Chapter 3
The assault eased a little, though Daniel wasn’t fooled. He could feel that the dark power was toying with him, watching to see how he would run before it chose to overwhelm him. Daniel snatched his chance, rushing towards the stairs then mounting them two at a time. He felt the darkness within laughing, taunting, mocking. It knew there would be no escape.
Daniel charged up the stairs, floor after floor. This time there was no pull from the third floor, the darkness had submerged that part of him which responded to the call. He reached the fourth floor, the fifth and finally the top floor. Not stopping he charged across the huge room, seeking the safety of daylight. Running so fast his feet barely touched the ground he flew towards the one open doorway, towards the dayl
