FOUR: A DARK ENCOUNTER
Searing pain burned in Blott’s skull as the figure got closer. He could barely breathe. Only moments ago it had been a pleasant night. Then nothing, like the stars were extinguished and black sand had swept in from all directions, encompassing him, separating him from the others.
Hazy figures, presumably his friends and relatives, were submerged in the biting fog until he was completely alone with the monster. It was all hair and teeth – humanoid but different with its ashen skin and domineering aura. Clear green eyes opened in its head and it spotted him.
Scrambling feebly, he tried to force his body out of reach. An alabaster hand shot out from the creature and gripped him. Powerful fingers closed around his throat. He tried to scream but was unable to make a no
