Anna kept running because the creature kept chasing her at high speed. The wet terrain made Anna slip several times—it hindered her escape.
Anna was so frightened that her mind began to think that maybe this was the end of her life, dying in the hands of a strange human being.
A loud bang from the back, makes Anna bounce right off pretty far. The body hit a tree hard, so Anna fell helplessly on the ground. She tried to get up and go back to running even though the whole body was hurting so much. Anna's been battered with just one blow from the creature.
The sight began to be obstructed by the heavy fog in front of her, until Anna fell into a small ravine in front of her. Anna's body rolled around freely, hitting the trees lying down. Anna's right leg was formed hard on a felled tree trunk until her body stopped at the bottom of a ravine about 20 meters deep.
Her body's used to being slammed. Anna still seems to be trying to get up despite her lack of strength. She wanted to see firsthand the creatures that pursued her until she was seriously injured.
"Who are you? Are you a vampire? A werewolf? Am I at a movie theater? You're not human, are you? I don't care if I end up dying in your hands, asshole! But tell me who you are!" Anna said fearlessly.
Suddenly the creature with a flash of lightning stood before Anna. That man's face frightened Anna so much and was desperate for her life. The fingers were so sharp it started grabbing Anna's face.
"You're so beautiful. But I don't care. I'll keep taking your heart with these sweet fingers …" he said while showing his sharp fingers in front of where Anna is.
It keeps trying to scare Anna for her fun. Slowly the man's hand began to approach Anna's chest, just where her heart was. Anna shed tears because she was sad to have to die this way. It's tragic.
Just before the sharp fingers tore Anna's shirt, which had closed its eyes, suddenly the creature bounced so far that it made three lies behind the creature fall.
Anna was immediately shocked by what had just happened. Despite her fears, Anna tried to open her eyes, looking at a man who asked for a brown sweater standing before her with a relaxed facial expression.
Anna's getting confused. How could a creature that almost killed him be knocked over by a man who looked like an ordinary human being.
"Looks like you're in the wrong place?"
The man's voice sounds so quiet.
The mysterious creature that had been thrown far enough back rose again, The figure suddenly flew at high speed towards the man still standing before Anna.
The creature immediately delivers an attack with lightning-fast force. Strangely, the man turned out to be much faster, avoiding the attack of the creature that fell on the ground.
The man's calmness lured the creature, which seemed to be getting angrier, until with both hands, he threw the tree at Anna at an unavoidable speed.
Exactly five fingers of the tree stopped right in front of Anna's face, which was already half conscious of being seriously injured. The man wearing the sweater managed to hold a large, lying rod that almost hit Anna.
"Huff … That was close."
The man immediately threw the tree at a considerable distance, and said, "Your opponent is not this woman, but me! Goddamn creatures!
The two mysterious men flew into each other to attack. Bloody battles are inevitable. Many trees were damaged by their impact. Anna can only stand still, seeing two humans with supernatural powers scream like in a movie.
Anna, who had been unable to focus her eyes slowly lost consciousness without knowing if the creature that had injured her was also injured by a counterattack from a strange man wearing a brown sweater.
Several wounds were seen on his face and hands, which also had long nails and both eyes were light blue. Even that sweater guy has sharp canines, unlike ordinary humans.
"Who are you?" Anna asked, sounding so weak.
"You're badly hurt,"
"Are you going to kill me too or eat me? "Just like that thing?" Anna asked, full of negative thoughts.
"Your words are rude to the man who saved your life. Relax, I don't like meat, let alone human flesh, full of sin!"
Anna was unable to regain consciousness, and she was unconscious again because she couldn't bear the pain of her left leg.
"She's hurt badly."
***
"Huh!"
Anna woke up from her long sleep. He seemed surprised as if he had just dreamed of something bad. A cold sweat poured down her forehead. Her face looked pale with multiple cuts near her cheekbones.
The events Anna had just experienced seemed so real. Fear still lingers strong from the futility of her dreams. She saw his leg covered in bandages, when he realized the pain was starting to feel.
"Huh… It hurts! So what's as long as it's real? Then where am I now?" asked Anna looking around.
A room filled with antiques, a bed used by a princess in a kingdom. Her curiosity made Anna slowly rise from her bed.
Walking out of the room, exactly 3 meters from where she stood, Anna saw a furnace that looked so beautiful as it entered the civilization of 1950. I don't know who owns this house. This house didn't stop her from being so astounded.
Anna walked close to waiting for the fireplace to appear to have started to go out. Anna doesn't know why the temperature in this room feels so cold. She threw some pieces of wood into the furnace.
"This house is very nice …" Anna said while looking back at every corner of the house. It sounded like a cat's voice from behind a glass door next to her right. Because the glass of that door looked blurry, Anna couldn't see more clearly what was out there.
Anna's curiosity moved her legs to walk close to the door which was so luminous. Her hand starts reaching for the door, Anna opens the door.
A light came in so bright but slowly disappeared that there was a sight of a green meadow so wide, that his eyes could not believe what was before him."Woah … This is so incredible!!""You shouldn't have crossed the line …The soft voice that emerges from Anna's back turns, the mysterious man who has helped her from a strange creature—walking through it just like that. Anna still seemed confused, seeing the mysterious man walking towards the pasture until then several cats began to appear to her.Not only a few cats, but hundreds of cats began walking towards tall men, facing like princes in fairyland. Anna was amazed to see him again.When Anna just wanted to step her foot out of the door—her right leg immediately stopped, when Anna remembered the man's words, so that she wouldn't cross the line."Hello …!! "Hello!!" Anna sighed as she waved without fear.Anna seemed to believe that he wouldn't do anything bad to her. Anna waved her hand so that he could see where she was. His face
"It looks like she's gone …" Howl said.Everything seemed to calm down after the chatty woman left her house. Close your eyes while lying quietly in the meadow. It's been Howl's routine all the time. Relax with the hundreds of cats he's saved from the streets.The cats that look healthy, beautiful and clean, Howl takes care of them as best he can. They were given quality food only growing healthy.This place will not be found by anyone. There will be no one human or creature who can set this sanctuary. "Meow…"A blue-eyed black cat sits on Howl's stomach."Why?" Howl asked."Meow … meow…""She's cured. You don't have to worry." Howl replied."Meow…"The cat's voice grew louder in Howl's ear, who finally woke up from sleep with his irritated face."You don't see him, she talks a lot. I don't like humans!!" Howl said bitterly.A creature that is even bigger than a cat, Howl sulks so sulky."Meow …! Meow!"What do you mean?"Howl's facial expression seemed surprised when he heard the bl
Anna walked close to the crowd in a hut for climbers to rest, but now the hut is closed by police lines. Anna showed her identification to a police officer standing in front of the police safety line to show that she was a detective.Anna walks in with Suho while wearing gloves for safety. Their whereabouts were immediately known to captain Steven who immediately confronted Anna."Why are you here?" Steven asked with a face that seemed to hold back his anger."Captain, I must also join this investigation." Anna said."Suho! I told you, don't let him come to this place." he said firmly."I'm sorry," said Suho."Don't blame Suho. I insisted on coming, captain." Anna said, trying to plead Suho."Suho! Get him back to the hospital quickly!" Steven ordered firmly.Suho is in a confusing position. He couldn't resist the captain's orders but he couldn't force Anna to leave as the captain ordered. Anna's very stubborn nature left Suho unable to do much to prevent Anna.Steven begins to walk a
"What the hell! Don't joke! That's really not funny! I don't like horror stuff!" upset Anna."If you don't believe it, you will.""But… What's your name? I'm Anna, Jang Anna." Anna said as she reached out her hand.But his hand just hung for a few seconds. Looks like he's been turned down."Bast Howl. Just call me Howl." Howl replied, gulping down his drink elegantly.Anna was surprised to hear his name, and she started laughing because it sounded funny."Are you kidding me? You think this is Howl's Moving Castle. Ha ha! But I really liked that movie. How many times have I watched it?"Anna started talking to herself."If I'm not mistaken more than 10 times. On Christmas break I watch too! I love watching that movie." Anna said.She suddenly got carried away when she came back to remember the calmness when she watched it. But instantly his face turns serious looking at Howl while knocking over the table."Don't make it up! Tell me your real name!" Anna snapped—looking gravely."Why ar
"What the hell! Don't joke! That's really not funny! I don't like horror stuff!" upset Anna."If you don't believe it, you will.""But… What's your name? I'm Anna, Jang Anna." Anna said as she reached out her hand.But his hand just hung for a few seconds. Looks like he's been turned down."Bast Howl. Just call me Howl." Howl replied, gulping down his drink elegantly.Anna was surprised to hear his name, and she started laughing because it sounded funny."Are you kidding me? You think this is Howl's Moving Castle. Ha ha! But I really liked that movie. How many times have I watched it?"Anna started talking to herself."If I'm not mistaken more than 10 times. On Christmas break I watch too! I love watching that movie." Anna said.She suddenly got carried away when she came back to remember the calmness when she watched it. But instantly his face turns serious looking at Howl while knocking over the table."Don't make it up! Tell me your real name!" Anna snapped—looking gravely."Why ar
Anna whines like a five-year-old boy—sticking around—racing her hair until it's no longer shaped. Anna's really frustrated. Looks like his brain's been completely damaged. But Anna's uncomfortable feelings kept her thinking about a man named Howl. She also feared that the creature that almost killed her at that time would return again.Her face seemed to be reflecting all the weight in this world on both of those little shoulders."Senior! Listen to me. I'm telling you this because I respect you so much, but... Can you get some rest? I'll help you to talk to the captain so you can really rest." Suho said anxiously.Anna can only breathe, because no one will believe her words."How's the investigation going? Is there something strange in there?" Anna ask
"Wow … this is really very coincidental. I heard you're a detective. I think this information will help a lot. But I'm not sure if you'll believe it or not.""Say it. I'll trust you." Anna said confidently."Okay. But maybe I don't have much time left. I'll just tell you a little bit about that thing.""I'd be very grateful." Anna said."He's a cursed creature. He's a mythical creature, many people call him 'Nekomata'. But these things are very different. From the story that goes around, Nekomata is a cat that has magical powers and he can kill humans. It is the incarnation of a demon who flee
"No, it's not. That's not wrong. But... but... I was just in the middle of shit. And she is not a human being!" said Anna, speaking in a loud voice.Anna realized that her voice was calling attention from people around her. It was a real shame—Anna shrieked—to sit back down with her head down."Do you want to invite the creature back?" Howl asked, irritated by Anna's hard-to-control attitude."Sorry … Sometimes I have trouble controlling myself. Sorry …" said Anna—sorry about what she did."Mona Kang, a 34-year-old woman. Single woman who never had a relationship with a man. That's why she was called a saint by the demons." Howl said, immediately shifting the subject to more serious discussion."Devil? Is that thing a demon?" Anna asked."Man calls it that. He's escaped, he are supposed to be locked up in hell. Howl said, "We have a place on the earth.""So humans are also involved in this? I want to as
"Han Yena was initially a very friendly and kind child to everyone here. She was especially fond of her sister. But when she met that man... I felt that Yena started to change." said the grandmother with a sad look on her face as she recalled how the horrific events began.It was hard for the 76-year-old woman to accept the fact that two poor children who were considered her own had to die before her. Her heart always aches when she remembers that day."That man...? Do you recognize him?" Anna asked."I don't remember his face, his name if I remember correctly was Oh Sungwon. Oh Jaewon! Ah! That's right, that guy from Seoul named Oh Jaewon.""Oh Jaewon...""Yes. At first, I thought they were good friends. Finally, people started to get suspicious because Yena always came home at midnight and even early in the morning. Yena's clothes also changed, someone saw her at a gambling place." said the grandmother."Gambling place?""That's right. Yena no longer works part-time at the cafe or t
She also gave him a set of food specifically for young children. When Yena saw this, she was touched by her grandmother's kindness."I'm grateful to you, thank you... thank you..." Yena said as she bowed her head several times to the grandmother as an expression of gratitude-Yena held back her tears from falling.The grandmother smiled at her - her heart ached to see two young people who looked starving and like they were lost. She, who also had children, understood this feeling."Hurry up and eat, the Kimchi jjigae made is delicious." Grandmother said as she sat in front of them - gazing with concern at the current state of the two young people before her.She didn't know what had hap
"By the way, why is this area so quiet...?" asked Anna."Many of the residents of this area have left their homes," said the grandmother as she sat on one of the benches facing Anna who was slowly approaching her."Why?" asked Anna."There are more elderly residents in this area. They can't work or continue their restaurant business. You see for yourself, don't you? Many restaurants have closed down, as well as mine."Anna listened pensively to the heartbreaking stories of the elderly who had to continue their lives, but the recent pandemic had made it difficult for them to get up and continue their restaurants."So did they all move out of here?" Anna asked."Some went to nursing
"Doesn't he have any other family?" asked Howl."No, she doesn't. They're orphans."Howl sighed heavily at that."But ... Han Yena has 5 million dollars in death insurance," said Anna."Death insurance?""That's right. After Yena's death, the insurance was automatically given to her younger brother, Han Jisung. Surprisingly, three days before Jisung's death. He cashed out Yena's death insurance in cash." said Anna which instantly left them shocked and speechless."Then, Jisung's death was planned long before Yena's death?" Howl said trying to guess what happened. Howl's brain continued to spin looking for a common ground to connect every incident that Anna had just explained to hi
Lucas is clearly avoiding Howl's question by pretending to know nothing. Because only he can protect his own life."If you don't then you end up just like all the cats you've killed." Howl threatened with a tone so smooth as paper that could injure human skin.As many minutes passed, Lucas still kept his mouth shut. Although Howl sees a fierce battle in Lucas' mind right now. He wanted to tell the truth but he couldn't because there was a treaty already bound."Lucifer …"One name immediately made Lucas' eyes roll in surprise, looking at Howl. His heart was beating fast along with a burning hot feeling in his throat. Cold sweats run wild, when his body feels a terrible shock.Lucas couldn't resist the feeling of going
Sungjae tries to think of things he remembers deep in his brain. The case Anna just explained seemed familiar and had heard it somewhere. "Is it possible this is an unnatural murder case …?" asked Sungjae."Oh! How did you know?" Anna asked—surprised."How could I not know? The news was very much talked about. But it's strange that it's like drowning. I feel like the police are covering up the case. Huff … What about the fate of the families of the victims? I really don't trust the police," said Sungjae.Anna is silent for a while staring at Sungjae who is so concerned about the murder case. She didn't think that Sungjae, who was not interested in humans and the world, turned out to have misjudged Sungjae."Actually, I'm one of the team members respon
1st victim,Name: Han Yena, 26 years old, femaleTime of death: Sokcho, December 1, 20202nd victim,Name: Kim Suna, 25 years old, femaleTime of death: Gangwon-do, February 28, 20213rd VictimName: Marlie, 35 years old, femaleTime of death: Seoul, June 24, 20214th VictimName: Oh Mina, 19 years old, a womanTime of death: Seoul, October 21, 20215th VictimName: Oh Jae Won, 25 years old, male, college studentTime of
"Look! I told you, she's not cooperative. You better find another replacement before your time is up!" Jeoseungsaja said in an upset tone criticizing Howl's choice to defend Anna."Can't you just shut up!" Howl was annoyed with Jeoseungsaja's ego's attitude that kept him in the corner making the situation even more complicated.Seeing Howl's resentment made Jeoseungsaja only able to stand still while staring cynically at Howl, who was still on Anna's side."I want a shower? Where is my room?" asked Jeoseungsaja.Howl almost loses his temper against two creatures who can't grow up, don't want him mouth to emit harsh words, Howl only shows his hand towards Jeoseungsaja's room."Ah … There. Okay! Uh … I want to take a shower …!" said Jeoseungsaja who seemed happy to be impatient to enjoy his free time after being tired of working as a reaper.It seems that he is the only one who can still continue the investigation into the unnatural murder case that currently has another death toll. How
"I know," said Jeoseungsaja, looking relaxed after what happened. He even seemed happy, enjoying a glass of chamomile tea and a piece of egg tart. Jeoseungsaja seemed indifferent to death. When humans think of death as terrible, yet not with the reaper. "Whoa … I can't really say I saw him. How at times he seems relaxed. Someone's dead, but he's sitting around enjoying a cup of tea? Seriously?!" murmured Anna, who could not understand the figure of an angel of death. "Let it go. You just can't understand and you don't have to try to understand it," Howl said, trying to calm Anna, who may soon attack Jeoseungsaja if she doesn't act. Anna could only breathe—holding her patience at the end of her head that gave off white smoke. Right now he's burdened with guilt about the death of someone she could have prevented. But death is inevitable until she unknowingly vents her anger on others. "Why are you so angry? Do you know the woman?" asked Jeoseungsaja while putting the cup back on the