**Darkness Descends**

The darkness that had taken Mori's world by storm seemed to have a life of its own, suffocating her with every breath. She was dragged along, her feet stumbling over the rough terrain as the bandits pulled her deeper into the woods. The sound of Eira's lifeless body hitting the ground still echoed in her mind, and the image of her friend's silver hair spilling out like a river of moonlight was forever seared into her memory. As she was pulled along, Mori's eyes were forced to witness a horror that she would never be able to erase from her mind. The bandits, their cruel laughter and jeers filling the air, began to desecrate Eira's body. Mori's world crumbled around her as she was forced to watch, her mind reeling in agony as the reality of what was happening sunk in. The bandits' cruel actions were like a dagger to Mori's heart, twisting and turning with every movement. She felt a scream building in her throat, but it was trapped, unable to escape as her body seemed to shut down, unable to process the horror that was unfolding before her. The darkness seemed to close in around her, a suffocating shroud that threatened to consume her entire being. Mori's eyes were fixed on the atrocity being committed before her, her mind recoiling in horror as the bandits showed no mercy, no regard for the life that had been taken. As the moments ticked by, Mori felt her soul tearing apart, her mind shattered by the cruelty that she was being forced to witness. The world around her seemed to fade away, leaving only the echoes of her own screams, trapped in her mind, forever. The bandits, their cruel actions complete, tossed Eira's body aside like a discarded rag doll. Mori's eyes, vacant and empty, stared at the lifeless form, her mind numb, her heart shattered into a million pieces. The darkness that had taken her world by storm had finally consumed her, leaving nothing but a hollow shell of what once was. The bandits, their cruel laughter still echoing through the woods, turned to Mori, their eyes filled with a malevolent glee. The darkness that had taken her world seemed to be closing in, and Mori knew that she was running out of time. The last thing she saw was the twisted grin of the scar-faced bandit, before everything went black.