"??"
Soon!
Annie was surprised to discover that the paper figures in the ghost wedding procession weren't entering the next train car or waiting to get off at a station. The instant they passed through the mist, they appeared on the platform of a dimly lit station.
"Ghostly Ruins Manor Station?"
(o)o
"What a strange name for a station..."
(д)
She looked at the tiny platform, then at the pitch-black sign and the tracks behind her. Finally, she turned her gaze toward the distance.
But all she could see were mountains and forests far away beneath a foggy sky. Nothing else.
"Hmm..."
(_)
"Is this somewhere deep in the mountains, or in some demiplane where those strange monsters live?"
As she looked around, Annie couldn't help wondering whether what she saw—and what she suspected—was true.
But just then!
Before she could figure it out, several paper figures approached from the front. Two of them seemed to be holding a folded red outfit, also made of paper.
They quickly came up beside her. Then they all reached out with their pale hands, dressed in paper burial garments, and grabbed at her with fingers that looked as if they'd been rolled from rough paper. It seemed they wanted to pull her off the paper horse and force her to change clothes.
"..."
(||￢▽￢)
Seeing this, Annie had no time for anything else. She wasn't going to put up with this any longer.
"Hmph!"
(*｀ー)
At her casual snort, the two paper figures' fingers burst into dark red flames the moment they touched her. The fire quickly burned their hands to ash, then surged up their arms and toward their bodies.
"..."
"..."
What surprised Annie a little was that they didn't scream or struggle. They simply stood there, staring strangely at her