As the massive gate rang open, a chain formed from thin air then the chain connected itself to the tail of the skeletal horse, on the other end of the chain appeared from the light, a humanoid figure strained with shackles.
His hands were shackled, his legs as well and a big circular metal shackle covered his eyes as well as his ears.
The human looked pale with only light fabric covering him, his mouth was stitched with a string forcefully.
Then the horse slammed the ground with his front hooves almost as if saying 'get out of my way'
And somehow the ghosts that strained me let go, then they formed two lines on the two sides of the white road.
The horse moved forward ignoring my presence, thus I had to get out of the horse's way.
At the same time I took my golden chance and lunged forward with a smile covering my face.
As I ran with all my might something crashed with the dirt road, making a cloud of dust.
'A shroud ?!'
Indeed, but I couldn't go around it this time, what's worse is that my eyes were still open.
As soon as I laid my eyes on the shroud, I hurriedly closed my eyes.
And with that I ran through the shroud, full speed and went through the door...
***
The ghosts stared at the gate for a while, then they left lazily.
In the dark void and empty silence of limpo, a voice inside someone's head talked-
"Did !.. Did thąt dumbąss just wąlk through the body of thąt dąmn shroud !!
Shit... is he fine??"
***
Through blinding light and after a few minutes, I opened my eyes and finally... I could see the overworld.
I looked around me and realized that I was in front of the old house!
That's weird, why would I appear here?
Yeah yeah there is no reason right? I should appear somewhere else, right?
Yeah yeah
By the way, was it okay to go through a shroud?
Nah.. am finə am really fine, yeah fine. Obviously, yes yes.. pffft, hehe hahaha.
My head started hurting a little, but then the pain was gone.
As I thought... I thought... thought...
AAH, what's wrong with my memory?
Anyhow... oh right, I am a spirit now, so I must... hmm what am I supposed to... Ughh.
I grabbed my head with both my hands, I was feeling a growing pain that is burning inside my damn head.
'Shit'
I looked around and noticed something, there was a blood stain on the ground... after a second of thought.
Again I grabbed my head as it ached me.
Okay okay, I admit it I probably have some brain da... ehh~ what was I saying?
Probably not important, so~ let's investigate the blood stain then.
Looking around I was staring at unrelated things most of the time, and I even forgot what I was doing multiple times...
After a while of crazily going around I saw someone in the distance, someone was cleaning his hand by the river... beside him, laid on the ground surrounded with blood, another person who is.. probably dead.
I floated through the air towards the suspicious person, then I stood (floated) in front of him and I saw his face.
It was a young boy with a frown dominating his expression, and radiating sorrow.
Beside him laid an old man... he was dead, but he didn't look very human...
The young boy lifted his head then fell back, his eyes widened then he said-
"Eh!... what are you?"
Huh! What does he mean by that? I am clearly a h-... what!? What am I?
I shaked my head, did I forget, what did I even forget?
I looked at my hand then I said to him with an involuntary smile-
"Hmm what do you think?"
He stared at me for a second almost as if taking offense, he then said-
"... Obviously a damn ghost"
...ghost? What does.. that word even mean? My head ached again, after a second, I replied-
"In that case I am a ghost" with a smile.
He looked at me then said-
"... Why are you here? Why are you talking to me?"
I scratched my head then replied-
"I don't know, I was just curious since there is a dead body by your side"
He frowned then replied-
"He... tried to kill me, that's all"
-"Good reason" with a smile.
He stared at me for a second then he stood up, he thought for a second then said-
"What's your name"
For some reason my head went blank unable to even recall it.
Did I... even had a name?
After a long pause I replied-
"I don't have.. a name, call me whatever"
He replied with confusion-
"Eh, how do you not have a- *sigh* whatever.
you are odd, that's odd... you know what, that'll be your name 'Odd' do you like it?"
Odd is an odd name... perfect
-"why not, that one is fine"
As we walked away from the house, after a while of chatting I found out the reason why he came here, and then he mentioned something odd.
-"As I told you, that organization say they'll go into the forest and find my father, but I know for a fact that they didn't even try"
With confusion I said-
"Organization? ...do they have a black uniform"
He stared at me for a second then said- "yes"
-"I've seen them in the forest... dead"
His eyes widened and his face lost a little bit of color for a few seconds, he then collected himself and just said- "ah... okay"
He ignored the new information and we both kept walking deep into the forest.
I feel like am forgetting something important... something related to the black-uniformed group...
My head ached again, thus I just let it go.
After walking through the woods I recognized the surroundings but, that was too late, in the next second I heard the sound of footsteps, a very very fast thing is targeting us...