The few students still lingering in the building quickly cleared out as the fire alarm went off. Ai had a moment to catch her breath as the noise startled the shadow.<em>smart move, pulling the fire alarm</em>she thought to herself. The Relentless Maya managed to gain its bearings after a moment, and it resumed its chase.  Ai was halfway up the stairway to the rooftop by then. She just hoped no students had decided to hang out on the rooftop after school.  More than that, she hoped the door wasn't locked because that would mean the end of the line for her.  With the shadow in hot pursuit, she only had a few moments to get through the doorway and onto the rooftop.  Fortunately, the rooftop was deserted, so she ran out close to the middle of the roof so she could lure it outside. However, she was surprised when it didn't emerge from the doorway.<em>is it trying to lure me back inside?</em><br/>A loud gurgling noise emanated from the ground behind her just before a large blast of air sent her flying back towards the door.  As she crashed into the ground, she was surprised to see the shadow was emerging from the ground behind where she had been standing.<em>sneaky little bastard!</em><br/><em>"comehere"</em><br/>"It's...it's talking in my head!"<br/><em>"comehere!"</em><br/>Suddenly Ai found herself drawn towards the creature, like a moth to a flame. Consciously, she knew she had to run away, and yet she felt like she had to get closer to it.<br/>"no.....gotta....fight it!"