Sarasa Nightmare

Chapter 3-4

"It's good there are shortcuts galore in this castle, or I'd never leave this wing," Daisy said as they once again reached the ruined corridor.

Even with the shortcuts and passages through the walls, it had taken almost an hour to reach there.

"I'm sort of surprised you do, anyway. I think I'd get lost."

"I grew up here." Daisy grinned at him before glancing toward the destruction, the smile fading. "Well, I suppose I should go on my own from here. My bedroom's just around the corner, and I'm pretty sure neither Moustafa nor Fice T. would find me taking a man to my bedroom as appropriate..."

"And I get back to my room –"

"Oh, that's easy, simply backtrack through the last three passageways, but then, instead of left, go right, and from there it's four more halls, a left, two rights, and one final left, and you'll practically be on top of the bedroom you were placed in by Fice T."

Luigi's mouth dropped open slightly, wholly lost without even starting the trek, but she didn't seem to notice.

"Anyway, night Luigi."

She headed down the hall without waiting for his reply, and, ever so slowly, he turned to try and find the secret exit that had brought him into the hall.

Without warning, a shriek rent the air.

Luigi spun around, but Daisy was no longer in view. Quickly, he raced forward, dashing around the corner only to come to a screeching halt at the sight in front of him.

The beast in front of him looked like some sort of a cross between Bowser and Wolf O'Donnell. With large claws and a massive maw. The creature was, in a word, horrifying.

Still, the most horrifying part was not the appearance of the beast itself, but the yellow pieces of cloth littering the ground and its chocolate brown fur – none of the fabric was near the creature's mouth.

The monster's blue eyes looked at him with fiery rage before it charged him.

Relying on instinct, he ducked and darted under the beast, racing toward the large wooden door. He quickly opened it and stood in the doorway, feinting to the left as the wolf-dragon creature turned and came after him.

As it went headfirst into the suite, Luigi slammed the door on Daisy.