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The Doll House

Vinny, The Pinatia Weeaboo of a bright Red with Spiral glasses had a bit of a chill, as a solid Wind blew dead leaves across the ground, causing a Chill in the air as he looked at the well-since boarded up Doll's House,  The Window's covered in Wood and Steel Fences. Vinny crossed his arms, as he thought of what kinda dolls a Creepy Hex Maniac would like. Surely something Pokemon themed! That'll do the Ticket! Vinny slowly made his way up the Stone Steps, Making his way to the Door, And waiting against the wall to enter in.

He just had to await the Two Mission Goers, Schezo Wedgie. I mean Wegey. And Paula Polastarquote. I mean Polestarquack. I mean-- You know what i mean! Entire bilding was coated in Moss and Mold, Causing a direct vibe of Decay. It hardly seemed a thing would work in such a horrid place...

Propped up on a Nearby Tree, one could clearly see a Oak Sign, With the paint writing "Miss Livid's Doll and Puppet Emporium", In a Elegant English Writing, With the lowest part of the sign reading 'Last Day of Operation; ##/##'. It seemed the Date had been Etched off by some angry hands, Or by complete accident. Either way, It looks like a Cheese Grater had gotten into it.


The Sun was slowly setting, as the Dusk would soon take hold. Best get this simple mission done.

Mission Start!

[Rina]

If one were to look around, there'd be a conspicuous tear in the fabric of space-time, caused by Schezo and his sword. He only has enough power to make personal portals, but they get him to familiar places with little trouble at all. After shutting the hole up, he looked at the old house, long condemned but still standing. Bleh, there's even moss and mold everywhere. And the sign with the unreadable dates doesn't help any matters. Schezo, at the very least, isn't easily phased by creepy things.

"Huh...How long has this building been left here? No one has torn it down."

Schezo eventually took notice of the strange being with the glasses, the one who posted the mission.

"So you are the one who requested help?"

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Paula arrived in Madou Village sprouting a sleeveless Pink shirt and skirt, with a white shirt under the pink shirt to fill in for sleeves. She never really been to Madou Village that much if not ever since it was discovered. She was surprised to see that Li had many more locations than before ever since she went missing awhile ago and she was happy to see more locations that could be used for various places in the future once the starvia clears off in this planet.

But still, Madou Village, irked her in some way, but she quickly approached the spooky house where Vinny wanted to find the doll for his crush. Paula could see the Delfino resident near the house seemingly wait for them as she approached the house along with Schezo who was going to help Vinny as well, only to stop and notice the sign for Miss Livid's emporium for dolls and puppets. "A doll and Puppet Emporium? Now I see why he wanted a doll here." Paula thought before noticing the setting sun. It was getting dark soon, and she hoped this trip in this seemingly abandoned emporium would be a quick one, as crazy things could happen at night, especially in a place like Madou Village, the only place in Li that so far has given Paula chills, and she's been too far out places even before coming to Li.

Paula quickly approached the stone steps of the house and soon, Vinny & Schezo. "Hi, you must be Vinny, i'm Paula, Paula Polestar. It's nice to meet you, sir!" Paula cheerfully waved at Vinny but stopped after noticing his glasses. "Can you...See through those?" Paula asked. She never understood how people that wear these kinds of glasses can see through those. Paula was also holding her pan and a pack of cards for some reason.

Paula then turned towards Schezo, who came before her. "Also hello, you must be the other person here for the mission as well." Paula smiled.

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The rift opened by Schezo Wegey caused a rather sudden squeak of surprise from Vinny, as he watched Schezo emerge as he was preparing to strike some Kung-fu Pose, Until realizing he was one of the guys he had hired to come help him. "Ah, Schezo! Nice to meet you, Im Vinny, The mission guy who made the mission!" Vinny said, nodding happily as he looked through one of the holes in the roof covering the Porch...

"Yup, Seems like its been abandoned for a few years. Probably way past health standards, But a Cold is well worth the effort for my Quest of Waifu's!" He said, Happily greeting Paula as well. "Ah, Everyones here!....Can i see through what?" Vinny would ask, seeming not to notice his Silly Spiral Glasses. Regardless, The Red Pinata would nod to accommodate the fact that everyone that needed to be here was now here. It was high time to do what Criminals were most known for. Breaking and entering!

"Well, No time like the Present to get a Present!" Vinny said, Grabbing onto the Door Knob and trying it Once, and then Twice to find it Totally locked. Well that was a Bummer...Regardless, Vinny then backed up, Brunting his shoulder, And doing a Wario-esque Shoulder Smash into the Door, Busting it open to cause a Practical Wall of dust and Cobwebs to fly up past into Schezo and Paula's faces, As the inside of the Doll Workshop was revealed...






The Musk of Pure History would hit the Trio, A strong smell of Oak Wood, Long Preserved by what seemed to be the Dust that Vinny just kicked up, Under layered by the smell of Rot of what was once lively, Now turned to desolation. The Toy Shop's walls was adorned by various little Toys and Knick Knacks, Surrounded as well by Doll's surrounded by Dresses Fit to there sizes, as well as Costumes as well.  Dolls and Puppets of all kinds hung around the shelves, Whether Porcelain, Made of Straw and Linen, and the odd Wooden Doll as well. The floor gave a ancient 'Creek' With each footstep on its floor, Seeming to hint to the Basements below, as well as serving to Amplify the feeling of its Abandoned nature.


Vinny walked along the entrance slowly, his hefty size not doing any favors with the old floor, as he seemed to examine the Doll's Trying to pick out one that would be best for his Crush. He cocked a Brow, Picking up a Doll that was dressed with a head of curly black hair, a Red and Blue baseball Cap, Yellow and Blue striped shirt, Jeans and Sneakers, with a Wooden Baseball bat stitched into his hand. Vinny waved it around. "Hey, Whoever made these was pretty good!" Vinny said. Paula might notice, however, that the Doll Vinny held was almost a Play-by-play Recreation of Ness, A Friend whom traversed Eagle land with her before Li.

As well, among the cluttered Shelves, There were other strange little Doll's Appearances. Of course, With this being the world of Madou, One would see Plushie's of Puyo's, Or Suketedora sitting around with Button Eyes and  stitched Grin, However, There were other Soft Cloth Dolls dressed much in the Likeness of Arle Nadja, Amitie, Satan, and even one of Schezo Wegey himself, leaning against what looked to be a Toy Guillotine with a plastic sliver of Grey, To represent a blade, However totally harmless...Talk about a cruel joke.

[Rina]

And right on queue, Paula showed up as well, prompting Schezo to greet her, full name and all since she did so as well.

"That I am. Greetings. I am Schezo, Schezo Wegey."

He turned back to Vinny, describing this house a bit more, nodding at the sensible logic behind its closure. What exactly shut this place down is an unsolved mystery, but that's not what this mission is about. It's about...'waifus' apparently.

Quest of...what? Wafers? Actually, I should just leave that be.

Yes, it would be best not to question otaku logic. It's another realm of culture that is indescriptable to the ordinary person. Well, everyone's accounted for, time to get investigating. So the girl he has eyes on is someone that looks spooky, so he wanted to find something that's also creepy to match. Anything to win the girl, even if it means unnecessary risks in a haunted shop. At least...the investigation WOULD start if the door would budge. Schezo let out a sigh at his antics, especially upon trying to use brute force to bust it open.

"COUGH COUGH- How much dust is in here!?"

A lot of it. It hasn't been touched in years! It even has the surprisingly intact antique scent too. Overlapping that smell, however, was the stench of rot. It made for a dissonant attack on his senses that left him grimacing whether he should leave it be or cover his mouth with his cape to mask it out. As he looked around, unsurprisingly, there were dolls everywhere. Wood, porcelain, straw, you name it. And there's even little doll replicas of familiar faces. It amused him enough to give him a tiny grin on his face, but it was wiped away the instant he saw his own likeness, setup in a guillotine for some black comedy humor. Schezo did not like this at all, ESPECIALLY with how sensitive he is about that one incident.

"H-Hey! Who thought this was fun- funny- ACHOO!"

It's still dusty, and that sneeze likely kicked up more.

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Paula groaned when the man ignored her question, well I guess you can't question otaku logic it seems. Paula quickly approached the door to the emporium, which seemed to be locked tight, probably from whatever's behind the door. "Hmm, I can try freezing the door open." Paula offered, however Vinny managed to get the door open by himself, even if cobwebs and dust flew towards her face, which she quickly blocked using her pan. "Or that can work too." Paula checked Schezo's face to see if it was ok before following the two into the emporium, putting the deck of cards in her pocket in the process.

The group were quickly met with dolls and puppets of all kinds. Instead of being freaked out and uncomfortable, Paula was amazed at the collection the emporium had. "Wow, look at all these dolls and puppets. The person who made all of these must of made a lot of money from all of them." Paula quipped before turning towards Vinny. Who was holding up a doll that looked a lot like Ness, it was a replica of Ness.

"Wait, that doll. I know that boy." Paula pointed out to the group as she looked at the doll that looked a lot like Arle. "And that girl. This is strange, despite looking very abandoned these dolls have a strong resemblance to people we know, like they were made recently." Paula had a strong feeling that they were not alone, but she wanted to wait until they had more clues first and hopefully they would find the right doll before they do find out.

"So Vinny, see any dolls that your crush might like?" Paula asked him.

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Vinny looked at the Ness doll, Raising a brow and setting it back down where he found it, patting its head. "Well, Thats creepy." Vinny said, Noticing Schezo's Sneezing fit after noticing the Schezo Doll's state next to a Guillotine. Vinny walked himself over, Leaning the Schezo Doll up against a wooden block instead. "There we go, That ought to be better!" Vinny said, Presenting a thumbs up as he continued his search.

"Hmm...I dunno, Nothing here's really screaming Goth Sauce to me.." Vinny said, in response to Paula, as he moved himself behind the Counter with a Cash Register, Looking along it to see if there was anything worth while. He looked along the desk, and eventually took hold of a Diary, Colored a Scarlet Red with a milky, marbled green gem attached to the front Cover. Vinny opened it up, and discovered the first page being a display reading "My First diary" In a Hard to read child's handwriting.

"Welp, I found a Diary." Vinny said, Turning a few pages in it as he looked for the Doll he was looking for. "Hmm...April the Ninth, Mommy bought me a Diary for my Birthday two days ago, and tells me that i should write everything that happens so i can always remember it. Its great! She said that she couldn't get me anything on my actual birthday cause she didn't have money, But now with her Doll Store, she got the money! Mommy is so awesome!" Vinny said, Presenting his best 'Little Girl' Voice, as the rest of the page was just a Drawing of two stick figures, one a small girl, the other a tall woman in a dress. Vinny closed the book, Moving to the right door of the Room, walking through into the deeper side of the Shop.

The Room was filled with even more Shelves, Chairs for adults and Children, as Puppets hung from the Roof and Shelves, Striking the Odd feeling of dread as the Darkness of the Room seemed endless.  There was little to no windows inside, as Vinny would see a vault, at the far end of the room. "Hmm...?" Vinny walked over to the Vaul, which had a Two Number Combination lock, With a little peice of paper next to it, hung on the wall, reading "My Daughters Birthday" On it.

Vinny started to examine the Room, Until, He came across something that just screamed Perfection!

A Doll, made in the exact likeness of a more Modern Hex Maniac, Dressed in a Gothic Lolita Dress, with long brushed hair, and Purple buttons. It even came with a White Orb on her hand, Which, was just a Pearl.  "Aha! She'll love this!" He said, nodding happily, as he walked out, Slowly walking to the front of the building, To the door he broke open. Vinny happily walked to the Door...Until something strange happened.

When Vinny went for the Door, Suddenly his hand was embraced with a Wooden Shelf, as the area the Door once was, When Schezo and Paula turned around, Was replaced with yet another Shelf full of Dolls. In other Words, the Door that they came in through was no longer there. The windows were barred up by Metal Cells, Making sure nothing could go through. They were Trapped...

[Rina]

At the very least, the head seemed to be intact when propped back up. Still...who knew was told that Schezo was sensitive to beheading imagery? Sure this dollhouse was built in a town akin to his home world, but he lived ages before the village's time. This bothered him, and he wanted answers. He looked around the shelves for clues, being careful not to kick up any more dust and making a bigger mess of the place. The floor could just give way at any moment. The diary Vinny found is a good start.

He listened in to the page reading, trying his hardest not to smack Vinny for reading it in a rather grating fashion. So the diary once belonged to a little girl? Hmm. As Vinny shut it and went to the next room over, Schezo took the diary so he may view its contents later. Not all of the pages may have survived passage of time, but it's worth a shot. And into the next room...

"It's pitch black in here... Light!"

Schezo snapped his fingers and created a small orb of light to illuminate the room a bit. Paying no mind to Vinny's little search (as he seems to have found something already) the first thing of interest was the vault, with "My Daughter's Birthday" as the combination. Wait a second...

"Hold up..."

Schezo flipped to the page Vinny read aloud, bringing the light orb closer to him so he can see it better. He was onto something with the vault, and didn't realize the way they came in vanished on them. No warning, no voices, nothing. It just disappeared. Someone would have to alert him about that.

April 9...birthday two days ago... So would the combination be "47"?

Schezo approached the vault, and attempted to input "47" to unlock it...

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"Yes very creepy, are you thinking what i'm thinking?" Paula asked Vinny as she watched the delfino resident pick up a diary and read it, in a very grating girls voice. "Please stop. We can read it ourselves if you give it to us." Paula asked, Vinny putted the book away and it seemed Schezo was interested in it as he picked it up before she could. Paula decided to follow Vinny deeper into the emporium, hopefully they would soon find the doll he was looking for. Eventually they reached the back of the shop where they were more dolls and puppets around, along with chairs for adults and children alike, she wouldn't of seen those things without Schezo's light.

Paula decided to light up the room even more by lighting her thumb on fire using PSI fire. Although despite her thumb being on fire, Paula seemed to resist the pain and her thumb doesn't look damaged in anyway. "Look at those chairs, do you think this could be related to the party that girl was having?" Paula asked Schezo, before wondering if they were more entry's in the diary. However before Paula could ask that she followed him to the vault where he inputted the supposed combination to it, while Vinny quickly made a fool of himself by getting the trio trapped in the emporium.

Paula turned and looked at the shelf that replaced the door they were now in. Paula walked towards the shelf. "Oh no, were trapped!" Paula turned towards Schezo, wondering if he got the vault open. "Let's hope we'll  be fine for what evers going to happen to us later tonight. Did you manage to open the vault?" Paula asked curiously.

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As Schezo would adjust the Combination Lock, As soon as it hit the Combination of 47, The Vault's internal machinations would let out a Brief *Click-Clack-Click* before slowly opening up, to reveal a tiny, Internal steel safe, that at one point you could imagine being used to hold the Profits of the Day. However, Instead, all that was left inside, was a tiny Jewel, Colored a Sky-Blue, in the shape of a Triangle, as well as a note in a masculine Hand Writing, That read as such.

"#o wh\ it may co\c\rn, You are in great danger. The S#op is not well. I put the last of the gems inside this safe, So if a%yone else is in here, they can go furthe# than % hav#. I can h#ar it coming. Stompi%g. Screaming. The Stitch%s are coming undone...Its all o--"

The rest of the message is splattered in a very old, red liquid, that smells oddly metallic. On the back of the Note, you can read the following message;

"# - Last

 \ = First

 % = Middle"




Whatever that means...Regardless, Vinny Would start to Panic, Knocking on the Shelf Door. "Ohhh jeez, Not like this! Im too young to die, I didnt even finish My Smash Brother Academia Yet!" He said, as he looked around...It was high time to start detailing this place, for real...

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The Entrance is a large, Square room complete with Dolls and Toys for any and all children, with a Deepened Puppetry Room to the Right with the Safe, and a unexplored room to the Left. The Counter has a Locked Door behind it, Reading "Do not Enter", Giving it a Employee's Only Vibe. The room has no Exit anymore, And now serves as a Dusty reminder as to what once was.

The room on the right has no Exits, And is adorned in Chairs for Children and Adults, and seems to mostly consist of Dolls and Puppets, rather than a Mix of Toys and Games. There is now a Opened Safe on the Wall, That once contained a Blue Triangle Gem and a Note, Giving a strange clue.

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Vinny decided to take the Initiative, and made his way to the Room on the Left, revealing a wide open Expanse, With a Toy Train set that adorned the floor, With no train in sight. Seems the conductor was out to Lunch. The Ceiling had Bird Toys hung up by string, as this room seemed to be the opposite to the Room on the Right, Being mostly Toys and Games, with little to not Dolls or Puppetry. Talk about bad advertising, Miss Livid.

In the Left Room, There is a Door, With a Three-Digit Combination Lock.

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(Schezo, Now holding the Diary, You may now  Read one page of the Diary at the end of your Post, should you decide to. I will supply the Contents of Said Diary entry next post.)

[Rina]

"Trapped in!?"

Calm down...you've been in worse situations...

Just before Schezo locked in the last digit, he took a quick glance at the wall, taking notice of the door no longer existing. Oh boy, one way in, no way out. Guess the only way to go is deeper, and hopefully the deeper they'll go the closer they'll get to finding a way out. Then there's chairs sprawled over. Seeing the chairs tipped over in all sorts of sizes brings to question how long ago this assumed tragedy happened. Did it happen during the week of the birthday? It would be a good idea to take note of that to fit out a larger-scale timeline of events. He turned his attention back to the safe, setting the combination.

"A-ha!"

The click-clatter sound of the vault opening assured that he was correct. As the door swung open, there was another safe inside, but it was left open. Schezo assumed the vault was double-locked to stow away precious valuables, but that wasn't important. There was a note and the gemstone that he picked up and pocketed away. The gem might be a key to something in this store. He picked up the note, taking care not to let it crumble in his fingers and read it through. That red splot obsuring that last part might be a bloodstain...

"So this is a last request to the reader. Some of the letters appear to be missing, but I could make out what the message...hm?"

Schezo flipped over the note, finding another clue to something.

Last...First...Middle? Are the missing letters meant to spell out a name?

Schezo would explore the shop further, but he's currently deciphering the puzzle laid before him. If he had a pencil, he'd be able to write out the answers. But alas, he has to do it in his head. Schezo flipped the note back to the message, reading again carefully, taking mind of the placeholder letter order. Paula should be able to peer over and try to figure out the puzzle herself, if she wishes.

Let's see... Let's start with the mesh-like symbol. If I were to fill in the blanks and take those letters in order... T...H...R...E...E... Oh! It's a number! So this is another combination. So this number is O...N...E... One. One, blank, three. So second number is N...I...N...E...

"193. The number 193 is a combination to something."

Schezo proceeded to put the note in between the pages of the diary...but not before reading the next page to the girl's life.

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Paula watched as Schezo opened the vault and found a diamond and a note inside which leaded to another puzzle. She ignored the panicking Vinny as she looked at the diamond. "I wonder if were going to need to put the diamond someplace in this emporium as a sort of puzzle?" Paula wondered to Schezo who figured out the note puzzle already and revealed that it was...Another combination to something else that's locked. "Oh, well at least it will help us in the future." Paula tried to find hope in this dark situation as she noticed Vinny entering the left room to look around.

"Vinny wait, don't wander off in a place like this!" Paula warned Vinny before following him into the room on the left and looked around, even more amazed then the last room she was in. "Wow, this must be some kind of room that sold or stored transportation toys." Paula looked around some more and soon noticed the door, with three digits.

She quickly looked back into the room Schezo was in. "Schezo, I think I know what that combination you discovered is for!" Paula quickly walked towards the door and inputted 193, hoping it would open and lead the trio further into the emporium, or a way out now that they got what they needed here.

Paula hoped it was right and that nothing bad was going to happen once she inputted the code.

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Schezo, Upon flipping through the Diary as the next page that wasn't just Drawings or one sentence of what she had for dinner, He would come across 10 pages later.

"April 19

Today at School, we learned about Alphabetical orders!



Daddy said that Today, he would come and give me his Present for my Birthday. He said that being a Priest meant he had to work on my Birthday. It was sad he didnt come, But its ok, He'll give me a present today. I hope its nice!!





Daddy didnt come, But one of the local priests came with his gift to me. It was a Bible, and the priest said i needed to study it under Daddy's wishes or ill go to some bad place called hell, Where a bad man named Loocifer will do bad things to me. Mommy was really angry. She said that Daddy was a 'Basstard' for giving me a book and "Filling me with bad thoughts on my birthday". I didnt mind though, but Mommy left the Shop and closed early, and told me i could play as long as i wanted with what was in the shop.





Mommy came back with a batch of Cupcakes from the bakery, And told me i can have as many as i want if i dont get a belly ache! I love mommy so much! I wonder what happened to that bible though?? Oh well. Ill save the best cupcake for last! There's Banana Filling, Caramel Flavor, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Konfetti, Strawberry, Lemon and Pecan!"



Vinny watched in disbelief as he watched Schezo Sherlock Holmed the Combination to the Door, Making Vinny feel a tad bit out of it, Much less useful than the rest of the group. Regardless, As Paula would start punching in the Three Digit Code, There would be a slow sound deep inside, as the internal machinations seemed to turn inside...Before suddenly stopping, Leaving the door locked. There was a moment of Silence, Before suddenly, From behind, Paula would feel something wrap around her head!!

It hugged tightly around her hair, Being a surprisingly soft as, the sudden Shocking hug was thrown off, as on the Floor, the Assailant of the Rouge Hug was revealed!



....Oh, It was a Warle Doll...Thats uh, Surprising. Definitely out of character. Regardless, The Doll was Lifeless, as it seems the Hug Paula received was merely the effect of a Doll falling off a Rafter on the cieling, rather than a effect of Posessed Dolls...Maybe.

Suddenly, The Door Paula attempted to Unlock let out a sudden, loud Clack, as the Lock was taken off, as the Door would Open to Reveal a Staircase, Leading right upstairs...

[Rina]

Ten pages of skimming later, Schezo eventually found a page with a substantial amount of writing, to which he read through carefully...

"Wait- Loo- Lucifer???"

As in that Lucifer? Oh good grief, gods and demons are involved with this family? Such affairs always bring about trouble; gods can be fickle beings.

Coming to the conclusion that there's likely a god opposing the demon Lucifer, Schezo grimaced at the thought, feeling something foul happened between this family. He acknowledges their existence as he's had his share of meeting gods in the past, but was never in favor of those higher beings to begin with. Aside from the whole Bible passage, it consisted of other childish banter involving cupcakes, to which he bookmarked with the note and closed it away. Right before he did so, though, he heard clockwork clank and rattle from the left room. Looks like his guess was spot-on, and he promptly made his way to the room to find a stairway leading up to another room. The store did look tall from the outside, so there must be more upstairs.

"Looks like I was right. Let's continue."

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As Paula waited for the door to open. She heard Schezo say one of the Devil's names out loud, causing her to turn towards him in confusion. "Whats this about Luci---However before she could finish, something fell on her head and wrapped itself around it like a tightening hug, mostly around her hair, Paula stumbled around as she tried to remove the doll off of her. "Yikes, can't breathe!" Paula had trouble breathing through the hug as she quickly grabbed the doll, ripped it off her head and threw it down onto the floor as she looked down at it.

The doll looked normal, well if you ignore those red eyes then it's normal. "Is that supposed to be the Arle girl?" Paula said as she bent down to look at the doll. "Why do most dolls not match the appearance of the person they're making a replica of?" Paula wondered as she reached for the doll. However, the door soon opened, revealing stairs heading upwards.

Paula, disappointed that the trio was now going up instead of forwarding decided to let fate lead them and started to walk upstairs. As she did she turned towards Schezo. "So what was this about Lucifer before that doll of Arle attacked me just now, was the twist of the diary your reading being that the little girl is actually from a family of satan worshippers and she made the deal with the devil for something?" Paula asked the knight curiously.