Claiming Territory

The car rumbled to a stop, tires crunching over loose gravel.

For a long moment, no one moved.

The school loomed in front of them, a dark silhouette against the sky, its windows reflecting pale streaks of moonlight. A few dim security lights buzzed near the entrance, flickering faintly.

The building was completely intact.

No broken doors.

No shattered glass.

No scorch marks or claw gouges in the walls.

Just... a school.

Jin rested his hands on the steering wheel, staring up at the structure. The front gate stood open, swaying slightly in the breeze. A rusted chain dangled from the latch, the padlock snapped and hanging loose.

No footprints in the dirt.

No bodies.

Nothing.

Joon stretched, cracking his back against the seat. "If this is a horror movie, this is the part where we go inside and die because of some monster."

No one laughed.