Statue

They did not even dare breathe, but all of them were ready to run at any moment.

The four of them, in four different directions, stared fixedly at the statue, as though they had even forgotten how to blink.

The longer they looked, the more panicked they became. It seemed as if the statue would pounce on them the very next moment.

They kept staring, through the dense darkness.

At the statue's upright body.

At its head facing the wall.

At that head facing the wall, which moved slightly.

All four hearts skipped a beat.

A flash of white light suddenly streaked past.

By that sudden light, they saw the statue's full appearance in that instant.

And the statue's—

Ash-gray, livid, covered in white frost...

Withered face.

And the eyes on that face.

Covered by a white film.

Eyes devoid of any life.

The statue, which should have been facing the wall head-on.

In that flash of white light.

Had already twisted its head toward where the four of them stood.

Silently watching them.

With a vicious grin that made their blood run cold.

A rumbling clap of thunder suddenly sounded.

Along with the thunder came—

The sound of the statue crashing to the ground.

It fell between the four of them.

Separating them.

Without a moment's hesitation, all four turned and fled.

Two, Four, and Five screamed as they ran back the way they had come.

Three, alone, ran farther down the corridor.

But for the moment.

None of them noticed.

That Three had become the one left alone.

Lightning flashed again.

On the ground.

The statue's face remained twisted at that angle.

Its horrifying expression happened to face the direction Three had fled.

Watching his panicked, retreating back.

The moment he heard the commotion outside.

He held