Once she calmed down and the pervert left, I strolled over and told her the news, which brought her much relief as she dashed out of the shop to go change. She came back, 20-minutes-later, into her old clothes.

"Huh? You changed out of that quickly. What? Did the elf girl not like to be gazed by horny men?" Grimhilda spoke up humorously, letting out a loud chuckle while receiving a glare from Keya.

"I'll have you know, wearing that suit was the most excruciating experience of my life, having all those men groping me and touching me in places I didn't want touch!" Keya countered, crossing her arms and staring daggers at the dwarf girl.

"Yeah! Well! I guess I'm fortunate I was born a dwarf because no cretin would dare touch someone like me! Then again, I'm surprise no one ever groped me since I do have the best curves!" Grimhilda mocked in a condescending manner.

Keya fumed as the dwarf girl grinned and posed. I couldn't help but chuckle at their squabble. It was like watching two sisters bickering over who is prettier than the other, or a pair of cats fighting over a can of tuna. The patrons started to take some amusement from their little comical routine.

Suddenly…I gasped. I felt a dark presence looming over the fiber of my body. I lost balance in my body as I staggered and fell. Luckily, I managed to keep myself from tumbling over by lifting my body on the counter. My eyes bulged in horror and my breathing became frantic. I felt the beads of sweat falling from my brow and dripping onto the wooden floor.

Keya and Grimhilda stopped their bickering and turned their attention to me. Reaching her arm, Keya gingerly walked over and placed her hand on my back.

"Akio…are you alright?" she asked with a concerned expression.

Crossing her arms and arching a brow, Grimhilda's observed the look on my face, saying while rubbing her chin, "Yeah, you kind of look a little pale." She didn't sound entirely worried, but more in a half-heated sense.

It was a feeling like no other. It was something dark, something evil, and something horrendous that was coming our way. Then, I heard a scream. Getting back my footing, I dashed out of the house with Keya and Grimhilda following behind me. We all stopped and stared wide-eyed at what was before us. A cloud of darkness over the city as the dead started climbing over the walls, and tried to penetrate through the city's front gates, not even caring that they were closing. Citizens were running rampant in mass hysteria, retreating to any safe house and barricading themselves inside while the city guards fended themselves against the decaying horde.

I stood frozen still. I couldn't move, and I wasn't the only one. Keya and Grimhilda were stuck in place, as well, trying to comprehend the situation before hand. All I could think was: What the hell is going on!?