Kaida
Leaves whispered underfoot as the wind roared in my ears, the night holding its breath in an unsettling silence. Every sense was amplified, a volatile cocktail of fear, exhilaration, and raw anxiety.
I lurched, fighting for purchase amidst the suffocating undergrowth that clutched at my limbs. I was swallowed by the jungle, adrift in a sea of green and shadow.
A silent decree cautioned against a cry for help. I strained against the quagmire, but escape remained elusive. I parted my lips to scream, but only silence answered. The encompassing darkness was a tangible entity, obscuring the sky from the earth. I could feel it clinging to my skin. My hand rose to soothe my aching throat. My movements were leaden, as if submerged in an interminable miasma.
Panting growls and snapping so
