Click, Click.
Thick white fog shrouded their vision, hindering their senses by the amount in the process.
Slowly, the temperature in the surrounding environment began to plummet, entering their soles- sending shivers toward their being.
Gazing toward the silent canopy above, Roy couldn't help but shiver slightly- sensing that a dozen beings were staring at their figure in silence, their thought was unknown as if they still hadn't decided how they were going to attack the group.
Click, click...
"Did you hear that clicking sound?"
Andress suddenly halted, focusing his Qi toward his ears as noises began to enter his senses, filtering as the small noises of unceasing clicking sounds entered his ears- almost akin to all hearing.
"Found you..." He thought with a creepy smile before dashing toward the far niches, not concealing his movement as the air parted away.
"Wait!"
Khael in the back couldn't help but shout, caught off guard by the sudden running of Andress as they immediately followed him.
However, unnoticeable, as they were focusing on something else, the fog within the cemetery began to thicken at an alarming speed, making it difficult to discern everything 3 meters away from them.
***
"Hehehe~ Caught you!"
Andress smiled wickedly, immediately dashing toward the grey niches in his far front as he looked at its concrete back in hastened speed...
However, in an instant, upon looking at the thing in the back of the niches, where the origin of the clicking sound came from, Andress's dark-brown eyes abruptly constricted- feeling deep chills that ran through his bones, staying there as it sent a shiver to his very soul.
"This, there's no one here..."
He mumbled in slight fear... The expected beasts and humans didn't greet his eyes, instead, a doll with a meter height and seemingly realistic porcelain face, lifelessly facing the sky, not moving a bit, appeared in his very senses.
Invisibility or Illusion?
He thought, scanning the surroundings with extreme vigilance- not giving the doll on the ground a glance, thinking that it was only the garbage of the past civilization.
Swish...
"Did you find anything?" Seeing that Andress was not moving a bit, frowning on the spot as he often gazed toward the unknown, Khael asked in a serious yet weak voice.
"No, but..."
Click... Click...
Andress still hadn't finished speaking when the familiar sound of clicking resounded within his senses, causing his expression to change as he again rushed toward the depths of the cemetery.
"This," Helplessly, Khael could only follow the back of Andress, forgetting the fact that the other three still hadn't caught toward them.
...
After waiting for another minute, Drake helplessly turned his head toward his back, staring toward the two before asking in doubt.
"No, I can't detect anything within this fog, as if it restrained skills that rely on senses..."
Hearing Drake's inquiry, Roy unhurriedly shook his head, frowning heavily as worry filled his head- feeling that Khael and Andress were in grave danger.
"I see, then let's see if there's something useful within," Drake said unhurriedly, without waiting for a reply, he pried the door open, revealing the sight within.
***
"Huff~ Andress wait! The other three still haven't caught up to us!"
Khael panted heavily, staring at the lifeless doll meters away before glancing toward the dark yet pale expression of Andress in front of him...
His eyes were visibly constricted under the veil of darkness, trembling slightly as unprecedented horror was present within... Staring toward the porcelain doll above the niches in doubt and fear.
"There's still no one here, there's no human nor beast hiding in here...
"Don't tell me, the sound originated within the tomb itself!"
He thought, unable to extricate the possibilities within him, planting seeds of fear within his consciousness as he pondered whether to take a look beyond/beneath the tomb.
Unable to get rid of that thought, Andress quickly clenched his fist, swinging his fist downward with enough force without hesitation, destroying the concrete tomb in the process.
Boom!
A loud sound of explosion resounded toward the far distance as countless pieces of rubble from destroyed concrete flew toward the faces of the two- making them instinctively flinch yet they didn't close their eyes in the process...
Staring at the dust without blinking, wanting to see what was beyond... Wanting to catch the thing that caused their unrest and fear.
Cough, cough...
In an instant, upon seeing what was beyond the tomb, the two couldn't help but release an intense sound of coughing... Covering their nose as disgust was instantly reflected in their eyes.
Gazing downward, the two immediately see the open casket, exposing the decaying being within as its smell quickly wafted toward their senses... Within its wrinkled skin, they could faintly discern the slowly moving fat white maggots, munching happily as it created a low gnawing sound, making Andress who was good at hearing gulp audibly.
Unable to bear the sight, he quickly turns his head toward his back, feeling his stomach seethe as he begins throwing up- expelling everything within as its smell begins to mix with the disgusting smell of decaying flesh... Increasing the uncomfortable feeling he was experiencing.
Click... Click...
"This, again..."
Wiping the saliva within the corner of his mouth, Andress expression quickly changes into grim, hearing dozens of sounds of clicking within the surroundings as the faint innocent laugh, coming from an unknown abyss weakly entered his senses...
Making his heart skip a beat as an unprecedented sensation of horror gripped his being, making him shiver as regret flashed within his mind...
***
Horror 101: (Different from Despair and Fear 101.)
"Unknown and inexplicable is much more scarier than reality and present..."