Jack picked up a magazine and flipped through the pages, avoiding eye contact with the girl beside him. If he looked at her again, she might throw another glare his way. But resisting wasn’t easy. They say that if a beautiful girl is sitting next to you, your eyes will naturally wander to her—whether you want them to or not. Jack was no exception. Peeking over the edge of his magazine, he stole a quick glance at her.Big mistake.The girl was already looking right back at him. Their eyes met, and this time, her gaze wasn’t sharp or annoyed. Instead, her blue eyes shimmered with warmth.“What are you reading?” she asked, reaching over and plucking the magazine from his hands before he could react.Jack froze. His mouth opened, but no words came out. He stammered for a second, but she just laughed—a soft, melodic sound that made it impossible to look away.Once her laughter faded, she said, “I’m sorry about earlier. I was having a rough time and ended up taking it out on you. You unders

The rain quickly washed away the blood smeared on the window. Joe peered through the glass, but the darkness outside revealed nothing. Inside the train, murmurs among the passengers grew louder."What happened?" Orin asked, her voice laced with concern. "I don’t know," Joe replied, shaking his head. "Wait here. I’ll check outside." "Should I come with you?" "No need." Joe raised a hand to stop Orin. "I won’t go far, just to the door." "Alright then, go ahead."Grabbing a flashlight, Joe stepped into the train’s engine room. It was empty. He unlocked the control panel, but everything appeared normal. The rain had stopped, leaving only the damp scent of wet metal in the air. Shining the light around, he saw nothing but towering trees and dense bushes. The driver was gone.Unable to make sense of the situation, Joe turned his attention to the control tower. But neither the radio nor the telephone worked. Frustrated, he returned to the cabin and relayed everything to Orin. Their conversat

Joe sprinted forward and snatched the fire extinguisher, his eyes locked on the source of the sound. Luke and Jack were right on his heels. A moment of hesitation passed before John, gritting his teeth, rushed after them.The noise was coming from the bathroom—a continuous, frantic banging. As they neared, Joe tightened his grip on the extinguisher. John took it from him and pressed his back against the wall beside the door, ready to strike. Luke, wrench in hand, mirrored his stance. Joe stood at the lock, fingers trembling around the keys. Jack hovered beside him, his breath unsteady."Open it," John murmured.Joe swallowed hard, glancing at John before nodding. His shaking hands fumbled with the key, but he managed to slide it into the keyhole. With a sharp twist, the lock clicked. The door burst open, and a massive figure tumbled out onto the floor. John jerked the extinguisher up, muscles tensed to swing.The giant flinched, shielding his head. "Please, don’t hurt me!" he pleaded.

Even though everyone else rushed off in panic, Orin stood still, bewildered. He couldn’t figure out what to do. That didn’t go unnoticed by Jo. He rushed towards Orin to save him. By then, the monster had reached Orin. Jo grabbed Orin and pulled him away. In trying to save Orin, Jo himself got into trouble. He stumbled and fell to the floor. The monster moved closer. There was no escape left. He waited for certain death. The monster leaned in close to Jo’s face and roared. Terrified, Jo shut his eyes. At that moment, the monster froze. Jo opened his eyes in surprise to see what had stopped it. In the next moment, he saw Orin had thrust a metal sheet into the monster’s belly.The monster threw Orin away with its powerful hand. Orin was flung far across the room. Just then, Jack struck the monster’s head with a metal rod. The monster turned to face him. From behind, Jon hit it with a cylinder. Luke shoved a sharp rod into the monster’s eye. Jo hit it with a metal rod. Lily struck the mo

"Okay, do you think we can make it back from here?" Orin asked.Joe didn’t say anything in response. He was leaning over the engine. He looked outside through the windshield. The moon had become dull. It was no longer shining. Everything was covered in darkness.Lily placed her hand on Orin’s shoulder. Orin jumped, startled. He turned to look at Lily. He smiled. A lifeless smile.Lily smiled too. "Of course, we’ll make it back."Luke was lying under the train, fixing the fuel gauge leak. He was being helped by Jack."Pass me the wrench," Luke said.Jack handed the wrench to Luke. "Where did Matthew go?" Luke muttered."How much longer will it take?" Jack asked, changing the subject. He was holding the flashlight."Almost done," Luke replied."It’ll be good once it’s done," muttered Jack.At that moment, somewhere far off, an unknown creature let out a sorrowful cry. Jack’s hand, holding the flashlight, shook. He didn’t understand why it was shaking. Luke looked at Jack. He guessed tha