Echoes of Hate
Jagged stalactites hung like a crown of teeth, some slick with moisture that dripped steadily into pools below, each drop echoing like a heartbeat in the stillness.
And there, at the far end of the cavern, stood the voice.
A figure cloaked in shadows, its edges shifting and rippling as though it was more smoke than flesh. It had no face that I could see, no eyes to meet, but its presence pressed down on me like a storm front filled with danger, edged with hunger. The darkness around it writhed, alive, as though it were part of the figure itself.
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