[The mysterious orb drifts out of view, and... did he just imagine it? He must be really tired. Yeah... yeah, that'd be way too crazy, for something like that to appear at just the perfect moment—
but then the orb is back and okay now he has to accept that he definitely saw something, he has no idea what it is, and it might in fact be a ghost. Should he try to run?? He shouldn't stick around and fight something like that, right? He can't even use magic right now... but his sleep-deprived brain considers that running might just make it chase him, so instead he consults his best resource: flipping ahead to the next chapter.
Turns out this is one of those ghost stories where a group of friends get picked off one by one until the main protagonist solves the mystery and lifts the curse... and, tragically, this first character does not survive to the next chapter. Fuck.
He tries to flip through faster to get to the part where they solve the mystery and the survivors escape, but that light is getting closer, and closer, and... he just holds up the book like that might protect him. Maybe this ghost runs on "I can't see you if you can't see me" logic??? He might be crying please have mercy on him spooky ghost orb what did he do to earn your wrath, he's innocent!!]
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but then the orb is back and okay now he has to accept that he definitely saw something, he has no idea what it is, and it might in fact be a ghost. Should he try to run?? He shouldn't stick around and fight something like that, right? He can't even use magic right now... but his sleep-deprived brain considers that running might just make it chase him, so instead he consults his best resource: flipping ahead to the next chapter.
Turns out this is one of those ghost stories where a group of friends get picked off one by one until the main protagonist solves the mystery and lifts the curse... and, tragically, this first character does not survive to the next chapter. Fuck.
He tries to flip through faster to get to the part where they solve the mystery and the survivors escape, but that light is getting closer, and closer, and... he just holds up the book like that might protect him. Maybe this ghost runs on "I can't see you if you can't see me" logic??? He might be crying please have mercy on him spooky ghost orb what did he do to earn your wrath, he's innocent!!]