I started to shiver as his laughter echoed through the room — deep, hollow, and wrong in every possible way. Something about it unsettled me. The way he laughed. The way he looked at me. The way he enjoyed this.
Then, just as suddenly, he stopped. Silence fell, thick and suffocating. He stared at me — eyes gleaming with something I couldn't name. Amusement? Malice? Madness?
"Well then… my lovely guest," he said, rising slowly to his feet. "We'll continue this later."
He turned and walked away, his footsteps fading into the distance. I didn't move. I couldn't. My body wouldn't stop trembling.
What's going on?
Who was he?
Why was I here?
No no no… I have to get out of here, I thought, hugging my knees tighter to my chest. My breath trembled as I buried my face against them, trying to ground myself, trying to stop my mind from spiraling.
"I have to leave this place," I whispered. "I have to escape this nightmare…"
[Mountains – Ciel's POV]
