Kelin watched the strangest procession of people move about the Cafe as he ate his Chipotle while standing outside. First, a man with dreadlocks and a blood-soaked woman appeared almost as if out of thin air. But surely, it was just a trick of the light. Next, a young child pressed his face to the glass of the cafe as if peering inside then darted away quickly. The man standing in the doorway appeared to have pulled his [i]spine[/i] out of his back. Kelin shook his head from awe and more than a little bemusement. Chasers were a weird bunch.[i] But, so too am I[/i]

Kelin finished his meal and was throwing the foil into a nearby garbage can when he heard the blood-curdling scream of a young child echo in the alleys of the town. A blur of a man raced out of the Cafe and ran down a side street. Kelin barely had time to recognize him as Yuuma, a fellow chaser, before instincts took over and he followed the man. Kelin quickly fell behind as Yuuma seemed to run far faster than any average man should be able to. Cursing softly, Kelin started turning his skin to Iron and felt the accompanying rush of strength and speed. It felt good, oh so very good, to use his powers. 

Kelin started to catch up to the man in front of him, intent on following the source of the screams. He could see a convenience store ahead, it sounded as if they should be getting closer to the source but still Kelin could see no one who appeared to be in any danger. But then Kelin heard a sound, interwoven with the child's noises, a ghastly howling. A familiar howling. Cursing with recognition, the man yelled up to Yuuma in front of him [color=orange]"It's coming from the Crimson!"[/color]

Kelin racked his mind for places nearby from where one could enter the Crimson World but he wasn't familiar with this area and knew of no-Everything turned red. He had stumbled upon an entryway. There, just ahead lay a child with what looked like a pack of Youkai Hounds eager to rip into him. 

([@XLegs])