As the claws returned with greater force, a painful groan that could only be described as inhumane escaped her lips. Cold, bitter black tentacles stretched into her fiery soul, tearing and consuming every corner, before dragging her towards an irresistible well of darkness.
In the endless dark void, directionless and aimless, she floated with her arms wrapped around her knees in fetal position.
Then, a sinister chuckle echoed from the dark, the gloating sound slithering over her skin like a slippery snake.
She raised her head in blind fear, seeking the source of the sickly laughter as her frantic gaze met with only darkness.
She unsuccessfully tried to block out the jarring sound, covering her ears with her palms, but the laughter relentlessly pursued her, mocking, triumphant.
"Kekekeke…...We meet again." Her heart seized with terror as the sinister voice echoed in her head.
