Ding.
Killer dropped out of the golden ring and landed gracefully.
She found herself in a dark forest.
This forest was just as lifeless. There were no fireflies, no cicadas. The only thing visible was the moon in the sky.
"Huh. Why is the moon blood-red?"
A blood-red moon usually signaled an ill omen, and Killer began to worry a little about how Murder and the others were doing.
But I'm not out of danger yet. I'd better worry about them later.
Although Killer could open a time rift whenever she wanted, she still had to follow the path that monster had laid out for her.
There was only one reason: to get Murder and Insanity out of here.
Insanity seems able to travel between timelines, but Murder can't.
At the very least, I have to find Murder.
With her goal set, Killer continued forward.
Drip.
Drip.
Something seemed to be dripping overhead. Killer tilted her head up slightly.
A charred corpse hung above her. Strangely, despite having been burned to a crisp, blood still dripped from its neck.
"..."
Even Killer was startled by the sight.
She had never seen such a brutal way of killing someone before... even back in Stage 2, she had never committed an atrocity like this.
Killer could only keep moving.
Suddenly, she spotted a hooded figure with his back to her.
"Murder...?"
The figure slowly turned around. The noise in Killer's head grew louder and louder, and for a moment, the entire timeline seemed on the verge of shattering.
Bang.
The timeline returned to normal. Once the figure had turned around, Killer saw that he did indeed have Murder's face.
"Oh~ Murder, you scared me. I thought you..."
Killer faltered, leaving the sentence unfinished as she kept smiling in relief.
"...Of course. What