Rex looked around, his eyes darting from one frozen raindrop to another.
He seemed confused.
His fingers trembled as he tightened his grip around Aegis.
His breathing came in ragged gasps.
And in the midst of this stillness—
Thump. Thump. Thump.
His heartbeat echoed, pounding like a drum, loud enough to reach his ears.
Step. Step.
A light footstep, cutting through silence, came from Rex's right.
Rex's head snapped toward the source.
His eyes wide open now scanning the empty alley, searching for movement, a shadow, or anything.
There was nobody there.
His breathing grew heavier, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
His heartbeat became much faster.
"W-Who's there?" His voice cracked under his fear.
The hairs on his arms and legs stood on end.
Haaah… haah..!
Something was wrong.
Step. Step.
Now the foot step came from the left.
Rex whipped his head in that direction.
Haah… haah…!
Still no one.
