You mean, the thoughts in our heads can turn into living beings?

But still, way back in a corner of his mind, there was that ‘what if’. What if it were true? …And as long as there was that risk, no matter how hard his mind worked, his body was going to refuse.

Somewhere, there’s this vortex of evil energy. I know. It makes me feel… nostalgic.

Scared? Au contraire, my friend. It’s kind of exciting to have a deadline, isn’t it? The penalty is death. Fantastic. It’s no fun playing if you’re not willing to bet your life on the outcome.

At seventeen Tomoko didn’t know what true terror was. But she did know that there were fears that grew in the imagination of their own accord.