Chapter 3
The Veil Tears Open
Armed with their equipment, the team ventures into the hotel's most active areas—the abandoned ballroom and the infamous Room 307. As Asia monitors the EMF readings, which spike erratically, and Marty records audio, a sudden, icy blast of wind sweeps through the sealed room, extinguishing their lanterns. Whispers fill the air, coalescing into a guttural, menacing voice that calls out Darren's name. Then, a terrifying manifestation: a fleeting, dark figure, impossibly tall, lunges from the shadows. Instruments overload, cameras glitch, and a primal fear grips the team. Joseph's skepticism shatters as he witnesses the impossible. The proof they sought is here, undeniable and horrifying. Serena has revealed herself, and her power is immense.
The air in the abandoned ballroom was a thick, cloying blanket, heavy with the scent of decay and something else… something metallic and sharp, like old blood. Dust motes danced in the thin beams of light that pierced the grimy, arched windows, illuminating a scene of faded grandeur. Tattered velvet drapes hung like shrouds, and the skeletal remains of a grand piano stood sentinel in the center of the room, its ivory keys chipped and yellowed,