The Golden Rule

Its form could not be seen.

It refused comprehension simply by existing.

Erika judged that fact alone sufficient reason to revere this being.

At the same time, Erika discovered something astonishing.

‘It isn’t emotional contamination.’

If she had sensed even the slightest hint of that, Mori would have detected it.

It was not composed of Ferda’s fear; it simply meant that the being existed.

The more information she gathered, the deeper her fear of that being became.

“Do not try to understand me, child. It will only bring you pain.”

The woman spoke softly...