Mr. Patty
The knocking was so loud and sudden that it actually startled Hao Xuan. He jumped to his feet in trepidation and faced the door.
'It definitely came from outside. Is something trying to come in?'
Opening the door yourself could have any number of implications in this place. It could be seen as an invitation to leave the Umbral Planes by possessing his body, or something even more sinister depending on the kind of entity that was on the other side of this door.
'But my soul is protected by the Nine. The chances of a villainous entity finding me this early are next to impossible. It- I'll be quick! If it's anything strange I'll go back at once,' he told himself since satiating his curiosity outweighed the risks that came with it.
He slowly made his way to the door and pulled it open, ready to sever the connection at a moment's notice but the scene that was waiting for him was not one he would have expected even in a hundred lifetimes.