Chapter 10: Ghosts, Fear Factor
Ian scanned the so-called border with incredulous expression. There was nothing but ruins. Collapsed buildings like cottages, clinics, and posts are abandoned and gloomy.
He realized that the border of the Blood Realm was no different than cities on Earth in its heyday. Ian couldn't help but think.
What battle had occurred here to leave such a place in this state?
"Like what you see?" Barseagle's voice sounded behind Ian who was in a daze.
Ian retracted his gaze and said. "This place has nothing to do with me..."
"Seeing it now. It seems the next war would be a lot more horrible than the previous. I mean look at this damned place. It's where birds don't shit type of location." With a nervous chuckle, Daniel, beside Ian, complained. "So what's our supposed mission here? Find those enemies that infiltrated?"
"That's easier to say than done." Erica let out a helpless sigh. Her eyes fixed on the bugs just head crawling busily on the collapsed wall of one of the damaged establishments. She couldn't help but feel a shudder go through her body. "I didn't sign up for this!"
"Who signed up for this?" Liz rolled her eyes in response. With her lips puckered, she mustered her courage and took the initiative to walk closer to the buildings.
As she got nearer, Liz felt the mood shift. It felt gloomier and heavy. She couldn't really explain it with words but she had the urge to stay away from this place as much as possible. 'What is this feeling? There's no ghost here, right?'
Is a vampire afraid of ghosts? Of course, the ghost on her mind specifically pertains to a kind of creature that really exists in the Curtained Imperium. The reason for their existence is the fear of creatures in the Curtained Imperium also known as the fear factor.
The fear factor depends on how much of the population fears the "thing" and how intense. For instance, fear of natural disasters, phobia of water, etc...