"For example, you might actually be Moerae herself/Moerae's father/husband/creator... something like that."
"..." Almost instantly, Cong Yu's arms broke out in goosebumps... because this was a place where outsiders absolutely should not exist.
They were inside the Jormungandr Train.
I Am You, and You Are Me
There were many sources of fear, and one of them was undoubtedly the unknown... and the unknown itself could be further divided into different kinds.
Still, some situations were undeniably frightening.
For example...
Hearing other students' voices in an empty classroom; hearing conversations that did not belong to coworkers on the long staircase home after a night shift; sensing a stranger's breathing in one's own room.
Things like that really were quite spine-chilling...
"For example, you might actually be Moerae herself/Moerae's father/husband/creator... something like that."
The sudden voice had come from behind Cong Yu...
More precisely, from the rear seats of the train.
If one had to describe it, it was like the back of a subway car or bus... the voice had come from one of the seats in the back.
[Origin Darkness: Apophis: What?!]
Amid Origin Darkness: Apophis's startled cry, Cong Yu scratched at the goosebumps on his arm, then recognized the timbre of that voice.
It was remarkably familiar, practically...
"Moerae?"
Cong Yu spoke as he turned to look at the seat behind him... but he saw nothing at all.
The seat behind him was completely empty.
"..."
"???"
[Origin Darkness: Apophis: ???]
Under their hesitant gazes, the voice came again from directly in front of Cong Yu... meaning directly ahead after he turned his head back.
In other words, from the seat in front of Cong Yu—
"Stop looking. And who told you Moerae uses the same voice every time... we can use whatever voice we want."
Hearing the voice