"Oh shit..." Ryo whispered. "Do you think...?"

"Okay, just stay calm," Yuki whispered back. "Do you have your phone nearby?"

"Got it."

"Good. Use it as a flashlight. Let's go to the fuse box."

While holding hands, Yuki had Ryo lead the way. Each step felt like a hundred steps. They had no idea when the entity was going to strike, or if it was going to strike at all. Their only defense was prayer.

The fuse box was located in a closet near the first-floor bathroom, outside of the kitchen. Before going to the closet, Yuki stopped for a moment to grab a steak knife from one of the kitchen drawers. Resuming moments later, Yuki saw the closet door slightly open.

"You ready? On a count of three... one, two three!" Yuki shouted.

Ryo opened the door. No one was there.

"Weird... let's just turn on the fuse box," Ryo said.

Once power came back to the house, Yuki heard the doorbell ring. 

"Now what?"

Looking through the peephole, she saw it was just the Uber Eats deliveryman. Yuki had forgotten all about him.

"Your chicken teriyaki is he-"

He was cut off by a floating, severed head with long black hair biting into his left ear. Instead of ripping it off instantly, however, the head moved downward, taking off not only the ear, but a chunk of the left side of his neck. Blood splattered all over Yuki's face as she looked on in terror.

"RUN!!!" Yuki screamed.