Chapter 18: The Pain Of Starvation

Damon stood frozen in place as students moved past him, their chatter blending into a dull hum. His breath hitched, and his pupils dilated, the black of his eyes expanding unnaturally as if they sought to consume all light.

A long trail of drool leaked from his parted lips, unnoticed as his gaze locked onto the crowd.

In his monochromatic world, the vibrant glow of their souls was unbearable - radiant, tantalizing, and beckoning him to devour them. Beneath his feet, his shadow began to writhe unnaturally, tendrils of darkness curling and coiling like smoke, inching toward the ground around him.