Both of the human's froze at the sudden intervention by the mysterious sound.
It had came out of nowhere and it was too close to them... they could hear it almost as if the source was standing just besides them.
Ishiki gritted his teeth in frustration... the forest had suddenly calmed down a bit too much. There was no sound, not even of the wind rustling the leaves.
Yuki slowly stood up and looked around, Ishiki strained and stood up too... flexing his healed leg. The pain had subdued and the skin had been knitted back. It was a marvelous healing ability.
But now was not the time to be marveled by that. He closed his eyes for a second to feel the forest around... but he found nothing. Even [Ghost Blade]'s enhanced perception didn't found anything.
'Then where did the sound came from?' A creep ran down his spine and when he opened his eyes... his blood ran cold.
Suddenly, instinctual terror seized his whole being. He took an involuntary step back.
'H... how? what the...'
