The sound of footsteps on fallen leaves filled the entire park.
Crunch… crunch… crunch…
A shadow had swallowed everything.
There was nothing left but sound.
It was as if the world itself was vanishing… slipping into the jaws of darkness.
From the dusty breath of the night’s monster,
a faint light flickered.
Crunch… crunch… crunch…
After every few steps,
a howl echoed through the trees—
each time from a different corner.
Even the trees could not bear the fear.
They trembled,
clinging desperately to the cold ground.
Some had already fainted,
their bodies collapsed and scattered across the earth.
A dragon-like creature exhaled a cold breath,
letting it glide across the soil in one chilling stroke.
Cats screamed in the distance—
their ancestral fury awakening in their blood.
Perhaps they weren’t cats at all…
but humans disguised in fur,
watching us with clever, hidden eyes.
Or maybe these trees
were the hands of a giant creature
buried beneath the ground,
waiting for the perfect moment
to snatch its prey.
Maybe…
Maybe…
Maybe…
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Writer : Alireza Hazareh
Before You Leave… Read This: Where Shadows Wait
