Third Person's POV
Silent Hill Mansion grounds, 4:30PM
Alexander's fingers tightened around the drive before he finally plugged it into the computer.
The screen flickered once.
Sebastian immediately leaned closer beside him, his eyes fixed on the monitor. His hands opened and closed restlessly at his sides. He wiped his palms quickly against his trousers before clenching them into fists again.
Then the footage finally appeared.
A dimly lit room came into view. Five people sat around a large round table. One seat remained empty.
Piper Redding sat beside the empty chair, elegant and still like a painting. Her long red dress flowed over the side of her seat while the rest of the members remained silent. They neither spoke nor moved.
Then suddenly, the door opened and a man with a delicate frame walked inside slowly.
He wore a clean beige suit with matching gloves and a beige hat tilted slightly over his eyes.
The atmosphere inside the room shifted immediately.
Every member of the Five Foes stood up at once.
Even Piper rose gracefully to her feet.
The man walked calmly toward the empty chair before sitting down without a word.
Only after he settled down did the others sit again.
Then together, all five members bowed their heads slightly.
"Welcome…"
Static suddenly came out through the speakers.
Sebastian flinched slightly. Alexander's eyes narrowed.
The sound crackled loudly before swallowing the voices completely.
Sebastian immediately grabbed the keyboard.
"The volume," he muttered.
He checked the settings quickly but nothing was wrong.
The footage itself was damaged.
The static continued while the people on the screen moved silently.
Alexander watched carefully.
Even without sound, the tension inside the room could still be felt through the footage.
A few moments later, the man in beige stood up again. Immediately, every member of the Five Foes rose alongside him and bowed respectfully as he walked toward the exit.
Then the screen suddenly went black.
Silence filled the car.
Sebastian stared at the dark monitor for a long moment before finally speaking.
"Who is he?" he asked quietly.
Alexander said nothing. His eyes remained on the blank screen.
Sebastian swallowed once.
"What do we do now?"
For a few seconds, only silence answered him.
Then Alexander slowly leaned back against the seat.
"I know exactly what to do."
The calmness in his voice made Sebastian's chest tighten. Because that tone usually meant someone was about to die.
****
Private Hospital Wing, 5:10PM
Stone sat motionless near the window. His blank eyes stared ahead without focus while a nurse struggled carefully to feed him.
"Please chew properly," she said softly.
But Stone only stared forward silently.
Behind the hidden observation glass, Seraphina watched quietly with her arms folded.
The white-coated doctor standing beside her lowered his head respectfully.
"We're trying every possible method, Mistress," he explained carefully.
"But restoring his memory has proven extremely difficult."
Seraphina said nothing. Her eyes remained fixed on Stone.
The nurse lifted another spoon carefully toward his mouth. Stone barely reacted.
The doctor adjusted his glasses nervously.
"I've handled many neurological cases across Thide Country," he continued. "But I've never seen damage like this before."
Still there was no response from Seraphina.
The doctor swallowed once before bowing deeper.
"But I assure you, Mistress… I'll do everything within my power to make him speak again."
Finally, Seraphina moved slightly. Her fingers brushed softly against the glass.
Stone remained empty and helpless on the other side—Like a broken puppet.
Seraphina's expression never changed.
****
Rooftop, 8:00PM
Cold wind swept across the rooftop violently.
Piper Redding stood near the edge of the building dressed completely in red.
The night sky twinkled with stars while her long hair moved softly with the wind.
Behind her, the young doctor from Elena's hospital room knelt on one knee. His breathing sounded uneven.
"I'm sorry," he said quickly. "A man entered before I could finish the job."
Piper remained silent.
The doctor lowered his head further.
"But I can fix it," he continued desperately. "I'll complete it during the second attempt. I swear it."
Silence.
Then Piper finally turned around slowly. Her heels clicked softly against the concrete as she walked toward him.
The doctor immediately straightened slightly. Hope flashed briefly across his face.
Piper stopped directly in front of him.
"We do not offer second chances," she said calmly.
Then suddenly, her body spun sharply.
Her leg cut through the air before slamming violently into the side of his head.
CRACK.
The sound echoed across the rooftop.
The doctor crashed hard against the ground but immediately rolled away just as Piper's heel smashed into the concrete where his head had been seconds earlier.
He pulled two small knives from his sleeves instantly. His expression twisted in panic as he rushed toward her.
The blade flashed toward Piper's throat. But Piper moved lightly to the side. The knife sliced through empty air.
She grabbed his wrist immediately and twisted hard.
Another crack echoed.
The doctor cried out painfully but swung the second knife wildly toward her stomach. Piper bent backward smoothly. The blade missed her by inches.
Then she flipped over his shoulder completely.
Before the man could even turn around, Piper locked one arm tightly around his neck from behind. Her legs wrapped around his waist instantly.
The doctor struggled violently. One knife fell from his hand and clattered loudly across the rooftop.
Piper tightened her grip. The doctor clawed desperately at her arm.
Then suddenly—SNAP.
His body went limp immediately. Piper released him slowly.
The corpse collapsed heavily onto the rooftop floor.
For a second, she simply stared down at him with her head tilted to the side.
Then she crouched slightly beside the body.
"You shouldn't have come back after the first failure," she said softly.
She grabbed the dead man by the collar and dragged him toward the edge of the rooftop.
Without hesitation, she shoved the body over.
The corpse disappeared into the darkness below.
Piper didn't even bother looking down.
She simply turned around and walked away while the wind swallowed the silence behind her.