A crushing pressure bore down on my entire body.
It felt as if an invisible mountain had been dropped onto my shoulders, making even the simple act of breathing difficult.
Gritting my teeth, I slowly lifted my head and looked toward the sky.
My heart sank.
Just moments ago, the sun had been shining normally.
Now, it hung high above us like a twisted mockery of itself.
Its golden light was gone.
In its place was a dark, eerie glow that spread across the heavens, staining everything beneath it in shades of black and gray.
The bright afternoon sky had vanished.
All that remained was darkness.
A suffocating, unnatural darkness that made the world feel dead.
For a moment, it felt less like reality and more like a scene ripped straight out of a nightmare.
Or hell itself.
I forced myself to look away and searched for Lisa.
My chest tightened at the sight of her.
She had collapsed onto the ground, clutching her face.
