The news of the Cursed Island spread like wildfire across the globe, leaping from screen to screen, headline to headline, whispered rumor to trembling lips. It was no longer a local tragedy—it was a specter that haunted every household, a shadow looming over nations already uneasy with war, famine, and unrest.
Governments convened emergency meetings, military leaders shut themselves in war rooms, and scientists argued bitterly over containment strategies. Some demanded immediate quarantines, others called for alliances across borders. And yet, beneath all the official speeches and televised reassurances, there was only one undeniable truth: terror had already taken root in every heart.
For the first time in decades, humanity collectively trembled.
