The sky hanging over the mortal world remained a heavy, suffocating grey throughout the entire day. It wasn't the kind of gloom that promised a refreshing summer storm; it was a thick, stagnant blanket that seemed to suck the color out of everything it touched. As evening finally began to crawl across the horizon, the world fell into an eerie, unnatural stillness. The wind died down completely, and even the insects stopped their usual buzzing. There was no sound at all, only a thick, invisible layer of fear that sat heavy in the air.
Regular humans, though they couldn't quite explain why their skin was crawling, retreated into their homes. They locked their doors and pulled the curtains tight, feeling a deep, primal urge to hide from a shadow they couldn't see. On the other hand, the supe
