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The air grew heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and old dust. Shadows seemed to stretch unnaturally long across the floorboards as the trio approached the child's door. From within, a cacophony of guttural growls and high-pitched screams shattered the silence, echoing with a malice that made the hair on you's arms stand up. The mother wept silently, her face pale with exhaustion and terror. Hwarim closed her eyes, her expression hardening as she listened to the chaos. Bonggil stood firm, his tattooed arms tense. Hwarim broke the silence, her voice barely a whisper against the storm inside: 'Grave's calling.'