in her eyes, more courage and determination. She turned around and took a deep breath: "Kill me, please spare my child...... I'm willing to die for them! ”

"No!" He shouted, but only let out a terrible cry. He felt pain, despair, and intense anger that his mother was about to die for him, but he could only watch, he bit his lip tightly, clutched the handrail of the crib, and miraculously stood up, his lips were broken, and his mouth was full of the salty smell of blood.

"You brought it on yourself." The voice said angrily, "Avada for your life! ”

A dazzling green light burst out, and his heart tingled once more—his mother fell before him, her eyes wide open, but there was no longer any light to be seen. He looked at his mother's body in disbelief, he couldn't believe that he had once again lost his loved ones, and that he had watched them be killed.

He looked up, and now he saw the murderer—a tall and thin skeleton in a black robe, a miserable green flame swimming around him like a snake, a pale face, and scarlet snake-like eyes looking at him.

He felt himself dominated by a strong emotion, not fear, but endless anger, he felt the surging killing intent boiling in his chest, he had never been so eager to kill someone as he was at this moment.

"Interesting." The man said coldly, "Now, no one can stop me anymore." Scarlet eyes scanned him and his crying brother beside him.

Sensing the malice in his gaze, he subconsciously tried to stand in front of his brother.

"Hum ......" the man sneered, his face showing cruelty and playfulness, and waved his hand gently.

Suddenly, he felt the air around him become sticky, trapping him in place, and he looked at the man, at the disdain and mockery on the man's face—he was playing with himself, and he was watching his loved one die.

"Avada suo!" The man said again.

His heart thumped, and now he understood what those strange words meant, but he could do nothing, and his brother was about to be killed, just like his parents, but there was nothing he could do. He saw a green light shoot straight at his brother, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he faintly heard a sharp scream, and then lost consciousness.

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In the hospital room, Shirley lay alone on the hospital bed.

She couldn't see anything, she couldn't hear anything, darkness and silence surrounded her. Poor girl, innocently befell such misfortune. Nightmarish memories and intense pain tormented her, but she couldn't make a sound or move, so she could only endure the torment helplessly alone.

She felt something creeping through her: fear, pain, and endless hatred—she hated, hated the people in town, hated their indifference, hated their bullying, hated the hurt and pain they had inflicted on her. This terrible emotion first appeared in the girl's heart, and then it became more and more intense, and it spread like a flame in her heart.

"Do you want revenge?" A calm voice rang in her ears, like a whisper.

The darkness and silence were gone, and Shirley found herself standing in a yard - the one in front of her apartment building, but it was dilapidated, the dilapidated little building was covered with a mess of vines, and the flower ponds that she had planted with her mother were all withered, and there was dust and fallen leaves everywhere.

She was standing in the middle of the courtyard, dressed in her favorite white dress, and in front of her stood a man who fluttered like smoke and had golden eyes like snakes. But she didn't feel scared, on the contrary, she was faintly excited.

"Come on, make those who hurt you pay." He reached out to her and spoke slowly, with demagogic power in his voice.

Shirley hesitated, then she made a decision, and she took the man's hand.

For a moment, as if someone was screaming, black flames erupted from the ground, thick clouds covered the sky, and blood dripped from the sky like rain and spilled onto the ground; The withered plants were revived, and crimson branches and flowers grew under the nourishment of blood.

The little girl stood in this blood-colored garden, her long white dress dyed a poignant red by the blood rain, beautiful and strange.

At the same moment, in the ICU ward, Shirley's body was floating in the air, the things in the room were crushed by a huge force, the bandages on Shirley's body had already turned into powder, and the charred burns on her body were rapidly recovering.

The sirens rang out at the same time in the doctor's duty room and the family room, and siblings Joanna and Chris woke up violently, and they ran out of the room to see Dr. Calvin running from the other side of the shift.

"What happened?" Chris asked anxiously.

"The sign monitoring system in the ICU ward is alarming." Calvin said as he ran, "Something went wrong with Shirley. ”

The four men ran towards the ward, and on the way they met the hospital security guard, who was carrying a fire extinguisher.

"The fire alarm and circuit monitoring in the intensive care area are ringing non-stop." One security guard asked, "What happened?" ”

"I don't know." Dr. Calvin frowned, "We'll go over at once." ”

Shirley's hospital room was on the other side of the floor, and they were all stunned as they walked through the door to the ICU room hallway.

The corridor was dim, the lights and the windows of the hospital room were shattered, shards of glass were scattered everywhere, and a little girl stood in the hallway, her back to them, her red dress looking strange in the shadows.

"Shirley, is that you, Shirley......" After a brief moment of shock, Joanna recognized it as her daughter and muttered to walk over.

"Don't." Chris grabbed her, and Joanna stopped and looked at him, not understanding what he meant,

"Not quite right." Chris said he looked at Shirley and his instincts, which had developed over the years, made him feel dangerous. However, the two security guards who came with them didn't care, and walked over directly with fire extinguishers.

Sensing that someone was approaching, the girl turned around, and was blocked by the security guards, Chris couldn't see what she was doing, and then, just for a moment, as if run over by a huge force, the bodies of the two security guards turned into flying pieces of minced flesh.

Looking at the blood splashed everywhere, several people were stunned for a moment, and then Chris, who was the first to react, took out the gun from the holster in his arms and blocked Joanna and her sister behind him, and only then did Joanna and Claire let out a frightened scream.

Now, Chris was facing the girl directly, and there was no scar visible on her body, and then, the girl slowly raised her head and looked at Chris.

At this moment, even Chris couldn't help but feel a chill, the girl's appearance was Shirley, but in her eyes, there was a golden blade-like pupil, and there, there was no trace of human emotion.

"Shirley, Shirley, what's wrong with you." Joanna looked at her daughter in disbelief, and she walked over to Shirley despite Claire's resistance.

"Shirley" looked at Joanna, her cold gaze swept over the poor mother, and for a moment, Chris could barely resist shooting. However, the girl only glanced at her, and then, under the surprised gaze of everyone, turned into black smoke and dissipated into the shadows.

"No!" Joanna cried out, falling to her knees in pain and crying.

"God, what the hell is going on?" Claire was also stunned, the qiē that had just happened was far beyond her comprehension.

"I'm afraid only God knows the answer." Chris put away his pistol, he had been on the battlefield and dealt with dangerous criminals, but he had never encountered such a situation.

"I think so." Dr. Calvin muttered, holding on to his arms and saying, "I've only seen this kind of scene in horror movies, and honestly, my legs are weak." ”

Claire helped Joanna up, and Chris frowned to look at the "corpses" of the two security guards, in fact, there was nothing left of the two unlucky guys, there was blood and scraps of flesh everywhere on the walls and floors, even Chris was nervous and felt a little sick to his stomach.

"We need to call the police." Chris thought for a moment and said.

"What are we going to say, two security guards were blown to pieces by a little girl in front of us?" "And I don't think the police can handle that." ”

"yes, I know they can't be trusted." Chris frowned, "But at least let them know that maybe, we're in big trouble." ”

Several of them left the unpleasant hallway, and Calvin ordered the others to get out of there, then called the police station. Chris, on the other hand, dialed Jill's phone. It was already the middle of the night, and it was a long time before Jill's lazy voice came from the phone.

"Hey, Chris?" Jill asked listlessly, "What's the matter?" ”

"I'm Chris." He said sternly, "Listen, Jill, I'm afraid we're in big trouble" Chris told Jill in detail about what had happened, and it took a while for Jill to reply.

"Honestly, Chris, if I didn't know you, I'd think you'd be telling me ghost stories." Jill whispered, "I feel a chill in my back." ”

"I also wish it was just a story, but unfortunately it just happened before my eyes." Chris sighed and said, "Listen to Jill, I don't think the police in the town can handle this." ”

"So, you want me to inform the rest of the squad?" Jill asked.

"Yes." Chris hesitated, "Honestly, I don't know, I've never encountered anything like this, maybe it's going to put you in danger." ”

"If there is danger, then we should go there." Jill said firmly, "We can't leave our comrades alone in danger, I'll go call the others now, remember to keep in touch, goodbye." With that, Jill hung up.

Chris put down the phone, his heart was very complicated, the case of Shirley's injury during the day had not yet been clarified, and now such a strange and terrifying thing had happened, which made Chris clueless, he didn't know what to do, and he wasn't sure if it was right to even inform Jill about it. As he said, he didn't know what he was up against, which would likely drag the rest of the team into unknown danger. Chris tried to calm down, thinking back to the details, trying to sort it out; Recalling the strange scene just now, he suddenly thought of the crazy woman he had met before.

At this time, he heard the sound of a police car, and the police were very quick after receiving the report, after all, this was a homicide case. There were quite a few policemen coming, and it is estimated that most of the police in the town's police station came, and the annoying Sheriff Swann also came.

"What the hell is going on?" Swann asked in a shy and gruff voice, now his men were collecting evidence in the corridor upstairs while he and another police officer questioned several of Chris's witnesses.

Joanna is in a bad state of mind right now, so only the Chris siblings and Dr. Calvin are questioned, and after listening to them, Swann and the other cop think it's ridiculous.

"I said, did you suck a big ** hemp or something?" Swann said unceremoniously, but the uneasiness in his voice could not be concealed, "I think you are hallucinating, maybe there was an explosion that killed the two unlucky ghosts, and you made up a ridiculous story for me." ”

"Listen, Sheriff Swan." Calvin said sternly, "I know very well that what we are seeing is not a hallucination, that it is indeed happening, although I cannot explain it." ”

Swann snorted, not speaking, not knowing what he was thinking. Chris said sternly: "I think you should report this matter now, we can't handle it." ”

"Perhaps, if needed." Swann said perfunctorily, the panic in his expression even thicker, "I don't need you to teach me how to do it." ”

After that, Chris decides to leave the hospital with Claire and Joanna, and now there is no point in staying there, and the three of them take Chris's car back to Joanna's house.

"What should I do, Chris." Joanna said helplessly, choked in her voice, "What should I do." ”

Chris was also helpless, but he couldn't express himself, he tried to say in a relaxed tone: "Trust me, there will be a way, we will find Shirley." ”

When it came to Shirley, thinking of those terrible eyes, the three people in the car didn't speak for a while.

"By the way, Joanna, I met a strange woman today." Chris hesitated and said, "She said she's a psychic. ”

"Psychic?" Claire didn't understand, "You mean witches or something?" ”

"Probably, it looks like a chatter." Chris frowned, "She said something devilish to me today. ”

"You believe it?" Claire said uncertainly, "I thought you were an atheist." ”

"Perhaps, who knows." Chris said helplessly, "Have you ever heard of such a person, Joanna? ”

"I've heard that she has a shop on the street near the church." "You know, there's always some traveler who is curious, and she's making money selling crystal balls and stuff like that. She looked a little uneasy, "What did she say to you?" ”

"I don't remember, maybe it's some devil coming or something." Chris said perfunctory that he didn't want to exacerbate Joanna's concerns.

"You mean, Shirley met the devil?" Joanna said worriedly.

"It's not." Chris shook his head, "I just thought I might know something from her." ”

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