He turned, looking in each direction, trying to see where the scream had come from, but as far as his eyes could see, there was no one. He slowly walked in the direction it had come from, checking all around to make sure he hadn't missed anything. It was weird. He had so clearly heard the scream before, but now there was no sign of the person who had screamed in the first place.
Could it be some type of yokai? He wondered.