Chapter 116. Horror

Sebastian

The winds blew cold, mirroring the icy void that consumed my heart after her departure. Standing before her grave, my hands trembled and my breath quivered. The lingering warmth of her scent clung to my senses, blurring the lines between reality and nightmare. The boundaries of time and space faded, leaving me stranded in a collision of heaven and hell. Darkness permeated everything, blacker than coal.

Her name etched on the tombstone intensified the rapid thumping of my heart.

No, she couldn’t be gone. We had vowed to fight through it together.

I did not know where I was. The surroundings, though unfamiliar, held a tangible weight, leaving me unsure of where I truly stood. In this uncertain realm, everything felt strangely real.

In the midst of the suffocating silence, a cry shattered the darkness—the cry of an innocent newborn.

Startled, I frantically searched for the source, my eyes darting through the enveloping blackness.