Disclaimer: This story is the first instalment for the Carnival of Erotic Horrors trilogy.
Taken in the Darkness
By Ivaran Kealar
1.
The Carnival of Exotic Delights was back in town. The Carnival of Exotic Delights has been coming to Blaenau for several centuries. Many of the town's people gathered around, and explored the carnival grounds to their heart's desire. There were lots of booths to try your luck, lots of unhealthy food, and rides to give you that adrenaline rush.
2.
The Carnival of Exotic Delights attracted a lot of University Students. Rae Wilson, a chemistry student, was amazed at the incredible sight while enjoying her blue cotton candy.
19-year-old Rae wore her black boots with roses on them; a blue winter coat; a coral sweater; a sky blue shirt; a pair of navy jeans and knee high black socks.
Rae was five foot two, had rain cloud eyes, shoulder-length blonde hair and rocked a 32D cup. She had asked some friends to come with her, but sadly, all of them were too busy.
Rae pulled her mobile phone out of her inner jacket pocket, and checked the time. She didn't realize it was late. She pocketed her phone, and let out a weary sigh.
Rae needed to get up early to pass the chemistry exam.
She called it a night, and headed for the carnival's exit.
On the way back, Rae saw a weird old woman in a red coat.
The elderly woman approached in silence.
Rae took a step backwards.
The old lady handed over a purple ticket to Rae.
Reluctantly, Rae accepted it and threw on a fake smile.
She checked her ticket: It was for the fun house called Maison de la peur!
Rae lifted up her eyes and saw that the mysterious old lady had disappeared.
"Maison de la peur," Rae whispered aloud, "I guess I can check it out?"
Rae pocketed her ticket, and searched for the fun house.
3.
After a long search, Rae came across Maison de la peur!
She stared at it with marvel, as the exterior looked like the fun version of a French manor.
She noticed there were no other people.
Rae headed to the front door, pulled out her ticket and dropped it in the slot.
The doors of the fun house creaked open, slowly, until they were opened widely.
Nodding to herself, Rae walked into the fun house, and the doors closed behind her.
4.
Once inside, Rae noticed that the Maison de la peur indeed looked like a French manor -- but the walls were extremely colourful, and classical music played on the speakers.
Just like an ordinary fun house, each different area had its own theme.
In one area, Rae had to pass by people wearing ghost suits. In another area, Rae had to stay away from what looked like multi-coloured boxing bags. And the third zone was when she was running in a corridor, while an actor was chasing her with a knife.
In the end, Rae found a tiny room, but there was only one black door.
Rae turned around, retreating, but had faced a brick wall.
She blinked and knitted her brow. Rae turned back, facing the dark door.
Reluctantly, Rae carefully seized the handle of the black door and turned it.
Rae unlocked the door and walked into the room.
The black door closed behind her at a snail's pace.
5.
Rae looked round and saw that she was now in a room with mirrors. She smiled upon seeing different deformities in her reflection. She was a bit of a maze lover and had fun finding a way out. She came across a dead end in the maze.
The dead end was a large hexagonal room. The surrounding walls were painted in black. The ceiling had a strange red symbol which was designed as a crescent moon in a semi-circle.
Rae turned around gently. Alarm set in when she noticed the way back had disappeared.
She quickly ran to where she had just come from, and she hit the walls with anger.
Rae screamed, shrilly, "What the hell's going on around here? Let me out!"
All of a sudden, the lights in the room turned off... Rae was cloaked in darkness.
Rae imagined that her throat was closing up. Her heart pounded rapidly and she was getting tingly. She looked around, and frantically felt about -- hoping to find an exit.
Unwanted thoughts were filling her brain: what if she was trapped here? What if she ends up dead? What if that old lady was setting her up to be kidnapped? What if no one found her?
She was knocking on the wall and screaming for somebody to save her.
Rae was hyperventilating as she started to shudder and her tears started flowing.
Then she felt something grabbing her jacket and attempting to remove it from her.
Rae ran and shouted. She quickly looked around, but she didn't see anything.
"Is there someone in here," she whimpered. "Let me out of here!"
Her jacket was pulled off her and dragged away into the darkness.
Rae wailed. She cautiously backed up against the wall. She trembled.
Somebody or something else was in here, but she couldn't see anything.
After that, Rae fell to the ground after something yanked off her boots.
Rae landed on her back with a hard blow, and cried out in pain and fear.
Before she had a chance to react, she felt something pull off her cotton socks.
"Who's there? Who's fucking there," cried Rae. "Please, go away! Go away!"
She managed to sit down and held her legs next to her chest and cried.
His arms were suddenly lifted up in the air, and she uttered a fearful cry.
She suddenly felt her jeans being removed and dragged into the darkness.
Something grabbed her panty straps and pulled them from her, slowly.
Her coral sweater and sky blue shirt were swiftly removed in a single move.
Next, something unclipped her black strapless bra and dragged it away into the dark.
All at once, she felt something tie around her ankles. She wailed, as her legs were pulled and she was lying on her back again. Her arms were suddenly released.
Rae quickly sat up, and blindly felt around in the dark -- in hopes that she could undo the invisible knots on her ankles. She could feel the rope, but couldn't find the knots.
Then Rae covered her breasts with her arms and shouted. She found herself naked and vulnerable. She could feel breathing all over her body. She closed her legs, and knew that her abusers had something disturbing in mind for her.
Rae felt a metallic buckle tie tightly around her right wrist. She cried. Her right arm was forced down on the floor -- causing her to lie down again.
Rae felt blindly in the darkness as she tried to use her left arm to liberate herself.
This time, she felt some rope wind around her left wrist, which had tightened well.
"No!" Rae wailed in protest, while her left arm was now forced to the side.
Next, something tied around Rae's slender neck, forcing her head to lie down.
Sobbing hard, Rae's hands balled into fists as she pulled against her bonds.
Her heart raced when she felt that her shaking legs were pulled wide open.