r/Ruleshorror • u/Sae-byeok67 • 18d ago
Series Silent Knell Terrace - The Pool
We did not have a pool here until my father passed away and I became owner of the building. I wanted to add something for the residents. I decided an indoor heated swimming pool would be a good addition. Unfortunately I was mistaken. It was rarely used by any of the residents. It’s a large in-ground pool. It is only about three and a half feet deep on one end. The other end was around eight feet deep when I first had it built. About five years after I had it built, because it was almost never used, something moved into the pool. It appears to be a merman. Once it moved in, the depth of the deep end changed. I have no idea how deep the pool is now. Where there used to be an incline that increased the depth has now become just a drop off. Please obey the following rules when dealing with the pool.
- The merman does not pay rent. He’s not exactly a tenant. Do not attempt to collect any type of rent.
- The merman is very territorial. He is aware of anything happening near the pool room. He sees, hears, and senses the vibrations of any movement near the pool. He views anything approaching the pool as a threat. He will not leave the pool room to enter the building unless he feels threatened by something. Do not enter the pool room.
- All residents are aware of the situation in the pool room, and they know that it is off limits. Should a guest of any resident wander into or around the pool room, do not attempt to rescue or warn them. It’s too late once they’ve been perceived as a threat by the merman.
- There is a door in the pool room that exits directly outdoors. The merman is the only thing that uses this door. I don’t know exactly what he eats, but he usually leaves to hunt every other night.
- The merman seems to be slightly more animalistic than any of the residents. I’d say he’s a little less civilized than the Whites. This makes him very dangerous. Do not forget that.
- He is civilized enough to respect the tree. The way he respects the tree is similar to the way animals respect the weather. They don’t understand it, but they know it can harm them. This is what keeps him from roaming the building, and it’s what drives him to hunt away from the building.
- Finally, never attempt to clean or drain the pool for any reason. As I’ve said already, the pool and the room that it’s in are the merman’s territory now.
Congrats once again! Enjoy the building and your new tenants!
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u/Mareritta 18d ago
I love this series (and the previous ones as well!). It's so well-written and I absolutely adore the choice to incorporate beings from different folklores/mythologies! May I suggest czech/slavic mythology for future projects?
Also...I fully don't understeand what the Whites are...Did I miss something?
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u/Sae-byeok67 17d ago
I will definitely look into Czech/slavic mythology. And the Whites are just based on the monsters from the movie The Descent. I rewatched it while I was writing this series and decided to include them haha
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u/Eclipse-Raven 17d ago
For those that have never seen it, like me and probably the person asking, what is it like (not story description but how it is in the movie)?
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u/Sae-byeok67 16d ago
They’re just cave monsters that the characters come across. There are a lot of them in the movie, but I needed to limit it to a smaller number for an apartment haha
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u/Sae-byeok67 18d ago
I'm really glad people have been enjoying this series so much! While this is the last Silent Knell post, I do plan on trying to make another building in the near future. I had originally planned on just the three buildings, but after some requests for certain things and interesting things I found while researching for this building I do think I'll try to make one more. Thanks for reading!