When they heard the laughter, everyone couldn't help but shudder. It was terrifying—not just terrifying—soul-trembling terrifying.
"Haha, you all are really useless."
"The sound is coming from the music box," The wolf ears on Wistoria's head twitched as she found the source of the sound.
Once one of them located the source of this terrifying laughter, they all looked over to where it was coming from. Damien was the first to find the music box, and he sure as hell didn't like the sight of it.
The skulls that were carved on the music box were smoking. Smoke and fumes as dark as ink flowed out of the mouths of the three skulls that had different kinds of terror etched on them.
"I can't stand this anymore," the voice boomed as the smoke swirled higher and higher until it was ten—no, fifteen feet tall. "I had high hopes for you boy, but it seems like I put too many expectations on you."
"That music box—"