THE SHADOW INHERITANCE: E.3

Beyond the Crimson Door

The Real Dino Wells
3 min readJun 7, 2024

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Photo by Mohamadreza Azhdari on Unsplash

Gracey discovers a cryptic message scrawled on the wall, warning her to leave the mansion immediately. As she tries to escape, she’s confronted by a dark figure lurking in the shadows.

Gracey stumbles to her feet, she’s in fear with tears because of the mysterious death of Emily.

She turns to the door that once was once red to see it’s now gray. She twisted her ankle during that fall earlier and nows limps slowly down the half lit hallway, lit by the flickering flashlight.

“I’m sorry Emily!,” She says, hoping she would make an attempt at atonement.

A door slams in the distance ahead, prompting her to move forward.

“I’ll be back Emily,” Gracey says as she hear rusting sounds coming from another red door.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" she calls out, but only her echo replied.

The red door opens slowly with an eerie creaking as it the wind whistles ominously.

She’s reluctant to enter, yet she limp through the doors. Flashlight still flickering. The room look just like the last room with the red door, with a piano, less cobwebs. On the piano…

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The Real Dino Wells
The Real Dino Wells

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