The Mystery Red Umbrella
Real Proof

The stench is getting worse, Barrow's house is dark like last night. Not a single light was lit. Anna stepped in, while Nick walked behind her while covering his nose.

A light switch was sought, he should have brought a flashlight. Anna continued to step forward while looking around the darkened room.

"Barrow, are you inside?" ask Anna. There was no answer, Barrow's whereabouts were like none.

"Let's get out, Anna. This place stinks!' take Nick.

"I'm not leaving, Nick. If you're scared then you can go!" said Anna.

"Well, I can't leave you!" inevitably Nick follows Anna who is still looking for a light switch.

Anna's hand touched the wall, the switch was found. Anna turned on the lights and when the lights lit up the room they were both shocked to see the carcass that filled the room as well as the pentagram made with blood.

Nick got out of the house in a hurry, he could not help but stir in his stomach. Anna stepped past the rotting beast carcass and approached the demon emblem that was in the middle of the room. That emblem must be the one Barrow made. Anna could not hold back her tears. Why is Barrow getting weird? Is it true that Barrow is really a pure descendant of Mariana? If it was true then he would have to kill Barrow so that the cursed box could not be opened but was it true? He really did not dare to guess.

"Let's go, Anna. Your comrades are allied with the devil" Nick said, pulling Anna's hand.

"No, Barrow's not like that!" anna shouted with tears flowing.

"What's not, you can see for yourself if he performs a cult to ally with the devil!"

"No, Barrrow couldn't have done that. He can't do that!" Anna shouted in denial and wiped her tears violently. Although what they saw had shown that Barrow was in communion with the devil, though Barrow pointed out that he was a pure descendant of Mariana but deep in his heart said that Barrow was only being used to confuse him.

"It's all clear, Anna. You see that," Nick pointed to the pentagram in the room, "That's irrefutable evidence. We better go to the police. Today's animal, what if tomorrow's victim is a human?"

Anna was silent, looking around. Why did he feel that what was happening right now was like the mysterious box incident? Is that box in Barrow's house?

Nick had taken his cell phone, was about to call the police but he was surprised by a gun attached to the back of his head. Nick turned around, Anna looked at him sharply with the gun pointed and now the gun was on his forehead.

"What are you doing, Anna?" tanyakanya.

"Don't try to call the police, Nick," she asked, shaking her head.

"Why, Anna? Barrow could endanger the others if he doesn't get caught" Nick said.

"Then? Do you want him in jail?"

"That's better, isn't it? He adheres to the heresy allied with the devil, it is better that he be arrested before there are any casualties."

"No!" shouted Anna. He won't let that happen because if Nick contacts the police, they'll think Barrow is the culprit who killed dozens of girls they found inside the castle. Barrow will be made a scapegoat by the spirit of Mariana and lest that's the purpose of the spirit deceives Barrow so that Barrow looks as a devil worshiper. He knew Barrow wasn't the culprit but when the police saw the pentagram and the dead animal in Barrow's house, Barrow won't be able to dodge even he'll be considered a serial killer so he's sentenced to death when he's not the one.

"Don't try to call the police, Nick. I won't hesitate to shoot you!" anna said without hesitation.

"Then, what do you want to do?" ask Nick.

"All right," Nick held the gun still on his forehead and lowered it, "Let's find Barrow together first. If he doesn't exist then we clean this place up" he said. He knows he won't be able to stop Anna and Barrow is his partner

"You want to help me clean it up?" anna did not believe it.

"Of course, Anna. I'll help you, I won't report this to the police either. Trust me."

"Thank you, Nick," Anna hugged Nick, she was so grateful the man could be invited to work with.

Hopefully his decision not to report this to the police was the right one but if Barrow was really Mariana's descendant then he wouldn't hesitate to kill Barrow with both hands.

They began to search for Barrow's whereabouts in every room in the house but they did not find Barrow's whereabouts. Anna is also looking for the missing black box, it may be there but unfortunately it is not there. They searched long enough, the house was like being abandoned by Barrow.

Anna and Nick return to the room where the demon emblem is located, they both seem to shake their heads as they find nothing. Anna sighed, now they had to clean up the carcasses of animals found in almost every corner of the house. Once a black plastic was recovered, Anna and Nick began collecting the carcasses. There was nothing they missed, the carcasses they buried him in the backyard of Barrow's house.

Both times, Anna is feeling dejavu but the difference is now that she is with Nick. Suddenly he missed Barrow's silliness. Anna's eyes were teary, why did she miss Barrow so much?

"Anna, you'd better sit down. I'm gonna bury him" Nick said.

"It's okay, I'll help" Anna said.

"No need, go clean up Barrow's house. The rest leave it to me!" said Nick.

"Thank you, Nick. I'm so grateful you're here with me."

"That's what you're for, you've helped Lucia and I won't let you get in trouble alone!"

"Thank you, I'll clean up the house," Anna stepped away, walking into Barrow's house with a sense of uncertainty.

The demon emblem made using blood was cleaned, whether how many tens of bottles of room fragrance were used. The windows were all opened so that the smell of the carcass would not be smelled. Anna was so busy that she was startled by a loud noise from behind.

Anna is astonished, work is abandoned and Anna rushes to the back of the house where Nick is still burying the animals.

"Nick, are you done?" ask Anna.

The atmosphere was silent, no one answered. Anna became suspicious, and the gun was taken. Anna stepped slowly, she even peeked out from the small glass that was on the door. Anna looked around and was surprised to see Barrow had already strangled Nick's neck and placed a knife under his neck as well.

Anna immediately came out without wasting any time, a gun pointed at Barrow.

"Barrow, what are you doing?" tanyakanya.

Barrow looked at him, looking at him sharply. A cynical grin adorned his face, Nick's neck was strangled making it difficult for the man to breathe even a knife had scratched Nick's neck skin. Anna looked at him with an astonished look, is that really Barrow? He really didn't want to believe it.