The darkness is absolute, the scent of wet earth and rotting leaves thick in your nostrils as you rise from the cold, damp soil. The first breath you take feels foreign, a shudder running through you as you struggle to orient yourself. The air is thick with death, and yet you feel more alive than you ever have, though it's not quite life in the way you remember.
You are no longer human. That much is undeniable. The world around you is muted, the sounds sharper, more vivid. A distant howl breaks the silence, the voice of something wild in the distance. The moon, swollen and heavy, hangs low in the sky, bathing the clearing in pale light. It's midnight.
The forest around you is thick with trees, their twisted limbs reaching skyward like skeletal hands. Shadows stretch unnaturally, the land seeming to whisper in a language you can't quite understand. You can feel the pull—the hunger stirring deep within, gnawing at your insides, urging you to move.
Ahead, just beyond the tree line, you see the faint glow of flickering lights. The town. It’s a small, isolated settlement nestled in the valley below, nestled in a time long past. The cobblestone streets are slick with moisture, winding between crooked buildings that lean too close to one another, their wooden frames creaking with the weight of age.
The air is thick with the scent of hearth smoke and the sharp tang of metal. The streets are quieter than you expected, the occasional sound of movement echoing through the alleyways, but all is still beneath the oppressive weight of the moonlit sky. The hum of life—faint, fragile—drifts from the pub on the corner, the only place that seems to hold any warmth or activity tonight. But that is not where you belong.
You glance down at your hands, and the instinct surges within you. You must feed. The quiet calls of the living whisper from the darkened corners, the pulse of warm blood just beyond reach, and your body responds.
With a slow, predatory gait, you move toward the heart of the town, the hunt beckoning you. You could slip through the shadows, stalking the streets for an unsuspecting victim. Or perhaps the alleyways offer more opportunity—less open, more hidden. A soft rustle in the distance catches your ear. A figure moves—an old man, hunched, his footsteps slow, deliberate. He would not be missed, not here.
The town, like you, is caught between worlds—the lingering warmth of humanity and the cold grip of the night. And you are hungry...
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