The woman was clearly distraught. Her eyes were red and encircled with bags from the insomnia she had suffered at the hands of the dreams that
haunted her lately, "It's my great grandfather, I keep seeing him in my dreams." Maria leaned forward in her chair and rested her hands on the
desk, her eyes conveying empathy as she grasped a pencil and began taking notes, "continue." The woman continued, "He was like you... he saw
things..." unsure of how to elaborate without sounding offensive, she reverted to the facts, "he disappeared in 1915 while investigating a
mansion.", the woman buckled once more and began to speak through sobs, "the things I see when I sleep... they're horrible, I don't know why I
get these visions, you must help.". Maria nodded compassionately and continued to write, over the course of the interview the various details of
her great grandfather, Upton Atwell were revealed. At the end of the appointment she gave the woman a warm embrace and assured her she
would do everything in her power to solve the mystery.
Maria sighed deeply as she turned off her office light and closed the door, rarely were her cases so emotionally charged. She contemplated how
she often preferred the supernatural to the misery and helplessness of the living as she drove home. After a light dinner she changed into a pair
of sweatpants and a tank top and sat at her desk, spreading the information she had collected over its surface. Upton Atwell had indeed been a
paranormal investigator, a rather prolific one at that. It seems he had been contracted by a small german town to investigate the mansion of Baron
Rudeler after the disappearance of several villagers. The Baron reportedly was equally as insane as he was rich, with an affinity for the perverse,
collecting oddities for his estate and imprisoning them there to do with as he pleased. She poured over the endless paperwork the woman had
provided her until her eyelids began to sag, deciding a good nights sleep would be the best place to start she sluggishly crawled into bed and
turned off her wall lamp, quickly sinking into sleep.
After what seemed like seconds she awoke. Something felt wrong. She looked down, seeing not her own body, but someone knowing...