Murder In The Old Castle
XCVI. Blackouts
Darkness enveloped the castle instantly. There is no light shining. The atmosphere turned very scary. A cold wind suddenly rippled in the central room. Maira was suffocated, while the other residents were restless. They completely lost their dark eyesight. The horror slowly crept.
“Bigger! Who did this!” slander Hans.
“Quiet! Cool out! Please do not move from your own place! Everything will be fine as long as we are together!” reno said, trying to calm down.
“Is this power failure from the center?” ask Aldo.
“We do not yet know the cause of this power outage whether from the center or there is another cause. Your dimas still standing there?” ask Reno.
Dimas who planned to look for Tiara and Adrianna stopped stepping, because the situation was not possible.
“I'm here Reno! I can't go anywhere in dark conditions like this,” said Dimas.
“Good. I'll call your names one by one. Make sure you're not going anywhere and stay alert!” ammar added.
He immediately called out the names of all the residents gathered in the central room. Everything replied ‘hadir’, except one person.
“Helen! You still there?” ask Ammar.
There is no lawfulness. Apparently the middle-aged woman disappeared when the lights went out. No wonder, he mastered the ins and outs of the castle, so it is not difficult to leave the room without another sepengatahuan.
“Where is he?” whispered Reno.
“Entai!” answer Ammar.
Suddenly there was a glimmer of light being lit from a gas match. The light was lit by Hans who used to smoke. Although not too bright, at least it can give a little vision for the residents of other castles.
“On the dining room table there are many decorative candles. Who wants to take? Wear this match only!” ask Hans.
“There's a flashlight in my room, but I can't take it either. Anyone want to take?” ask Ammar.
“Begini ... here. We don't know the cause of the lights. So we can't be rash here. It could be that the lights are indeed deliberately made by someone so that we are provoked to get out of this room. We better be aware of all the possibilities that occur. It is safer if everything is here,” said Reno.
“I agree with Reno. We better not go anywhere,” welcome Michael.
“I disagree!” cut Hans.
All eyes were on Hans. He still holds the match on fire. The shadow of his cold face.
“Until when are we in this room? We have to find out why. Don't lose to the killer. If no one moves, I will move!” added Hans.
“Hans, this is for your safety!” said Maira.
“I don't care! After all we were all designed to die in this castle. It's just a matter of time. You don't see Cornellio. Twice he survived, and remained dead also in his own room, a place he thought was safest. Don't block me! I'll grab a candle in the dining room, then get back here soon!” said Hans.
“OK .. okay. Your words have a point, Hans. We can't lose to the troublemaker, but that doesn't mean we have to move without a brain. We need to strategize first. How?” Reno tried to mediate.
“Then what do you think?” ask Hans.
“OK. You guys have to trust me. Hans, if you're going to grab a candle, do it fast. Don't look. I have a gun, but I use it to protect the other residents in this place. Dimas, are you still there?” ask Reno.
“Yes, Ren. What am I supposed to do?”
“Do you carry a gun?”
“Yes, I'm carrying a gun at the moment,” Dimas said.
“OK. You protect Hans when you pick up the candles, and then you grab all the flashlights in Ammar's room. Back soon. After that I'll check the fuse in the basement. I have to ascertain the cause of this power outage,” Reno said.
“Is it not too dangerous?” ask Maira.
“This is my duty Maira. I can do it even if life is a bet"
“No! No one comes out of this room. Stay together. Okay well? I'll be fine,” Reno said.
After deliberating for a while, Hans agrees that he will take the candles on the dining room table, while Dimas protects from the back. However, actually in the hearts of the other residents, feeling unusually tense. They are afraid that something bad will happen. In this kind of dark situation, their movements would be limited.
***
Tension is not only felt in the living room, but also in the room where the young people are hiding. Sonya was already screaming and agitated when the lights went out. Tony calmed down immediately.
“Breng*sec! Why wear the show off all lights! Huh!” grumbled Ringo.
“Prophet Ringo! There is no point in complaining. We better be patient until the lights come back on!” said Antony.
“I can't wait! I want to directly check the fuse,” said Ringo impatiently.
“Do not! You don't know the ins and outs of this house. You can get lost and it's hard to get back here!” Antony reminded.
“I'm sick of all this!” Ringo was getting angry.
“You should calm down, Ringo. Can't be rash. Remember, your neck is hurt. Don't let stupidity destroy you!”
Ringo paced the room with a huffed feeling. Then he took the flashlight from his backpack. He can't wait anymore.
“Where are you going?” ask Sonya.
“Out! I can't wait anymore!” ringo.
“Ringo! Don't!” prevent Antony.
“You don't stop me, Ton. I want to kill that crazy guy with my hands. I'll wear this!”
Ringo took out a folding knife from inside the bag. Folding knives are commonly used when camping, because of their usefulness quite a lot. Antony fell silent. He couldn't stop Ringo, as he walked out of the room. Sonya looked at her departure with anxious feelings.
***
Doctors Dwi and Elina were at the end of the hallway when the lights went out. Darkness also enveloped the basement instantly. Reflexively, Elina immediately held onto dr. Dwi out of fear. Doctor Dwi stopped his steps.
“Lamp off. Hmmmm. My feeling suddenly became bad,” murmured dr. Dwi.
“I'm scared, Doc. Let's just go back. It doesn't seem safe here,” said Elina.
“It looks like up there the lights are off too. We can't get there, until the lights turn back on.”
“But nagging when?”
“Entahlah. Usually the lights never turn off like this. I'm afraid there's sabotage. If so, then this is dangerous. The residents will panic and it is not a good thing,” said dr. Dwi.
“We can't do anything, Doc. Above is already the police, whereas we are only two here. We have to protect ourselves, because whatever it is, our position is more dangerous. On top of a lot of things that can be used as weapons, but here there is nothing,” worried Elina.
“You're right Elina. Looks like we should find someplace safe, but not in the room we were in earlier. Psychopaths can go back there anytime. So we have to move to another place,” suggested dr. Dwi.
“I agree, Doctor”
They turned to fumble against the wall, because the situation was very dark. Just a few steps, heard the sound of footsteps.rushing from the direction of another hallway.
“Doctor, I heard the sound of footsteps, How is this?” Elina was suddenly worried.
Doctor Dwi immediately stopped his steps, sharpening his hearing. The sound of footsteps grew clearer, somewhat dragging. Sounds like more than one person.
“Yes, I also heard Lin. We'll just hide. Fast!” take dr. Dwi.
***