The creature barreled into Miku's palest-pink barrier. Its ethereal hands with too many fingers scrabbling to find purchase on the smooth surface. Under the shield, Miku kept her hands up over her head, waiting for the attack to cease.

But the creature wanted its prize.

At first, it did not notice Gwen. But then the girl called out, and the scrabbling ceased for a moment as its head turned, and turned and turned. The sound of bone rubbing together seemed to fill the room, and did it ever sound wrong.

It didn't need to turn around to run at Gwen, oh no. Instead, it sped towards towards her backwards, arms moving out of joint to reach around behind it instead.

"Don't let it touch you!" Miku cried out, chasing after the ghost. She was a little too slow to catch up, and it was quickly gaining ground on Gwen.