The Darkness Descends

Ruby's vision began to blur as the fog swirled around her, tendrils of mist creeping up her legs like cold, wet fingers. She felt Claudia's hand on her shoulder, but it was a distant sensation, as if she was being pulled apart from the inside out. The air was heavy with an otherworldly presence, a malevolent force that seemed to seep into her very pores. As she stood there, frozen in time, Ruby felt her mind begin to fragment, like shards of glass shattering into a thousand pieces. She was consumed by an intense, creeping sense of dread, as if something ancient and evil was stirring within her. The presence seemed to grow stronger, its influence spreading like a stain through her mind and body. Claudia's voice was a distant hum, a warning that Ruby couldn't quite hear. She felt herself being pulled into the darkness, her very soul being torn apart by some unseen force. The Blackwood House loomed before her, its turrets and spires reaching towards the sky like skeletal fingers. Ruby's eyes began to see double, her vision blurring as her body began to convulse. She felt Claudia's grip on her arm, but it was too late. The darkness closed in, a suffocating shroud that seemed to wrap itself around her very being. She was consumed by an unholy presence, one that seemed to feed on her very soul. As her vision began to fade, Ruby felt a presence within her, a dark and malevolent force that seemed to stir and grow. It was an ancient evil, one that had lain dormant for centuries, waiting for the perfect host. And now, it seemed, that host was Ruby. The air seemed to thicken, growing heavy with an unseen force. Claudia's voice was a distant cry, a desperate attempt to reach out to Ruby as she felt herself being pulled apart from the inside out. Ruby's eyes rolled back in her head, and she felt her body begin to contort, twisting and turning in ways that seemed impossible. The darkness seemed to coalesce into a single, burning image: a vision of Samantha, her best friend, her confidante, and her murderer. Ruby's thoughts were consumed by a burning rage, a desire for revenge that seemed to transcend her own mortality. She felt herself being rewritten, her very soul being torn apart and reassembled into something new, something dark. And when the vision finally cleared, Ruby was no longer herself. The darkness had taken hold, and she was now its vessel, its host. The world around her seemed to shift and distort, like a reflection in a broken mirror. Claudia's voice was a distant echo, a cry of despair as she realized that Ruby was gone, consumed by a malevolent force that would change the course of her life forever. The fog seemed to swirl around Ruby, a maddening vortex of mist and darkness that seemed to pull her down into its depths. She felt Claudia's grip on her arm, but it was too late. The possession had taken hold, and Ruby was now a vessel for a dark and ancient evil. As she turned to Claudia, her eyes seemed to burn with an otherworldly fire, a malevolent presence that seemed to grow stronger by the second. "Ruby?" Claudia whispered, her voice trembling with fear. "Ruby, what's happening to you?" The response was a low, menacing laugh, one that seemed to come from deep within Ruby's very soul. It was a sound that sent shivers down Claudia's spine, a sound that seemed to say that Ruby was gone, consumed by a darkness that would never be satiated.