105 Visceral attack (1/2)
Once he had finished contemplating the strange statue, Surgit started observing his surroundings again. On the platform where he stood, Surgit saw two doors on each side. Each probably led outside. He still didn't know where he was and he was determined to find out more about the place.
He couldn't help but notice a déjà vu feeling. The first time he arrived to Yharnam, he was thrown inside the city with no clue to where he should go. This time, he had no idea where he was or what he should do to get back to the Cathedral Ward. He learned from Yharnam that exploration was the mother of discovery.
He had to wander around in order to find a way out of the place. When he thought about the situation more clearly, he realized that all he had been doing in Yharnam was wandering around. He had been chasing after a concept no one has ever heard of. 'Am I just trapped in an unending nightmare with no way out then?' he thought, deeply concerned about his next steps.
'After all, overthinking leads to doubt. Doubt leads to indecision, and indecision leads to death, or in my case, to insanity.' He hated thinking too much about his situation in Yharnam. He couldn't help doing so though, as every human does while questioning their existence. He shook his head in order to snap out of his daydreaming. He slowly started recalling where he was, as if his daydreaming transported him to a different plane of existence.
At the foot of the sculpture, he saw another tiny skeleton with a cage on its head. There was no doubt about it in his mind. Those things were not really imprisoned. This one seemed to be sitting there, unbound but willing to die and rot until its bones were the only thing left of it.
He couldn't understand their motivation to do so but he decided not to dwell on things he couldn't possibly have an answer to at that moment. Yharnam concealed many secrets, and if he wanted to uncover them all, he'd have to explore every nook and cranny of the city. However, he wasn't willing to do so, he only wanted to reach Byrgenwerth and find out more about Paleblood. It felt like he was in a wild-goose chase.
He knew that his mission as a hunter was to hunt beasts, but if by finding Paleblood, he could end the hunt and subsequently leave Yharnam, that should be his main focus. Near the skeleton, Surgit noticed a lantern. His way out of this place was at least secured.
He lit the lantern using his insight in order to avoid being transported directly to the dream. He still wanted to explore the place he was kidnapped and thrown into against his will. Moreover, he wanted to find the bastard responsible for this and make him pay. He had lost all his progress through the tower and he knew deep down that jumping back down was his only option to go back.
As soon as he lit the lantern, Surgit proceeded towards the sealed doors. Both of them were locked from the other side and despite his kicking and pushing, none of them would budge. He gave up his attempts and climbed the stairs down towards the larger room of the building. He made for the open door he had seen earlier, beyond the floor composed of metallic bars.
As he walked towards the door, his feet made clinging noises against the metal. He saw a shape entering from the distant door. It was that creature that had kidnapped him. He inspected it with his insight and he saw its name this time around 'Kidnapper' the voices said. A fitting name for what they do. Surgit grabbed his saw cleaver and stood in the middle of the room, awaiting his foe to come at him. As soon as the kidnapper had seen Surgit, it extended its free arm and pointed at him, growling as it did before.
The kidnapper, extremely fast and agile for its size, jumped and landed behind Surgit. He was ready this time and anticipated the next move. Surgit jumped forward and avoided the slam attack by the kidnapper's bag.
He turned around in time to see the kidnapper swinging at him with his enormous hand. Surgit shot his pistol at the beast at the appropriate time, causing his foe to stagger to the floor. He performed his visceral attack, inserting his beastly claws inside the kidnapper's body and ripping his insides.
As he removed his hand from within the monster's body, the kidnapper went flying backwards. That attack always satisfied Surgit's desire to obliterate his foes. He prepared himself to turn around and head for the door when, to his big surprise, the kidnapper rose to its feet.