NATALIA ~~ The darkness stretched endlessly in front of me, an abyss of nothingness that seemed to consume all light. I ran, my heart pounding in my chest, and fear coursing through my veins. But despite the absence of anyone else but myself, an unmistakable presence pursued me from behind. A chill swept over me, raising the hairs on the back of my neck, as I pushed myself to run faster, to escape whatever haunted me in this void. As I frantically dashed through the darkness, the sound of my own hurried footsteps masked the approach of the unknown entity behind me. Panic filled my every thought, drowning out reason and logic. But then, amidst the chaos, I heard it— the faint cries of my children, desperate and filled with anguish. "Davin! Davina!" I called out, my voice laced with de

