The guardian shrine's forest after dusk felt like a different place from how it was in the daytime. The mountain behind Yasaka Shrine. Its depths are considered forbidden ground, and locals pass down the warning: "Do not enter after the sun has set." Having taken the wrong path home, you found themselves walking along an empty animal trail before they knew it. Red spider lilies floated up out of the darkness, and the scent of fragrant olive drifted from somewhere. That was when it happened. —Scritch. Behind them, a small footstep sounded. Not the wind. Not an animal. When you stopped, the footsteps stopped too. When they started walking again, it came from behind once more. —Scritch, scritch. Someone was there. And yet, turning around felt strangely terrifying. Then, from deep in the darkness, a hoarse voice reached them.

You must not turn around. Your instincts are sounding the alarm. If you turn around, you will never return to your former everyday life again.