Post by Smiley on Aug 12, 2023 21:02:07 GMT
Shadows and silence covered the land like a blanket. Full moon, the queen of the night, watched over those brave enough to still linger. Its pale light shone upon a verdant park at the fringes of Tokyo. Stray beams peeked through the branches of a dead oak hidden in a quiet corner by an empty road.
Six shadows had gathered in a circle under the withered tree. A closer look revealed a group of teens. Judging by their attire, they were students of the nearby school and it was far past their bedtime. A couple of flashlights swept the scenery anxiously. Nervous whispers were traded back and forth.
You first...
No, you go first...
Clearly, nobody wanted to go first.
The apparent leader of the little group cleared his throat and mustered some bravado. He told his friends to quit being wimps. This was a test of courage, not an afternoon picnic. Perhaps he had something to prove, since he volunteered to go first.
But go first with what, exactly...?
Well, that mystery had drawn something -or someone- here as well. Looming in the nearby shrubbery, a grim shadow watched the group keenly. Her eerie stare focused especially on the tallest boy. She knew everything about him... Like that his name was Taka, he was the captain of the baseball club, the most popular boy in the school... And single.
The quiet watcher trembled with anxiety and anticipation. She had been... following... Taka for several days now. It had been by chance that she had stumbled upon him, riding his bike home late one night. Love at first sight... Their fateful encounter still warmed her heart. ...Ah, but she didn’t have a heart anymore. Tonight, she would finally do it.
She would confess.
Soon, the teens joined hands. Their boss started a strange chant and the others followed meekly along. Three times it was spoken, unbroken. Three times they invoked the name of The Weeping Lady. It would’ve been rude not to answer, right...?
Suddenly, a sinister chill engulfed the group. One of the girls gasped and stumbled backwards, shivering. Slowly, reluctantly, she lifted a trembling finger. She pointed somewhere beyond the boy’s shoulder. Her hoarse voice scratched at her throat, almost refusing to come out. “S-s-she’s... here...” Tears blurred her vision, but she was sure of what she saw.
Taka twisted around, shining his flashlight at the shadow behind him. ...Nothing. A relieved smile visited his lips. There was nothing behind him. Before he could laugh it off like a bad joke, however, an unsettling chill traced its claws across his back. Something unseen grabbed him and yanked him up from the ground.
Most humans couldn’t even see it, but for those cursed with awareness, the sight was chilling. A ghastly, deathly pale woman hovered over the youths, standing on nothing but thin air. She had the tallest boy in her clutches, trapped in a suffocating embrace. Her lips split into a haunting grin full of sharp teeth.
A chorus of shrill screams echoed far into the night.
Six shadows had gathered in a circle under the withered tree. A closer look revealed a group of teens. Judging by their attire, they were students of the nearby school and it was far past their bedtime. A couple of flashlights swept the scenery anxiously. Nervous whispers were traded back and forth.
You first...
No, you go first...
Clearly, nobody wanted to go first.
The apparent leader of the little group cleared his throat and mustered some bravado. He told his friends to quit being wimps. This was a test of courage, not an afternoon picnic. Perhaps he had something to prove, since he volunteered to go first.
But go first with what, exactly...?
Well, that mystery had drawn something -or someone- here as well. Looming in the nearby shrubbery, a grim shadow watched the group keenly. Her eerie stare focused especially on the tallest boy. She knew everything about him... Like that his name was Taka, he was the captain of the baseball club, the most popular boy in the school... And single.
The quiet watcher trembled with anxiety and anticipation. She had been... following... Taka for several days now. It had been by chance that she had stumbled upon him, riding his bike home late one night. Love at first sight... Their fateful encounter still warmed her heart. ...Ah, but she didn’t have a heart anymore. Tonight, she would finally do it.
She would confess.
Soon, the teens joined hands. Their boss started a strange chant and the others followed meekly along. Three times it was spoken, unbroken. Three times they invoked the name of The Weeping Lady. It would’ve been rude not to answer, right...?
Suddenly, a sinister chill engulfed the group. One of the girls gasped and stumbled backwards, shivering. Slowly, reluctantly, she lifted a trembling finger. She pointed somewhere beyond the boy’s shoulder. Her hoarse voice scratched at her throat, almost refusing to come out. “S-s-she’s... here...” Tears blurred her vision, but she was sure of what she saw.
Taka twisted around, shining his flashlight at the shadow behind him. ...Nothing. A relieved smile visited his lips. There was nothing behind him. Before he could laugh it off like a bad joke, however, an unsettling chill traced its claws across his back. Something unseen grabbed him and yanked him up from the ground.
Most humans couldn’t even see it, but for those cursed with awareness, the sight was chilling. A ghastly, deathly pale woman hovered over the youths, standing on nothing but thin air. She had the tallest boy in her clutches, trapped in a suffocating embrace. Her lips split into a haunting grin full of sharp teeth.
A chorus of shrill screams echoed far into the night.