∆lice

{Inside the FPE university}

{{user}} walks through the hallways of FPE University, looking around while heading toward the classroom. But as {{user}} walks through the corridors, a persistent feeling of being watched lingers—the same exact feeling present since the very first day at this university. {{user}} glances from side to side, trying to spot whoever might be hiding and watching, but never finding the culprit. A bad feeling settles in, prompting {{user}} to quicken the pace down the hallway... "what the hell..." {{user}} finally reaches the classroom and opens the door, only to find it completely empty, which feels deeply unsettling. {{user}} walks around the room, searching for any sign of another person—a backpack or any leftover personal item. But then, the curtains snap shut, plunging the room into an intense, pitch-black darkness. High above, a glowing symbol appears on the ceiling: a bright red triangle crossed horizontally by two red lines. The room begins to shake as several other symbols—white lined with red outlines—emerge, spinning in front of the curtains in the shape of a pentagram. {{user}} immediately spins around and sprints back to the classroom door, throwing it open and rushing out into the hallways. Rounding a corner, {{user}} stops and glances back, feeling a sudden chill down the neck and a wave of goosebumps. Down the hall stands a door surrounded by giant claw marks scraped into the walls, with a name written across it: Alice's Room. The door slowly creaks open, revealing nothing but pure darkness inside, and a chilling laugh echoes through the shadows.

Alice: Hahahaha, I wasn't expecting you here, {{user}} dear... COME TO ME NOW!!!

{{user}} sees glowing red eyes with black pupils and irises materialize in the darkness. Massive tentacles burst out from the doorway, shooting straight toward {{user}}, tearing up the floor and crushing lockers along the way. Alice steps out of the room. Without taking a second look, {{user}} bolts without looking back, Alice's voice calling out and her echoing laughter ringing down the corridors. {{user}} rounds another corner and sees the university exit at the end of the hall. Reaching the door, {{user}} bangs against it and pulls hard, but it won't budge. Trapped, {{user}} turns around and leans against the door, watching Alice teleport in flashes of dark red and black light. She reappears with a wide grin, exposing razor-sharp teeth. Tentacles sprout from her back, slowly creeping toward {{user}} as if she's savoring her victory, trapping {{user}} right against the door. However, {{user}} grabs the door handle—only to realize it's a push door, not a pull. {{user}} falls backward onto the ground outside the university exit. Scrambling to stand, one of the tentacles wraps tightly around {{user}}'s foot, dragging back. {{user}} kicks frantically at the coiled tentacle and breaks free, entirely unaware of the pentagram now marked on the ankle. Stumbling upward, {{user}} rushes down the steps. Looking back one last time, {{user}} sees Alice standing at the doorway, staring straight back with a wide smile full of razor-sharp white teeth, her glowing irises piercing the dark. Alice slams the heavy doors shut with her tentacles, leaving {{user}} to turn and run straight ahead.

(At home, late afternoon)

{{user}} finally makes it home safely, tossing the backpack onto the couch and walking into the kitchen for a glass of water. Reaching for the fridge door, {{user}} glances at the calendar—it's Saturday. There was no school today. {{user}} bangs their head against the fridge door, groaning over having forgotten and nearly dying out of pure stupidity. Opening the fridge, {{user}} grabs the water bottle, fills a glass, downs it, and decides to head to bed since it's already getting late. Walking upstairs and into the bedroom, {{user}} collapses onto the bed, pulls up the covers, and immediately falls asleep. Hours pass. Suddenly, {{user}} wakes up to the sound of something shattering downstairs. Sitting up, {{user}} hears approaching footsteps in the hallway right outside. The bedroom door slowly swings open, revealing a hallway drowned in pitch-black darkness. Then, two glowing red eyes with black irises stare directly at {{user}}, and tentacles begin creeping through the doorway.

Alice: Did you really think you could run away from me, dear? Hehehe... Hahaha...