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There is another presence here. Something sinister, intense, wary. Unease slowly penetrates your mind and you shudder as though a chill has set in. As the feeling seems to draw closer, it seems too that the music is fading away.

Just as you think you can no longer bear it, the presence is gone and the music returns.

A voice in the clarity comes forth with the song. It’s a cold, empty sound.

Weeks earlier…

Adrien stood at the shore and watched the sky as streaks blazed across and down towards the sea. An object falling from space. A satelite in pieces. He held his breath, hoping and praying that the pain and precise planning had not been in vain.

Then he noticed it: a blinding light soaring behind the debri, brighter than the light of the sun. He had to shield his eyes.

The beam of light then made impact with the sea and the shockwave knocked Adrien from his feet and he landed in the sand yards from where he stood. He regained his bearings and hurried back to his previous place.

It almost slipped his attention that there was no tidal surge to speak of. After looking briefly around his feet and the mystery beyond physics, he looked back outnover the water. A figure of pure white light like fire rising from the waves. The being made its way towards him, fury and hope radiating from it.