It was midday, but the sun was blotted out from the sky by a smothering blanket of darkness. Someone had cast an extremely powerful time shift scale which led to an early nightfall. Their hideout had been discovered and now the forces of darkness rallied under the black sky to tear down the walls and hunt their prey.
Vanessa quietly walked up to the window and peeped outside through the gap between the binds. She could hear growls and screeches and the occasional shrill cries of a woman. But she couldn't see anyone in that murky darkness. "Nocturnus Flamar," she whispered. It was a sight spell which conjured magical fireflies to light up the surrounding area. In that dim glow, she caught a glimpse of a masked woman wearing a bright red gown. The woman seemed to look in her direction for
