Bearer of Hellfire

Prologue

She felt her calf stiffen as soon as her sole touched the damp floor. Few inches away from the door, she halted to watch the soft trickle of water flowing through the gap between the door frame and the vinyls. She turned the knob and was greeted by the gush of chilled air coming from the other side. She knew it was dangerous to heed to the call of the voice in her head, but it has been nights. The dark circles around her eyes made it obvious that she barely slept. To say she’s a mess is an understatement, say she has lost sanity, for that is true. She gasped when she saw that behind the door, where the bathroom should be, was a vast body of water. A calm, dark sea, and deafening silence. She started to tremble, her legs wobbled so she bent her knees, held on to the wall, and sat at the edge. The ripple of the water kept on entering her room. She stayed in her position for few minutes before she dipped her foot onto the water. Once she got used to it, s