My Seele Couldn't Possibly Be This Assertive 2

"Where is this...?"

Unable to move her body, Kujo Oto slowly opened her eyes. Then... the sight before her made her scalp tingle.

She found herself in an extremely terrifying place. Everything was shrouded in darkness; she could not see what was above her, but below was an unknown crimson liquid that even seemed to be constantly bubbling.

It was like a sea of blood, while she herself was bound by iron chains, suspended in the air above the liquid...

Her arms and legs were spread wide. Other than her head... she could not move any part of her body at all.

"How did I end up here...?"

Kujo Oto was filled with fear. This place was like the hell of legend. She had been sleeping with Seele, so why had she appeared here?

"Right, Seele... Where's Seele?"

There was no one here, only her, trapped and unable to move.

Then... who knew how much time passed. No one spoke to her. There was only this dreadful scenery, so stifling that it felt impossible to breathe.

Loneliness, fear, terror...

Perhaps a year had passed, perhaps ten. Kujo Oto felt as though she was about to go mad. Finally... everything vanished, and she appeared once more in a field of pure white snow.

Kujo Oto lay sprawled on the ground. Her body touched the snow, and she could even feel its chill, but that cold felt far better than the lonely, oppressive atmosphere from before.

"How did that feel...?"

A familiar voice sounded ahead of Kujo Oto. Then, appearing before her eyes was a pair of jade-like bare feet stepping naked onto the snow.

Kujo Oto looked up...

"Seele?"

The Seele standing before her was both familiar and unfamiliar. Why? Though they looked alike, her eyes and hair were different. She