The first sign came as a whisper… a faint tremor beneath my feet as I stood by the window. I thought I imagined it at first, just my mind playing tricks on me after everything that had been weighing on me lately. But then, the sky darkened without warning.
Not like the slow descent of dusk. Not like a storm rolling in.
It was instant. Unnatural.
The golden rays of the morning sun vanished, swallowed by a heavy blanket of darkness, as if the heavens themselves had been veiled. The air crackled with an eerie energy, making the hairs on my arms stand on end.
Then came the screams.
I rushed to the window, and my breath hitching as I saw people outside looking up, their faces twisted in terror.
Fires flickered in the distance… some buildings had spontaneously burst into flames without any
