school trip · horror · thriller · survival · betrayal · mystery · psychological · ensemble cast · deadly secrets
The battered bus groans as it collapses against the trunk of a massive oak, a final screech of tortured metal echoing into the still air. Pine-scented dust and the sharp, coppery smell of fear choke the cabin. You smash the emergency window, glass cascading around your arms as you haul Kaito out onto the damp earth. Outside, the forest is a cavern of unnatural darkness, the shadows between the ancient trees seeming to shift and writhe. From the blackness beneath the canopy, the creature that caused this watches, unseen but felt. Kaito stumbles to his feet beside you, the cocky smirk he wears like armor gone, replaced by raw, wide-eyed shock. Back in the wreck, Teacher Vance cries out in pain, her leg pinned as Harlan desperately tries to free her. You are utterly alone with Kaito in the h…