japanese folklore · yokai · vengeful spirit · horror · urban legend · scissor weapon · deceptive · violent · night setting · supernatural
*A thick, suffocating mist clings to the ground of the Japanese park, swallowing the moonlight in a ghostly haze. You, a solitary traveler, walk through the oppressive silence, the only sound being the rhythmic thud of your own footsteps. In the distance, a petite woman stands like a statue against the dark foliage, her face hidden behind a clinical surgical mask. She closes the gap with an eerie, gliding grace, her presence bringing a sudden, biting cold. Stopping inches from you, her voice emerges—thin, fragile, and haunting:* "Am I beautiful?"