Valley of Thorns

Lunar was sitting down on the old dusty bed. Each movement causing it to creak and wobble slightly. The floor was cracked but stable enough to hold at least three people, depending on weight. As for a window? She had one, broken. Literally.. The window in that particular room was cracked on the top left edge leading to the center with a huge hole; as if someones fist or a rock once shattered it.

She plopped back on the matress with a sigh, that cellphone signal gone with just 3% of battery life left. Perhaps the towers were broken or none existed here? Those teal orbs stared at the ceiling, here goes another night down.. "You can do this Lu.. It was a dare to come here.. By that person you met on your pitstop back to Pulse."

Lunar herself felt weaker than normal.. More human. She arrived in this town two days ago after leaving Dogstreet. And so far? No sun rise.. She can't teleport out or in anything. Lu was still clueless about her ice abilities not working...for now. She has even SEEN why the people have left the town in a hurry. However! The girl possibly heard voices and can't seem to pinpoint if they were others here.. Or if it were just those beings who had tortured her the other night and wouldnt allow her to sleep. Or maybe... She was going crazy?

(To get things going, I claim this room!)

(Edited a typeo. )

A loud scream was heard outside the Inn! A certain little redhead was running away from a shadow figure. Where even was she?! This was a ghost town! Little did she know, that statement was literal. The shadow thing was probably just the beginning. She managed to enter the inn and slam the door behind her. A squeal left her lips as it came through the solid door, still in pursuit. Red converse pounded against the dusty floor and up those decaying stairs as she searched frantically for a weapon. Wait!! Back it up!! She reopened a door to a room she glanced in and gasped. "Lulu!" she was obviously in fear for her life, "Kill it!" She squealed again as the shadow appeared, walking through the door she had just slammed loudly.

Lunar couldnt hear the scream for some odd reason. But when a familiar face opened her door then shut it she sat up and blinked. That was until the same face cane back and reopened it. "Heather!" She was happy to see her- wait.. Kill what? Those eyes looked around theeen she saw it. That tongue clicked and her brow twitched a bit. "You!!" She growled, "I couldnt sleep because of you!" Lunar got closer to it, almost too close. A hand was thrown out as if to some form of damage. Those eyes grew huge and blinked again. Why wasn't her ice spike penetrating it's stomach by now..? Instead? Her hand went through its stomach as if it were air.

"Um..." She looked at the shadow, "You know.. You can keep me up all night. Haha...ha..." Those orbs looked back at Heather now. Some form of snarling came from the creature in the process. "Run! It's angry!!"

She smiled triumphantly at the shadow when Lu started to attack it, gasping when her ice didn't work. She squealed yet again and took off as Lu said to run. "Why didn't you ice him?!" she gasped, "Did it not work??" Wait.. It was dark out. Why was she still redheaded? Her wolf should have been out by now. "Lulur look!" she pointed at two ghosts dancing in the hallway. Oops, her pausing allowed shadow guy to catch up. It shoved the girl down and she squeaked as her elbows hit the dirty floor. "Owww..."

Just as Heather had took off, Lu did. Going who knows where in those halls or floors. "I tried!" The girl pouted, "It didnt.." Poor girls were in for it. Last two days it was just depriving Lunar of sleep.. But now.. She provoked it. What would happen next? Huh..? She froze in her tracks when the sound of Heather's footsteps ended. That gaze followed Heather's finger to the dancing ghosts now, "Aww!" She turned in time to see the shadow and gasped, "Look out!!" ...too late. Heather done hit the floor. Lunar grabbed whatever was nearby, probably an old dusty broom, and began a distraction so her friend could get up.

"Hey you!" She yelled, pointing the broom at the thing. "I have a weapon! Come fight me instead. Right now Im a threat!!" Riiight. It's a threat. A subtle gulp was made, waiting for it any minute now.

The shadow likely looked back and forth before chasing after Lunar who was probably doing donuts smacking left and right with said broom.

So Lu's powers didn't work and her wolf was bye bye too? How lovely! NOT! "Lu are you crazy?" she gasped as she started to get up. As soon as she was steady a shadow foot came out of a nearby wall and kicked her in the back of the knee, knocking her back down before vanishing with a creepy giggle. "Get back here you troll!" she gasped angrily.

The first shadow had stolen Lu's broom by now and snapped it with an annoyed snarl no doubt! "Lulu!" Heather gasped fearfully. She climbed to her feet again and scowled at the wall in case a foot decided to trip her again. Not this time! But nothing was there. She picked up a vase and flung it at the shadow. It probably just flew straight through and shattered against the wall. The dancing ghosts stopped, heads jerking towards the sound. "Uh oh..." Heather blinked. That didn't look good.

Was anywhere truely safe in this town? "A little!" She flailed that broom and replied to Heather. Lunar wouldve laughed at the fact something just trolled Heather had she not been in this type of situation. Gotta love trolls! That sense of humor though.!

A gasp left those lips when her broom was taken and snapped, uh oh.. The shadow likely shoved her down by now and was ready to maul her until Heather threw the vase. "Why does falling hurt more.." She rubbed at her arms. The attention of the shadow and the ghosts werent a good sign at all! She then stood up and dusted off a bit, "Let's try going somewhere else. Maybe we can find someone to help!" Fat chance.. The ghosts would be after them for ruining their dance and disturbing thsm, or maybe because that was their vase Heather had broken? Likely the first, but with how twisted this place was- the second was believeable as well!

(Gonna try and grab some sleep. Night!)