"Mmm, something a bit out of the ordinary, I guess, like... a vision? Everything getting dark for a bit, that kind of thing," Shiratori continued, cocking her head to one side, her pigtails swaying as she spoke, "It's just I heard about things like that because of that weird strange gospel thing, you know? So I was wondering if you saw anything."

She paused for a moment when her phone buzzed, and she swiftly fished it from her bag to tap out a message.

"Ah, hold on!"

[i]ive got him. as soon as we find all the others we should report back to hq. plz dont kill anybody.[/i]

She let out a sigh as she put her phone away.

"Aah, some people really invest in some patience, it'd go a long way," she commented, "Anyway, um, so-"

Her phone buzzed again, this time with a different tone. Immediately she was fishing it out of her pocket once more.

[i]It's happening. Sending you the target coordinates now. Report back to HQ immediately when you've found them all.[/i]

"Eh?! Wait, that's...!"

When the coordinates arrived, it at least looked like three of them were all in the same place, but-

She couldn't complete that though.

The world stilled.

The sky darkened.

Blood splattered on the inky black of the nearby buildings.

The tower loomed in the distance.

It was earlier then expected this time. It didn't work like this very often, most of the time it waited until nightfall. It must have wanted these people just as badly as they did.

"... Nozaki-san," Shiratori began, turning to face the boy, "There's not a lot of time to explain, but if you get separated from me then you [i]will[/i] die. This isn't a joke. This isn't a laughing matter. This is as serious as serious gets."

She glanced at her phone again.

"There's some other people trapped here. We're going to get them, and then we're going back to our headquarters."

She wasn't taking no for an answer, taking a step forward and waiting for the boy to follow.

[@Bartimaeus]

[hr]

The world had once again descended into darkness. The moon above, almost like the face of a taunting figure looking down upon them. The tower standing above the dark, seemingly-featureless buildings.

But that wasn't all, this time.

The heartbeat had reached its full strength again, but now there was another sound.

A slimy, gooey sound, like something wet smacking into the concrete.

And it was getting closer. It had to be near to begin with, perhaps located in an alley not too far away.

Whatever it was wasn't far.

[@Pitsuji][@Psyker Landshark]

[hr]

All other humans in the area had disappeared.

The darkness had risen again.

But this time, they weren't alone.

The convenience store itself, in spite of the seemingly featureless nature of the building exteriors in this place, appeared largely unchanged. At least, aside from what seemed to be blood coating the floor and leaking out from inside of refrigerator units.

The sound of a heartbeat had returned, but this time there was something else. A strange shuffling noise from beyond the store's windows could be heard, though what was making it was impossible to tell.

Certainly, there didn't appear to be any humans out there.

[@hatakekuro][@DarckLeon][@AThousandCurses]