"Whaaaa.... what is that....?"
Robin froze.
From the side, something emerged.
A creature, it looked like a dog.
But... it had no head, instead a single eye was embedded in the front of its body.
Watching.
Unblinking and from its back four white wings spread wide, Floating silently in the air.
Robin's jaw dropped.
"...Ben... do you see that?"
"I do," Ben replied calmly.
Robin's eyes lit up.
"Take a picture'" he said quickly.
"if we bring something like this back..."
He grinned.
"We'd b e rich."
Ben went silent for a memont.
"...I will not assist wit that."
Robin frowned.
"Why not?"
"I am currently.. just a head," Ben replied.
Robin sighed...
"...You're no fun."
Ben continued. "Also, you have no information regarding the creature's threat level."
Robin waved his hand. "come on, don't be stupid"
"it doesn't even have a head."
"How dangerous can it be?"
Ben paused.
"..That assumption is not logical."
"...yeah,yeah."
Robin scratched his head.
"...Still..."
He looked at the creature again.
Floating silently.
Watching.
"ehm...You're right."
"we should be careful."
A short pause.
"...But still take the picture."
"...Processing."
A faint light emitted from Ben's eye.
Click.
The sound echoed softly throught the forest.
The creature moved, its eye shifted instantly toward them.
Robin froze.
"...Wait..."
"it heard that?"
"it has no visible ears," Ben said.
"But it detected us."
in the next second, The creature shot into the sky.
Gone..
"...Seriously?"
Robin stare upward.
"it just left..."
"...Opportunity lost," Ben replied.
Robin sighed.
"...We'll find another one."
He picked up Ben's head.
Hoilding it under his arm
"By the way... what time is it?"
"...Time data unavailable."
Robin clicked his tongue.
"...Great."
He looked around.
The forest felt darker now.
Heavier.
"...We need to find water."
His voice was more serious now.
"I haven't eaten or drunk anything all day."
"if this continues..."
"I'll die before anything kills me."
"understood," Ben replied.
A faint scanning light swept acroos the surroundings.
"...Detecting environmental patterns..."
A pause.
"...There are signs of water flow... to the east."
Robin nodded.
"alright."
He adjusted his grip on Ben.
"Lets go."
Step by step, They moved deeper into the forest.
unware...
That something else...
was already watching them.
Chapter 4.1: The Black Sky.
Hartanto stood frozen in the open field.
His eyes locked onto the sky.
The black mass above...
was growing.
Slowly.
Relentlessly.
it spread like a living thing. Swallowing the blue sky piece by piece.
Around the Eclipse facility...
Military forces had arrived.
Dozens of armed units surrounded the entire area.
"Keep your distance!"
"Evacuate immediately!"
Civilians gathered anyway.
Curious.
Afraid.
Cameras were raised.
Phone recording.
Even youtuber and reporters had arrived, trying to get closer.
Trying to capture the impossible.
"Sir, they won't leave!"
Hartanto didn't answer.
He couldn't.
His eyes were still fixed upward.
Then, Something happened.
A group of soldiers moved forward.
Carefully.
Cautiously.
"Stop!" someone shouted.
Too late.
"Ahhhh..."
As they stepped closer, Their bodies twisted.
And in an instant, they vanished.
Gone.
Silence fell.
"...What... What happening?"
Everyone froze.
A few seconds passed.
Then...
One of them returned.
He fell from the air, crashing onto the ground.
Blood covered his body.
His eyes wide with terror.
"Help..."
His voice trembled.
"...There are monsters..."
Then, He collapsed.
Unconscious.
Panic spread instantly.
"Get him out of here!"
Soldiers rushed forward, dragging him away from the area.
...it's pulling them in..."
Someone whispered.
"...Another World..."
Before anyone could react, more people disappeared.
Some of the youtuber and reporters, had gotten too close.
They were gone, just like that.
Gunshots rang out.
"BACK OFF!"
"EVERYONE MOVE BACK!"
The military fired warning shots into the air.
Forcing the crowd to retreat.
Fear took over.
People ran, Screamed and Fell over each other trying to escape.
Hartanto stood still.
His mouth slightly open.
"...What is happening...? god damned, i just want cry right now...."
Hartanto sigh...
"haiz... I am done...!"
The black mass, was even larger now.
The sunlight couldn't pass through it, it wasn't just darkness.
it was something else.
Something that didn't belong to this world.
And it was growing.