Agony coursed through Eiji"s stomach as he keeled over in pain. Any moment now he expected another limb to come piercing through his trembling body. The pain was like none he had experienced before. How he wished he had told his friends of the bite, perhaps they could have done something, even if it had only been to spare his suffering.
Their bodies had vanished now, but it would still be some time before they noticed his absence. By the time they realised he had not returned with them, it would be too late, his transformation would be complete. He had to get out of here, the darkness of Darrienia may be fatal, but if he were to remain here he would no doubt inflict the same agony, the same fate, upon his friends on their return to this world. He would rather walk amongst nightmares than
