Darkness surrounded me, oppressive and thick, enveloping me. I ran, my bare feet pounding against the unseen ground. My chest ached as I panted for breath. I could hear them behind me, their heavy footfalls gaining ground.
Shots sounded and bits of shadow rained down around me, white mist seeping through the holes. I screamed, weaving as I did my best to avoid the bullets. My throat burned as I sucked in a breath and glanced over my shoulder.
I could see them now, three hulking shadows, shades lighter than the surrounding darkness. Their faces were obscured; their forms were wrong, misshapen and twisted.
Facing forward, I screamed as a wall of solid mist rose up before me. The impact reverberated through my body. I flew backward, crashing down with a jarring force.
Tendrils of mist wra
