The Mysterious Mansion

Mysterious forces and strange experiments

Chapter 1 by hypocriticalme hypocriticalme

The white SUV rolled to a stop at the end of the long driveway nestled amidst the green rolling hills. At its end sat a sprawling ancient mansion, covered in vines and terraced balconies, with spires, towers, and buttresses jutting out at odd intervals in a way that almost made it seem a castle. The car door opened, and Gina Nicholson stepped out to stare at the massive structure.

After a merger with a smaller technology firm, her company discovered they held some sort of joint ownership of this property with a few unknown clients. It was only a few miles outside of town, and after some communication with the local realtors and house staff, Gina was sent out to examine the property. From what she'd been able to discern so far, the mansion was created by some unknown individual or individuals with deep ties to several large companies and other unknown but seemingly powerful entities. It was her job to determine if what exactly the company now owned.

As she eyed the sprawling property, she understood why the staff convinced them to make this trip a couple of days. 'It might take longer than that just to fully explore half of this place!' she thought.

The front door opened, and out walked an older man and woman hurrying up to take her bags. This must be the groundskeeper and head of the house she'd spoken with on the phone. She shook their hands and introduced herself, and after a pleasant exchange she learned their names were Terrance and Agnes respectively. She was bustled inside and her bags were taken off to her room, leaving her to question Agnes.

Through some inquiry, she learned much of the house was unknown to her or the staff. In fact, most of it was off limits and only accessible through several entrances in the guest section. They were only there to maintain what few visitors the place saw, and even that hadn't happened in years. She gave Gina a key and told her that should open most doors if she wished to explore.

"Wait, aren't you coming with me?" Gina asked.

"Oh no mam, I was told in no explicit terms that the rest of the estate is not for the staff." the woman responded.

"Well can you tell me anything about it?" Gina asked incredulously.

Agnes knew very little about the place despite working here for years. All she could share was that it had been apparently used from for everything from religious cults to a scientific commune. It truly was a mysterious place.

What happens next?

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