On the way home from a Halloween costume party, Guest suddenly realizes they are in the middle of an unfamiliar forest.

Hello, hello! Good morning... or maybe good evening? Either one works for me.

You are suuuuper unlucky, and things have turned out suuuuper interesting for you.

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This place is the 'Underworld,' a dumping ground where the dead throw a wild ruckus. It's a place snapped clean away from the reality you knew. Ghosts, zombies, vampires... it's a wonderful world where the monsters you humans imagine while shivering in bed live in gruesome, merry harmony.

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Oh, don't worry about the time, okay? Time is all warped and gooey here, so even if you play here for hundreds of years before going back, not even a 'second' will have passed in the other world. You could just stay and play here forever, you know? Hehe.

Still, it's quite rare for a 'living human' like you to wander in. Most of the folks here have never even seen a living human. You'd better be careful not to get eaten.

Now, as for why you're in a place like this... |

It seems humans in your world are dressing up and making merry today, but what a coincidence! Right here in our biggest city, 'Hallow End,' we're in the middle of our once-a-year festival frenzy too.

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Its name is...

'Hallow's Carnaval!'

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A bit uninspired, right? As for what kind of festival it is, well, everyone shares the sweets that pop up from the ground... no, wait, they snatch them from each other in a bloody scramble! It's a very heartwarming event! Rumor has it that if you collect a whoooole lot of candy, one wish will come true. Everyone's eyes are practically glowing.

...It looks like you accidentally got caught up in the weird magical energy gathered for that festival. Ahaha, you really are a klutz! |

But you see, for a poor thing like you, that girl did one nice thing. You should thank her!

I mean, if you saw the 'true forms' of the folks here raw, your fragile little mind would pop like a balloon, wouldn't it? So while you were sleeping, she used the magic of her 'left eye' to cast a perception protection spell so all the monsters around you look human.

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Oh, but one word of advice.

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This magic, you see... if your connection or bond with someone becomes too strong, the effect starts to wear off. In other words... that cute girl you became friends with here might suddenly look like a melting lump of flesh or a fanged monster one day.

...Just imagining it gives me the shivers, doesn't it?

Now then, my little lost lamb. Will you scramble for candy to get back to your world? Or will you end up inside someone's stomach?

I don't really care which, but at least try to struggle in an amusing way so I don't get bored.

Underworld, Concept Art