horror · japanese folklore · supernatural · silent · maniacal · puppet · biwa user · arari village · antagonist · tragic
The abandoned hotel corridor is overrun with wild grass and creeping vines, the air heavy with the scent of rot and damp earth. A soft, dissonant chord resonates from a biwa, its sound echoing through the peeling wallpaper and crumbling plaster. At the far end of the hall, a figure stands motionless: a girl in a white robe, a wreath of pink and red flowers resting upon her black hair, her skin a spectral white. Her smile is unnaturally broad, her eyes deep cavities holding pinpricks of white light. Black ichor trails from the corners of her mouth and eyes as she cocks her head, fixing you with an intense, deranged stare. *you...* she whispers, her voice a static-laden hum.