Sebastion stands in the library...

You stand in the doorway and gaze at the old man... he is dressed in a dark brown cloak, with a rope for a belt and a large golden cross dangling from his neck. He bears the look of a century old, ghoulish monk... he then mutters, "Don't be frightened now... step all the way in.... there's room for every last soul here...." Sebastion takes a moment to look among the dusty bookshelves... "This is the library... It is where Igor does most of his research.. You see, he is trying to invent a way to bring his father, Vladimir, back from the dead. He's tried for ten long years now...." Through a doorway in the far corner you catch a glimpse of a man in a white trench coat, but he soon vanishes into the shadows of the house.

The old man suddenly stops abruptly, and looks throughout the room... "Listen," he says in a whine, "do you hear them....? The spirits.... they tell me they like you....!" He gives a wide grin, staring deeply into your eyes....


"Why, you look afraid... as well you should be!" Scratching noises can be heard on the walls and ceiling... ghostly moans seem to be coming from every direction... you look about the room in terror... passing your candle quickly through the stale air. You seem to regain some sort of calmness about yourself when the old man speaks sharply at you. "Indeed! I have the perfect book for you..."

He waves his candle above a book sitting on a small table in the corner of the room. It reads in gold letters, 'Ghosts, Goblins, and Witches'... it is an old brown book with tattered pages. A metal padlock and chain holds the book tightly shut. Suddenly, it begins to shake and scream.. glowing blood red in the darkness. "It truly detests those non-believers!" Sebasions lets out another cruel laugh...

You feel something crawling on the back of your neck... you reach back and touch a slim, black spider. You quickly brush the spider from you and look up... You see what seems to be millions of black spiders covering the entire ceiling... a huge nest of them.. crawling over one another... the sight sickens you. Sebasion speaks... "It is far too dangerous here... come this way..."

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