C496 What Was the next Stage?
After the flames died down, the once dense trees had sprouted new branches and leaves. The light from outside filtered through the gaps in the foliage, bathing the area in a brightness that matched the world beyond.
On the ground, there was no trace of the bats' corpses. They had dissolved into a viscous liquid that seeped into the earth.
And the red rope was nowhere to be found
