A lot of them are like that, yeah... there were others who could talk, but they weren't exactly people, either. More like all the bad parts of a person, gathered into a distorted reflection.

[A pang of slightly irrational guilt. You almost created one of those, remember, Yuka?]

My powers were given to me in order to defeat monsters, so I'm sorry if I seem like I'm on edge or anything. This place is really different from anything I'm used to.