Lila cried out : “Dad, don’t!”
but it was too late.
He stepped across the threshold. As he did, a rush of cold air enveloped him, and he felt a thousand whispers claw at his sanity—echoes of his past lives, the agony of those he had hunted. His heart pounded in time with his own mounting dread.
Then, standing in the dark, he saw it—a figure cloaked in shadows, a twisted visage that mirrored his regrets. “You thought you could escape? You brought her back, but you can never outrun your sins, Viper.”
Vincent staggered backward, realization dawning; the very essence of his past had awakened, ready to claim him. Lila’s terrified wail pierced through the darkness as Vincent reached for her, pulling her close.
He stepped across the threshold. As he did, a rush of cold air enveloped him, and he felt a thousand whispers claw at his sanity—echoes of his past lives, the agony of those he had hunted. His heart pounded in time with his own mounting dread.
Then, standing in the dark, he saw it—a figure cloaked in shadows, a twisted visage that mirrored his regrets. “You thought you could escape? You brought her back, but you can never outrun your sins, Viper.”
Vincent staggered backward, realization dawning; the very essence of his past had awakened, ready to claim him. Lila’s terrified wail pierced through the darkness as Vincent reached for her, pulling her close.
As she scrambled back into the safety of the hallway, the specter lunged. Vincent felt the icy grip of years lost, of bloodshed haunting him, and then everything went dark.
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