章 1015: Wasps

Nixie screeched as Koby fell to the ground, paralyzed with fear. Even Joey was surprised by the appearance of a severed head, but the only one who seemed unaffected was Arthur himself. Instead of being afraid, he was surprised.

"How can this head talk?" muttered Arthur, causing the others to freeze in place. After all, they all heard it let out a groan of pain. Thus, without a hint of disgust, Arthur raised the head by its long hair, making it groan again. "Are you a spirit?"

"As if…" said the head, its face contorting because of the light coming from the torch. Arthur threw the torch to Joey, allowing the head to open its eyes a little. "You are… humans…"

"You are rather stating the obvious," Arthur said, and to the horror of the three, pinched the head's cheek. "This fleshy texture does not belong to anyone but a human. What are you?"