The Mother who Fed the Dark
Shadows slithered over their minds, subtle at first, brushing their senses, whispering, prodding.
Sipho watched from the ridge above, hidden in the darkness like a phantom, letting the Hunger stir beneath his skin. The first test had passed, barely, but the Darkness within him was impatient. They survived… for now. But there is more to see. More to claim. More to shape.