The ominous darkness surrounding the town thickened until it felt almost tangible, as though it possessed weight and intent.
From afar, the human settlement appeared to have vanished entirely. Where bustling streets and flickering lanterns once stood, there was now only a vast darkness that made the skin crawl with dread.
The familiar sounds of the night were gone.
The beastly howls that usually echoed across the outskirts during nighttime had fallen completely silent.
The wind itself refused to blow.
Not a single leaf stirred, not a single banner fluttered.
The atmosphere was suffocatingly quiet.
This was not the usual abyssal night.
This was something else entirely.
Darkness.
Total darkness, absolute and all-encompassing, swallowing everything on the surface.
Within that oppressive shroud, massive figures began to move.
Dark Tide Beasts strode forward, their hulking silhouettes barely distinguishable against the blackness.
