"This is inhuman," Leo repeated, his voice barely a whisper, his eyes wide with horror. The ceiling of the warehouse was covered in a grotesque tapestry of flesh and transparent cocoons, each pulsing rhythmically, expanding and contracting as if breathing. A sickening, organic ooze coated everything within the warehouse.
"Look, there's something inside!" Kakashi pointed at one of the cocoons. "Looks like… they're people in there!"
Leo shifted his gaze to the cocoon Kakashi indicated. A supernatural was trapped within, his skin slowly being disintegrated by the viscous liquid filling the cocoon. The process was horrifyingly slow, yet undeniably fatal.
Kakashi quickly unsheathed the short sword Ayaka had given him, his movements swift and decisive. He was about to charge in, but Leo grabbed his arm, restraining him.
"What are you trying to do?!" Leo hissed, his voice sharp with urgency.
