WHOOSH
Reality tore apart around Damian, space folding violently as light blazed across his vision.
Then everything stopped.
The glow faded, leaving only darkness painted with stars overhead.
And Damian's eyes opened to something that made his chest seize.
'This... this...'
His thoughts scattered, fragmenting before they could form properly.
The estate stretched before him, transformed into something from a nightmare made real.
Bodies lay everywhere, dozens of them, hundreds maybe.
Scattered across the courtyard like broken dolls, limbs twisted at angles that shouldn't exist, faces frozen in expressions Damian couldn't process without something breaking in his chest.
Thump thump thump
His heart slammed against his ribs, each beat sending shockwaves through his entire frame.
His breathing came faster, shallower, his chest heaving despite his attempts at control.
Pant... pant... pant...
