Monster Parade (2)

The sounds of heavy footsteps shattered the eerie silence of the night. Soo-Ah flinched at the noise, her fingers instinctively clutching YuWon's arm.

YuWon sighed. He knew that Soo-Ah wasn't actually scared. She just liked any excuse to stick close to him. Ignoring her, he focused on the source of the noise.

A flicker of light caught his attention, followed by more lights that sparkled and danced, growing brighter as they approached them.

"What is that?" she whispered.

YuWon didn't answer right away. His instincts were screaming at him to avoid whatever was coming. The lights sparkled like decorations from a festival, but the atmosphere was grimmer than it had been during the day.

"Looks like some kind of nighttime event," he mumbled. "Tell your skeletons to hide now."