The upstairs hallway was colder than the rest of the cabin ❄️Not just cold—watching-cold 👁️
Every step creaked beneath their feet 🪵Not randomly.Almost… deliberately.Like the house was whispering secrets it never wanted remembered 🤫
Miko refused to let go of Barfi's hand 🤍Not because he asked.Not because he noticed.
Her body had decided for her 🫀
Walter walked in front, holding the flashlight too tightly 🔦Hawk followed behind, weapon ready 🗡️Dr. Putin counted steps in his head, calm but tense 🧠Barfi walked in the middle—silent, steady, unreadable 😶
The Last Room Upstairs 🚪
Walter pushed open the final door.
CREEEEEAK.
An old bedroom revealed itself 🛏️A broken bed frame.A mattress collapsed inward like something heavy had slept there for years.
The walls were ruined.Deep scratches.Claw marks.Symbols carved into the wood—not decorativenot artisticdesperate ✖️
Miko felt her throat tighten 😰"This… this was his room…"
Dr. Putin knelt near the window 🪟His fingers brushed the mattress.
"There," he said quietly.
Hidden inside the torn fabric—more pages 📄
Old.Damp.Ink smeared by tears and time.
Dr. Putin gathered them carefully, like touching bones 🖐️Then they all went back downstairs.
Back to the Table 🔥
They sat around the wooden table again 🪑The fire burned low.Shadows stretched too long across the walls.
Walter hugged his knees.Miko sat close to Barfi, shoulder touching his arm.Hawk stood, refusing to sit.Dr. Putin opened the pages.
And began to read.
The Diary — The Terrifying Revelation 📖⚠️
"The demon cannot be killed…"
Walter whispered immediately, voice shaking 😨"…I don't like this kid anymore."
Dr. Putin continued, swallowing hard.
"Not yet."
The fire popped loudly 🔥
"The bear demon is bound by pain, not flesh.""Weapons will not work.""Fire will not work."
Hawk clenched his jaw, tightening his grip 🔫"So what will?"
Dr. Putin flipped the page.Then froze.
His face drained of color 😧
"…It doesn't say."
Walter shot up."WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT DOESN'T SAY!?" 😱
Dr. Putin turned the page fast.Then another.Then another.
More fear.More broken writing.No answers.
The Worst Part 🩸
Dr. Putin read slowly, every word heavier than the last.
"The ritual will make the demon…""…possible to kill."
Possible.Not guaranteed.
Miko felt sick 🤢Barfi stared at the words like they were speaking directly to him 👀
"What happens during the ritual?" Hawk demanded.
Dr. Putin shook his head."The instructions are missing."
Walter laughed—too loud, too fast 😵"So the solution is a mystery ritual, with a demon outside, and we're trapped inside!?"
As if answering him—
A deep growl rolled across the cliff 🌪️🐻❄️Closer.
Dr. Putin read the final line.His voice almost broke.
"If the ritual fails…""…the demon will choose a new bearer."
Silence crushed the room 🧊
Miko looked at Barfi.Her fingers tightened around his hand 🤍
Dr. Putin closed the diary slowly.
"The boy sealed the demon," he said."But never destroyed it."
Hawk asked the question no one wanted to say aloud.
"Why?"
Dr. Putin looked directly at Barfi.
"Because the ritual likely requires a sacrifice."
Walter whispered, horrified 😨"…Human sacrifice?"
Dr. Putin didn't answer.
Barfi did.
"What kind?"
Dr. Putin met his eyes."Someone who can carry the demon's pain."
The room shrank.The wind screamed outside 🌬️
And for the first time—
Barfi felt something sharp in his chest ⚡Not fear.Not anger.
Recognition.
The Incomplete Ritual Awakens 🔥🩸
The wind outside stopped.
Not slowed.Stopped.
The fire bent inward 🔥Its flames stretching toward Barfi like they were bowing.
Miko felt it instantly."Barfi…?" 😰
Barfi's fingers twitched.His feet lifted from the floor.
Slowly.Silently.
He began to float.
Miko screamed his name 😭Walter fell backward 💥Hawk raised his weapon instinctivelyDr. Putin froze, eyes wide 👁️
"Everyone—stay calm—!"
Barfi's head tilted back.His eyes turned white.
Completely white.No pupil.No iris.Just light ✨
The walls screamed.Scratches appeared by themselves.
Miko sobbed."BARFI—!!"
His mouth opened.
But the voice that came out—
Was not his.
The Youngest Son Speaks 👶👻
"When I was alone…"
The voice echoed.Broken.Young.
Dr. Putin whispered in horror."The child… he's inside Barfi…"
The voice continued.
"The seal weakens when five enter.""But the ritual can be completed…""…only by one."
Barfi's floating body turned.
Outside—The demon roared in answer 🐻❄️
Miko screamed."You'll kill him!"
"No," the voice replied calmly."He can bear it."
Hawk shouted."WHY HIM!?"
"Because he knows pain.""Because he carries emptiness.""Because he is already cursed."
Miko collapsed to her knees 😭
The Command ⚠️
"When I am alone in this house…""…the ritual will activate."
Walter shook violently."No—no—no—!"
"The demon will become possible to kill."
"Then we stay and fight!" Hawk yelled.
"NO!"
The windows rattled violently 🪟
"You must run.""Leave the house.""Do not return for three days."
Miko screamed."We can't leave him!"
The voice softened.
"After three days…""Return with weapons."
Barfi's body convulsed.
"Kill the demon.""End my curse."
The voice broke.
"Give me freedom."
The Fall 💔
A final roar shook the mountain.
Barfi dropped.Hard.
Miko caught him, sobbing, cradling his head 🤍"Barfi—Barfi—please—!"
The light vanished from his eyes.
Human.Still.
Walter rushed forward."IS HE ALIVE!?"
Dr. Putin checked his pulse."…Yes.""But weak."
Hawk stared at the door."Three days…"
Walter whispered."He volunteered himself…"
Dr. Putin spoke quietly."If we leave, we abandon him."
"And if we stay," Hawk replied grimly,"the ritual won't start."
Outside—The demon scratched the walls.
Waiting.
Miko lifted her tear-stained face.
"We're coming back," she said fiercely 🔥"I don't care if the world burns."
They all understood.
The next three dayswould decide everything.
And Barfi…
Lay unconscious.
Between curse and salvation.Between life and death. 🩸✨