Ernest's Intermedium

Ernest woke up in the school infirmary. The nurse was lying on the floor, water emerging from her ears and mouth. His eyes widened in terror when he saw the water move. It was trying to get back, trying to enter in her ears. He slowly walked away... and when got out of that room, he ran for his life. The corridors were littered with bodies, all drenched with that watery substance...

While running, he found Mrs. Larousse and Mr. Dologin. They were dead too, water was flowing like blood from their bodies. Mr. Dologin was twisted in horrible shapes, as if his bones were too brittle to keep him standing. Mrs. Larousse had her tongue made a complete mess, it was all bitten and holed... She probably stuck on a syllable, as some papers were in her hands.

Seeing death in every place, Ernest assumed the worst. With pain and tears, he turned to the campus gates... And he saw them... They were lying against a fountain. He hurried to reach them... They were alive. Almost alive.

Eric was suffering from cataracts or something similar, his eyes were all glazed and teary. Belle was very cold, she barely had a pulse. Sarah was in similar conditions, however, she convulsed for some briefs periods at random. Given that neither of them had water flowing from them, Ernest assumed they could make it. Ernest shook them, trying to "wake them up"... He didn't knew they were in a coma. He was desperate, he shook even harder... But nothing happened. They didn't react. They were beyond his abilities.

Ernest was destroyed. He was more broken when he saw with attention. Eric had a tattoo on his chest, Sarah was wearing a choker and Belle had a wristband. That's what they were talking... Out of anger, he crushed the choker and the wristband...

The moment he did... He felt cold and slimy things tangling his legs. He looked around and found himself in a puddle of water. He tried to shake himself free, but he started ripping his pants... The water won't let him go. He then saw a deranged figure standing... He was complete mess, kept together by staples and raw sewing.

"Why you? How could something so inferior survive?! We were perfect!!" Said the abominable teacher. Ernest felt pain in his legs, like drills going through his skin. Before passing out, he noticed his teacher's necklace was broken... Only a few pieces remained in the chain.