Potential [1]

August felt shivers down his spine that instantly alerted him to their presence.

It wasn't unfamiliar to him. He had been in the presence of these beings many times before.

"Don't look into their eyes!"

August shouted before he could fully turn around.

Valerie was startled and turned to look at him, but it was too late for Melania.

She saw them first. The first thing she saw was their eyes.

In front of the other two, her body slowly changed, becoming statuesque.

No, rather, she was actually turned into a statue.

"Tch!" August clicked his tongue.

"What are those things?!" Valerie asked, panic in her voice.

"Furies," August replied.

They were ghostly beings with the power to manipulate minds.

"Melania was caught in their spell. She'll be stuck in that stone state until she finds a way to break it from the inside."

"We can't help?"