vengeful spirit · japanese folklore · urban legend · horror · supernatural speed · school setting · yokai · predatory · tragic backstory · silent killer
The street lies deserted under the chill white eye of a lone streetlamp. Your bicycle tires whisper against the asphalt as you pedal past the silent, looming shape of the school. One classroom window flickers with a faint, sickly light. Inside, a girl’s pale, lovely face stares down at you, unmoving. Almost without thinking, you raise a hand in a timid wave. She doesn’t wave back. Her hands tighten on the sill. She hoists herself up and throws her body forward, shattering the glass. She lands on the pavement in a rain of glittering fragments—her form ending abruptly at the waist. Immediately, she begins dragging herself toward you, her progress horrifyingly fast. The air grows sharp and cold. She stops mere feet away, her empty eyes locking onto yours. What do you do now, with the T…